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Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26th at 1:30 for a Community Pep Rally and State send off for our State Bound Wrestlers. Shelby Kesler will wrestle in Salina on Thursday and Friday. Nolan Parker, Caleb Lisk, Justice Dunbar and Jon Grame will wrestle in Hays on Thursday and Friday! Go Vikings!

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Feb. 25 – Feb. 28, 2020 Tuesday, Feb. 25 ACT and ACT Workkeys – Juniors @ 8:15 a.m. in high school commons KAY Chpt. Mtg. during seminar JH Wrestling @ Council Grove – 4 p.m. HS Track & Field meeting today during Seminar in Room 215 (Mrs. Zerr’s old room) after Read-It. Anyone interested in going out for track this spring, including dual sport athletes need to attend. Congratulations to the wrestlers over the weekend. Jon Grame and Justice Dunbar took 4th place, Caleb Lisk was 3rd place and Nolan Parker was the 285# Class 3-2-1A East Regional Champion. With that, MV will have 5 wrestlers going to state this week. Shelby will be in Salina on Thursday for the first ever KSHSAA Sanctioned Girls State Wrestling and the boys will be in Hays on Friday and Saturday. Good luck to all! Next week baseball practice will be in the mornings starting at 6:30 a.m. There are sign-up sheets on the office counter for those interested in trying out for JH Cheer, HS Cheer and Dance. Deadline to sign up is Monday, March 2nd. Please be sure to take a practice schedule when you sign up. The Pennies for Patients campaign will run from Feb. 18 - Feb. 28. Totals will be sent out on Monday, Mar. 2. It will be a competition with 1st hour classes and the class collecting the highest (has to be more than $50) will earn a treat of your choice, i.e. donuts and juice or ice cream floats, etc. A 'Student Life & Academic Skills Group Training' will start meeting with Mr. Hancock, in his office, on March 2, 2020. This group will be from 6-8 weeks long and meet on Monday's during lunch hours. If you are interested, please see Mr. Hancock. ACT and ACT Work Keys will be administered on 2/25/2020 and 2/26/2020 for ALL juniors. Pre-Test administration will be on 2/21/2020. Mr. Hancock will contact each student to inform you of testing sites and times. Wednesday, Feb. 26 ACT and ACT Workkeys Online Test – FCCLA Chpt. Mtg. during seminar FFA Ag Mech. And Meat Judging @ Louisburg Thursday, Feb. 27 H.S. Girls State Wrestling in Salina ACT WorkKeys Online Test for Juniors – 12:30-3:30 p.m. FCA Meeting during seminar Friday, Feb. 28 H.S. Boys State Wrestling in Hays Viking Sagas meet during seminar Saturday, Mar. 1 Forensics @ Silver Lake H.S. Boys State Wrestling in Hays

This week we celebrate Public Schools Week where Public Schools educate over 50.8 million students who learn from more than 3.2 million teachers and support staff. Public schools open their doors to every child regardless of their abilities, race, wealth, language, or country of origin. Strong Public Schools build the knowledge and skills young people need to be successful in the future. We at Mission Valley are proud to provide our students the opportunity to be involved in the Arts (Art, Music, Drama, Forensics, Photography, etc.), Athletics, Daily Physical Education, FFA, FCCLA, KAY, SADD, Extra-Curricular activities such as Book Clubs, Gaming Club, etc), Community Service activities such as Viking Leaders, and many more. Please join us in support of Public Schools! "Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." -Chinese Proverb

It's a busy day at MV! National FFA Week JH Wrestling Herington Inv. 7th/8th @ Herington @ 4:00 pm JH Quiz Bowl West Franklin Inv. JH @ West Franklin @ 4:30 HS Basketball vs. Riley County HS V/JV/C @ Mission Valley @ 4:45 pm

Hello vikings, We have a HS Basketball game tomorrow against Riley County and the theme is neon. Make sure to come out and fill the student section to support your girls and boys basketball teams!! JV games start at 4:45 pm. Go Vikings!

The MVHS Wrestlers are taking orders for State Bound T-shirts ($15) and Hoodies ($23). Orders will close at 8 am Tuesday and will be ready Wednesday. The store is up and ready for orders at www.shopAP.net/store.

Mission Valley Forensics had a great day today! Sydney Gleason made finals & placed 5th in Humorous Solo. Ashlyn Fast made finals & brought home the gold placing 1st in Serious Solo! This also qualified Ashlyn for the 2nd time for State in May! Congratulations Girls!

