Valley Falls USD 338

Great outing for the MS Dragon Basketball teams tonight. A Team, B Team, and A Team all came away with wins against Everest tonight!!

Due to the predictions of inclement weather moving in Tuesday night, we will be moving the HS Basketball games up to a start time of 4:30pm on Tuesday, February 1st. The order of games will be JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys. There will be NO JV Girls.

Congratulations to Korie Kirkwood and Makayla Yates for being selected to the mid-season basketball tournament All Tournament Team!! Lady Dragons finished forth overall. Great job ladies.

Congrats to Alumnus Cade Norris and current VFHS student Spencer Doughramaji on their performance at the Missouri Welding Institute mid year welding competition.

Special Board of Education Meeting on Wednesday, January 26th, 6:00 PM in the library - Agenda: https://5il.co/14lh0

Congrats are to the Lady Dragons for a 55-29 win over Oskaloosa in the opening round of the Mid-Season Tournament.

Great outing at Oskaloosa tonight as both B and A team bring home a victory. Thanks for cheering us on Cheerleaders!

There will be an After Prom meeting on Wednesday, January 26th, starting at 6:30pm in Room 101 in the high school.

Today's Special Board Meeting scheduled for 12 pm has been cancelled. Stay tuned for updates.

Congratulations to Dylan Cervantez, Avery Gatzemeyer, and Brennen Miller for being selected to the Mid-season tournament hosted by Oskaloosa All Tournament team for their play last week! The Dragons won the Championship with a hard fought victory over Perry on Saturday!

Congrats to the Dragons for a hard fought win 65-62 vs Perry today to claim the Championship at Oskaloosa this evening! Awesome win!

Dragon Family, Your HS Boys Basketball team will be taking on the Perry Kaws in the Championship game today at 4:00pm in Oskaloosa. If you are unable to attend, it will be live streamed. Below is the link for the game. Go Dragons!! https://u345601.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=XW1NTHBqW6zU1SSVv-2BWv9GWuaqNnfHunX-2BLTgjTkGVLt5NHBrUe2-2FzFL7cgqBJ4a2COV8ab-2BhiZeX2Qbvzanv35lK8-2Fbl0N6gMFb5mYjAcY-3DGVFi_dORzF-2BbCMQLAmrH9EcAYLuBQZuOUSsRzEox11qqPWN-2F08y-2B4L1AeeeziDjEoGbi88dO4WC3Xxshk2vrAKjarh-2FBfkupyT9aXbB1vR1fDR2RvoUOzOVOY4siJltFSqcDJ8-2FxFQUUi1RFtAVvOijKe2bH7fJQbmwlGBMZmv27wDb3luwKvfeEtg9MOBylCYZKVHhu-2FD5QQszVRzKarjga2m0lsucYvvLUCFHGNocgS7i0S9uTIAeWTtTXHwcfABhE4IPG3p26X1wuA3cu4mSFSzH0dtuC-2BKk1a-2F3MOtCeeLl8-3D

Please see our district COVID page for latest updates and a new frequently asked questions section. https://www.usd338.com/page/covid-forms-information

Parents/Guardians: New District COVID Guidelines Click Here: https://5il.co/14cw7

The Special Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 PM tonight will be moved to the east gym. Please enter through the north triple doors or SE east gym doors. A member of the public (speaker) may address the Board during the Public Communications section of the BOE Agenda. Comments by public speakers made during the Public Communications shall be limited to items on the BOE Agenda or items within the jurisdiction of the Board. The number of speakers who speak during Public Communications shall not exceed ten. A speaker, in lieu of speaking during Public Communications, may speak during an agenda item. Comments during an agenda item shall be limited to the topic of the agenda item. Speakers may register to speak by calling the Clerk of the Board at 945-3214 by noon on the day of the BOE meeting, or they may register at the location of the BOE meeting until 10 minutes before the meeting begins. When registering to speak, a speaker shall identify the topic the speaker wishes to address. A speaker's comments at a meeting shall not exceed 3 minutes, shall be limited to the registered topic, and shall not include personnel matters concerning district employees and/or matters that would violate the privacy of students. Speakers shall provide twelve (12) copies of any handouts to the Clerk of the Board's table for distribution at the Board table. For more information and restrictions, please see BOE Policy 0200 - BOE Agendas and Meetings.

Additional 1st Grade Snowmen Building Competitors

The First Grade class had a friendly competition to see who could build the tallest snowman out of large and small marshmallows and toothpicks. The students planned and designed a snowman ahead of time to help them build. The winning team was able to build their snowman 8 1/2 inches tall. Way to go First Grade!

Special Board of Education Meeting on Friday, January 14th, at 6:00 PM in the school library. Agenda: https://5il.co/14a6i

Senior Parents, I just sent some scholarship and FAFSA information to your student through their vfalls email account. Please review the information sent and if you have any questions please contact me at Stacy.cervantez@vfalls338.com Thanks and have a great day!

Congratulations to all who participated in our annual School Spelling Bee this week. Here are our Champion and Runner Up Spellers! 5th - 6th Bee: Champion: Jayden Brede parents: Jamie Tankesley and Jason Brede Runner Up: Breckyn Moore parents: Audra and Danny Moore 7th-8th Bee: Champion: Naomi Loop parents: Emily Murray and John Webster Runner Up: Aubre Garza parents: Danelle and Noe Garza Congratulations to Naomi and Jayden as they will be representing Valley Falls at the County Bee to be held at Jefferson West on January 25th at 7 PM.