Valentine Community Schools

Since the Southwest Conference Wrestling tournament was changed to Saturday, January 23, Valentine high school will now be having all students in session on February 5 with a normal class schedule.

Valentine Speech Meet Results: Varsity Extemp: Shyanne 5th Poetry: Taylor 5th Duet: Grace & Josiah 1st Ent: Calvin 3rd Inform: James 4th Per: Shyanne 4th Hum: Lindsey 4th Novice Ser: Caitlynn 3rd, Kaylee 4th Extemp: Finley 2nd

The JV Wrestling Invite in O'Neill has changed venues and will n ow be held in their old gym. With this change they are now going to allow fans without restrictions. You will need to check in at the gate.

A cold couple of days at recess, but these 2nd grade students found a way to stay warm!

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY CORNHUSKER GIRLS STATE WHO: Any girl who has been a member of the junior class for the 2020-21 school year. WHEN: June 13-19, 2021 WHERE: Virtual for 2021 HOW: Applications can be obtained from any American Legion Auxiliary Unit in Nebraska.

THE AMERICAN LEGION CORNHUSKER BOYS STATE applications are in the office. WHO: Any boy finishing his Junior year of high school WHEN: June 13-29, 2021 at University of Nebraska Lincoln HOW: Pick up an application in the High School Office or scan the QR Code on the poster.

The Girl's wrestling meet in Battle Creek today is being postponed to a later date due to weather in their area.

The fifth-grade students have been learning about alchemy in Mrs. Krolikowski's science class. Mr. Sayer conducted a demonstration on changing a copper penny into silver and then into gold. Trickery or not? The copper penny was coated with zinc when liquid sodium hydroxide was heated with the zinc and penny. Then when the zinc-coated penny is heated in a flame it forms a common allow known as brass. Alchemy at its finest.

VMS Student Council Graham Cracker Drive & Challenge

On 12/17/20, VHS students, staff, FFA, STU.CO, & FBLA worked with NCAP to deliver 28 complete holiday dinners to Valentine families! We hope these baskets brought cheer this holiday season. Thanks to all who were involved. #NE1kFBLA @NebraskaFBLA

Attendance Update for the week. Remember basketball tonight vs Cody Kilgore you have to be on the list of a player or we are allowing the first 250 fans in. Thursday - Wrestling Triangular - you must be on the list of the athlete or we are allowing the first 250 fans. Friday Girls Wrestling at Battle Creek - 4 fans per athlete and they are doing tally marks at the gate. Basketball @ Hershey - allowing all visiting fans. Saturday Valentine Speech Invite - No spectators allowed. MS Basketball @ Chadron - Pass list has been submitted with names to Chadron. You must check in at the gate. HS Basketball @ Ogallala - allowing all visiting fans.

Time change for Friday basketball at Hershey - 5:30 - Varsity Girls 5:30 - JV Boys 7:00 - Varsity Boys 7:00 - JV Girls

Dual Schedule for wrestling at Kearney Catholic starting at 11:00: Valentine vs Palmer Valentine vs Belleville Kansas Valentine vs Kearney Catholic Valentine vs South Central Unified Dist. #5 Livestream can be found at: www.kearneycatholic.org

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