Congrats to Kailee Kellum who was selected All Southwest Conference 3rd team for basketball!
Guess what time it is??? Doughnut time! Save the date - Wednesday, 3/24/21. Watch for more details!
VMS 8th graders started fossil making today. Next Monday they will be peeling and revealing their creations!
VMS 5th grade students were working on team building and had to complete all 4 levels of Hula Hoop Hut building before moving on. It was a great opportunity to learn the benefits of working together in a positive way!
Due to the winter storm, there will be no school at all Valentine Community Schools Monday, March 15th
Congratulations to Tamara Benedict, Logan Pettigrew, and Riece Rivera as the $500 college scholarship winners awarded by our local TeamMates Mentoring Program Chapter! Wishing you all the best!
District Speech Results 3/6/21
Lindsey-6th Entertainment
Shyanne-6th Extemp
James-5th Inform
Calvin-4th Entertainment
Taylor-4th Poetry
Going to State for VHS:
Calvin-2nd Inform
Grace-3rd Extemp
Josiah & Grace-3rd Duet
Lindsey-3rd Humorous
Way to go Badgers!!!
Valentine Police Department spoke to VMS 7th and 8th grade students about Internet Safety and Cyberbullying.
Congrats to Samantha Phillips who signed to play volleyball with Morningside! Picture left to right- Dean Phillips, Samantha Phillips, Karen Phillips. Back Row - Kim Buckendahl, Cooper Phillips, Julie Sherbeyn
This last Tuesday, the students of Cutcomb rural school took a field trip to the McMurtry Ranch owned by Ted Turner where they run over 2,000 buffalo. Students Nevaeh Hotz, Ainsley Adamson, Taycee Adamson and teacher Stacey Adamson got to watch as the ranch hands were taking the buffalo down the chute, preg checking, vaccinating, and sorting. They use a great deal of technology, like a chip in the ear tag that they scan to track each individual buffalo. The buffalo make a unique grunting sound and some of the bulls weigh 1,500 pounds. The students got to pet the buffalo and also bring home a buffalo horn. "It is much heavier than we were expecting. We loved our field trip!"
As an ongoing project, in collaboration with the Niobrara National Scenic River, the 7th graders at VMS do monthly water quality testing. During the winter months, Mrs. Perrett collects water from the Niobrara River and the students do the testing in the classroom. The students enjoy this break from regular classroom activities.
TeamMates Mentoring Program Fundraiser Update-don't miss out! The proceeds will go to college scholarships.
Just a reminder for Friday afternoon: Please join the 20-21 VHS Speech Team for their Public Performance starting at 4:00 pm at VHS. Come watch one or all of the students. Meet in the commons. The Badger Den will be open too - we accept cash or checks. Hope to see you there!
Conference Speech Results (Ainsworth) 2-22-21
Inform: James 6th
Poetry: Taylor 5th
Entertainment: Lindsey 5th
Humorous: Lindsey 6th
Duet: Josiah & Grace 7th
Tough conference - awesome job! Way to go, Speechers!
Congrats to Shauna Radant sho signed with Dakota Wesleyan to play golf! Pictured front row left to right - Ryan Radant, Shauna Radant, Melanie Radant. Back Row - Devin Muirhead, Tom Hoek, Gus Brown
Congrats to Chris Williams for signing to wrestle at Northern State. Chris just claimed his third state championship! Pictured front row left to right: Sam Williams, Chris Williams, Melissa Williams. Back Row - Nicole Williams, Shane Allison, Jason Kelber, Robert Joseph and Tyler Williams.
The VMS Kindness Graham Cracker Badger Pause Challenge Fundraiser was such a success bringing in 483 boxes! Since the winning class was so close, Mr. Pettigrew and Mrs. Breuklander's Badger Pause groups both got to enjoy a Pizza Party! Thank you PTA for providing pizzas and all your support!
Ainsworth Speech Meet Results - Way to go, Badgers!
Please join the VHS Speech team for their public performance on Friday, February 26, 2021. 4:00 pm. Meet in the VHS Commons!
2021 Cherry County Oral Spelling Bee Champion is VMS 8th grader Doc Lancaster and Runner-up is Cody-Kilgore 8th grader Samantha Jones!
1st place in the written spelling bee was Kylee Hoefs (VMS 7th), 2nd place was Doc Lancaster (VMS 8th) and 3rd place was Duncan Mosner (VMS 6th)
Congratulations to all!
