Friday, November 30, 2018

Make Up Picture Day

Make Up Picture Day
Students will be given a ticket
See Schedule:  Click Here 

Time is running out to Support the Performing Arts Department - Click Here

The best way to help the Performing Arts Department is by purchasing more items (even if they are cheaper) not by purchasing more expensive items.   Their profits are determined by the number of items they sell, not by the sales price of each item.   Profits for this fundraiser are flat, not a percentage.   Basically - Buy 2 cheap t-shirts, not 1 expensive sweatshirt!   Thanks - Performing Arts

Why help the Performing Arts Department?! This fundraiser is for the purpose of helping raise $15,000 for the band and orchestra to perform in an adjudicated event and take a trip to Cedar Point in May of 2019. Additionally, the funds will be used to purchase sheet music, pay audition/application fees, pay professionals to work with our students, and much more! Plus, this gear looks great and will help your Viking Spirit!!!

Important Info: The sale runs until midnight on Sunday, December 2nd. This particular catalog contains orchestra, choir, and general Valley gear.  Make sure to include the name of a student or performing arts teacher that has asked you to purchase when you check out. You may pay online with a card or with cash when presented with an order form from a student. No checks, please. Thank you for your support!

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Medical Juniors on St Mary's Healthcare Exploration Trip

Medical Juniors on St Mary's Healthcare Exploration Trip  See List

Support the Performing Arts Department - Click Here

The best way to help the Performing Arts Department is by purchasing more items (even if they are cheaper) not by purchasing more expensive items.   Their profits are determined by the number of items they sell, not by the sales price of each item.   Profits for this fundraiser are flat, not a percentage.   Basically - Buy 2 cheap t-shirts, not 1 expensive sweatshirt!   Thanks - Performing Arts

Why help the Performing Arts Department?! This fundraiser is for the purpose of helping raise $15,000 for the band and orchestra to perform in an adjudicated event and take a trip to Cedar Point in May of 2019. Additionally, the funds will be used to purchase sheet music, pay audition/application fees, pay professionals to work with our students, and much more! Plus, this gear looks great and will help your Viking Spirit!!!

Important Info: The sale runs until midnight on Sunday, December 2nd. This particular catalog contains orchestra, choir, and general Valley gear.  Make sure to include the name of a student or performing arts teacher that has asked you to purchase when you check out. You may pay online with a card or with cash when presented with an order form from a student. No checks, please. Thank you for your support!

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

MAP Testing Continues

As MAP testing continues, please be mindful of streaming internet usage.

Pre-construction Meeting for HVAC  1:30

PBIS Meeting 2:30

MTSS Worksession 3 - 4  rescheduled for 12/5



Support the Performing Arts Department - Click Here

The best way to help the Performing Arts Department is by purchasing more items (even if they are cheaper) not by purchasing more expensive items.   Their profits are determined by the number of items they sell, not by the sales price of each item.   Profits for this fundraiser are flat, not a percentage.   Basically - Buy 2 cheap t-shirts, not 1 expensive sweatshirt!   Thanks - Performing Arts

Why help the Performing Arts Department?! This fundraiser is for the purpose of helping raise $15,000 for the band and orchestra to perform in an adjudicated event and take a trip to Cedar Point in May of 2019. Additionally, the funds will be used to purchase sheet music, pay audition/application fees, pay professionals to work with our students, and much more! Plus, this gear looks great and will help your Viking Spirit!!!

Important Info: The sale runs until midnight on Sunday, December 2nd. This particular catalog contains orchestra, choir, and general Valley gear.  Make sure to include the name of a student or performing arts teacher that has asked you to purchase when you check out. You may pay online with a card or with cash when presented with an order form from a student. No checks, please. Thank you for your support!

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Faculty Meeting / ILT


The library will be closed for third period only for MAP testing today. 

Students attending the AP CSP workshop in room 312- Click here for list.

New Viking Time Roster can be found here!

MLK Jr - Performance Arts, Art, and Writing Contest Information


Library Tuesday Tip:

Did you know that the Valley Library has a website with research resources for students? Check out the Student Resources page on the library website. Consider using Gale databases so your students can learn how to research using accurate, reliable sources. Stop by the library if you have any questions or want to collaborate.
Gale Databases available on the library website.


