Mission Valley 330

I would like to send out a reminder to all 8th graders & their parents/guardians that the 8th Grade Transition to HS orientation is tonight at 6 p.m. in the HS commons.

UPDATE: due to a scheduling conflict, the MVHS group visit to Emporia State University has been moved to 4/27/2021. The vans will leave at 9:00 a.m. and the students will be back no later than 2:00 p.m.

REMINDER: Last day of ACC classes are 5/14/21. Please have your ACC textbook to my office by that day or you will have to make arrangements to return the book to the Burlingame campus on your own. I will send out another reminder the week prior.

MV Booster Club is hosting the Class of 2021 Senior Parade on Saturday, May 15. The parade will start at Mission Valley and travel to Dover, then Harveyville and Eskridge. The parade line up will begin at 11:00 a.m., and will leave Mission Valley at 11:30 a.m. There will be members of Booster Club at the school helping to facilitate line-up. 2021 Seniors must ride in a vehicle driven by an Adult. Community members, friends and family are encouraged to show their support for the Graduates as they drive by any of the locations along the route. Seniors can decorate the vehicle they’ll ride in to celebrate their graduation. Questions contact Booster Club at mvbooster@yahoo.com Parade Route: Start at Mission Valley High School Travel to Dover via Mission Valley Rd – Travel via Harveyville Rd to Harveyville turning left on Santa Fe Rd and head toward Main St in Harveyville Follow KS 99 and turn right onto Main St. in Eskridge Follow Main St./KS-4E to Mission Valley Rd, turn right to return to Mission Valley High School

Student Council is hosting a Blood Drive in April, please see the below information and use the link to schedule your life-saving appointment! Blood Drive Information Date: 04/21/2021 Start Time: 12:00 PM End Time: 06:00 PM Where: Mission Valley High School, South Gym Address: 12913 Mission Valley Rd Eskridge, KS 66423 Donor Schedule Link: https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/71774

On Monday April 12th Mission Valley hosted the Kansas Highway Patrol in partnership with our Student Resource Officer in an effort to help educate students about wearing their seatbelts, safe driving practices, and the dangers of impaired driving.

Great News From Mission Valley FCCLA ! Our chapter participated in the State Leadership Conference virtually on April 11 & 12. Karlyn Gustin was officially voted in by Kansas as a National Officer Candidate. She will go through the election process in Nashville, TN this summer. State STAR Event Results: Mission Valley has five National STAR Event Qualifiers: Megan Deters, Paige Sims, Kiki Widau, Clara Johnston, and Karlyn Gustin who will compete in Nashville this summer. Athena White earned bronze on her state project. Mission Valley won the State STAR Award for highest percentage of our chapter competing at the state level. (We had previously won the same award for District D). Megan Deters and Paige Sims each won two Kansas FCCLA Scholarships for their active participation in the organization. Megan won the Peer Education Scholarship and Leadership Scholarship. Paige won the Leadership Scholarship and the Alumni & Associates Scholarship. Our chapter earned Kansas Community Service Runner-Up for our "Vikings Mask Up to Take Down Covid" project, in which we made over 80 masks for staff members last August. Amy Johnston was named the Kansas FCCLA Administrator of the Year for upholding and supporting the values of FCCLA, such as family, community and servant leadership. (We received her plaque yesterday and are planning to present her plaque to her on Monday). Mrs. Bergin was nominated by students and was named the Kansas Chapter Adviser of the Year. She also completed the requirements to graduate from "Adviser Academy" this summer. This was a four-month training program from National FCCLA to become a stronger adviser.

Here is the link for the April 12th USD 330 Mission Valley Board of Education Meeting @ 7 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpFy2KS3S2XVOnY9fYnYJgQ

Celebrating & highlighting four seniors that have different career goals after graduating from Mission Valley #KansansCanandIAm Click here to view the videos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PihEHkvo1j1xpwyWW09qiXmy89Zwxg-U?usp=sharing

In case you missed it, here is the Agenda for tonight's Board Meeting @ 7:00 pm. https://5il.co/rfoi

