The Sandhills Prairie Refuge Association donated $100 to the Valentine Middle School staff for 30+ years of service dedicated to trash pick up on Highway 12. Pictured, L-R: Jennifer Hicks, Candi Cronin, Jeff Sayer, Jody Hronek, Mark Lindvall and JJ Thorpe. Way to go VMS!
Prom pictures are done! Check the email account your student gave to the photographer if youd like to purchase prom pictures.
The golf tournament tomorrow will start at 11 am rather than 9 am due to forecasted weather.
The Valentine Children and Families Committee is gathering information on services that are available for our youth and information on what areas we need further support in. If you haven't already, please take the time to provide your input through the survey link below--need to take it by Monday! This information is being gathered through our committee and the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. Once the information is collected, a community meeting will be held to share the results and develop action plans. Your input is valuable and we would like for you voice to be heard. Thank you! Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CherryCo
Please share on your personal page to help us get input!
8th grade Career Fair: 8th graders at VMS had the opportunity to meet with area employers to gain experience with formal interviews today. Some may even have the opportunity to work with these employers this summer!
Room Service! VMS Student Council provided an afternoon treat of room service to each of our staff today in appreciation for all they do! We Love Public Schools!
6th graders release the trout that they have raised from eggs at the Valentine Fish Hatchery! This was in collaboration with the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
6th grade hot air ballon launch.
Four students are weld testing today at WNCC in Scottsbluff
Here is the link for live results for the Valentine Track Invite on Friday.
http://timerhub.com/get_web_index.php?page=blacksquirrelresults.com/LIVE/19ValentineInvite/
As parents/guardians (or grandparents) of students who receive Title I assistance at VES, we would like to invite you to attend our Annual Title I Meeting on Wednesday, May 1 (8:00 - 8:25 am or 3:15 - 4:00 pm) at VES. We would appreciate as much participation as possible!
The student-parent informational meeting for the 6th grade field trip will be Monday, April 29, at 6:00 p.m. in the Middle School Multipurpose Room. Please complete all paperwork and turn it in at the meeting. See you tonight!
The 8th grade Job Fair has been rescheduled to be held on Thursday, May 2 at 2:00pm in the VMS Multipurpose Room.
The Valentine FFA chapter received a $10,000 grant earlier this year to help fund a new plasma cutter. Charles Herbster, who is responsible for the financial donation, and former Governor Dave Heineman visited Valentine High School today and addressed the Valentine FFA members.
Seniors last day of school will be on Friday, May 10. They will check into 1st period and then we will begin practicing for the graduation ceremony. It is important that all seniors are in attendance on this day. We will release them before noon.
The SWC track meet is in Cozad - our app has a glitch where it is showing that Cozad is the host but the location is Broken Bow. We have tried to fix it but it keeps going back to Broken Bow when it says Cozad on our end. We apologize if there is any confusion.
VMS students have a lot to "Taco Bout"! Students can participate in a paper taco bar that encourages sharing kindness and "taco bout" how awesome others are! The taco bar has paper taco shells and paper taco fillings you can write awesome and kind messages on, then pass along!
What an impressive art show, VHS! Thank you so much for including VES students. Pictured here are the VES art entries as well as some VES students who attended the art show!
NSCAS (state testing) will continue this week at VES. 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade test Wednesday through Friday. Please make sure your student is getting good sleep and eating a healthy breakfast. We had a great first week of testing; remember what we talked about at our pep rally!
2C reading and science learned about the dangers of oil spills!
