Valley Heights USD #498

Click on the link to watch the amazing performance put on by the Valley Heights Elementary Schools at their 2024 Spring Concert! 2024 Spring Concert

HARD WORK PAYS OFF. Many individuals scroll TikTok for hours and obtain no information. But Hunter Weaver found some very wise words to follow. “Anything in life that is hard, i...

3 on 3 The Valley Heights National Honor Society is hosting a 3 on 3 tournament on April 13th. There is a group for all ages to compete, boys and girls. It begins at 9 am with t...

SPRING BREAK(ING FINALS). Eight students take a trip over spring break…to Clay Center to compete at a forensic meet. It was a very large meet with over 20 school particip...

STRAIGHT TO STATE. The Valley Heights Mustang boys and girls teams travel to Alma, Wabaunsee to compete in the Sub-State basketball tournament. The girls team is ranked first i...

Floating Friday’s A killer prom is in the works for next year's juniors. Raising money to fund their plans is already underway by selling root beer floats every Friday. ...

Oh The Places You’ll Go “Don’t Cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” a quote by Dr. Seuss. Mason Lawrence Winslow lives by the quote, “You really can’t take time fo...

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE It’s Valentine's Day, love is in the air and flowers are in the shops. On average people spend 25.8 billion dollars on roses every Valentine's day! Mr. H...

LEARN AS YOU GO. The Valley Heights Forensics team had the amazing opportunity to work with Ross Taylor of Second City Touring Company, and has also performed at The Kennedy Cen...

Small Town, Big Dreams Olivia Nicole Skalla, daughter of Kurt and Cheryl Skalla, was born on August 1, 2006. She was raised in Blue Rapids, with her three siblings: Kaylee, R...

THE NEXT CHAPTER. Last Friday on January 26, 2024 Tyrel Wagner signed to play football at Bethel College fall 2024. Throughout high school, Tyrel has played football all four ye...

4N6. The Forensics season is off to a great start! This past weekend the Valley Heights Forensics team traveled to Belleville for their first competition. The team executed very...

CASH IT IN. Friday, February 2nd, and Saturday, February 3rd will prove to be full of fun and worthwhile activities. First up the Mustangs will be taking on the Axtell Eagles. ...

WINTER ROYALTY. The Winter Royalty was announced for this year and they are Alexis Miller, Brooke Porter, Audra Steinfort, Spencer Lees, Cooper McWilliams and Liam Shill. The Ki...

PEACE BEGINS WITH A SMILE. Mother Teresa had many wise words to say but “Peace begins with a smile.” has always resonated with Maggie. “You never know what kind of day som...

MUSTANG MANIA. “And here’s the thing about arena sports - it’s not just how good you are at the game. It’s about how good you are at feeling the crowd when they are with you and...

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS? Every Christmas goer has their own Christmas activities that range from person to person. This includes many Mustangs as well. “I celebrate Christmas ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and so is Christmas break! Every student is very excited for Christmas break. They cannot wait till the bell rings for dismissal on Wednesday...

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS. With Christmas time right around the corner, many kids and families are getting ready for the special holiday at home. Christmas tra...

FAILURE IS THE BEST TEACHER. “Failure is the best teacher. It means failure is not something to be scared of.” -Dennis Waitley. Drake Ryan Slifer was born on July 25, 2005 to Ki...