Baseball Softball updates: We have scheduled a Baseball JV double header for April 18th at 3:30 in Uniontown. Due to Chetopa canceling their baseball season Apr 24th will be softball only. Due to Pleasanton canceling their softball season May 4th will be baseball only. At this time.
Today, Coach Luken and Coach Heim had a meeting for students interested in trying out for next year's cheer/dance squad. This will be for BOTH middle and high school squads! Tryout Practice will be Wednesday, April 5th from 3:30-6:45pm with the actual tryout on April 7th at 9:30 am.
Here are the details:
-Tryout Practice is a come and go; students can come and learn within the time frame and leave when they're comfortable
-Middle School students will learn two cheers and one dance; High School will have two cheers and two dances
-Team Contracts and Teacher/Student Evaluation Forms are in HS Office
-Students need to have the contract signed by both themselves and parent/guardian
-Tryout Materials will be posted onto school website for online access
-If a student cannot attend the tryout on April 7th, they can record themselves performing and email to Coach Luken by 12pm on April 7th
-It is recommended to upload tryout videos to Google Drive or Youtube with an unlisted link (email Coach Luken for more help)
Kay club members who have been active in at least 50% of this year's activities got to have a little fun with dinner out and roller skating on Saturday night. Thank goodness for the 2 boys, they had to move a railroad tie so we could get the bus out after skating!
Today we had the privilege of hosting author Paul Griffin. He met with the 5th-8th grade students about telling and owning their own story. It was an excellent presentation and we are grateful for this opportunity.
"Seeing young people learn how to tell their life stories in ways that might bring them a step closer to realizing their dreams----that's like finding treasure."--Paul Griffin
Softball games scheduled for today 3/24/2023 have been canceled. We are looking for a make up date.
Don't forget that the 2022-23 Winter High School Sports Dessert banquet starts in 45 min in the HS commons
It's that time again. Our first softball games are to be played this Friday 3/24/2023 in Parsons. We will be using both Parsons High School Field and LCC College Field which are located close to each other on the East side of Parsons. The following is the schedule. There will be 2 games guaranteed.
Forest Park Field (PHS Field) and the LCC Field.
I have included a map to this email to help you out.
Schedule:
FP Field:
4:30- Uniontown vs Marmaton Valley
6:30- Loser of 4:30 game vs Loser of LCC 4:30 game
LCC Field:
4:30- Oswego vs St. Paul
6:30- Winner of FP 4:30 game vs Winner of LCC 4:30 game
While most students never even thought about school during Spring Break, Senior Kaitlyn Drake was here improving our weight room with a new mural. Thank you Kaitlyn for the hard work and dedication to MVHS.
Great opportunity for our Freshman on their 1st day back from Spring Break. All MVHS Freshman are now CPR Certified! Thank you Brenda Beth, always a high quality class.
Kindergarten and Preschool Roundup is Coming is April 12. We are adding a 3 yr. old preschool in 2023-2024!! Please share this information with friends and family!!
Attention! Junior High track practice will be over at 4:45 today!
Below is the JH Track Schedule with the leave times.
Marmaton Valley High School Winter Sports Banquet will be held Wednesday March 22nd at 7:00 pm in the commons. Dessert will be provided.
A huge congratulations to the forensics team who competed at the NCFL National Qualifier meet today! We had SIX students qualify for the National Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky!
Here are the results:
Extemporaneous Speech -
Sophia Heim - 8th*
Mallory Heim - 9th
Oratorical Declamation -
Lily Mynatt - 6th*
Sophia Heim - 7th*
Original Oratory -
Mallory Heim - 6th*
Duo Interpretation -
Lily Mynatt & Ava Newman - 5th*
Gabby Briggs & Emily Robertson - 6th*
Dramatic Performance -
Ava Newman - 9th
Oral Interpretation of Literature -
Jeff Spillman - 9th
5 of our Junior High girls got to participate in Emporia State University's Enhancing Your Future in Science and Math conference today. What a great opportunity for all the girls involved!
Had a great turnout for our Lift-a-Thon today for middle and high school students. The kids worked extremely hard and a lot of personal bests were achieved. Thank you to all who helped make this happen and supported our kids.
Congratulations and Good Luck to Freshman Tyler Lord on his invite to NCCC's exposure combine.
Congratulations and Good Luck to Junior Janae Granere on her invite to NCCC's exposure combine.
Congratulations and Good Luck to Sophomore Brayden Lawson on his invite to NCCC's exposure combine.
This afternoon, elementary students competed in the school spelling bee for three spots at the Allen County Spelling Bee this Friday. Our fourth place winner will act as an alternate. The winners are as followed:
First - Doug Dix
Second - Chloe Henderson
Third - Cambri O’Neal
Fourth - Stetson Westhoff