Support the Performing Arts Department - Click Here

The best way to help the Performing Arts Department is by purchasing more items (even if they are cheaper) not by purchasing more expensive items.   Their profits are determined by the number of items they sell, not by the sales price of each item.   Profits for this fundraiser are flat, not a percentage.   Basically - Buy 2 cheap t-shirts, not 1 expensive sweatshirt!   Thanks - Performing Arts

Why help the Performing Arts Department?! This fundraiser is for the purpose of helping raise $15,000 for the band and orchestra to perform in an adjudicated event and take a trip to Cedar Point in May of 2019. Additionally, the funds will be used to purchase sheet music, pay audition/application fees, pay professionals to work with our students, and much more! Plus, this gear looks great and will help your Viking Spirit!!!


Important Info: The sale runs until midnight on Sunday, December 2nd. This particular catalog contains orchestra, choir, and general Valley gear.  Make sure to include the name of a student or performing arts teacher that has asked you to purchase when you check out. You may pay online with a card or with cash when presented with an order form from a student. No checks, please. Thank you for your support!

Faculty Meeting 2:30 - Agenda

ILT 3:30

Monday, November 26, 2018

Winter Map Testing Begins

Winter MAP testing Begins Today

The library will be closed for third period only for MAP testing today.

School-wide Expectations to be reviewed today!


PERIOD
School-wide Expectation

1
Hallways / Dress Code
2
Restrooms

3
Cafeteria / Communication
4
Office / Library
5
Emergency Procedures

6
Assemblies/ Athletics After-School Activities
7
Attendance / Busses / Arrival & Dismissal

Resource Meeting 8:00

Please hold PLCs in 119 this week

Viking Time Round 3 uploaded to Harbor & will be posted for students tomorrow!

Support the Performing Arts Department - Click Here

The best way to help the Performing Arts Department is by purchasing more items (even if they are cheaper) not by purchasing more expensive items.   Their profits are determined by the number of items they sell, not by the sales price of each item.   Profits for this fundraiser are flat, not a percentage.   Basically - Buy 2 cheap t-shirts, not 1 expensive sweatshirt!   Thanks - Performing Arts

Why help the Performing Arts Department?! This fundraiser is for the purpose of helping raise $15,000 for the band and orchestra to perform in an adjudicated event and take a trip to Cedar Point in May of 2019. Additionally, the funds will be used to purchase sheet music, pay audition/application fees, pay professionals to work with our students, and much more! Plus, this gear looks great and will help your Viking Spirit!!!

Important Info: The sale runs until midnight on Sunday, December 2nd. This particular catalog contains orchestra, choir, and general Valley gear.  Make sure to include the name of a student or performing arts teacher that has asked you to purchase when you check out. You may pay online with a card or with cash when presented with an order form from a student. No checks, please. Thank you for your support!

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Faculty Meeting

Student of the week breakfast - First Period

Freshmen                               Industrial                                 Medical
Isabella Cruz                          DaSean Jackson                      Airriona Bush
Lukas Mahan                         Lisa Bautista Sanchez            Justice Casey

Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance, Hero Celebration 
Students will be called down at the end of 5th period
12:10 - 2:20  Auditorium See List

Faculty Meetings 2:30   OFFSITE LOCATION

Support the Performing Arts Department - Click Here

The best way to help the Performing Arts Department is by purchasing more items (even if they are cheaper) not by purchasing more expensive items.   Their profits are determined by the number of items they sell, not by the sales price of each item.   Profits for this fundraiser are flat, not a percentage.   Basically - Buy 2 cheap t-shirts, not 1 expensive sweatshirt!   Thanks - Performing Arts

Why help the Performing Arts Department?! This fundraiser is for the purpose of helping raise $15,000 for the band and orchestra to perform in an adjudicated event and take a trip to Cedar Point in May of 2019. Additionally, the funds will be used to purchase sheet music, pay audition/application fees, pay professionals to work with our students, and much more! Plus, this gear looks great and will help your Viking Spirit!!!

Important Info: The sale runs until midnight on Sunday, December 2nd. This particular catalog contains orchestra, choir, and general Valley gear.  Make sure to include the name of a student or performing arts teacher that has asked you to purchase when you check out. You may pay online with a card or with cash when presented with an order form from a student. No checks, please. Thank you for your support!


