Valentine Community Schools

Wrestling parents and fans: We still need a few table workers for Friday and Saturday. It's your only chance to watch wrestling live. Your name has to be on the worker pass list to get into the gym either day. We will not be adding anyone to the list tomorrow after 11:00 a.m. If you would like to sign up to help please email Mr. Brown at gbrown@vcsbadger.net or call the school. Go Badgers!!!!

JV Boys basketball will only be 3 quarters on Monday at West Holt due to low numbers.

Reminder to Basketball Parents- Your athlete needs to let their coaches know tomorrow how many tickets you are requesting for the games in Atkinson on Tuesday. We were given 150 tickets total and will distribute them as equally as we can to household members and grandparents that want to attend. These will be distributed on Thursday at practice.

Attendance for Ainsworth Basketball tomorrow. We are unable to open it up to the public due to NSAA's protocol. We are going to increase it out to 6 household members including grandparents. People on the list can stay for both the girls and boys games. Parents please check with your athlete and see who they put on the list. If you need to add please call the school and have your people added. Wrestling Invite - We are not allowing fans due to NSAA protocol. We had 14 parents sign up tonight to help and we need more help. If you would like to help at the Invite please email Mr. Brown at gbrown@vcsbadger.net or call the school. We will have an attendance list compiled by Thursday evening. Please understand that we have to operate 2 gyms so there is a chance you might not get to watch Valentine.

We will be staying in the "orange" phase for activities through the Holiday Break. The NSAA released the following statement: To continue to support our NSAA member schools and their efforts to keep kids in school and participating in NSAA activities, the NSAA has decided to stay with the Governor’s “Orange Phase” of the Directed Health Measure regarding fan attendance and 6-foot separation between households. Additionally, schools may allow grandparents to attend contests. Spectators, coaches, and non-active participants are required to wear face coverings at all times while attending these events. Non-compliance with the above may include but not be limited to reprimands, fines or exclusion from the post season. This decision is based on an abundance of caution as we move through the holiday season. By doing these things now, we are hopeful we can host NSAA winter championships in February and March. This is in effect until January 4, 2021.

We have had a few inquiries about fans attending the JV Wrestling tonight in O'Neill. The event is being held in their practice room and has very limited seating therefore O'Neill has decided they are still not going to allow fans. We are waiting on word from the NSAA on guidelines for increasing capacity to events. Once we receive the guidelines we will go through them and put a plan in place for increasing attendance at home events. We are still having the parent meeting tonight for wrestling at 6:00 pm in the commons area.

The Valentine High School Badger Band brought Christmas Spirit! The band has a tradition of having the seniors handing out candy canes during the Christmas concert. Well Mrs Rhoades and Mrs Springer wanted to continue the tradition in spite of COVID. Thanks seniors!!!!

Scheduling Updates - Due to low participation numbers we have canceled all Reserve Basketball games. 12/29 - Girls Wrestling @ Winnebago 9:00 am 1/8 - JV/V Girls Basketball at Gordon moved back to 6:30 central time and the girls JV game will only be 2 quarters. 1/9 - Wrestling at Kearney Catholic 1/15 - Girls Wrestling at Battle Creek 4:30 2/11- JV/V Basketball vs North Central. All games will be played at the HS due to both games only being 2 quarters. Order of games will be Girls JV, Boys JV, Girls V, Boys V. 2/19 - JV/V Boys Basketball @ Gordon moved back to 6:30 central time and the boys JV game will only be 2 quarters.

Wrestling Fans: We have the Valentine Dual Invite coming up next weekend, 12 pm start. We are not going to allow fans due to the size of the event (20 teams) and the 25% attendance restriction policy for our gyms (250 HS, 150 MS). By the time we have all of the kids, helpers, managers and coaches we are going to be at the limits. However, we do need lots of help and that can be your ticket in to watch. We will be operating out of both the MS an HS gym so we will need to have help to staff both gyms. We understand that everyone will want to watch Valentine but unfortunately that isn’t possible. We traditionally run one of the best tournaments in the state because of our volunteers. In a year where tournaments are being forced to shrink because of the restrictions we actually grew because of the format we have come up with and our hope is to keep these teams coming in future years as it is great for our community. We will give parents top priority for helping. If you would like to help please attend an informational meeting on Monday December 15th at 6 pm in the HS commons. Mask will be required to attend this meeting and also to be worn while you help at the invite. If you can’t attend and want to help please email Mr. Brown at gbrown@vcsbadger.net before the 15th. Go Badgers!!!

As we mentioned before attendance at basketball games is an ever-changing format. After 2 home games we looked at the number of fans in attendance and the number of the 6 people for each athlete that are actually showing up. At this time, we are going to lower the number to 4 household members from 6 but we are going to allow all fans to attend all games to hopefully get a better crowd for both the boys and girls. The maximum we can have at this time is 250 and that counts the athletes participating. We understand that some of you will use up to six and if that is the case please email Mr. Brown at gbrown@vcsbadger.net and we will look at the numbers that the opposing school will be bringing and how many are on our list and we will accommodate on a case-by-case basis by who put in for extra people first. We ask that you do this the day prior so we have time to get an actual head count of what we are expecting. Also remember that wearing a mask correctly is not an option as it is mandated from the Governor’s Office for us to have these events for our kids. We have a few in our stands that are not abiding by this mandate. We have to remember that we are here for our kids and we get to continue to do this because of this mandate. Schools are actually stopping games and removing people that are not abiding by the mandate. We are Badgers and we are better than that. You are also required to social distance 6 feet from other households. Social distancing does not exclude you from wearing a mask. Please do your part and keep your mask on correctly and remind those around you and emphasize why we are getting to have these events for our athletes. We really don’t want to have to stop games and remove fans. Please help us out!! Our next home game is against Ainsworth so please get your list updated with your athlete and give the names to the coaches.

