Valley High School Update


Academics Spring is almost here!! Tomorrow is an EVEN Black day. Spring Conferences will be March 2nd and March 4th from 3:45 PM-7:45 PM. Similar to Fall conferences, these will also be virtual. Students, at the beginning of the semester, I shared strategies on how to have a great semester. As we prepare for conferences, *how is your academic performance? Are you communicating with your teachers? Are you staying engaged in your classes? Are you asking questions if you are confused or don't understand the content? Are you staying present the entire class period? This is a great time to assess how things are going and to make sure you are staying caught up in all your classes. We wanted to inform you of some important testing days* coming second semester: Wednesday, March 3rd is ACT testing day for Juniors. Sophomores and Seniors will not report to school. They will have an asynchronous learning day. Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress testing (ISASP) will take place on April 19, 20 and 22. For students seeking resources to help with Social and/or Emotional issues, please click here. If there are any tech issues with Chromebooks, please use this link to request tech assistance.	Arts Congratulations to the IHSSA Individual Events team! Last Thursday night we held the District Speech contest and 17 students + 1 VSW student all ranked "1", with several students performing in 2 events for a total of 22 "1" ratings! They are moving onto the State contest March 11 here at Valley! Congratulations to Valley's Jazz Bands! Valley Jazz Orchestra took 1st place and Keaton Clark earned the outstanding soloist award in class 4A from the Woodward-Granger Jazz Festival this weekend. Jazz Ensemble won the 2nd band division, and Steffen Poulsen was the outstanding soloist award in the 2nd band division. Valley Drama will be presenting BRIGHT STAR as this year's Spring Musical. The performance dates are April 30, May 1 and May 2.	Activities Club information FIRST Robotics Competition-Team 6419 ICE has begun the 2021 season. Contact Dean Lange at langed@wdmcs.org for more information. For more information about Fellowship of Christian Athletes, please send a direct message on Twitter @Valley_FCA or Instagram @valleyhs_fca to sign up. Or talk to an FCA student leader. Spectrum Club which is Valley's GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance) meets on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:15pm in the following Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ojp-shbp-uok For more information email Mrs. Friedrichs at friedrichsk@wdmcs.org Chess Club meets in the Media Center Tuesday after school. Valley Prayer Club meets Friday 7:20 AM-8:05 AM in room 1607. Art Club meets Wednesday 2:50 PM-3:50 PM in room 2333. Please go to room 1321 for more information on Interact Club, a club focused on service. Republican Club meets Tuesday after school in room 2314. Young Socialists is here to help VHS students learn about leftist issues and concepts. things like: Communism, Feminism, Anti-racism, LGBTQ+ rights, and more! Meetings are 3:30 PM Mondays in room 2349. Students interested in traveling to Europe should see Ms. Gray or Mrs. Romans for more information.

Academics

Spring is almost here!!

Tomorrow is an EVEN Black day.

Spring Conferences will be March 2nd and March 4th from 3:45 PM-7:45 PM. Similar to Fall conferences, these will also be virtual.

Students, at the beginning of the semester, I shared strategies on how to have a great semester. As we prepare for conferences, how is your academic performance?

Are you communicating with your teachers?
Are you staying engaged in your classes?
Are you asking questions if you are confused or don't understand the content?
Are you staying present the entire class period?

This is a great time to assess how things are going and to make sure you are staying caught up in all your classes.

We wanted to inform you of some important testing days coming second semester:

Wednesday, March 3rd is ACT testing day for Juniors. Sophomores and Seniors will not report to school. They will have an asynchronous learning day.
Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress testing (ISASP) will take place on April 19, 20 and 22.

For students seeking resources to help with Social and/or Emotional issues, please click here.

If there are any tech issues with Chromebooks, please use this link to request tech assistance.

Arts

Congratulations to the IHSSA Individual Events team! Last Thursday night we held the District Speech contest and 17 students + 1 VSW student all ranked "1", with several students performing in 2 events for a total of 22 "1" ratings! They are moving onto the State contest March 11 here at Valley!

Congratulations to Valley's Jazz Bands! Valley Jazz Orchestra took 1st place and Keaton Clark earned the outstanding soloist award in class 4A from the Woodward-Granger Jazz Festival this weekend. Jazz Ensemble won the 2nd band division, and Steffen Poulsen was the outstanding soloist award in the 2nd band division.

Valley Drama will be presenting BRIGHT STAR as this year's Spring Musical. The performance dates are April 30, May 1 and May 2.

Activities

Club information

FIRST Robotics Competition-Team 6419 ICE has begun the 2021 season. Contact Dean Lange at langed@wdmcs.org for more information.

For more information about Fellowship of Christian Athletes, please send a direct message on Twitter @Valley_FCA or Instagram @valleyhs_fca to sign up. Or talk to an FCA student leader.

Spectrum Club which is Valley's GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance) meets on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:15pm in the following Google Meet:

https://meet.google.com/ojp-shbp-uok

For more information email Mrs. Friedrichs at friedrichsk@wdmcs.org

Chess Club meets in the Media Center Tuesday after school.

Valley Prayer Club meets Friday 7:20 AM-8:05 AM in room 1607.

Art Club meets Wednesday 2:50 PM-3:50 PM in room 2333.

Please go to room 1321 for more information on Interact Club, a club focused on service.

Republican Club meets Tuesday after school in room 2314.

Young Socialists is here to help VHS students learn about leftist issues and concepts. things like: Communism, Feminism, Anti-racism, LGBTQ+ rights, and more! Meetings are 3:30 PM Mondays in room 2349.

Students interested in traveling to Europe should see Ms. Gray or Mrs. Romans for more information.

Athletics

Congratulations to Girls Basketball for a great season!

Congratulations to Boys Basketball for advancing to substate where they will play Dowling Tuesday evening at Dallas-Center Grimes. For ticket information, please click this link.

The Valley High School Athletics & Activities Office, in partnership with winter sports coaches, developed these COVID-19 protocols for practices and games/meets.