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.





PTO sponsored a great End of Year Carnival-Style Activity for our kids last week. Thanks to our PTO, staff, students and volunteers who helped make this a fun event!
School year ends with LOTS of activities for students and staff alike. Here's a few pictures from locker clean-out to an intense Middle School indoor activity game last week.
Good Morning,
Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow we will be sending your Dragon baseball team off to state at Great Bend. The west vestibule doors will open at 10:45 am for the 11 am pep rally in the west gym. The send off will line up at the NW corner of VFHS at Elm and Caroline then proceed to Broadway east to Sycamore and then south to Hwy 16 to K-4. The Dragons play in Great Bend on Thursday, May 23rd vs. Medicine Lodge, start time will be at 1:15pm. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow and in Great Bend. Go Dragons!!!
State Baseball Activities:
Wednesday, May 22nd - Pep Rally 11:00am , West Gym
Send Off 11:30am, West Parking Lot
Thursday, May 23rd - Game -VF vs. Medicine Lodge, start time will be at 1:15pm in Great Bend.

Fifth Grade student, Gracie, reads to Pre-K students yesterday as a reward from the classroom. Summer break is here! Encourage reading on a daily basis. Check out the Delaware Township Library Summer Reading Road Trip Program too.

Dragon Fans:
Here is some information regarding the upcoming State Baseball Tournament in Great Bend.
Bracket: Not yet completed pending completion of regional games and will be sent as soon as posted.
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: Cash Only
Additional Details: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/fanpage/5641
Lady Dragons fall to McLouth 4-1 in Regional Championship! Congrats on a great season we are proud of you!

Lady Dragons beat Riverside 4-2 to advance to final vs. McLouth in the Regional Championship. Let's go ladies!
Sending our Weekly Parent Update early this week. Have a wonderful and safe summer! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g34HBlif9u3wLPJmtlklKpzgy0Cxk2z5WrOEGv0vtic/edit?usp=sharing

HS Regional Softball Update: Games have been moved to Leavenworth High. Address is 3501 New Lawrence Rd. First game to start at 3pm, VF will play the second game. Will send updates as we get them. Adult admission is $8, K-12 admission is $6.
Your Dragons are Regional Champions! Headed to Great Bend next week! Awesome win!


Dragons advance to Regional Championship vs KCC with a 7-2 win over Pleasant Ridge!
Dragon's baseball on 93.7 KAIR. Dragons up 4-1 in bottom of 3rd. Let's go Dragons!
The HS Regional Baseball game will start at about 4:05pm. Games at Maur Hill Mount Academy in Atchison.
What a busy time of year! Endings are so very important. Teachers are working hard to make this week special for all of the students. If you would like to help out at the End of the Year Carnival, please reach out to your child's teacher. We would love to have your help - and have you help us celebrate another fantastic school year!
Here is the building report for the K-8 building - so much happening to share about! https://5il.co/2ljci
Our fifth graders received dictionaries from the Valley Falls Rotary Club as well. Ask them about the longest word in the dictionary! Thanks, again, to the Rotary members for these gifts.
Today our first graders received personalized books titled "I like Me". This yearly tradition is sponsored by our Valley Falls Rotary Club and are keepsakes for many students over the years. Thanks to the Rotary Club members for your support!
Regional Softball Update:
Due to rain, the first game between Oskie and Riverside will be pushed back to a 4:30-4:45pm start time to rework the fields. Valley is scheduled to play the second game.