Time Change for Tuesday basketball vs Ainsworth. Due to both JV games only being 2 quarters we are going to move the start times of the JV games to 5 pm. JV Boys will play at the MS and JV Girls will play at the HS followed by Varsity Girls and then Varsity Boys.

Time Changes for Jan 21st. Both schools are lacking numbers to play full games at the JV level so we have adjusted the schedule to the following: 4:15 - JV Girls two 8 minute quarters 5:00 - JV Boys two 8 minute quarters 6:00 - Varsity Girls Varsity Boys to follow

Upcoming events through Christmas and requirements: All events require mask to be worn by fans in attendance. We ask that you keep them over your mouth and nose. We are doing our best to keep activities going and you can do your part by abiding by the rules that we have to follow from the Health Department. Basketball: December 12th JV/V @ Cozad- 5 household fans per player. Coaches have the list and needs to be updated by Wednesday night. Livestream: Youtube search Hay Haymakers Dec 14th – MS Girls basketball @ O’Neill – 2 household fans per player. Coaches have the list and needs to be updated by Thursday morning. Livestream: Eagle Eye Broadcasting – via their schools Facebook Page Dec 15th JV/V vs Ainsworth – 6 household fans per player. Coaches have the list and needs to be updated by Tuesday (15th) morning. Livestream - https://striv.tv/channel/valentine/ MS GBB @ Ainsworth – unlimited number of household guest. Coaches have the list and needs to be updated by Friday. Livestream: https://youtu.be/N60ukotrxIo Dec 21 – JV/V @ West Holt. We have been given 150 tickets. Please have your athlete give their request of tickets to the coaches by the 16th so we can get those distributed the 17th. Livestream: Youtube search West Holt Husky Vision Dec 29-30 – Chadron Holiday Tournament We are allowed to have 4 household members per player. Coaches have the updated list and needs to be updated by Dec 21. Livestream - https://striv.tv/channel/chadron/ Wrestling: Dec 10 – JV/V Tri @ Gordon – 2 household guest per wrestler. Mr. Allison has the list. Livestream: https://sheridancountyjournalstar.net Dec 12 – Gordon/Rushville Invite - No Fans. Livestream: https://sheridancountyjournalstar.net Dec 14 – JV @ O’Neill – No Fans. Livestream – Eagle Eye Broadcasting via their Schools Facebook Page. Dec 18-19 – Valentine Dual Invite – We are working on a fan protocol and will get that information out as soon as we get a plan in place. Livestream: https://striv.tv/channel/valentine/ Dec 29 – Winnebago girls Invite – we have not received any information on this yet

Pictured are some of our Badger Paw winners from the month of October. They were able to choose their prize, and Ella Eggert (2nd grade) chose to enjoy some hot cocoa with her teacher, Mrs. Coleman. Dravin Larvie (4th grade) picked to have root beer floats with a classmate, King Brown. Emma Homan (2nd grade) chose to sit in the principal's chair for a day. Way to go, students! For the month of December, we are focusing on KINDNESS - treat others as you want to be treated!

FBLA's The Badger Den will be open at VHS on Tuesday, 12/8, from 4:30 - 7:30pm. We'll be in the gym/auditorium hallway. It's time to grab those last minute holiday gifts and stocking stuffers! Camo full zips and vests in mens and ladies are just a few of our new arrivals!

Link to Live Stream for wrestling Tri and Invite at Gordon: https://sheridancountyjournalstar.net Link to basketball games in Cozad on Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2JZrAydKhYx6X_dk2F3hKA

In the market for some Badger jammies? The Badger Den has you covered! Swing by Winterfest today to grab Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers for the whole family. VHS FBLA appreciates your support! 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the fairgrounds. #NE1kFBLA @NebraskaFBLA

Next Week in Badger Nation: 12/7 MS GBB vs Winner - each player was given 2 tickets for attendance 12/8 - JV/ V Basketball vs Mullen Schedule of Games: 4:30 - JV Girls @ HS Girls Basketball Parents Night between JV/V - Seniors Only 6:00 - Varsity Girls @ HS Girls Parents exit game immediately after game through southwest gym doors. Boys Parents gather in Auditorium Boys Parents night after warm-ups - Seniors Only 7:30 - Varsity Boys @ HS We will allow 6 tickets per family - household members please. If you need to update the list please email Mr. Brown @ gbrown@vcsbadger.net 12/10 JV/V Wrestling Triangular at Gordon - 6:00 pm Each wrestler will be allowed to have 2 household members attend. Mr. Allison will have the list for the wrestlers to sign up attendees. Deadline is Wednesday at practice. Basketball Pictures 12/11 JV/ V Basketball @ Cozad 4:00 4:00 - JV Boys in the Wellness Center - V Girls in the HS Gym 5:30 - JV Girls in the Wellness Center - V Boys in the HS Gym Each player is allowed 5 household family members. Each player will have to give their list to the coach by Thursday's practice. JV/V Wrestling @ Gordon 10:00 CT NO Fans allowed We will be getting live stream info out as we receive it.

Basketball Time Change at Gothenburg on February 5th: 5:30 - Varsity Boys and JV Girls 7:00 - Varsity Girls and JV Boys

Basketbal Time Change at Gothenburg on February 5th: 5:30 - Varsity Boys and JV Girls 7:00 - Varsity Girls and JV Boys