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The 7th Grade Advisory having group discussions about Educators, their passions and desires, how the students can become better learners within the classroom, and how Educators can help the students strive to achieve the students' goals in and out of school

Congrats to the Viking Baseball team as they swept Central Heights 19-5 in game 1 and 17-3 in game 2. With tonight’s wins, MV remains undefeated @ 10-0! Great job Vikes!

Congrats to the Lady Vikes Softball team as they run rule Central Heights in both games, 22-2 and 26-0.

All Elementary Lifetouch Picture Orders or Pictures are due April 16th.

Today’s JH Track Meet at St. Mary’s has been rescheduled for next Monday, April 15th at 2:00 p.m. due to inclement weather. Go Vikes!

Our 5th graders are having fun learning at Starbase!

The annual Mission Valley Community Clean-up has been scheduled for Friday, April 26th in Harveyville!!! If you would like for students to help with your property or clean-around your business, please fill out the following application. If you would like, you can also email me at khoelting@mv330.org to be added to the list. About 100 students will be available, so we are looking for many projects in and around the town of Harveyville. You can access the application here: http://5il.co/7701

Congratulations to our Mission Valley FCCLA. They had an excellent weekend at State Leadership Conference the last few days. Alex Pickett retired from her position on the Kansas Peer Education team. Brogan Area, Emma Gustin, Sydney Gleason, Haley Atwood and Raeanne Atwood all earned top honors for their LEO (Leadership Educational Opportunity) Projects! Karlyn Gustin was installed as a new state officer and earned a bronze on her STAR Event! Megan Deters was installed as a new Peer Education team members and earned a gold (third place overall) on her STAR Event! Justice Dunbar, Keaton Shives, and Trenton Parks qualified for nationals with Top Silver (second place overall) on their STAR Event! Kiki Widau and Paige Sims qualified for nationals with Gold (second place overall) on their STAR Event! Karlyn, Megan, Kiki, Paige, Justice, Keaton, and Trenton will all attend National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California this summer! Way to go Mrs. Bergin and our FCCLA members!

FFA President, Caleb Hinck was featured on a national blog post and podcast last week! Check out the link to see what Caleb does for his SAE. https://www.offincome.com/ofi-577-payment-from-pelts-and-controlling-nuisance-wildlife-ffa-sae-edition-caleb-hinck-mission-valley-high-school-ffa/

Monday is off and running with breakfast in the Elementary #govikings

Mission Valley Elementary wrapping up Autism Awareness week #govikings

Who doesn’t like to work towards goals? #govikings

Students and Paras enjoying Library time this morning.

Here is the Agenda for the April 8, 2019 Board Meeting. Meetings are open to the public and meet in the Board of Education building in Eskridge at 7:00 pm. https://5il.co/7435

Kindergarten with a social emotional lesson before lunch #govikings

Please read this wonderful letter from a mom of a child with Autism. Attached is an order form if you would like an Autism Awareness Shirt. "Hey Mission Valley Vikings! Many of you know my son Carter. He is usually bouncing off the walls or observing the way things fall. His latest thing is using a chain or a string of beads and swirling it like a lasso. We have a real cowboy in our family! And how can you forget that smile?! Carter was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2. He wasn't interested in playing. His favorite past time was poking shoe laces down into a heat vent. Anyone who knows me knows I could go on and on so I will try my best here. I have been so amazed and proud of Carter's classmates and this school as a whole. I believe understanding is the key to acceptance. It's understanding why Carter gets upset when there's too much noise. That it may not be a tantrum but Carter just having a hard time. Also, just because Carter is non-verbal doesn't mean that he doesn't have anything to say. Carter uses an IPad to communicate. Many times, I have heard about a friend taking Carter's hand or asking him if he needs his talk Ipad. My wish is that every child understands just because Autism may make you think and play differently doesn't mean that you can't be friends. So, with that being said, April is Autism Acceptance Month. We will be selling shirts to help raise awareness and acceptance. All proceeds will be staying within the Mission Valley School. With Mrs. Meek's help, I would like to purchase a few framed Autism Acceptance posters to place around our halls in hopes to help educate parents, students, and visitors. This is one step of spreading awareness and acceptance. "Look beyond Autism and see someone special" Thank you for your support! Ronie Willard

April is Autism Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 59 children in the United States today. There are many sub types of autism with no one specific cause. Some maybe influenced by combinations of genetic and environmental factors. As each one of us is different, Autism affects children differently. Some may have more severe cases and some you may not see. Thank you for joining us next week by dressing up. Monday: Be a good sport Wear your favorite team’s shirt Tuesday: Light it up Blue Day Wear Blue Wednesday: Hats off to Autism Wear a hat Thursday: Be an individual Crazy socks or crazy hair day Friday: Be Comfortable with Autism Wear pajamas

Mission Valley High School Choir was at Flint Hills League on Wednesday 3/27/2019. Their Choir Ensemble received a rating of II. Here is a link to a recording of their first song: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GT0sVcylB2Hp8Gs277d6i_L0zbkXMXPf/view?usp=sharing

Vikings sweep Council Grove by winning 2nd game in bottom of 7th, 8-7. Congrats Vikes!

Congratulations to Chase Parks, Brandon Hittle and PJ Myers who have been selected to play in the Emporia Flint Hills Optimistic High School All-Star game for Seniors on Saturday, March 30 at 8:00 pm, White Auditorium in Emporia. Congratulations Boys and Coach Hysten!