Valley High School Update


Academics Next week will be a regular week. Monday we have Advisory. Tuesday and Thursday will be Encore. Please make sure you have signed up for both Encore days. Conferences are just around the corner. Please use this opportunity to connect with your teachers to identify what you're doing well or areas for improvement. Parents, there is still time to sign up for conferences. Please click the link below to schedule a time to meet with your student's teachers. https://www.schoolbookings.net/code/psd52 Seniors, please remember you must complete CPR in order to participate in the commencement ceremony and earn your diploma. If you are not sure of your status, please check with the Counseling office. If your student is going to be absent, please call or email our attendance line (515) 633-4000 or vhsattendance@wdmcs.org. Please make sure you know why your student is absent before excusing the absence.	Arts Ignition and Choralation Show Choirs will be in Cedar Rapids Saturday, March 5th at Jefferson High School. The final Show Choir and Parent Show is on Wednesday, March 9th. Valley Orchestra concert is 7:00pm on Thursday, March 3rd at the Performing Arts Center. Brigadoon Pit Orchestra rehearsals start this week. Valley Band students placed first in their class at Perry Band Olympics. Congratulations to Valley's Jazz Orchestra for being selected to perform at the 2022 Iowa Bandmasters Association annual conference at the Downtown Marriott on May 12th, 2022! Of the many outstanding groups from across Iowa who applied for this prestigious honor, Valley's Jazz Orchestra was selected as the featured jazz band for the conference!	Activities International Night is on Thursday, February 24th from 6:00-8:30 in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets will be bought at the event and are $6 per person or $10 for two people. There will be booths, food, activities, and performances. Be sure to bring some extra cash to enjoy henna and different cultural foods/drinks. A portion of all proceeds are going to Genesis Youth Foundation, a charity that makes educational and entertaining experiences for young refugees. Hope to see you there Please come visit Valley's Career Fair sponsored by IJAG (Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates) and DMACC on Tuesday, March 1st from 4:30 PM-6:30 PM. Explore a variety of careers that are not typically publicized and take advantage of the opportunity to visit with professionals and learn about the requirements to enter their fields. Dance Marathon is Friday, March 25th from 6:00-10:00 PM this year at the VHS Fieldhouse. Packets are available here. Students may pay their registration fees at lunch, in Student Services, or on their student accounts. 100% of proceeds of this event go to the Iowa Children's Hospital. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Gray (grayc@wdmcs.org) or Ms. Krois (kroisa@wdmcs.org). To be eligible for consideration of membership in the Tiger Chapter of the National Honor Society, you must be a current 10th or 11th grader with a cumulative grade point of 3.5 or above. Selection is based on a point system and there are several pieces of information each worth points: Cumulative grade point average (GPA), leadership, character, community service, and citizenship. Selection will be made by a five member faculty council who will analyze the information in an effort to determine which students demonstrate active and strong leadership skills, character, are exemplary citizens, and have freely and generously used their time and skills for the betterment of the school and community. To receive an application, see Mrs. Edwards, the NHS sponsor, in room 1630. For any further questions, contact Mrs. Edwards at edwardsj@wdmcs.org Applications are due March 26th at midnight. Chess Club has resumed match play Tuesdays after school in the Media Center. Students who are interested in poetry, prose or artwork are encouraged to submit their work to Ms. Perry (perrye@wdmcs.org) for a chance to be featured in Valley's literary magazine, Ink. Prayer Club meets Friday morning at 7:20 AM in Mrs. Stanfel's room, 1607. Come for breakfast, fellowship and prayer. Join the Greenhouse Club in room 1329 the first and third Wednesdays of each month after school. Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) meets Thursdays 3:30-4:15 in room 3422. Come join Young Feminists Club! Text @k9h3dc to 81010 or follow on Instagram @vhsyoungfeminists. Republican Club is a place for all young people to discuss politics from a conservative perspective. Meets every Friday morning at 7:45 in room 2314. Join us for Anime Club every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 7:30 AM in Ms. Stanfel's Room 1607.

