Veterans Day breakfast! It was brought to my attention I did not proof-read well. The invites for the Veteran's Day breakfast say Thursday November 8th. The event is Friday November 8th! Sorry for the confusion.
Thank you Blue Valley Technologies for the new charging station! Thanks for supporting the Mustangs!!
Safety Tips for Trick-or-Treating from Schools That Care. 1. Carry glowsticks or flashlights. 2. Children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult. 3. Only cross at corners and crosswalks. 4. Beware that masks can limit your vision.
Come support the High School Football team at home in their first playoff football game vs the Oakley Plainsmen! Kickoff is set for 6 PM! Go Mustangs!
Our very own Anne Toerber's Fall Fest Article caught the eye of Kansas State Quarterback Avery Johnson this week.
The article features one of the Costume Contest winners, Grant McCann, who is nearly indistinguishable from a young Avery Johnson.
Check out Anne's article here!
https://www.valleyheights.org/article/1846658
The Blue Rapids Elementary grades 3rd through 6th will be parading around the Blue Rapids Square on Halloween Day. They will walk down at 2:15 pm and head around all the businesses before walking back to school. Please see flyer below. Thanks and have a safe and Happy Halloween!
Tune in!!!
KNDY will be broadcasting the Lady Mustangs games at the 2A State Tournament this weekend! You can tune in on FM 94.1 or AM 1570. Games will also be on their website kndyradio.com under the "Listen Live" tab. You can also download their free app and catch the action there!
Mrs. Williams 3rd graders signed the VH STOP Bullying pledge today at Blue Rapids Elementary. They promised not to use their hands for hitting or their words for hurting others and only use them for helping! #mustangproud
Here is a link to order your Cross Country gear!
https://roleesdesignco.com/collections/mustang-cross-country-2024
Please take a close look at the items below left in lost and found. Notify the office at Blue Rapids Grade School if it belongs to you. If not claimed by November 15th, will donate to the Colts Closet. Thanks!
Monitoring students' online activities is tough in the ever changing digital world. You can establish rules and teach your kids these digital citizenship skills to help #stopcyberbullying
https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/research-resources/digital-citizenship-skills
The Lady Mustangs are excited for state volleyball and they hope to see you there! Here is some information that might help in planning your trip out west!
🏐Tickets are $11 for everyone (Kindergarten-adult) each day and state programs are $4.
🏐United Wireless Arena in Dodge City has a clear bag policy for spectators.
🏐The schedule for Friday is 8:30 am vs Sedgwick, 11:30 am vs Ellinwood, 12:30 pm vs Doniphan West.
🏐Saturday the semi-final matches starts at 9:00 am followed by the championship/consolation matches.
🏐The games will be streamed on NFHS but requires a subscription to watch.
🏐The following websites have some information and links about State Volleyball:
https://www.dodgecity.org/971/2024-KSHSAA-1a-DI---2a-State-Volleyball
https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Volleyball/State.cf
We will be hosting a pep rally and send off for our state bound volleyball team and Cross Country runners on October 31st! This event will start at 8:30 am. The bus will depart at 9:00 am. Both the volleyball team and cross country teams will visit the elementary schools after the event! The public is invited to attend!!
You are invited to honor our Veterans both past and present, to the Veterans Day breakfast hosted by KAYs at Valley Heights High School. Come enjoy stories with others over muffins, juice and coffee. Following we will honor our veterans with an assembly our students have put together. This is open to the community.
2A State Cross Country at Wamego on 11/2! Lindsay Gray will compete at 10:00 am. Kebeb Zimmerman and Tyler Holmes will compete at 11:45 am. 2A Girl's Awards at 12:30 pm and Boy's at 12:45 pm! Cost will be $10 per person. Go Mustangs!!
Class 2A State Volleyball Game Times at Dodge City, KS.
Friday Pool Play - VH vs. Sedgwick 8:30 am, VH vs. Ellinwood 11:30 am and VH vs. D. West 12:30 pm.
Saturday Semifinals 9:00 am and Finals/Consolation game at 10:30 am.
Go Mustangs!!
Honor Roll for 1st Quarter 2024-25. Great Job!!!!
Fall festival was once again a big hit because of the community we live in! Thank you to all the school and community organizations that participated with activities and booths! We had cheer perform before our costume contest and we saw lots of unique and creative costumes! Happy Fall 🍂🍁🧡
8th grade Intro to Ag class is kicking off their dairy production unit today by making ice-cream in a bag!