Kindergarten Information for the start of the upcoming school year.
Our First day of classes on August 20 will dismiss at 11 for all students in attendance. Parents are welcome to attend this first morning and help us celebrate the beginning of another school year!
Kindergarten students will attend half days dismissing at 11:15 starting August 21st through August 30th. Kindergarten students will begin full-day on September 3rd.
Teachers will be sending out information about ASQ which will need to be completed by parents and can be done on line.
Looking forward to an exciting school year!!
CALLING ALL PRESCHOOL PARENTS!
School is just around the corner! Our first day is Wednesday, August 21st. If you have any last minute questions or need anything clarified, be sure to reach out to Becky Nickelson in the grade school office at 785-945-3221 or becky.nickelson@vfalls338.com .
We will have two upcoming opportunities, depending on your schedules, to drop in to meet the teacher, drop off school supplies, and see the classroom. ..Monday August 19th between 6 and 7 PM or Tuesday morning August 20th between 8:30 and 10:30.
Introducing our new teaching staff for the 2024-25 school year! They have been completing orientation today. From left to right are: Adrian McAfee, Phoebe Stottlemire, Mandi VanGordon, Brittany Wininger, and Cullen Bruner. Welcome to Dragon Country!
Good Evening Dragons,
Welcome back to the 2024-25 School year, we are off to a fast start for the year with staff development, workshops, and continued planning for the year. We welcome new staff tomorrow for orientation with teachers reporting to begin the year on August 14th. Students will be back in the building on August 20th for a half-day with the 21st being our first full day with all students back. For a full report of activities through late June, July, and early August for VFHS and VFEMS please visit: https://5il.co/2t8jl
We are looking forward to a great year! Have a great evening!
Sincerely,
Mr. Morgan and Ms. Grey
We want to officially welcome Tony Nichols as our new Transportation Director for USD #338. Tony is a 1987 graduate of VFHS and lives with his wife, Penny, of 36 years in Topeka. They have five daughters and one son, and 17 grandchildren! Tony served 24 years in the Army and had been retired five years before taking the Director position. He's been busy working since May, and is looking forward to school starting. When not working, he enjoys gardening, fishing, hunting, and camping.
Updated BOE agenda for tonight's meeting: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/931/Valley_Falls_USD_338/4702065/1._Board_Agenda_8.12.24__1_.pdf
A reminder that Washburn Tech begins tomorrow. For students who are attending, transportation will leave Valley Falls at 7 am loading from the north side of the high school.
BOE Agenda for Monday, August 12: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/931/Valley_Falls_USD_338/4698821/1._Board_Agenda_8.12.24.pdf
Reminder that the all sport/activities parent meeting will be held tonight at 6pm in the west gym. Please plan to attend so you can get all your required paperwork completed, and meet the coaches/sponsors. See you tonight!
Patty Bendure was recognized yesterday for 30 years of service at Keystone. USD 338 is very fortunate to have her in our building. Congratulations Patty!
Good morning, we wanted to follow up on the information in the enrollment packet for Tech school. Given this information, if your student(s) plan) to attend Washburn Tech or Highland Tech we are having a parent informational meeting at 7 pm tonight in the USD 338 Band Room. We will review expectations and transportation requirements. The meeting will give us the time needed to address questions or concerns prior to the start of the Fall 2024 semester. If you have any questions please reach out to me at greg.morgan@vfalls338.com.
End of the summer lunch for our hardworking summer crew! USD 338 appreciates you!
24-25 New Student Enrollment information on the website has some updates. Check it out here https://www.usd338.com/page/new-student-enrollment. Please contact john.hamon@vfalls338.com with any questions. GO DRAGONS!!
Special BOE Meeting on Monday, July 29, 2024 at 12:30pm in the district office. Agenda items will be concrete and fencing at the football field and administrative contracts. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/931/Valley_Falls_USD_338/4644605/1b._Special_Board_Agenda_7.29.24.pdf
Coaches McAfee and Sieve help our HS Volleyball Team improve their bumps, sets, spikes and blocks during summer workouts. Keep working hard Dragons!
Summertime is not empty of activities! Summer weights and MSBB workouts have helped our athletes be ready for the upcoming seasons. MS Cheer Camp kept the girls busy in the gym and making posters to amp up our Dragon spirit! School will be here soon!
School is right around the corner and a lot of you are starting to looking at your student's schedules. If your student wishes to change their schedule, please have them attend the open enrollment on 8/5/24 so we may have an opportunity to review the schedule together and make any necessary changes. Open enrollment is on 8/5/24 from 8am - 8pm. This is also a good time for any HS student wanting to take college courses to come in and make those arragements as well.
Thank you!
Mrs. Cervantez, MS/HS Counselor
We want to welcome Adrian McAfee to our list of teachers for the upcoming school year. Mr. McAfee graduated from Horton High School and Kansas State University with a degree in English Education. He will be teaching Language Arts in our High and Middle Schools and has already been busy coaching our high school volleyball team.
This school year will mark Mr. McAfee's tenth year in education. In those ten years he has worked as a classroom teacher, a substitute teacher and a paraeducator. Mr. McAfee spent the first five years of his career working for the Lawrence Public Schools. While there he started his coaching career, being hired as head coach for both middle school track and volleyball. In addition to coaching school volleyball, he has coached club volleyball for KC Zoom and most recently NEK Storm, where he plans to coach again this winter. In his free time he enjoys staying active by going on walks and runs.
In case you are hearing fire alarms signals from the school, they are testing fire alarms for the next 10 minutes.
Sending out a big “Welcome” to Chance Gier, our new Coach for the Middle School Dragon Football Team! Chance graduated from Valley Falls in 2010, playing football and baseball for four years, and basketball and track for one year. He took a scholarship to play football at Highland and later attended Washburn University.
From 2010-11, and again in 2022, Chance coached youth 5th-6th grade football in Valley Falls. He was also the MS Football Coach from 2012-2013. He is currently employed by Farmer Excavating in Oskaloosa as Project Manager/Estimator.
Looking forward to a great football season!