JCPS Forward - Opportunity

Dear Valley Staff, 

There are some exciting events and challenges taking place in JCPS between now and early December! 

Between now and January 1, all educators have been challenged to check out the JCPS Digital Learning YouTube Channel AND click subscribe. In case you haven't heard, the Digital Learning Channel is a collection of on-demand professional learning sessions, ranging from 15 minutes to an hour. There are episodes on topics ranging from SAMR and MAP proctoring to Google Certification and the #JCPSBackpack, with more are added each week. You can watch these at your own pace with the #powerofpause.

Another event coming up is the weeklong Hour of Code event from December 3-9. During this event, all JCPS students are encouraged to take part in a coding activity. Not sure what coding is or how to find some Hour of Code activities? Check out this link: http://bit.ly/jcpscodes The activities are not that difficult - promise! If you share your experience on social media, please include #JCPSCodes


Thank you for doing it the Viking Way, 
Patti Concepcion
JCPS Forward, Building Ambassador

PS - Be on the lookout for nomination forms and the session proposal window for ECET2Lou, the for teachers, by teachers invitation-only PD held in February! If you've never heard of ECET2, check out the video on this link#ECET2Lou is the largest district level ECET2 event in the United States.

Monday, November 19, 2018

Short Week!

Congratulations to Mr. Gose and the Theater Department for their exciting weekend at KTA.

Check out the pictures from the weekend HERE

Congratulations to The Valley Cheerleaders for advancing to the State Competition on December 8.

The Vike Squad will compete at the State Tournament for the Backpack project in April.

From Ellen Smith:  Please continue to let students know that Valley has a "non perishable" food drive  through December 12th. We will make food baskets for identified Valley families and also donate to Dare to Care.
All advisory classes can compete for a pizza or ice cream party. Collection boxes will be in the YSC, Counseling Offices, and the library. Send your items with advisory teacher's name on the bag for credit. If you want to give hero points to students that donate please do!

Valley Performing Arts Fundraiser


Why help the Performing Arts Department?! This fundraiser is for the purpose of helping raise $15,000 for the band and orchestra to perform in an adjudicated event and take a trip to Cedar Point in May of 2019. Additionally, the funds will be used to purchase sheet music, pay audition/application fees, pay professionals to work with our students, and much more! Plus, this gear looks great and will help your Viking Spirit!!!

Important Info: The sale runs until midnight on Sunday, December 2nd. This particular catalog contains orchestra, choir, and general Valley gear.  Make sure to include the name of a student or performing arts teacher that has asked you to purchase when you check out. You may pay online with a card or with cash when presented with an order form from a student. No checks, please. Thank you for your support!



-Valley Performing Arts Department

Friday, November 16, 2018

Sullivan Field Trip Day

Sullivan Field Trip is today - See List 

The library is closed except for book check out and return today. We are doing some renovations to the circulation desk. Thank you for your understanding!

Kush Nijhawan Guest Speaker - Select Business Students 9:30

Select Students to 213 A for activity with Ron Smith 12:30 See List

Saturday - Regional Cheerleading Competition,  Arena   Good Luck Viking Cheerleaders!

Thursday, November 15, 2018

STLP Field Trip


Ms. Cotton and  Ms. Moore will be on a field trip with the Vike Squad/STLP Team to Regionals at U of L today. The library will be open for book check out and return only.

Students to Wilt Elementary for Career Presentation 8-10 - See List

BBBS eMentoring nAuditorium

Racial Equity Meeting 2:30 Library

Send a Shout out Today!!  Click Here


BrannockVanegasHaving a fabulous building shut down. From what I experienced, everything worked out really well!!!
CottonMooreFor everything you do for the library (and me) all the time!
Jenny CurrinBrennanThanks for helping me get on the school Calendar, it's a huge help to the custodial staff of Valley High School!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Angela MooreLawlerMrs. Moore has been extremely accommodating to me and my Freshman this week. She is an excellent educator and a great person!
Darius and CallieLawlerThank you for being a supportive and loving team!
Michelle DuvallLawlerMichelle has been a strong voice for our team and always has my back.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Job Shadow, PBIS

UPS Job Shadow Field Trip  See List

JROTC Inspection - Arena (All Day)

PBIS Meeting 2:30  Library

Bang Bang  You're Dead Performance, 7-9 Auditorium

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Faculty Meeting/ILT

NKU Field Trip 8:00 See List

Faculty Meeting 2:35
There will be a short meeting after for any teachers interested in working ESS!
ILT 3:35 - See agenda

Did you know that your RR key will now open 119?


