We have had a few inquiries about fans attending the JV Wrestling tonight in O'Neill. The event is being held in their practice room and has very limited seating therefore O'Neill has decided they are still not going to allow fans.
We are waiting on word from the NSAA on guidelines for increasing capacity to events. Once we receive the guidelines we will go through them and put a plan in place for increasing attendance at home events.
We are still having the parent meeting tonight for wrestling at 6:00 pm in the commons area.
The Valentine High School Badger Band brought Christmas Spirit! The band has a tradition of having the seniors handing out candy canes during the Christmas concert. Well Mrs Rhoades and Mrs Springer wanted to continue the tradition in spite of COVID. Thanks seniors!!!!
Scheduling Updates -
Due to low participation numbers we have canceled all Reserve Basketball games.
12/29 - Girls Wrestling @ Winnebago 9:00 am
1/8 - JV/V Girls Basketball at Gordon moved back to 6:30 central time and the girls JV game will only be 2 quarters.
1/9 - Wrestling at Kearney Catholic
1/15 - Girls Wrestling at Battle Creek 4:30
2/11- JV/V Basketball vs North Central. All games will be played at the HS due to both games only being 2 quarters. Order of games will be Girls JV, Boys JV, Girls V, Boys V.
2/19 - JV/V Boys Basketball @ Gordon moved back to 6:30 central time and the boys JV game will only be 2 quarters.
Wrestling Fans:
We have the Valentine Dual Invite coming up next weekend, 12 pm start. We are not going to allow fans due to the size of the event (20 teams) and the 25% attendance restriction policy for our gyms (250 HS, 150 MS). By the time we have all of the kids, helpers, managers and coaches we are going to be at the limits. However, we do need lots of help and that can be your ticket in to watch. We will be operating out of both the MS an HS gym so we will need to have help to staff both gyms. We understand that everyone will want to watch Valentine but unfortunately that isn’t possible. We traditionally run one of the best tournaments in the state because of our volunteers. In a year where tournaments are being forced to shrink because of the restrictions we actually grew because of the format we have come up with and our hope is to keep these teams coming in future years as it is great for our community. We will give parents top priority for helping. If you would like to help please attend an informational meeting on Monday December 15th at 6 pm in the HS commons. Mask will be required to attend this meeting and also to be worn while you help at the invite. If you can’t attend and want to help please email Mr. Brown at gbrown@vcsbadger.net before the 15th. Go Badgers!!!
As we mentioned before attendance at basketball games is an ever-changing format. After 2 home games we looked at the number of fans in attendance and the number of the 6 people for each athlete that are actually showing up. At this time, we are going to lower the number to 4 household members from 6 but we are going to allow all fans to attend all games to hopefully get a better crowd for both the boys and girls. The maximum we can have at this time is 250 and that counts the athletes participating. We understand that some of you will use up to six and if that is the case please email Mr. Brown at gbrown@vcsbadger.net and we will look at the numbers that the opposing school will be bringing and how many are on our list and we will accommodate on a case-by-case basis by who put in for extra people first. We ask that you do this the day prior so we have time to get an actual head count of what we are expecting.
Also remember that wearing a mask correctly is not an option as it is mandated from the Governor’s Office for us to have these events for our kids. We have a few in our stands that are not abiding by this mandate. We have to remember that we are here for our kids and we get to continue to do this because of this mandate. Schools are actually stopping games and removing people that are not abiding by the mandate. We are Badgers and we are better than that. You are also required to social distance 6 feet from other households. Social distancing does not exclude you from wearing a mask. Please do your part and keep your mask on correctly and remind those around you and emphasize why we are getting to have these events for our athletes. We really don’t want to have to stop games and remove fans. Please help us out!!
Our next home game is against Ainsworth so please get your list updated with your athlete and give the names to the coaches.
