Check out this link with a video of Mrs. Keller's VMS fifth graders' first major social studies research project that required extensive investigation of North America's Native American tribes circa 16th and 17th centuries. The students' diligence resulted in quality research reports and creative dioramas that authentically depicted the tribes' lives. Great work, fifth graders!
https://youtu.be/VO50tsdO0jc
Next week in Badger Nation:
Jan 12 6:00 - V Basketball vs Cody Kilgore. Each team has been allotted a certain number of fans per athlete. We will open up the rest of the attendance to the first 250 people who want to attend the game on a first come first serve basis. Mask are required to be worn if you want to be at the game.
Jan 14 5:00 - Wrestling Tri vs Broken Bow and Gothenburg. We are currently working on an attendance number as we are waiting for the opposing schools to give us the number of participants. We will have this out the first part of the week - keep an eye out on our social media platforms.
Jan 15 4:30 - JV/V Basketball @ Hershey. We have not received any information for attendance.
Jan 15 4:30 - Girls Wrestling @ Battle Creek. We have not received any information on attendance.
Jan 16 2:00 CT - JV/V Basketball @ Ogallala. We have not received any information on attendance.
Jan 16 12:00 CT - MS Boys Basketball @ Chadron 6 fans per athlete. Coaches have the sign up list
Jan 16 9:00 - Valentine Speech Meet. With this event being held in confined spaces there will be no spectators allowed.
Thank you to Lunchtime Solutions for holding a coloring contest before Christmas break. Pictured here are VES's Lunchtime Solutions crew, Sarah Stacy, Carol Earll, and Deanna Peterson. Next to them are our winners, Lily Stec (mom, Stacy, took her place for the photo) winner for pre-k/K, Alex Monroe, winner for 3rd/4th, and Lilly Bailey, winner for 1st/2nd. Great job, kids!
Due to Covid weigh in restrictions in South Dakota Winner is unable to attend the triangular on the 19th. We have replaced Winner with Neligh Oakdale. That will start at 5:00 pm in O'Neill.
CHI Ticketing Information for the 2021 NSAA State Wrestling Championships
In the observance of best safety practices and the assurance of social distancing, the ticketing process for the 2021 NSAA State Wrestling Tournament will look different than prior years.
• First, tickets will be sold individually (as opposed to by team and/or school) on Ticketmaster.com;
• All ticket sales will be purchased digitally and received digitally;
• To limit potential touchpoints, physical tickets are no longer available;
• Tickets may be purchased in pods of two or four, pods may not be split;
• All of the tickets within a pod must be purchased;
• Availability will be based upon approved capacity from the State Governor’s Office and Douglas County Health Department (DCHD).
Tickets will be sent to a purchaser via email. For entry, a guest may either access tickets directly from their email inbox or by utilizing the Ticketmaster smartphone app. CHI Health Center Omaha staff members can scan a QR code directly from a visitor’s smart device. Guests will keep their phone(s) in their own possession at all times.
MECA and the NSAA continue to collaborate on and determine needed modifications in order to receive necessary approval from local health officials for the 2021 tournament.
The event plan will be submitted to the Douglas County Health Department the first week in January and the plan is for tickets to go on sale at 10 AM on January 19th.
More information will become available in the new year; until then, CHI Health Center Omaha is thankful for the community’s patience and understanding while we all navigate the uncertainties of this pandemic. We jointly remain committed to taking the appropriate steps in order to ensure a safe and successful event.
January is National Mentoring month and the Valentine TeamMates Mentoring program would like to thank all our mentors for all you do! Let us know if you would like to be a mentor!
~You make a difference~
Livestream link for basketball Friday:
https://sheridancountyjournalstar.net
Updated guidelines for attending events this week.
Thursday - Gothenburg has increased the number to 4 fans per wrestler. Please make sure your athlete gets the names to Mr. Allison by today as the deadline is 10 am tomorrow morning for this event.
Friday - Girls Basketball @ Gordon Rushville - JV starts at 6:30 Central Time. 5 fans per athlete and they are going to do this on the honor system.
Saturday- Wrestling at Kearney Catholic. At this time they are not going to have any restrictions as it will be a small enough event they can let everyone in.
JV/V Basketball vs Minden. We are not going to have any attendance restrictions for this event as they are traveling a long distance and with the format we are splitting the boys and girls up. Here are the times and location for these games:
1:00 Girls Varsity @ HS
1:00 Boys JV @ MS
2:30 Boys Varsity @ HS
2:30 Girls JV @ MS - 2 quarters
Remember that mask are required at all indoor events. If you see someone not wearing one please remind them that we get to have these events because we are wearing them. Patrol your group! Also please social distance at these events the best you can.
The NSAA has come out with new attendance guidelines. We like most schools are currently working on a plan to figure out the best way to handle the increased capacity. We have been in contact with all the schools that we compete against this week and will pass on information as we receive it. As of now this is what we have:
2/7 - JV Wrestling @ Gothenburg 4:30. 2 Fans per wrestler and you must be on the list that the coaches will submit. The event will be live-streamed @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpSg9QMoJtUkc-az4UkPcFA/featured
The girl's wrestling invite in Winnebago has been postponed until Wednesday due to a possible storm moving into that area. Wrestling will start at 10 am and the live stream link is:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYgmUrLvsNn5RsCRkjnWFDQ
VMS had their December Quiz Bowl with Badger Pause classes today. Mrs. Cronin's team won against Mr. Pettigrew's team in the final round with a tough competition of 8-7 as the final score. A great day was had by all with a great end to Christmas break!
What an act of kindness the employees of VCS were shown recently by generous people of this wonderful community. A mug filled with goodies was presented to all employees. Jan Smith, Tammy Lutter, and Scott McClellen visited all buildings to thank us for what we’ve done during this pandemic. Thank you to the community of Valentine for your support!
It was brought to our attention this morning that the tickets for the West Holt game have the wrong date and time printed on them. JV games start at 3:30 today. We apologize for not catching this.
A couple changes.
Chadron Holiday Tournament just changed fan numbers from4 to 6. If you want to add to your list please have your athlete contact their coach. We are sending the list first thing tomorrow morning.
Gothenburg JV Wrestling Tournament on Jan 7th has a time change from 3:00 to 4:30 pm.
The High School Band and Choir Holiday concert! 🎄
Video created by Badger Cast and Band member C. Stoeger!
https://vimeo.com/492926767/dc6d8a6d1d
The Valentine Middle School Band and Choir Holiday Concert! 🎄
Thank you to Badger Cast member H. O’Dell for making the video.
https://vimeo.com/492925053/795e358a70
More VMS students sharing their holiday spirit with their ugly holiday sweaters!
VMS students and staff had a little fun today wearing their favorite ugly holiday sweaters!
Congrats to Isabelle Salters who signed her letter of intent to run track for the Concordia Bulldogs! Way to go Izzy!!
Wrestling - We were unable to fill the 8th spot on Saturday for our Invite so with that we can now operate out of the High School gym only since we are under 8 teams and the 112 participant guideline. There will be no wrestling at the Middle School on Saturday.