Valley Falls USD 338

Lady Dragons drop second game to D-West 10-8.

Lady Dragons win 1st 7-6 over D-West. Came back from 6-0 deficit, awesome job ladies!

Reminder: 2024-25 Dance and Cheer Tryout Parent Meeting are tonight. Dance meeting is at 7:00. Cheer meeting is at 8:00. Both will meet in the West Gym.

HS Baseball Update: We are going to go ahead with games as scheduled at this time. Start time 4:30pm at Maur Hill.

HS Softball Update: The games scheduled for today at home, have been moved up to a 4pm start time. If any other changes are made we will inform you as soon as possible. Thank you!

Dragons with the sweep tonight. Softball won both games 17-1 and 16-1. Baseball won both games 16-2 and 16-1. Great job Dragons!!!

Weekly Parent Update: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g8Z7_Oq1Fgi865bf7602aNBkq6BZF6BjYvmYA40xSkI/edit?usp=sharing Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Good Luck to our Dragon Athletes today. The HS Track team will be in action at Lyndon today; the meet starts at 10:00am. The Dragon Baseball and Softball teams will start their season with games in Horton starting at 4:30pm. Go Dragons!

Good morning all!! What a great day to start spring sports. Softball will be at Horton tonight start time of 4:30. We would love your support if you are able to make it out but you can also find us on Game Changer under Valley Falls Varsity Dragons. Hopefully we can get it to livestream that game through there. We also want to show support for the Track team who's at Lyndon today and the Baseball team who's at Horton too. GOOD LUCK! 🐉🐲 💛🖤 Here is the link for Game Changer http://web.gc.com/teams/nqwH7xqlI1qU/live Make sure that you follow the team in order to watch the games

The Alumni Baseball and Softball scrimmages scheduled for tonight have been canceled due to field conditions and forcasted weather. We are looking for potential reschedule dates, but nothing has been decided at this time. Thank you to all the Alumni players that were planning to play, we hope to get another date on the calendar. Go Dragons!

Agenda for Special BOE Meeting on Tuesday, March 26 at 5:30pm https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/931/Valley_Falls_USD_338/4114398/1._Board_Agenda_3.26.24__1_.pdf

Weekly Parent Update Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/177e-LT3oLpC3hIw8TfDehrtb9Eaacl2Q-jXnSiY0cGw/edit?usp=sharing

USD 338 has an opening for transportation director/grounds keeper. Please contact john.hamon@vfalls338.com if interested. Come join the Dragon Family!!

On Monday March 18th, 2024 Chief C. Clark of the Valley Falls Police Department was sent an email from the Jefferson County Sheriff Department regarding a person struggling with a mental health crisis that could potentially cause safety concerns to the community if not addressed. After receiving details of the situation and the close proximity of the crisis, Valley Falls School Superintendent John Hamon was made aware of the situation to prevent any possible safety issues with our children and school staff. At that time there was no threat made directly towards the school, however it was decided by the Valley Falls Police Department and the Valley Falls School Superintendent to be proactive, and take precautions but not to cause alarm to our community. The Valley Falls Police Department took an extra step in this situation, and reached out to a person that has extensive experience in mental health crisis that has also been working closely with the D.A.W.N. (Diversion and Wellness Network) program, and accompanied them to the person. It was arranged for the person struggling with a mental health crisis to get the help they need. The police department will continue to be very proactive and assist any individual that is needing help. The person who received the much-needed services is no longer believed to be any possible danger to the community, and was extremely grateful for the assistance from the Valley Falls Police Department and the Guidance Center. Carrie Clark #1120 Chief of Police Valley Falls Police Department Valley Falls, Ks 66088 785-945-3434

Middle School StuCo is selling Krispy Kreme Donuts until Wednesday April 3rd. A single box of a dozen donuts costs $15 - money earned will help support our middle school field trips and Dragon Activities. If you are interested in purchasing a dozen (or more) please contact Jordan Hale at jordan.hale@vfalls338.com or call the elementary office to put your order in through Becky. Middle School StuCo members are also selling, so you can place your order through them as well! Money is due upon ordering, please make checks payable to USD338. "Donut" miss this great opportunity!

FCCLA SPAGHETTI DINNER- FCCLA invites the Valley Falls Community to join them for a Maunday Thursday Feast from 5:00-6:30 pm on Thursday, March 28th. Take-out is an option. Free-will donation with help our FCCLA members go to State and National STAR events. Here's the link for more details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O4pnJjS90IsHwYktEYP6ugaZFCMmsl9t/view?usp=sharing

Special BOE meeting on Tuesday, March 26 at 5:30pm in the library

In preparation for testing that is starting today, our staff organized a pep rally yesterday to help encourage and prepare our students for testing. HS and MS Cheerleaders lined up to greet the students, and led in cheers and the school song. Senior girls talked about the importance of good grades, scholarships and their future plans, as well as study tips. Staff talked about preparing ahead of time and gave testing tips, along with sharing some funny jokes. Plus, we got to hear what a great job our MS Scholar's Bowl team is doing! Proud of them and wishing everyone good luck on their testing!

Middle School Knowledge Bowl practice has been cancelled for Tuesday, March 19. Sorry for the inconvenience if this message does not involve your student.

The audition sign-up sheet is available in both the middle school and high school offices. Don't forget to attend the informational parent meeting on April 1st in the West gym at 7pm.