Time Change for Tuesday basketball vs Ainsworth. Due to both JV games only being 2 quarters we are going to move the start times of the JV games to 5 pm. JV Boys will play at the MS and JV Girls will play at the HS followed by Varsity Girls and then Varsity Boys.
Time Changes for Jan 21st. Both schools are lacking numbers to play full games at the JV level so we have adjusted the schedule to the following:
4:15 - JV Girls two 8 minute quarters
5:00 - JV Boys two 8 minute quarters
6:00 - Varsity Girls
Varsity Boys to follow
Upcoming events through Christmas and requirements:
All events require mask to be worn by fans in attendance. We ask that you keep them over your mouth and nose. We are doing our best to keep activities going and you can do your part by abiding by the rules that we have to follow from the Health Department.
Basketball:
December 12th JV/V @ Cozad- 5 household fans per player. Coaches have the list and needs to be updated by Wednesday night. Livestream: Youtube search Hay Haymakers
Dec 14th – MS Girls basketball @ O’Neill – 2 household fans per player. Coaches have the list and needs to be updated by Thursday morning. Livestream: Eagle Eye Broadcasting – via their schools Facebook Page
Dec 15th JV/V vs Ainsworth – 6 household fans per player. Coaches have the list and needs to be updated by Tuesday (15th) morning. Livestream - https://striv.tv/channel/valentine/
MS GBB @ Ainsworth – unlimited number of household guest. Coaches have the list and needs to be updated by Friday. Livestream: https://youtu.be/N60ukotrxIo
Dec 21 – JV/V @ West Holt. We have been given 150 tickets. Please have your athlete give their request of tickets to the coaches by the 16th so we can get those distributed the 17th. Livestream: Youtube search West Holt Husky Vision
Dec 29-30 – Chadron Holiday Tournament We are allowed to have 4 household members per player. Coaches have the updated list and needs to be updated by Dec 21. Livestream - https://striv.tv/channel/chadron/
Wrestling:
Dec 10 – JV/V Tri @ Gordon – 2 household guest per wrestler. Mr. Allison has the list. Livestream: https://sheridancountyjournalstar.net
Dec 12 – Gordon/Rushville Invite - No Fans. Livestream: https://sheridancountyjournalstar.net
Dec 14 – JV @ O’Neill – No Fans. Livestream – Eagle Eye Broadcasting via their Schools Facebook Page.
Dec 18-19 – Valentine Dual Invite – We are working on a fan protocol and will get that information out as soon as we get a plan in place. Livestream: https://striv.tv/channel/valentine/
Dec 29 – Winnebago girls Invite – we have not received any information on this yet
Pictured are some of our Badger Paw winners from the month of October. They were able to choose their prize, and Ella Eggert (2nd grade) chose to enjoy some hot cocoa with her teacher, Mrs. Coleman. Dravin Larvie (4th grade) picked to have root beer floats with a classmate, King Brown. Emma Homan (2nd grade) chose to sit in the principal's chair for a day. Way to go, students! For the month of December, we are focusing on KINDNESS - treat others as you want to be treated!
FBLA's The Badger Den will be open at VHS on Tuesday, 12/8, from 4:30 - 7:30pm. We'll be in the gym/auditorium hallway. It's time to grab those last minute holiday gifts and stocking stuffers! Camo full zips and vests in mens and ladies are just a few of our new arrivals!