Academics

Next week will be a regular week.

Monday we have Advisory.

Tuesday and Thursday will be Encore. Please make sure you have signed up for both Encore days.

Conferences are just around the corner. Please use this opportunity to connect with your teachers to identify what you're doing well or areas for improvement. Parents, there is still time to sign up for conferences. Please click the link below to schedule a time to meet with your student's teachers. https://www.schoolbookings.net/code/psd52

Seniors, please remember you must complete CPR in order to participate in the commencement ceremony and earn your diploma. If you are not sure of your status, please check with the Counseling office.

If your student is going to be absent, please call or email our attendance line (515) 633-4000 or vhsattendance@wdmcs.org. Please make sure you know why your student is absent before excusing the absence.

Arts

Ignition and Choralation Show Choirs will be in Cedar Rapids Saturday, March 5th at Jefferson High School. The final Show Choir and Parent Show is on Wednesday, March 9th.

Valley Orchestra concert is 7:00pm on Thursday, March 3rd at the Performing Arts Center.

Brigadoon Pit Orchestra rehearsals start this week.

Valley Band students placed first in their class at Perry Band Olympics.

Congratulations to Valley's Jazz Orchestra for being selected to perform at the 2022 Iowa Bandmasters Association annual conference at the Downtown Marriott on May 12th, 2022! Of the many outstanding groups from across Iowa who applied for this prestigious honor, Valley's Jazz Orchestra was selected as the featured jazz band for the conference!

Activities

International Night is on Thursday, February 24th from 6:00-8:30 in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets will be bought at the event and are $6 per person or $10 for two people. There will be booths, food, activities, and performances. Be sure to bring some extra cash to enjoy henna and different cultural foods/drinks. A portion of all proceeds are going to Genesis Youth Foundation, a charity that makes educational and entertaining experiences for young refugees. Hope to see you there

Please come visit Valley's Career Fair sponsored by IJAG (Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates) and DMACC on Tuesday, March 1st from 4:30 PM-6:30 PM. Explore a variety of careers that are not typically publicized and take advantage of the opportunity to visit with professionals and learn about the requirements to enter their fields.

Dance Marathon is Friday, March 25th from 6:00-10:00 PM this year at the VHS Fieldhouse. Packets are available here. Students may pay their registration fees at lunch, in Student Services, or on their student accounts. 100% of proceeds of this event go to the Iowa Children's Hospital. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Gray (grayc@wdmcs.org) or Ms. Krois (kroisa@wdmcs.org).

To be eligible for consideration of membership in the Tiger Chapter of the National Honor Society, you must be a current 10th or 11th grader with a cumulative grade point of 3.5 or above. Selection is based on a point system and there are several pieces of information each worth points: Cumulative grade point average (GPA), leadership, character, community service, and citizenship. Selection will be made by a five member faculty council who will analyze the information in an effort to determine which students demonstrate active and strong leadership skills, character, are exemplary citizens, and have freely and generously used their time and skills for the betterment of the school and community. To receive an application, see Mrs. Edwards, the NHS sponsor, in room 1630. For any further questions, contact Mrs. Edwards at edwardsj@wdmcs.org Applications are due March 26th at midnight.

Chess Club has resumed match play Tuesdays after school in the Media Center.

Students who are interested in poetry, prose or artwork are encouraged to submit their work to Ms. Perry (perrye@wdmcs.org) for a chance to be featured in Valley's literary magazine, Ink.

Prayer Club meets Friday morning at 7:20 AM in Mrs. Stanfel's room, 1607. Come for breakfast, fellowship and prayer.

Join the Greenhouse Club in room 1329 the first and third Wednesdays of each month after school.

Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) meets Thursdays 3:30-4:15 in room 3422.

Come join Young Feminists Club! Text @k9h3dc to 81010 or follow on Instagram @vhsyoungfeminists.

Republican Club is a place for all young people to discuss politics from a conservative perspective. Meets every Friday morning at 7:45 in room 2314.

Join us for Anime Club every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 7:30 AM in Ms. Stanfel's Room 1607.