Valentine Community Schools

LUNCH: Mega Meatball, Pork Fritter, Mashed Potatoes w/Brown Gravy, Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk or Juice

Wrestlers will be traveling to Rushville today for their meet that begins at 2 p.m. Team will be dismissed at 10:45 to the gym lobby and will depart at 11 a.m. Good Luck Wrestlers!

Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday morning so it’s a good idea to set your clocks BACK 1 hour when going to bed Saturday evening.

Registration/open gym for youth basketball (2nd - 6th grades) is this week. Boys will be on Tuesday evening from 6-8:30 p.m. and girls will be on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:30-7 p.m. Registration forms for 5th & 6th graders only are available in front of the office.

The following 8th grade FFA students will be traveling to Curtis next Monday the 8th for Livestock Judging. Departure is not set yet but it will be before 7:30 a.m. Just like sports, you must be passing your classes to attend. Students are in charge of getting their homework assignments completed and handed in on time.  Sari LaDeaux, Garrett Cumbow, Madi Pitts, Jessalyn Welch, Mason Schubauer, Reeves Witte, Trace Buechle, Colton Pilakowski, Sutton Schrunk, Louden Grooms

Mrs. Galvin’s Badger Pause will be hosting a food drive beginning today and running through Friday, November 19th  Students can bring their non-perishable food items to Mrs. Galvin (Room 100) and she will keep a tally. Please no canned veggies, crackers, or spaghetti sauce.  Anything else is most welcome: hamburger helper, pancake mix, oatmeal, syrup, mac & cheese, muffin mix, cans of soup, beans, tuna or chicken, pasta, peanut butter, jelly, mayo. The Badger Pause group that brings the most food items will earn a food celebration day on them!  

Mrs. Perrett’s Badger Pause is hosting a raffle to benefit the Sandhills Cancer Fund. Tickets are $5 each for a chance to win a Bomgaars gift card! Drawing will be held on November 22nd. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact Mrs. Perrett.

Today is Day#3 of the Student Council 30-Day Attitude of Gratitude Challenge for VMS students and staff.

What’s a challenge, struggle, or learning experience in your life for which you are grateful? What lessons about life did the challenge teach you? Write a letter to yourself or journal about it. Write a thank you note to a person who helped you through the difficult time.