Middle School Dragon Team
Great start to the Dragon volleyball season tonight with our sport drink scrimmage. Great job to the middle school Lady Dragons!!
Hello all MSFB parents. Reminder that todays practice will conclude at 5:15. Pick up is still at the north parking lot. Updates will continue to come each day about practice due to the heat. As always, if you have any questions please email me at Dallas.brown@vfalls338.com
This is Aaron Reed's first year teaching in Valley Falls. He recently graduated from the University of Kansas earning a degree in Music Education. While he was at KU, Aaron performed with many ensembles, including KU Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble 1, Kansas Marching Jayhawks, and the National Championship KU Basketball Band. Aaron enjoys playing his instruments, hanging out with friends and family, and getting outside as much as possible. Aaron grew up and lives in Lawrence, KS. Welcome to USD 338!
Tomorrow evening, August 22nd, VFHS will be hosting a building open house from 5:30-7 pm prior to the VFHS volleyball scrimmage. Please join us in the building to meet your student's teachers, get a look at some of the building updates from the bond, and then cheer on the Lady Dragons!
Hello all MSFB parents! Practice time this week will be slightly adjusted. Practice will conclude at 5:15 everyday this week instead of the normal 5:30. If you have any questions please email me at Dallas.brown@vfalls338.com
Our 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students will get to experience "Reality U" on Thursday, September 7. 8th and 10th grade will be from 8:30 to 9:50. 11th and 12th grade will be from 9:55 to 11:15. We will need 24 volunteers from the community to help with this experience. Volunteers would be needed from 8:00 to 11:30. Volunteers will be trained, so if you are an adult you qualify! Please contact john.hamon@vfalls338.com if you can help us.
HOW REALITY U WORKS
Reality U brings a bit of “reality” to students through a 75-minute interactive and engaging personal finance simulation. Students imagine their life as a 26-year-old and complete an online lifestyle survey. This information is entered into our trademarked software, along with their current GPA, to create a unique and individualized future scenario.
Each scenario includes the student’s monthly income, credit card debt, student loan information, as well as marital and family status. Students are given a checkbook register to track their monthly purchases from the 12 booths representing services and/or products that adults typically must purchase or consider each month. Sometimes they must return a “purchase” and make a different decision. The checkbook register can’t fall below zero!
This event actively engages students to help them understand the importance of how their performance in school today impacts their future. It also provides the community an opportunity to share in local students’ learning and developing an understanding of the world of work.
Due to excessive heat the week, the Cross Country Parent/Runner event has been postponed to a later date. Coach Spade will work on a date and the information out to runners and parents this week.
Thank you!
Due to the excessive heat this week, the Mother/Son football camp has been rescheduled for Wednesday, August 30th @ 6:30pm.
Thank you!
Because of the heat that we are experiencing this week, water bottles will be available for any of our students riding the bus afterschool.
Our new MS Language Arts teacher is Lori Peterson. Lori grew up and still lives in the Effingham area. She has two children, aged 16 and 19. She has worked with Special Education for about 8 years. Lori is finishing her Secondary Education degree through Ottawa University. She loves to cross stitch in her free time and enjoys watching documentaries about history. Welcome to USD 338!
HSFB Parents: With the upcoming heat this week, practices will look pretty different. Please be flexible and adaptable as we try to get practices in while prioritizing player safety.
Monday - film and plays in the classroom after school. Then we will go in the gym for about an hour once volleyball is done.
Hello all MSFB parents! Tomorrows practice will run from 3:30 to 5:15. We will spend most of our time inside due to the heat. Please help by making sure your child has a water for practice that day. We will have water available for your student if needed. I will be sending out updates on practices throughout the week. If you have any questions please email me at Dallas.brown@vfalls338.com
Weekly Parent Update that is emailed to parents
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DAFpIhexpTxp7udvtJhlLmWHeYDB7j1o/view?usp=sharing
Attention HS Football Parents and Fans:
The sports drink scrimmage scheduled for Thursday, August 24th, has been cancelled due to the upcoming forecast and heat advisory. The HS Football team will be participating in a Jamboree on Friday, August 25th at 7pm at Jeff West.
Thank you!
Asphalt on the track this week!
Attention all MSFB parents! Due to the expected heat next week, the sports drink scrimmage scheduled for Thursday August 24th has been cancelled. MSFB will have a normal practice scheduled for that day from 3:30-5:15. That Friday august 25th the MSFB team will have a normal practice from 3:30-5:15. From 4:30-5:15 we will have an inner squad scrimmage. Parents are invited to come watch and bring any sports drink they are wanting. If you have any questions please email coach Brown at Dallas.brown@vfalls338.com
Ally Pickerell is our new 5th grade teacher. Ally grew up in Horton and graduated from Horton High School in 2020. This is her first year teaching and she is completing her Elementary Education degree from Fort Hays State University. Ally spends her time outside of the classroom with her husband Drew and their dog Paxton. Ally loves to go on family walks as well as hang out with her family and friends. Welcome to USD 338!
Jennifer Lotspeich is the new 4th grade teacher. She is thrilled to be a new member of the Valley Falls family. Her students are going to learn so many new and exciting things this year. This is her eleventh year of teaching. The first five years were spent teaching elementary and for the past 6 years she taught 6th grade Language Arts at French Middle School for 501. Her husband David and her are parents to four amazing kids that range in years from 21 to 16. They are also pet parents to 3 cats, Garfield, Enzo and Jasmine. Welcome to USD 338!
Quincie McCowan is one of our Alumni. She Graduated from VFHS in 2020 and decided to come back to teach our Art classes. Quincie enjoys spending time with her husband Zach, family, friends, and her animals. She can't wait for the upcoming years ahead of her! Welcome Quincie!
