We would like to thank the Eskridge Volunteer Firemen for visiting Ms. Jacquinet's kindergarten class this week for Fire Safety Week.
Congratulations to Kyplee for her 4th place finish in the League Cross Country Meet yesterday at Melvern Lake, and to AJ for his 3rd place finish. It was a great day to run. The course was tough but all of our Cross Country runners performed well. Thank you to all who came out and supported all of our runners.
St. Marys HS will sponsor a tailgate dinner this Friday from 5:00-7:00. Please see the attachment. Go Vikes!
Activity: FHL/LCL XC Meet
Date: October 17, 2019
Time: 4:00 pm CT
Location: Melvern Lake Outlet Park Exit West off of Hwy 75 (Directly East of Dam)
Information: We are happy to be hosting the FHL and LCL Cross Country meet. The meet will
be held at Melvern Lake in the Outlet Area. This area is located just off US Highway 75. We are very appreciative of the US Army Corps of Engineers for allowing us to host this event at their facility.
Parking for this event will be at the Outlet Swimming Beach Parking Lot. The bathroom/shower facility at the beach will be open for this event.
The course encompasses both the beach and camping areas within the Outlet Area. The start and finish areas are located around the Outlet Swimming Beach parking area. The course utilizes the large hill coming into the park, a suspension bridge that crosses over the outlet river channel, the outlet campground and picnic areas and an existing walking trail in addition to the grass areas beside the entranced road.
Teams: Central Heights, Chase County, Council Grove, Lyndon, Mission Valley,
Northern Heights, Osage City, West Franklin, Burlingame, Hamilton, Hartford, Lebo, Southern Coffey County, Madison, Marais de Cygnes, Olpe, Waverly
Schedule:
4:00 pm MS Grade Girls – 2 Mile
4:30 pm MS Grade Boys – 2 Mile
5:00 pm Girls’ Race – 5K
5:30 pm Boys’ Race – 5K
6:00 pm Junior Varsity Boys and Girls – 5K
Awards: FHL/FHJL: Varsity Boys/Girls – Top 15 racers medal/Championship Plaques
MS Boys/Girls – Top 10 racers medal
LCL: Top 3 runners will be awarded medals in JH/HS Boys and Girls divisions.
REMINDER: Some 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students will be participating in the PSAT/NMSQT assessment tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. (10/16/19). High test scores can qualify students for scholarships. Please encourage your student to eat well & get enough rest prior to test time.
Blood Drive: 10/30/19, 11:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the MV Old Gym. Permission forms are available @ the HS office. Bring ID or DL to appt. Rules do apply, see permission form. Open to community!
Setup appt. here:
https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/66577
Reminder: The MVHS VB team will be at Central Hts. this Saturday for the FHL VB tourney rather than at West Franklin due to construction. Good Luck Lady Vikes!
Congratulations to our Cross Country medal winners last Thursday at Osage City. Although the weather was extremely cold AJ placed 15th in the Varsity Boys race and Kyplee placed 3rd in the Middle School Girls race. Congratulations!
Monday’s JV Football game vs. SE of Saline has been cancelled due to injuries!
On 10/8/19, MV Stuco participated in their league workshop at Camp Wood YMCA in Chase County. A lot of fun was to be had as the students learned about verbal/non-verbal communication & their importance while completing team based events.
Tonight is 8th Grade Recognition Night for Volleyball and Football. We will recognize the VB 8th graders immediately following the first match and the FB 8th graders before the game at 6:15. Only the students will line up to be recognized. Good Luck Vikes!
2019 HS VB Senior parent night Tuesday night. The ladies split with Norther Heights. Thank you parents for all your support and ladies for your commitment to the program. #Viking Pride
Despite the windy day, 6th graders spent an hour with Pam Rindt attempting to catch and tag some Monarch Butterflies. We successfully caught and tagged one female. What a fun experience! Thanks Mrs. Rindt for taking some time to help us explore outside the walls of Mission Valley Elementary.
OSAGE CITY INVITATIONAL
CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019
Location: Osage City Country Club
1401 S. 4 th Street
(South on 4 th from Market Street 1 mile)
Teams: Anderson County, Mission Valley, Santa Fe Trail, Northern Heights, Lyndon, West Franklin,Silver Lake, Wellsville, Lebo, Council Grove, St. Marys, Osage City
Schedule:
4:00 JH Girls
4:25 JH Boys
4:50 Varsity Girls’ Race- 5K
5:30 Varsity Boys’ Race- 5K
6:15 Junior Varsity Boys and Girls
6:45 Youth Fun Run (Anyone can run, youth watching, coaches, parents, etc.)
7:15 Awards
Awards: Top 15 varsity finishers in each race medal.
Top 3 JV and the Top 10 JH boys and girls finishers.
First place JH boys and girls teams (6 per team).
No more than 7 medals will be awarded to the top 3 teams in the varsity races.
Other Info:
*The meet will take place on the golf course.
*Please respect the course by staying off tee boxes, greens and fairways as much as possible.
*The clubhouse does have restrooms.
*No spikes will be worn as runners will cross a sheet metal bridge and several concrete cart paths.
*Please provide you own water
JH/HS Activities at Glance for this week, https://5il.co/anoo
Monday's JV FB game between Mission Valley & Riley County has been canceled.
Thank you to all who came out and supported our Elementary Community Lunch. We had an amazing turnout and a wonderful lunch. Thank you for all your support!
Congratulations to our medal winners at the Council Grove Cross County meet last night. Kyplee took 3rd in the middle school girls race. Luke took 19th in the middle school boys race, and AJ took 15th in the Varsity boys race. Way to go Vikings!
Anti-Bullying Awareness Week begins 10/7-10/11/2019. Students are working on Viking SAGA lessons themed "Choose Peace". An inter-class competition pitting the Srs vs Jrs, So. vs Fr, & 8th vs. 7th starts on 10/7/19 & the winners announced on Friday. A special reward 4 winners!
Council Grove Cross Country Inv.
October 3, 2019
Location: Canning Creek Cove @ Council Grove Reservoir 1128 Lake Dr. Council Grove, 66846
Schedule of Races:
4:00- Jr. High 2 Mile (Combined)
4:30- JV Boys 5K
5:00- Girls Varsity/JV 5K (Combined)
5:30- Boys Varsity 5K
6:00- Awards
Teams: Burlington, Chapman, Chase County, Council Grove, Emporia Christian Junior High, Eudora, Hartford, Herington, Lebo, Mission Valley, Northern Heights, Olpe, Osage City, Riley County, Santa Fe Trail, Silver Lake, Solomon, Lyndon
Awards: JH Races Top 20, JV Races Top 10, Varsity Races Top 20
Plaques for Top 2 HS Girls and HS Boys Teams Plaques for Top 2 JH Girls and JH Boys Teams
Parking: Parents/Spectators need to park in the camping or parking spots (not on the shoulder of the road). Busses will need to pull around to the south side of the cove. There will be a gate worker helping to guide busses.