Monday, November 12, 2018

Your RR key will now open the door in 119!

Resource Teacher Meeting 8:00

ROTC Field Trip - See email from LCDR Peters

ROTC Pass in Review Practice 7th Period

Student Assignment Meeting - Auditorium 7-9pm

Friday, November 9, 2018

Backpack Information

WOW Field trip - Ellen Smith. See list 


Are students uploading artifacts to the Backpack correctly?

When adding artifacts to the backpack, students MUST add them through the BACKPACK icon.  Please review the following slides (this information can be found starting on slide 8)    9/14 Backpack Embedded PD presentation


Thursday, November 8, 2018

Practice ACT Day

BACKPACK INFORMATION - When adding artifacts to the backpack, students MUST add them through the BACKPACK icon.  Please review the following slides (this information can be found on page 8).   Backpack Embedded PD 9/14 presentation


Building Shut Down Details

Student Room Assignments

Shout Out Thursday!  Click Here to send a Shout Out Today


Randy Brown, Gossett, Luckett, Pagan, Peters, Vanegas, Vermillion, Elsler, McCrary, Cline, Ms Smith, and Prudential employeesSusan BoltonOctober 27th was a very busy day with ACT, Showcase, and many Halloween functions. I want to give a special shout out to these folks, along with some of our present and former students, for coming out to the Showcase of Schools last Saturday and helping to recruit some new Vikings. I really appreciate all of your help!
-Our NJROTC always shows up!!! They are the bomb!
--I hope I didn't leave anyone out, but if I did, please let me know. Thanks
Megan WinterAngie MooreThank you for helping make the Book Campaign breakfast a success. I appreciate your support so much!
Chrissy Bynum, Jenny Hale and Tiffany SheltonMichelle UnseldThank you guys for being so awesome and welcoming!! You all have taken me under your wings and I am glad to be here!!!
Jo Carol WhismanClemensThanks for always taking care of the Freshman Academy!!!
Ms.LuckettCurrinThanks for taking on the HSA Class Meeting at the last minute when I had no voice!
Health Science AcademyLuckettGreat brainstorming sessions for PBL!
MooreK.GrayThank you for being so flexible and helpful while my students have been in the library!

Friday, November 2, 2018

ID Schedule

FBLA Field Trip Today

A new MAP resource has been released by the district.  This is a correlation study between RIT score and ACT score up to 36.   It does not tell what grade level this RIT score would have been obtained.  Dawn is doing some research to find out.   Click here to see the Correlation.

PLCs today:

Integrated Science/Biology
English 2
US History/World

ID Schedule:

Friday, Nov. 2
1
7:40 - 8:00Shearn/N. Davis
8:05 - 8:30Lawler
2
8:35 - 8:55Shearn
9:00 - 9:25Lawler
3
9:30 - 9:55Shearn
10:00 - 10:20Lawler
4
10:25 - 10:45
10:50 - 11:10
11:15 - 11:35
5
11:40 - 12:00N. Davis
12:05 - 12:25
6
12:35 - 12:55Shearn
1:00 - 1:20Lawler
7
1:30 - 1:50Shearn
2:00 - 2:20N. Davis





Thursday, November 1, 2018

Shout Out Thursday

Welcome Back Mr. Williams!

HSA Meeting 9:10

PLCs today:
English 1/PE
Civics 11/Industrial

Send a Shout out for Next Week

Mr. WassomAngie MooreThanks for your willingness to change your plans in order to help out a colleague with library scheduling!
EllisonBrannockGreat job running our ACT day! It went really well!
Jennifer VermillionFor creating, planning, and organizing a SPECTACULAR Halloween House for the community. Everyone had an amazing time, including the visitors and our Valley student volunteers. Thank you for giving them this opportunity!
Lisa EllisonShultzThanks for being so thorough and working so hard as our new BAC.
Vermillion and VanegasBakerThank you so much for all your help while I was out! You made everything much easier!