"Sara, in her toga, atop the Adirondack Mountains in west central New York, waves to Bifocal Ben (Franklin, that is), across the Atlantic in France where he's been negotiating a treaty. The surrender of British General John Burgoyne to the Continental Army General Horatio Gates following the battles at Saratoga clinched the deal. Make way for the French navy! Americans may just have a chance at winning this war!"
Need some new team spirit for youth wresting today? How about for tomorrow's BBB finals? We are open today at VHS, 9am-3pm, right inside the auditorium. $10 rack and $20 rack for today's shoppers! New arrivals include shorts, tank tops, and a brand new line of coffee mugs!
STUDENTS:
Lunch: Buffalo Chicken Rice, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Fresh Baked Combo Sub, Steamed Broccoli, Uncrustable, Cheese and Cracker platter,Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk or Juice
6th GradePlay Rehearsals:
8th graders visiting Chadron State College on the 4th. Arrive at VMS at 6:45 am and depart at 7 am. **How do you get to go… if you are failing classes, show improvement. Get all assignments completed and turned in on time from now until March 4th. You can NOT have any office referrals and/or EduClimber reports for behavior, and no unexcused tardies and absences. Mr. Sayer
Monday is the Boys District Basketball Final game. Come support our Badger players at 6PM at the High School. GO BADGERS!!!!!!
VMS. Friday, Feb.27,2026Friday, February 27, 2026 • School Day #118 STUDENTS: ● Lunch: Italian Chicken Pasta, Cheese Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza, Peas, Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk or Juice
● 6th GradePlay Rehearsals: 2/27: Fri-Scenes 4, 5, 9, 10
● Updated There will be an end of season MS boys basketball meeting after school Friday. Please have your jerseys ready to turn in.
● 8th graders visiting Chadron State College on the 4th. Arrive at VMS at 6:45 am and depart at 7 am. **How do you get to go… if you are failing classes, show improvement. Get all assignments completed and turned in on time from now until March 4th. You can NOT have any office referrals and/or EduClimber reports for behavior, and no unexcused tardies and absences. Mr. Sayer
Yesterday, our speech team competed in the SPVA Conference Speech Meet and earned themselves the title of Runner-Up! Our two freshmen, Bella & Vani Johnson, had strong performances as they competed on Varsity for the first time this season and we could not be more proud of them! The rest of our varsity team medaled in every event they were entered in, which was incredible!
Medalists include:
Praise Maunu: 6th in Humorous & 3rd in Serious, Josie Shaul: 2nd in Entertainment, 4th in Humorous, & 4th in Duet, Sari LaDeaux: 6th in Entertainment, 4th in Serious, & 2nd in Poetry, River Doyle: 4th in Persuasive & 2nd in Informative, Landen Mooney: 6th in Informative & 4th in Duet, Camilla Brown: 5th in Poetry, 3rd in Extemporaneous, & 2nd in POI.