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Apr. 12th – Apr. 16th, 2021 Monday, April 12 - Juniors - State Science Assessment - FCCLA State Leadership & STAR Events Virtual Event - Jr. Class officers meet with Jostens Rep. – 9 – 9:30 a.m. - Varsity Baseball @ Eskridge vs. Osage City – 4:30 p.m. - JV Softball @ Northern Heights – 4:30 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 3:00 p.m. Please remember to turn in your permissions slips for the college visits. ESU is 4/19, and ACC is 5/3. We still have 3 boys that need to turn in their Basketball uniforms. Please get these turned in. Jr. & Sr. Prom Guidelines – Stop by and pick up a Prom Guidelines sheet on the table in front of the office. Tuesday, April 13 - JVCL Technical Tour in Salina. Leave MV @ 7:45 a.m. and return around 2:30 p.m. - FFA Officers meet during Viking Hour - Track & Field @ Perry Lecomptom – 4 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 2 p.m. - FFA Officers meet during Viking Hour - JV Softball vs. Burlingame @ Harveyville – 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 - JVCL meets during Viking Hour - FFA Virtual Envirothon Thursday, April 15 - JH Track & Field @ St. Marys – 2:00 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 12:30 p.m. - Baseball @ Sodens Grove in Emporia vs. Council Grove – 4:30 p.m. Lv. MV @ 2 p.m. - Softball @ Council Grove – 4:30 p.m. Lv. MV @ 2:30 p.m. - FFA Chpt. Meeting during seminar Friday, April 16 - FFA Livestock Judging @ Tonganoxie. Lv. MV @7:30 a.m. / Return 3:30 p.m. - H.S. Track & Field @ Rock Creek – 3:00 p.m Bus leaves MV @ 12:30 p.m. - JV Baseball @ Council Grove – 4:30 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 2:30 p.m. - JV Softball @ Council Grove – 4:30 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 2:30 p.m.

The Flint Hills League Art Show was held virtually last Monday. If you would like to see the entries from our League schools please us this link: https://sites.google.com/mv330.org/mv-league-art/home

Summer Maintenance Intern: This is a full-time PAID internship. Free State Electric COOP has this posted on their website for interested students. Great opportunity to get work experience & build a resume. Click on the link to apply. https://freestate.applicantpro.com/jobs/

Today’s BSB & SB games have been postponed due to the weather. We will play SB tomorrow at Harveyville beginning at 3:30. BSB will be played Monday at Eskridge beginning at 3:30. Thanks!

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Today's Baseball & Softball games have been postponed due to inclement weather. Softball will be played April 9th (Friday) at Harveyville beginning at 3:30 p.m. Baseball will be played April 12th (Monday) @ Eskridge beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Apr. 8th – Apr. 13th, 2021 Thursday, April 8 SADD/SAFE meet during Viking Hour JH Track & Field @ Council Grove – 1 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 11 a.m. HS Baseball vs. Osage City HS V @ Eskridge – 3:30 p.m. HS Softball vs. Osage City HS V @ Harveyville – 4:30 p.m. FBLA State Leadership Conference was held on March 30-31. Participants were Athena White, Beau Throckmorton and Matt Shults. A big congratulations to Beau and Matt for placing 1st in Computer Game & Simulation Programming. This placing qualifies them for Nationals to be held this summer. Great job, guys! Please remember to turn in your permissions slips for the college visits. FHTC is this Friday, ESU is 4/19, and ACC is 5/3. Seniors who are working toward the Diploma of Distinction need to make sure they have their 10 hrs. of community service sheets for each year turned in to the office. If you are not sure, check with the office. We still have Boys Basketball players that need to turn in their basketball uniforms. Please get these turned in right away. Jr. & Sr. Prom Guidelines – Stop by and pick up a Prom Guidelines sheet on the table in front of the office. Friday, April 9 FHTC Group Visit – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Book Club Series Party in H.S. Library – 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 10 FFA Highway Cleanup in Dover area – 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Monday, April 12 FCCLA State Leadership & STAR Events Virtual Event Jr. Class officers meet with Jostens Rep. – 9 – 9:30 a.m. JV Baseball vs. Osage City @ Osage City – 4:30 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 3 p.m. JV Softball vs. Northern Heights @ Northern Heights – 4:30 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 JVCL Technical Tour in Salina. Leave MV @ 7:45 a.m. and return around 2:30 p.m. Track & Field @ Perry Lecomptom – 4 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 2 p.m. FFA Officers meet during Viking Hour

We want to thank all our Paraprofessionals for their hard work and consistent care for each of our students. They are a very important part of the special education team, and although they deserve more than one day, we hope they realize how much we really appreciate them and all they do! Thank you!

Softball and baseball teams both swept Wabaunsee tonight! Great job everyone!