Mission Valley 330

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 was lots of sugar and excitement this afternoon at the Elementary Valentine parties.

Winter Royalty Activities continue today with the NHS Basketball Classic.

It's that time of year again. Pennies for Patients, conducted by the KAY organization. The campaign will run from Tuesday, Feb. 18 - Friday, Feb. 28. The classroom boxes will be collected on Friday, Feb. 21 and Friday, Feb. 28. Totals will be announced each Monday with the winners announced on Monday, March 2. The classroom with the highest total at the end of the two weeks wins a classroom party of their choice. Let's go Vikings, dig out your piggy banks for those pennies!

All Winter Royalty activities originally scheduled for yesterday, have been moved to Tuesday, February 18th.

Mission Valley did a great job and was well represented at the FCCLA Districts yesterday, here are the results: Gabi Johnson is the new District Secretary! Karlyn Gustin is the new District VP of STAR Events & State Officer Candidate (She will go through the state officer candidate selection on February 23rd-24th! All seven of our STAR Event competitors qualified for State! Karlyn--Say Yes to FCS--Gold Kiki Widau & Paige Sims--Promote & Publicize FCCLA--Gold Megan Deters--National Programs in Action--Gold Gabi Johnson--Job Interview--Gold Sydney Gleason--Sustainability Challenge--Top Silver Isaac Tenbrink--Leadership--Top Silver Way to go Vikings!

FCCLA hosted their District elections today at Mission Valley. We thank all those that braved the weather to come.

Today is the 100th day we have been in school this year. The first graders dressed the part as if they were 100! Check out the pictures! Especially Professor Coyle with his cane!

2020 MVHS Winter Royalty Candidates: Jake Benortham & Brooke Long, Will Blythe & Madison Widau, Nikolas Platt & Sydney Gleason, Caleb Lisk & Shelby Kesler. Reminder: The Winter Royalty festivities take place tomorrow, 2/13/20 during the game vs. Council Grove.

Congratulations to all our spellers at the County spelling bee and Great Job to Grace for her 1st place finish, and Spencer for his 2nd place win. Way to go!

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Feb. 11 – Feb. 14, 2020 Spirit Week - Tuesday – Dynamic Duo/Great Groups (PB&J/The Avengers/M&M’s) - Wednesday – Meme Day – Come as your favorite meme character - Thursday – Be My Valentine? Seniors – Red Juniors – Purple Sophomores – Pink Freshmen – White 8th grade – Red 7th grade – White Staff – Pink Friday – Love My Vikings! – Wear your favorite Viking Gear Tuesday, Feb. 11 Wabaunsee Co. Spelling Bee @ MV – 1-3 p.m. FFA Officers meet during seminar H.S. Basketball @ Wabaunsee “Yellow Out Night” – 4:45 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 3:15 p.m. All KAY members sign up on the bulletin board to work concessions on Feb. 18 or Sunday volleyball scorekeeping. A few members are also needed to organize and run the Pennies for Patients campaign. Stop by Mrs. McGann's if you have any questions on projects. If you are interested in working at Maisie’s Pool in Eskridge this summer pick up a job application on the table in the commons. Completed applications need to be turned in to Mrs. Bohn (Rm. 126. 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. The After Prom Jersey Auction will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12th at 2:45 p.m. Boys and girls jerseys will be auctioned. Make sure you bring money if you plan to bid. Players make sure to bring your jerseys! Winter Royalty T-shirt order forms are due with your money by Friday. Order forms are on the table by the TV in the commons. Guest Slips for the Winter Formal are available on the table in the high school commons. These need to be completed and returned to the office by Wed., Feb. 12th. Chipotle is participating in a MV After Prom Fundraiser. Pick up a form on the table in the high school commons. Place an order at Chipotle’s on Feb. 17th between 4-8 p.m. and 33% of the proceeds will be donated to the Mission Valley After Prom Party. You must bring the form with you in order to MV to benefit from your purchase. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Spirit Week – Favorite Meme Day FCCLA Elections @ MV (N. Gym & Elem. Library, Elem. Computer lab) Basketball Jersey Auction – 2:45 p.m. in high school commons JVCL meets during seminar Thursday, Feb. 13 Spirit Week – Be My Valentine? Day SADD/SAFE meets during seminar JH FHJL Band Festival @ ESU – 3 p.m. Lv. MV @ 2 p.m. H.S. Basketball makeup game @ MV vs. Council Grove – 4:45 p.m. Royalty ceremony during half-time of Var. boys game Friday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day Spirit Week – Love My Vikings Day H.S. Girls Regional Wrestling @ Paola H.S. Basketball @ MV vs. Marais des Cygnes – 4:45 p.m.

Here are the minutes of the Board of Education meeting last night. https://5il.co/cvx5 And the Special Board meeting https://5il.co/cvx6

We would like to wish our Mission Valley Spelling Bee winners Good Luck today at the County Spelling Bee. The winner here continues on to the State Spelling Bee. Go Vikings!

Hey Vikings! This is a very busy week, as we have 3 games! On Tuesday, we play at Wabaunsee! The theme is YELLOW OUT to support suicide prevention. On Thursday we have our Winter Royalty! We play Council Grove and our theme is JERSEY NIGHT! Finally, on Friday we play Marais Des Cygnes Valley at home! Our theme is going to be "LOVE YOUR VIKINGS"! Wear your crimson and gold attire!

