End of the school year letter from Superintendent John Hamon https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mj9Ku-Pb1muqCPpUDaAuFwWt3c8nw1zO/view?usp=sharing
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 4TH QUARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL STUDENTS! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
8TH GRADE:
GOLD(4.0)-
Jayden Brede
Lilly Brown
Hallie Dollen
Breckyn Moore
Marley Nickelson
BLACK (3.6-3.99)-
Hollie Dollen
Shaun Nickelson
Raegan O'Conner
Jesse James Tyler
Lexi Welsh
DRAGON (3.2-3.59)-
Dakota Boyce
Emily Bozarth
Noah Dodd
Jamie Koch
Chandler Martens
Avalon Portenier
Kaycin Williams
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7TH GRADE:
GOLD(4.0)-
Brooklyn Bickford
Birkley Hernandez
Bree Meyer
Sage Nickelson
BLACK(3.6-3.99)-
Avery Adcock
Harley Brown
Emily Eaton
Elliot Harper
Kevin Olson
Nolan Reich
Camden Smith
Jadyn Vesser
DRAGON (3.2-3.59)-
Rudy Aranda
Peyton Burge
Greysen Correll
Carabella Dillon
Raynah Guenther-Perry
Benten Heinen
Jasmyne Hobart
Karsyn Moore
Ellie Shipley
Cayden Strickler
Cordell Tyler
Brayden Voss
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6TH GRADE:
GOLD(4.0)-
Olivia Partridge
Sawyer Schmelzle
BLACK (3.6-3.99)-
Zyriah Bowers
Malia Boyce
Abby Burton
Seth Essman
Bentley Miller
Tucker Schmelzle
Ezra Tracy
Oliver Turner
DRAGON (3.2-3.59)-
Jenny Bailey
Amaya Dollen
Kileigh Evans
Chris Giebler
Simon Krayenhagen
Levi Regan
Bently Turecek
Jack Warth
Tommy Welsh
Summer Week 2 for Volleyball! Don't forget, summer weights starts this week!
Congratulations to Olivia Sprang who received her state FFA SAE proficiency award in goat production this week at the KS FFA Conference. This is USD 338 FFA's first state proficiency award! Awesome job Olivia! Congrats to you and the FFA chapter!
Congratulations to our All NEKL Baseball and Softball Team selections from VFHS.
Softball: 1st Team: Pitcher- Abby Wilson, Catcher-Renay Myers, Infield-Korie Kirkwood. 2nd Team: Lauren Brown
Baseball: 1st Team: Pitcher: Zac Evans and Collin Kearney. Infield-Hayden Kearney. 2nd Team: Damian Cervantez.
Congrats on your achievement and the great season you all had. Have a great summer.
Summer Food Service Program Outreach. Valley Falls does not offer summer meals for students, use the site locator to find free meals for students for the summer in other communities. The site locator tool is available at https://cnw.ksde.org, SFSP, Locate a Site Near You.
If you haven't started already, now is the time to begin the Summer Reading Challenge! If your child was in grades Pre-K-5th, they should have received information towards the end of school on this important challenge. If not, here's the links to what you need to know:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x4M1poJh1uvht7Yx_UIc2WmFu_qgbXqq9lJD7aBvbN8/edit?usp=sharing
100 Book Challenge: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTEYNV_jBrvfsM4ifvIKCzI3iRVyRLfA/view?usp=sharing
1,500 Minute Challenge: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fK6xmKBPaTuMr6Vqpzs_QJ7BJdFH1MFz/view?usp=sharing
Grandparents, babysitters, or older siblings can assist in helping to develop good readers. Join in the fun, get an award and be recognized for your success!
Can't wait to start summer volleyball! 🏐💛🏐🖤🏐 See you tomorrow!
Alumni tour and banquet. Great day!
Happy Friday! Here's the link to our Weekly Parent Update: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12PqlDcICpS-ovmQXOgQL3gx15AV8uCpOnRjLeg11wGM/edit?usp=sharing
LAST CHANCE TO ORDER PK-8 YEARBOOK!
The deadline to order a PK-8 yearbook has been extended to Friday, May 31st! Talk to Becky in the Elementary office or email her at becky.nickelson@usd338.com
Softcover yearbooks are $20.00/each.
Dragons fall 6-5 to Medicine Lodge today in a great effort. Great season Dragons!
Dragon Fans:
For those of you who cannot attend the State Baseball Tournament today in Great Bend, KNZA 103.9 FM will be broadcasting the game thru MSC Sports Radio Network. Game time is 1:15 pm. GO DRAGONS!
More pictures from the baseball teams' escort this morning. Safe travels as you go for a WIN! Thanks to the sign makers and everyone who showed up to support our baseball team.
State Bound Dragons Baseball Team! Sending them off right with a pep rally and police/fire truck escort thru town this morning. The Dragons play the Medicine Lodge Indians at 1:15 pm tomorrow, May 23, in Great Bend. If they win, they play at 11:00 am on May 24. A win earns them another game at 5:45 pm on the 24th. GO DRAGONS!
Location: Great Bend Sports Complex, 41 McKinley Street, South off of K-96 (10th Street) On-Line Ticket Sales: Tickets to the event will be sold online through Go Fan/Huddle Tickets. A link to purchase the tickets will be posted on the KSHSAA state site page and shared through the KSHSAA social medical channels https://gofan.co/app/school/KSHSAA Fans will purchase their tickets online and show their phone at the stadium entrance to be redeemed by event staff. Tickets may be purchased at the gate with cash only. General Admission is $10.00. Concessions & Program: Cash Only. Additional Details: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/fanpage/5641
Retirement Reception for Mrs. Spade & Mr. Bunde last Friday. Both have had a huge impact on so many students during their time at Valley Falls! 35 years for Mr. Bunde and 21 years for Mrs. Spade. These incredible educators will be missed! We know they will continue to make a positive difference in many lives. On to new adventures!
More pictures with our 35 years of service recipients. Deb Spade also received a Citizenship Education Teacher Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. A well-deserved honor for her hard work and efforts over her years of teaching! Deb and Rod's families were there to help celebrate their awards too. So sweet!
End of year staff luncheon provided by our PTO and recognition ceremony were last Friday. Great food and staff enjoyed a few minutes of down time before wrapping up year-end details. The following staff were recognized for their years of service: Rod Bunde-35 years, Susan Grey-35 years, Angie Tillery-30 years, Chris Hansford-25 years, Ariel Hinman, Cindy Morrow, Melvin Lockhart, Larry Welborn & Josh Abramovitz-10 years, & Dianna Welsh, Cecilia Blanton, Laurel Wynkoop, & Wyatt Hofstra-5 years. Those leaving were also recognized and will be missed! Thank you to all of our staff for a great year!
Ending the school year included the Pre-K graduation ceremonies. Our future Kindergarten students!
Face Painting was included in our end of year activity as well.
