VMS Announcements 05/05/2025
Rise & Shine!
VMS 6th graders hit the road early this morning for the annual 6th Grade Field Trip!
Students will visit the following notable sites over the next 3 days:
• The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney
• The Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln
• Morrill Hall, University of Nebraska State Museum, in Lincoln
• Husker Memorial Stadium in Lincoln
• Husker Baseball vs. Creighton in Lincoln
• The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha
Live scoring link for tomorrow's HS Boys Golf @ Ainsworth: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WoSGkOglhuTPZ25IBLc4DQhw-WGMmT7OTNA6RWPukSc/edit?usp=sharing
Congratulations to Isaac Cronin and Paige Bortner of McCook selected as athletes of the 2025 SWC Track Meet. Isaac won the high jump with a jump of 6'9 breaking the school and tying the SWC record, first in the 300 hurdles 39.58, and earned second in the long jump 21'5.5" and 110m hurdles with a time of 14.97. Paige was the runner-up in the 800, 400, and 4x400. Her 4x800 relay team beat the SWC record by 15 seconds with a time of 9:47.42.
Congratulations to all the Badger athletes today. The boys finished 4th, and the girls finished 7th. Many student athletes broke personal bests, season bests, and records on the track today! Your coaches are proud of you!!
Congratulations to Isaac Cronin for breaking the VHS 300H School Record yesterday @ the Norfolk Classic! Isaac's new record is 39.57
Congratulations to our 3rd Graders making notable growth on Spring Reading and Math Assessments!
Congratulations to our 4th graders making notable growth on Spring Reading and Math Assessments!
Congratulations to our April Badgers of the Month!
VMS 7th graders carried on the annual tradition of planting trees today! Students planted hundreds of trees around the city landfill property.
Sandhills Family Dental came to visit First graders at VES Thursday. Students learned about dental health by rotating through different stations! Thank you Sandhills Dental staff for supporting young Badgers in their learning!
The Badger track team qualified three relay teams and nine individuals for the 2025 Northeast Nebraska Norfolk Classic. They brought home eight medals from the event. Congratulations to the Badgers! They will attend the Southwest Conference track meet in Ogallala with their home invite the following Friday, May 9th.
Collage credit to Katelyn Bitner
VMS Announcements 05/02/2025
There is still time!! You can even email darganbright@vcsbadger.net if you want in and bring payment the night of! It will be a free will donation going to Mrs. Springer. We are looking forward to a fun night! This is a night of fun for everyone to share their talent.
🚨 Any senior parent that sees this!! The newspaper always highlights the class of 2025. Currently there are only 2 seniors that have sent their pictures and completed the form they received in Government (I believe). If you or your senior wants to be featured in the Valentine Newspaper they need to get this sent in ASAP! Either to darganbright@vcsbadger.net or editor@valentinenews.com🚨
Live results for todays Norfolk Meet: https://live.athletic.net/meets/51320
Honor's Day Program on May 20th at 7pm at the high school gymnasium for Valentine Middle School, Simeon School and Cutcomb School students. Public is welcome to attend!
7th grade tree planting tomorrow!
4th Graders from VES toured the Bessey Ranger District at The Nebraska National Forest in Halsey on Wednesday. Students learned about the tree nursery, grasslands, bison, and camping guidelines. All students attending also received a small tree to take home and plant. Thank you 4th grade teachers for supporting students throughout the day!
VMS Student Council is hosting a "VMS Teacher and Staff Member of the Month" throughout the the 24-25 school year. All students in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades vote in each category and get to learn a little more about their teachers and staff! May's Teacher of the month is Mrs. Kris Krolikowski! Staff Member of the month is Mrs. Jody Hronek! Congrats!
VMS Announcements 05/01/2025