Link to Live Stream for wrestling Tri and Invite at Gordon:
https://sheridancountyjournalstar.net
Link to basketball games in Cozad on Saturday:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2JZrAydKhYx6X_dk2F3hKA
In the market for some Badger jammies? The Badger Den has you covered! Swing by Winterfest today to grab Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers for the whole family. VHS FBLA appreciates your support! 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the fairgrounds. #NE1kFBLA @NebraskaFBLA
Next Week in Badger Nation:
12/7
MS GBB vs Winner - each player was given 2 tickets for attendance
12/8 -
JV/ V Basketball vs Mullen Schedule of Games:
4:30 - JV Girls @ HS
Girls Basketball Parents Night between JV/V - Seniors Only
6:00 - Varsity Girls @ HS
Girls Parents exit game immediately after game through southwest gym doors. Boys Parents gather in Auditorium
Boys Parents night after warm-ups - Seniors Only
7:30 - Varsity Boys @ HS
We will allow 6 tickets per family - household members please. If you need to update the list please email Mr. Brown @ gbrown@vcsbadger.net
12/10
JV/V Wrestling Triangular at Gordon - 6:00 pm
Each wrestler will be allowed to have 2 household members attend. Mr. Allison will have the list for the wrestlers to sign up attendees.
Deadline is Wednesday at practice.
Basketball Pictures
12/11
JV/ V Basketball @ Cozad 4:00
4:00 - JV Boys in the Wellness Center
- V Girls in the HS Gym
5:30 - JV Girls in the Wellness Center
- V Boys in the HS Gym
Each player is allowed 5 household family members. Each player will have to give their list to the coach by Thursday's practice.
JV/V Wrestling @ Gordon 10:00 CT
NO Fans allowed
We will be getting live stream info out as we receive it.
Basketball Time Change at Gothenburg on February 5th:
5:30 - Varsity Boys and JV Girls
7:00 - Varsity Girls and JV Boys
Basketbal Time Change at Gothenburg on February 5th:
5:30 - Varsity Boys and JV Girls
7:00 - Varsity Girls and JV Boys
Swing by The Badger Den booth at Winterfest on Saturday and help your family gear up for Christmas. FBLA will be at the fairgrounds from 9am - 4pm on Saturday and we have TONS of new product!
Attending Valentine Home Basketball Games:
Currently we are only allowed to allow household family members into games and we have a 25% capacity restriction which means that we are allowed to have 250 people in attendance.
Each player will be given a list today of who is on their current list of attendees. We are allowing 6 people for each player. They are being asked to give to their parent/guardian so they know who is on the list. If you need to make changes to the list please email Mr. Brown at gbrown@vcsbadger.net 24 hours prior to the event.
It was decided at the parent's meeting last night that we are only going to allow girl's parents at the girl's games and boy's parents at the boy's games in Valentine. The way this will work is that we will open the doors 30 minutes prior to game time of the girl's game. Only girls fans on the list will be allowed in to watch the girl's games. As boy's fans arrive they will be asked to gather in the commons or auditorium whichever is available on that particular night. Once the girl's game is over girl's fans are required to leave through the gym doors on the southwest corner of the gym, please do not walk across the gym floor at this time. We will sanitize the bleachers quick and then allow the boy's fans to enter the gym for the boy's games. Valentine fans will sit on the east side of the gym and are required to wear mask over mouth and nose and social distance themselves from other households.
Away game guidelines will be published as we receive them. We are going to try to update every Friday on social media for the following weeks games.
Things are ever-changing so please stay tuned! We will update as quickly as we can when things change.
GO BADGERS!!
Students and Parents:
Valentine High School is requiring any student who owes work to come in Friday, December 18 during teacher in-service.
School will start at 8:00am and they will go to their first period class to work on assignments that aren't finished. They will be dismissed once they have satisfactorily completed their homework or until 11:30am. Lunch will not be provided on this day.
Any students who still owe work after Friday, December 18 will then be required to come to school on December 21 and December 22 (8:00 am to 11:55) to complete the work.
There is a list of student who owe work hanging in the office window so please communicate with your students to be sure you are aware of what they owe.
Basketball Senior Parent's night will be December 8th when we play Mullen. The girls will do theirs between the JV and Varsity Girl's game and the Boys will do theirs after the boy's warm-ups. We are doing Seniors only.
Activity Changes
Valentine Girls JV will only be playing 3 quarters until further notice due to our low numbers.
Tuesday Dec 8 there will be no JV boys game due to Mullen's low numbers.