Parents/Guardians: Please go here ( https://www.mv330.org/page/online-resource-library-for-parents ) to get brochures (you can download these) or find books that are available for you to check out as you & your student navigate just some of the issues that you all may be dealing with OR you just want to learn more about. The books can be checked out for a maximum of 30 days. The books can be sent home with your student if you are not able to come to the school. All materials will be packaged specifically for the parents in this instance. Please contact myself or Mrs. McGann to check out the books: tmcgann@mv330.org or jhancock@mv330.org

Best of luck to Hope Blake and Jon Grame at State Wrestling! GO VIKINGS!



This week is National FFA Week and we are celebrating with Spirit!
Tuesday: Everything but a backpack day/Dress like an Advisor (use something different to hold all your books)
Wednesday: Wear your current blue FFA shirt
Thursday: Wear your oldest FFA shirt and bring your own meat to grill during lunch
Friday: Community Appreciation Breakfast 6:45am-9:15am
JH/HS Announcements
February 21 st - February 26 th
National FFA WEEK
February 22 nd -
FFA SPIRIT WEEK- Everything but a backpack
day/Dress like an Advisor (use something
different to hold all your books)
JH Wrestling at Council Grove 3:00pm
Send off for Hope Blake and Jon Grame @ 3:15
(STATE Wrestling)
February 23 rd -
FFA SPIRIT WEEK- Wear your current blue FFA shirt
Viking Hour Basketball Classic
Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00pm-8:00pm
Girls State Wrestling @ Salina
February 24 th -
FFA SPIRIT WEEK- Wear your oldest FFA shirt and bring your own meat to grill during lunch
Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00pm-8:00pm
JH Quiz Bowl at Chase Co 4:30pm
HS Girls Wrestling @ Salina
February 25 th -
FFA SPIRIT WEEK- Community Appreciation Breakfast 6:45am-9:15am
NO SCHOOL
All- State Middle Level Honor Choir @ Wichita
HS Boys Wrestling @ Hays
February 26 th -
HS Boys Wrestling @ Hays
Mission Valley will host Riley County this evening with the JV Boys, V Girls and V Boys in the MAIN GYM beginning at 4:30. The JV Girls will also begin at 4:30 in the AUX. GYM and play 2 Qtrs. followed by the 'C' Boys. Good Luck Vikings!
CONGRATULATIONS to Jon Grame on his 3rd place finish at Regionals! Jon punched his ticket to State next weekend at Fort Hays State.




MV Power Lifting Team in action today vs over 200 lifters. Very proud of the extra work these student athletes have been putting in!
Carley just won her weight class in every lift. She's waiting on her 4th gold medal at the ceremony.


A Special Board of Education meeting has been scheduled for Monday, March 7th @ 5:30 p.m. at Mission Valley.
The purpose of the meeting with be a BOE work session with HTK Architects. This is only an information, question/answer meeting regarding facility planning. No action will be taken during the meeting.
Great night of basketball at MV tonight with a clean sweep of Waverly! GO VIKINGS
-Tonight's Basketball game vs. Waverly will begin @ 5:00 with 2 quarters of JV Girls, followed by Varsity Girls @ approx. 5:45 and then Var. Boys @ approx. 7:15. There will not be any JV Boys or 'C' games this evening.
-At Halftime of the Boys game, we will recognize our Senior Basketball players, Band members, Cheer & Dance Team.
-The After Prom committee will also offer a Taco Salad Meal in the Elementary Commons.
Go Vikings!
USD 330 Mission Valley will have a 2-hr delay in the morning (Friday, Feb 18th). There will not be any before school practices or morning preschool session. Please be patient as there may be some delays in morning transportation. Students traveling to and from school tomorrow should be dressed appropriately for weather conditions.
Stay safe, stay warm……and GO VIKINGS
Viking Families---Due to the forecasted winter storm system expected to impact our area creating dangerous driving conditions. USD 330 will be closed tomorrow, February 17th, 2022. All activities, events, and practices are also canceled for tomorrow.
Stay safe, stay warm……and GO VIKINGS
District Awards & Elections were held today and we have big news!
🌹Clara Johnston was elected as the new District President
🥇Ava Gustin earned gold in Sustainability Challenge
🥇 Emma Slade & Lucy Bryan earned gold in Promote & Publicize FCCLA
🥇 Kailey Weissbeck earned gold in Career Investigation
🥇 Clara Johnston earned gold in Leadership
⭐️ All five members qualified to compete at State Leadership Conference in April!
💵 Karlyn Gustin was awarded a District D FCCLA Scholarship
🌹 Chapter Award for Membership Increase
📰 Chapter Award for Print Publicity
📱 Chapter Award for Social Media Publicity
Congratulations to all!
And special thank you to Lucy & Emma for serving as voting delegates, Karlyn for helping with elections and Mrs. Hoelting for transporting students to Frankfort today!

This past fall, Mission Valley had 11 students go above and beyond and fill out the National FFA SAE grant application The SAE Grant is designed to help FFA members create or enhance their supervised agricultural experience (SAE). The SAE’s are a requirement that all agriculture education students must complete. SAE’s help to build life-long skills such as hard work, dedication, responsibility, financial and time management. Congratulations to these members on receiving these awards.
Mission Valley had 2 FFA members who each received a $1,000 SAE grant through the National FFA Foundation.
National Winners--$1000:
Christopher Cain--Poultry Production
Kyler Stephenson–Swine Production
Our FFA chapter had 3 state winners through the Kansas FFA Foundation for--$500:
Ava Gustin–Service Learning
Lexi Studebaker–Equine Sciences
DeAnna Smith–Goat Production
The New Horizons for Youth Foundation through the Dover Community Foundation has generously donated money to 6 of our students to receive Local SAE grants.
Local Winners and the amount they will receive--
$500 Winners
Corbett Hinck–Small Animal Production
$200 Winners
Conner Hoelting–Swine Production
Joslyn Taylor–Agricultural Literacy
Kendra Platt–Small Animal Production
Dylan Funk–Agriculture Science Research
Josie Buchmeier–Beef Production
Thank you again to the New Horizons for Youth Foundation and the Dover Community Foundation for your donation and support of our programs.
Congratulations again to all of these FFA members!

USD 330 Mission Valley is currently taking applications for the following openings:
*K-6 Secretary (Primary Duty--Student Information and Data Management)
*Assistant HS Softball Coach (Spring 2022 Season)
For more information please contact the USD 330 Mission Valley District Office at 866-557-6686 or visit www.mv330.org to download a classified staff application.
Congratulations Hope Mission Valley is so proud of you!

The JH Wrestling Invitational at Council Grove on February 22 will start at 3:00 pm instead of 4:00 pm. Please make a note of this so you won't be late.
The Mission Valley FFA Blood Drive is this Wednesday from 12-5p.m.. If you would like to donate, please sign-up below.
https://donate.savealifenow.org/.../drive_schedule/74776
Mrs. Bergin's Nutrition & Wellness class wrapped up their unit about mental health by writing and illustrating children's books about emotions and then reading them to Mrs. Meek's preschool students! #VikingFamily #VikingPride



REMINDER: Tomorrow (Tuesday) is ‘WINTER SPORT PICTURE DAY’! Please remember to bring your uniforms for tomorrow’s pictures!!!