Mission Valley Jr./Sr. High School Daily Announcements Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2020 Saturday, Feb. 8 Forensics @ Rossville – Lv. MV @ 6:15 a.m. H.S. Wrestling @ Silver Lake – 8 a.m. – Lv. MV @ 6:30 a.m. High School JV Boys Basketball @ Burlingame – 9 a.m. Bus leaves MV @ 7:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10 Spirit Week Monday – Lazy Day – Roll out of bed and come to school Tuesday – Dynamic Duo/Great Groups (PB&J/The Avengers/M&M’s) Wednesday – Meme Day – Come as your favorite meme character Thursday – Be My Valentine? Seniors – Red Juniors – Purple Sophomores – Pink Freshmen – White 8th grade – Red 7th grade – White Staff – Pink Friday – Love My Vikings! – Wear your favorite Viking Gear JH Quiz Bowl @ Council Grove – 4:30 p.m. All KAY members sign up on the bulletin board to work concessions on Feb. 18 or Sunday volleyball scorekeeping. A few members are also needed to organize and run the Pennies for Patients campaign. Stop by Mrs. McGann's if you have any questions on projects. If you are interested in working at Maisie’s Pool in Eskridge this summer pick up a job application on the table in the commons. Completed applications need to be turned in to Mrs. Bohn (Rm. 126. 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. The After Prom Jersey Auction will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12th at 2:45 p.m. Boys and girls jerseys will be auctioned. Make sure you bring money if you plan to bid. Players make sure to bring your jerseys! H.S. basketball and wrestling picture orders can be picked up in the office between classes or during your lunch period. Winter Royalty T-shirt order forms are due with your money by Friday. Order forms are on the table by the TV in the commons. If you want to see your favorite teacher get a pie in their face, stop by the high school office this week and add money to Mr. Johnson’s, Mrs. McGann’s, Mr. Hysten’s, Mrs. Van Cleave’s or Mr. Packard’s jar on the office counter. All proceeds will go to Stu-Co to fund fun activities for students. Guest Slips for the Winter Formal are available on the table in the high school commons. These need to be completed and returned to the office by Wed., Feb. 12th. Chipotle is participating in a MV After Prom Fundraiser. Pick up a form on the table in the high school commons. Place an order at Chipotle’s on Feb. 17th between 4-8 p.m. and 33% of the proceeds will be donated to the Mission Valley After Prom Party. You must bring the form with you in order to MV to benefit from your purchase. Tuesday, Feb. 11 Spirit Week – Dynamic Duo/Great Groups Day Wabaunsee Co. Spelling Bee @ MV – 1-3 p.m. FFA Officers meet during seminar H.S. Basketball @ Wabaunsee “Yellow Out Night” – 4:45 p.m. Bus leaves MV @ 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Spirit Week – Favorite Meme Day FCCLA Elections @ MV Basketball Jersey Auction – 2:45 p.m. in high school commons JVCL meets during seminar Thursday, Feb. 13 Spirit Week – Be My Valentine? Day SADD/SAFE meets during seminar JH FHJL Band Festival @ ESU – 3 p.m. Lv. MV @ 2 p.m. H.S. Basketball makeup game @ MV vs. Council Grove – 4:45 p.m. Royalty ceremony during half-time of Var. boys game Friday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day Spirit Week – Love My Vikings Day H.S. Girls Regional Wrestling @ Paola H.S. Basketball @ MV vs. Marais des Cygnes – 4:45 p.m.

​We have a schedule change for Winter Royalty next week. One of our candidates will be competing in Girls Regional Wrestling on Friday, so the crowning of King and Queen will be during half time of the HS boys basketball game on Thursday, February 13. The game Thursday is a make up game with Council Grove. Games start at 4:45 pm.​ The game Friday will be against Marais des Cygnes Valley and will continue as scheduled. Go Vikings! As we celebrate Spirit week, we would love for everyone to participate in Spirit Week with us. Monday: Lazy Day - Roll out of bed and come to school (School Appropriate, of course) Tuesday: Dynamic Duo/Great Groups - Dress up as classic combos like PB & J or the Avengers (you get the idea!) Wednesday: Meme Day - Come as your favorite meme character Thursday: Be My Valentine - Students wear these colors: PreK-2 = wear Red 3rd-6th = Purple 7th = White 8th = Red Freshman = White Sophomores = Pink Juniors = Purple Seniors = Red Staff = Pink Friday: Love My Vikings! Wear your favorite Viking Gear.

​We have a schedule change for Winter Royalty next week. Due to Shelby Kesler, one of our candidates, competing in Girls Regional Wrestling on Friday, the crowning of King and Queen will be during half time of the HS boys basketball game on Thursday, February 13. The game Thursday is a make up game with Council Grove. Games start at 4:45 pm.​ The game Friday will be against Marais des Cygnes Valley and will continue as scheduled. Go Vikings!

Mission Valley HS Forensics team had a great day today! Maranda Kealy placed 2nd in Poetry and 4th in Serious Solo. Tyler Coursen place 4th in Poetry. Also, congratulations go out to Maranda Kealy for qualifying for State in Poetry! Go Vikings!

Congratulations to MVHS Wrestlers on their performance at Silver Lake today! Nolan Parker took 1st. Shelby Kesler placed 2nd in the Girls division while Justice Dunbar placed 5th. Caleb Lisk and Colby Hinck took 6th and Laken Lewis placed 3rd in JV.

Group skills training on 'Academics and Life Skills' for students grades 7-12 starting 3/2/20. This group will meet in Mr. Hancock's office (specific times to be announced). If you are interested in self-improvement in school or life, please contact Mr. Hancock & get signed up!