Will Packard and Nolan Wolfe, students from Mission Valley's gifted program, competed in Divide and Conquer, a junior high math competition. It was held at Silver Lake, and several area schools participated. The competition included an individual timed test and a group scavenger hunt utilizing math skills. Congratulations to Nolan Wolfe, who won first place in the 8th grade category.
MV students attended the first ever Wabaunsee County Career Exploration Fair today which highlighted many careers located here locally. The event was held in the KanEquip Arena in Alma, KS. The students got to speak with the present employers to learn about viable & feasible professions of interest, & to learn about careers they did not know existed in local Wabaunsee County area. The students showed up dressed to impress & learned invaluable employability skills in the process. #MVcareers #MVfutures
Here are the links for the HS basketball substate brackets.
https://shorturl.at/agiDX
https://shorturl.at/noEQ5
Congratulations to our JH wrestlers!
Keegan Hoelting 1st Place League Champion
Wylee Jones 1st Place League Champion
Rahlan Groeling 3rd Place
Holden Urton 2nd Place League Runner Up
Jamie Schlegel 4th Place
Treyanne Jacobson 4th Place
Keele Chesmore 2nd Place League Runner Up
Kinlee Wilard 2nd Place League Runner Up
Annie Bryan 1st Place League Champion
Harley Rayzor 2nd Place League Runner Up
Malia Durkin 2nd Place League Runner Up
Also placed 3rd as a team.
We are so excited to see all of our Viking Families in the building this week for our Spring Family Conferences!
Wednesday and Thursday, February 21st-22nd from 4pm-8pm. See you tomorrow Vikings!
Onward Viking Onward!
Our FCCLA members are attending the Kansas CTE Legislative Showcase today at the Statehouse in Topeka. They are advocating for and promoting Family & Consumer Sciences education and FCCLA to our state legislators. Way to represent MV!
The Mission Valley FFA Community Blood Drive is quickly approaching. The need for donors in our area is very high. Please consider stopping in on Thursday to donate blood from 1-5 p.m. at Mission Valley High School. Walk-ins are welcome, but we will guarantee spots for those with appointments. Help save lives in our NE Kansas communities. Here is a link to set up an appointment. https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/81298
Seniors and their Parents/Guardians: FAFSA Assistance is still available. See the attachment to view future virtual completion assistance opportunities. If you have any questions, please email Mr. Hancock at jhancock@mv330.org.
REMINDER: The Wabaunsee County Career Exploration Fair is this Wednesday, 2/21/2024. The 10th-12th grade students are invited. Field Trip permission slips were given to each student to complete & return. Please check with your students about signing these & returning them to Mr. Hancock. OVER 31 BUSINESSES will be in attendance. Click here to complete the online permission slip: https://forms.gle/zChHHbAXFhkkcuaEA A full list of the businesses can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x9H8JCkQl-tZhIXE7R0Sm50EZHKp_ert/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103073977861385963225&rtpof=true&sd=true
MV Viking Pride is doing a fundraiser. (See attached flyer)
Students in Mr. Fiske's Animal Science classes are wrapping up their meat evaluation unit with a Meat Tasting Lab where they discuss tenderness, taste, moisture and cooking methods.
Mission Valley Physics students have been working on measuring torque and rotational inertia.
MV Freshmen visited FHTC for Wrangler Rally, and viewed the Powerplant, Industrial, Automotive, Welding, and Machine Techology programs. #MVFUTURES #MVCAREERS
Thank you to Chet Kuplen with Sports In Kansas for coming out to MV today to present about The Power of Social Media to our students. Go Vikings!
Viking Family---As approved last night by the USD 330 Board of Education, USD 330 Mission Valley will be in session on May 13th, 14th, and 15th to make up for missed time due to inclement weather. GO VIKINGS
USD 330 Mission Valley currently has the following licensed teaching position open for the upcoming 2024-2025 School Year. *High Incidence Interrelated Special Education Teacher. Please contact USD 330 Mission Valley for more information.--GO VIKINGS
The Wabaunsee County Career Exploration Fair is on 2/21/2024. 10th-12th grade students are invited. Field Trip permission slips were given to each student to complete & return. Please check with your students about signing these & returning them to Mr. Hancock. Over 23 businesses will be in attendance, and all are in Wabaunsee County. Thank you!
Click here to complete the online permission slip: https://forms.gle/zChHHbAXFhkkcuaEA
A full list of the businesses can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x9H8JCkQl-tZhIXE7R0Sm50EZHKp_ert/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103073977861385963225&rtpof=true&sd=true
Elem students brought home our "MVE Scratch Fundraiser" today. Dots vary from $1-$5. All dots total $30. Cards & donations are due Thurs, Feb 22. See details on the envelope about the reward drawing.
Family Conference Letter
Please see one of the attached links to access our letter for Family Conferences in February.
https://shorturl.at/lnq56
Our JH has a busy day today with Wrestling at West Franklin and Quiz Bowl at Americus.
Go Vikings!