Mission Valley 330

Just a reminder that school pictures are tomorrow, Monday, September 21st for students and staff.

Correction: The JH A-team took 2nd and the B-team took 4th at the Perry Lecompton Inv. Great Job Jr. Lady Vikes!

Congratulations to the JH Var. VB team as they win the Perry Lecompton Inv. Great Job Jr. Lady Vikings!!!

MV JV lose 1st match 25-15; 23-25; 7-15 @ Burlingame Quad.

Lady Vikings VB lose 1st match vs. Rural Vista @ Burlingame Quad. 16-25; 20-25.

Just a reminder that school pictures are Monday, September 21st for students and staff.

Kicking off the first JH/HS Pep Assembly of the year with a Flip Tic Tac Toe Game! Don't forget the game tonight is at 7:00 pm. and it's Senior Night! Masks and Social Distancing requirements need to be followed.

Tonight is 'Senior Night' for MV Football, Cheer, Dance and Marching Band. We will begin lining up the seniors and their parents at 6:30, with the ceremony @ 6:40. Remember, ALL spectators must have a ticket to get in to the game and you MUST pay at the gate ($5 - Adults; $3 - K-12 Non-USD 330 Students). Tonight's game will be livestreamed at: https://youtu.be/ot7p-iTAUH0. If any problems, then you can go to Osage City link: https://www.youtube.com/c/USD420Schools

Congratulations to the MV JH & HS Cross Country teams at yesterday's Northern Heights Inv. Nearly every runner set a personal record, with the highlight of the day coming when sophomore, A.J. Rubio came within 6 seconds of the school record. Our four JH runners continue to shine in just their 3rd meet of the season as well. Results: 7th Girls: Hemi Duehring - 3rd - 14:28 Lillie Foster - 6th - 15:25 Braelyn Becker - 11th - 17:51 8th Boys: Kaden Brobst - 7th - 13:31 High School Girls Caylie VanMeter - 22nd - 26:43 Bri Elizondo - 30th - 29:42 HS Boys AJ Rubio - 2nd - 16:26 Will Bassett - 49th - 23:13 Cade Willard - 53rd - 24:00

ApplyKS Event - 10/5/2020, from 2-3:30 p.m. in the New HS Gymnasium The first step in going to college is to apply! Apply Kansas, is an annual statewide campaign in which MVHS conducts an event to help seniors apply to college w/their peers & w/help, guidance & a cheering squad from school staff, local community supporters, & post-secondary volunteers. In partnership with the American College Application Campaign, Apply Kansas is a month-long, state-wide initiative to increase the number of students applying, enrolling and succeeding in college or other post-secondary goals. Parents/Guardians- If you would like to attend the ApplyKS event to assist your senior in the application process, please let me know. Some applications have associated costs, and the students often do not plan on having a means to pay for the application during this event. For more information about ApplyKS, go here: https://www.kansasregents.org/students/apply-kansas

MV Varsity Volleyball team takes the 2nd match with exciting wins! 23-25; 25-17; 25-16. AWESOME JOB, Lady Vikes!!

Mission Valley JV Volleyball girls split with Council Grove in today's contest 1 match each.

Lady Vikes lose their first match to Council Grove in 3 games. 25-17; 23-25; 24-26.

You can find the minutes to last night's Board of Education meeting here: https://5il.co/l1sz The revised calendar has also been posted, https://5il.co/l1t4

Hello Vikings, This Friday we have our first home game against Osage City! The theme is cowboy and the game starts at 7. Don't forget it's also Senior Night!! Don't forget your mask and social distancing! Can't wait to see you there!

Vikings JV FB team beats West Franklin 16-6. Great job Vikings!

Viking JV FB leading West Franklin 8-6 at end of 3rd qtr. Go Vikes!!!

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Sept. 12th – Sept. 19th, 2020 Monday, Sept. 14 JV Football @ MV vs. West Franklin – 6 p.m. Sophomores & Juniors: The sign up for the PSAT/NMSQT is outside of Mr. Hancock’s office. The test will be given at MV on Wednesday, Oct. 14th from 8:15 – 11:30 a.m. Please stop by and sign up for the assessment. The PSAT/NMSQT is a great assessment to help prepare you for college admissions testing. The higher you score on admissions testing, there is a great possibility that it will lower your overall collegiate costs. The PSAT/NMSQT also is tied to scholarships. If you score high enough on this assessment, you can become eligible for scholarships. THERE ARE ONLY 25 SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS TESTING, SO THE SOONER YOU GET HERE TO SIGN UP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES ARE. Student and new staff picture day will be on Monday, Sept. 21st. Tuesday, Sept. 15 Stu-Co meets during Viking Hour H.S. Volleyball @ Council Grove – 5 p.m. The bus leaves MV @ 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 FFA Greenhand Conf. @ Ottawa KAY officers meet during Viking Hour JVCL meets during Viking Hour Thursday, Sept. 17 FFA Chapter meeting during Viking Hour FBLA meeting during Viking Hour JH/HS Northern Hts. Cross Country Invitational @ The Orchard 4 p.m. JH Volleyball @ Lyndon – 4:30 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 2:45 p.m. JH Football @ Lyndon – 6:30 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 Fall Sports Senior Night @ MV H.S. Football @ MV vs. Osage City – 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 H.S. Volleyball @ Burlingame – 9 a.m. Bus leaves MV @ 7:30 a.m. JH Volleyball Tourn. @ Perry-Lecompton – 9 a.m.

Congrats to the Viking Cross Country runners at the MV Inv. & Wamego Inv. this past week. Soph. A.J. Rubio picked up where he left off last year as he placed 1st at the MV Inv. w/a time of 17:26 and 4th at the Wamego Inv. w/a time of 17:43. The MVJH 7th grade girls also dominated as Hemi Duehring took 1st at MV with a time of 15:35 & 4th @ Wamego w/a time of 14:28; Lillie Foster took 3rd @ MV w/a 16:52 and 14th @ Wamego w/a 15:37; Braelyn Becker also placed in top 10 @ MV w/a 17:56. Kaden Brobst placed 6th in the JH Boys division @ MV w/a 14:26 and 15th @ Wamego w/a 14:00. Other MVHS participants are: Caylie VanMeter, Bri Elizondo, Shane Dudley, Cade Willard & Will Bassett. Good Luck to the Vikings this week at Northern Heights!

A message from Coach Parker (MV's Wrestling Coach), Early last wrestling season I nominated Shelby Kesler for the NWCA/USMC High School Character & Leadership All-American Award. Just today, 9/8/2020, I received this email: Hello Coach, The NWCA would like to congratulate you and your award winner in this prestigeous honor. I know it is late in coming but lets congratulate Shelby Kesler!