Wow! What an awesome group of Seniors we recognized at the Basketball game last night. We wish them the best of luck in whatever their future holds!

Viking Wrestlers headed to State! Congrats go out to Nolan Parker (1st), Caleb Lisk (3rd), Justice Dunbar and Jon Grame (4th) at the 3-2-1A Regionals in Council Grove. State wrestling begins on Thursday @ Salina (Girls) and Hays (Boys).

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Feb. 21 – Feb. 28, 2020 Friday, Feb. 21 ACT Workkeys Pre-test Administration – 8:15 – 9 a.m. (Juniors) ACT Workkeys Pre-test Administration – 9 – 9:45 a.m. (Juniors) Viking SAGAS meets during seminar H.S. Basketball @ MV vs. Rural Vista – 4:45 p.m. Senior Recognition Night. H.S. Boys Wrestling Regionals @ Council Grove – Lv. MV @ 10:30 a.m. Seniors: If you have an unpaid balance with Jostens for graduation products, you need to pay on-line or bring you payment to the office ASAP so that we can inform Jostens that we have received your payment. In the past they have left the items with us until it was paid for. This year they are doing something different and they will not deliver the products until they receive your payment. They are planning to deliver the items to MV during the next couple of weeks. If you have any questions or are not sure if you have a balance please contact the high school office. There are sign-up sheets on the office counter for those interested in trying out for JH Cheer, HS Cheer and Dance. Deadline to sign up is Monday, March 2nd. Please be sure to take a practice schedule when you sign up. The Pennies for Patients campaign will run from Feb. 18 - Feb. 28. Totals will be sent out on Monday, Mar. 2. It will be a competition with 1st hour classes and the class collecting the highest (has to be more than $50) will earn a treat of your choice, i.e. donuts and juice or ice cream floats, etc. A 'Student Life & Academic Skills Group Training' will start meeting with Mr. Hancock, in his office, on March 2, 2020. This group will be from 6-8 weeks long and meet on Monday's during lunch hours. If you are interested, please see Mr. Hancock. ACT and ACT Work Keys will be administered on 2/25/2020 and 2/26/2020 for ALL juniors. Pre-Test administration will be on 2/21/2020. Mr. Hancock will contact each student to inform you of testing sites and times. Saturday, Feb. 22 H.S. Boys Wrestling Regionals @ Council Grove – Lv. MV @ 6:30 a.m. Forensics @ Osage City Monday, Feb. 24 National FFA Week H.S. Book Club meets during seminar JH Wrestling @ Herington – 4 p.m. Lv. MV @ 1:30 p.m. JH Quiz Bowl @ West Franklin – 4:30 p.m. H.S. Basketball @ MV vs. Riley Co. – 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25 ACT and ACT Work Keys – Juniors @ 8:15 a.m. in high school commons KAY Chpt. Mtg. during seminar JH Wrestling @ Council Grove – 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 ACT and ACT Work Keys – FCCLA Chpt. Mtg. during seminar FFA Ag Mech. And Meat Judging @ Louisburg

We would like to cheer our HS Wrestlers on today as they compete at Regionals in Council Grove. Tonight we will recognize our Seniors between the HS Girls & Boys Basketball games against Rural Vista. Don't forget it's Hawaiian night, so wear your best Hawaiian gear! Go Vikings!

It’s so fun to have Rosie Best-Cutrer, story teller here today for the Elementary. Thank you Rosie for coming and sharing.

Hello Vikings, Tomorrow night we play Rural Vista at home, the theme for the game is Hawaiian so dress up in your grass skirts, coconut bras, leis, Hawaiian shirts, and come support your vikings!!

JH Wrestling is today @ Herington @ 4:00 pm.

Please help kick off 'National FFA Week' by joining the Mission Valley FFA tomorrow morning (Friday) for their 'Annual FFA Community Appreciation Breakfast' from 6:30 am - 8:30 am in the MV Ag Shop.

We love our Viking Leaders!!

The Elementary is Thankful for a great Principal! Today she made her way around with her Kindness Kart! Thank you Mrs. Johnston!

