Valentine Community Schools

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FFA STATE FINALISTS Agriscience Fair Finalists: Fletcher Larsen Faith Cox & Logan Cate Jayce Anderson & Morgan McGinley Tagg Buechle & Hayes Hammond Holden Mundorf & Gunnar Battershaw CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING TOP 10 FINISHERS: Fletcher Larsen, Ag Communications Brody Benson, Ag Communications They will all be recognized tomorrow!

STATE FFA DAY 2 A lot of events left, Agriscience team is ready to go!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FFA STATE FINALISTS Agriscience Fair Finalists: Fletcher Larsen Faith Cox & Logan Cate Jayce Anderson & Morgan McGinley Tagg Buechle & Hayes Hammond They will be recognized on stage Friday Morning!

Indoor archery incorporated into the VMS physical education classes.

The VMS Music Concert will be held on Monday, April 8 @ 7:00pm in the Middle School Gym.

7th Grade STEAM Class Marble Challenge The challenge is for the marble to run for at least 30 seconds.

The golf triangular at Ainsworth has been rescheduled to 4/15 starting at 1 pm.

STATE FFA is under way! Nearly 50 students representing Valentines FFA Chapter will be competing in Lincoln the next three days. This is a display made in the Hall of Chapters that represents Valentine.

A big thank you to Runza and also all who supported our fundraiser yesterday. We appreciate you supporting our local TeamMates Mentoring Program!

Order of Events for North Central MS Track Invite on Tuesday. Please note the pole vault start at 9:30 a.m. and all other field events start at 10:00 FIELD EVENTS – 10:00 A.M. (3 Attempts - NO FINALS) EXCEPT POLE VAULT – Starts at 9:30AM Shot Put......................    Boys followed by Girls. Discus.........................    Girls followed by Boys. Long Jump..................    Boys followed by Girls.    (Southeast Pit) High Jump..................    Boys followed by Girls.    Triple Jump.................    Girls followed by Boys. (Northwest Pit) Pole Vault……………. Girls followed by Boys (HJ and Pole Vault starting heights will be determined by entries) RUNNING EVENTS - 12:30 P.M. All running events will be run Girls first followed by Boys. Finals against time. 3200 Meter Relay .......................................    Finals 100 Meter Hurdles 30” (Girls)......................    Finals 100 Meter Hurdles 33” (Boys).....................    Finals 100 Meter Dash .........................................    Finals 1600 Meter Run .........................................    Finals 400 Meter Relay .........................................    Finals 400 Meter Dash .........................................    Finals 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles .............     Finals 800 Meter Run ...........................................    Finals 200 Meter Dash .........................................    Finals 1600 Meter Relay .......................................    Finals

Thursday's MS Track Meet Order of Events 12:30 am - Field Events (3 attempts, no finals.) Shot Put- Boys followed by Girls Discus- Girls followed by Boys Long Jump- Boys followed by Girls (pit outside track on West end) Triple Jump- Girls followed by Boys (pit inside track on the North) High Jump- Boys followed by Girls Pole Vault- Girls followed by Boys 2:00pm - Running Events (may be pushed to 2:30 if needed) All running events will be Girls followed by Boys, finals against time. 3200 Relay 100 meter hurdles (Girls 30”, Boys 33”) 100 meter Dash 1600 meter Run 400 meter Relay 400 meter Weightperson Relay Short break for meal for coaches and workers 400 meter Dash 200 meter Hurdles (Girls 30” and Boys 33”) 800 meter Run 200 meter Dash 1600 meter Relay

The golf dual on April 9th is now with Gordon/Rushville rather than Ainsworth. It will start at 4 pm.

Winner HS Track Invite order of Events Field Events: No Finals-4 jumps and 4 throws. 11:00 Girls shot put followed by boys Boys discus followed by girls Girls long jump followed by boys Boys high jump followed by girls Boys triple jump followed by girls Running Events: 1:00 3200 Meter Relay Girls then Boys 100 Meter Hurdles Girls 110 Meter Hurdles Boys 100 Meter Dash Girls then Boys 800 Meter Relay Girls then Boys 1600 Meter Run Girls then Boys 400 Meter Relay Girls then Boys 400 Meter Dash Girls then Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Girls then Boys 1600 Medley Relay Girls then Boys 800 Meter Run Girls then Boys 200 Meter Dash Girls then Boys 3200 Meter Run Girls then Boys 1600 Meter Relay Girls then Boys

We are focusing on putting for our best effort as staff and students as we gear up for state testing and the end of the year. We had a record number of badger paws come through the office, and pictured are some of our students who earned one last week. Good work, Badgers!

We had some good ole fashioned fun on April Fools Day today at VES, but we like to have fun on other days besides April 1. Pictured are kindergartners completing a tough connect the dots (magnifying glasses needed) per student request, continued 5th grade "salutations" fun, reading buddies, and a Badger head for hat day.

On Thursday, March 28, the VES 5th Grade class treated the school and then later parents and the community to a fantastic musical. There was incredible singing, dancing, and overall performing; they captivated the crowd! A special shoutout to Mrs. McQuistan for all of her hard work and inspiration! Thanks to all other staff involved in helping put on this special performance.

ACT TESTING FOR JUNIORS TOMORROW, April 2. Juniors are required to be at school by 7:30am tomorrow. Please encourage your student to get plenty of sleep tonight. They will be fed breakfast at school as well as a snack at break. Testing will be finished between 1-1:30.

Wow! What a generous community we have. Our students and staff raised $3,809 last week for flood relief. All donations will go to the NRCSA-NCSA Disaster Relief Fund, which will benefit schools that were affected by the tragic flooding in NE. Way to go, Badgers!

VHS Chemistry Students Miss Epke‘s chemistry students performed chemical demonstrations for the rural students at their science day.

Rural School Science Day The Rural Schools met at the Valentine Middle School gym to present their science fair projects in the morning and in the afternoon Edgerton Explorit Center was here to conduct demonstrations on space flight and set up a planetarium for students.