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Feb. 20 – Feb. 21, 2020 Thursday., Feb. 20 FFA Chapter meeting during seminar JH Wrestling @ Herington – 4 p.m. Seniors: If you have an unpaid balance with Jostens for graduation products, you need to pay on-line or bring you payment to the office ASAP so that we can inform Jostens that we have received your payment. In the past they have left the items with us until it was paid for. This year they are doing something different and they will not deliver the products until they receive your payment. They are planning to deliver the items to MV during the next couple of weeks. If you have any questions or are not sure if you have a balance please contact the high school office. There are sign-up sheets on the office counter for those interested in trying out for JH Cheer, HS Cheer and Dance. Deadline to sign up is Monday, March 2nd. Please be sure to take a practice schedule when you sign up. The Pennies for Patients campaign will run from Feb. 18 - Feb. 28. Totals will be sent out on Monday, Mar. 2. It will be a competition with 1st hour classes and the class collecting the highest (has to be more than $50) will earn a treat of your choice, i.e. donuts and juice or ice cream floats, etc. Students who are interested in visiting Fort Riley, Kansas to learn more about the U.S. Army and Army National Guard need to see Mr. Hancock. A 'Student Life & Academic Skills Group Training' will start meeting with Mr. Hancock, in his office, on March 2, 2020. This group will be from 6-8 weeks long and meet on Monday's during lunch hours. If you are interested, please see Mr. Hancock. ACT and ACT Work Keys will be administered on 2/25/2020 and 2/26/2020 for ALL juniors. Pre-Test administration will be on 2/21/2020. Mr. Hancock will contact each student to inform you of testing sites and times. Friday, Feb. 21 ACT Workkeys Pre-test Administration – 8:15 – 9 a.m. (Juniors) ACT Workkeys Pre-test Administration – 9 – 9:45 a.m. (Juniors) Viking SAGAS meets during seminar H.S. Basketball @ MV vs. Rural Vista – 4:45 p.m. Senior Recognition Night. H.S. Boys Wrestling Regionals @ Council Grove – Lv. MV @ 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 H.S. Boys Wrestling Regionals @ Council Grove – Lv. MV @ 6:30 a.m. Forensics @ Osage City

Congratulations to Maddie Widau and Will Blythe our Winter Royalty Queen and King. And to their court, Shelby, Sydney, Brooke, Jake, Caleb, and Nick. Congratulations!

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Feb. 19 – Feb. 21, 2020 Wednesday., Feb. 19 Hutchinson Community College Rep. @ MV during lunch period KAY officers meet during seminar Congratulations to Shelby Kesler for qualifying for State Wrestling by placing 3rd at the Paola Regional. Shelby pinned 5 of the 6 girls that she wrestled with her only loss coming to the #1 girl in the State! Shelby will wrestle on Feb. 27th at Tony’s Event Center in Salina. This is the inaugural year for Girls State Wrestling. Good Luck, Shelby! There are sign-up sheets on the office counter for those interested in trying out for JH Cheer, HS Cheer and Dance. Deadline to sign up is Monday, March 2nd. Please be sure to take a practice schedule when you sign up. The Pennies for Patients campaign will run from Feb. 18 - Feb. 28. Totals will be sent out on Monday, Mar. 2. It will be a competition with 1st hour classes and the class collecting the highest (has to be more than $50) will earn a treat of your choice, i.e. donuts and juice or ice cream floats, etc. Students who are interested in visiting Fort Riley, Kansas to learn more about the U.S. Army and Army National Guard need to see Mr. Hancock. A 'Student Life & Academic Skills Group Training' will start meeting with Mr. Hancock, in his office, on March 2, 2020. This group will be from 6-8 weeks long and meet on Monday's during lunch hours. If you are interested, please see Mr. Hancock. ACT and ACT Work Keys will be administered on 2/25/2020 and 2/26/2020 for ALL juniors. Pre-Test administration will be on 2/21/2020. Mr. Hancock will contact each student to inform you of testing sites and times. Thursday., Feb. 20 FFA Chapter meeting during seminar JH Wrestling @ Herington – 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 ACT Workkeys Pre-test Administration – 8:15 – 9 a.m. (Juniors) ACT Workkeys Pre-test Administration – 9 – 9:45 a.m. (Juniors) Viking SAGAS meets during seminar H.S. Basketball @ MV vs. Rural Vista – 4:45 p.m. Senior Recognition Night. H.S. Boys Wrestling Regionals @ Council Grove – Lv. MV @ 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 H.S. Boys Wrestling Regionals @ Council Grove – Lv. MV @ 6:30 a.m. Forensics @ Osage City