Valley City Public School District -

Big shoutout to Dietrich for the awesome fan bus, and huge thanks to the Open Door Center for keeping our students fueled with delicious popcorn as they cheer on our girl's basketball team playing at state! 🏀🍿

🏀 The Girls' Basketball State Shirts are on their way to us! 🎉 While we're awaiting their arrival, we want to keep you informed. Stay tuned for updates later today on where and when you can pick up your order. Thank you for your patience and support!

On Monday, February 26, Ayden McPartland traveled to the Heritage Center in Bismarck to compete against school champions from across the state in North Dakota’s annual Poetry Out Loud competition. She placed 3rd!🥉Congratulations to Ayden on a successful recitation day! 🎉

🌨️❄️ SCHOOL CLOSURE ALERT ❄️🌨️ Valley City Public Schools will be closed today, February 27, 2024, due to weather conditions. Stay warm and safe, everyone!

🏀🌟 A huge congratulations to Tesa Olson for being named the 2024 Region 1 Senior Athlete of the Year for girls basketball! 🎉 Your talent, dedication, and leadership on the court have truly shined this season. We're incredibly proud of all your hard work and achievements. Good luck this Saturday and best wishes as you continue your basketball journey in college. We'll be cheering you on every step of the way! 🏀👏

🏀🎉 Congratulations to Coach Jimmy Howard on being awarded the 2024 Region 1 Coach of the Year! Thank you for your hard work and commitment to our girls' basketball team. Here's to many more successes ahead! 👏🏀

🏀🥈 Congratulations to the Valley City Public Schools Girls Basketball Team on their outstanding second-place finish in the 2024 Regionals! Your hard work, determination, and teamwork have been truly inspiring throughout the season. A special shoutout to Tesa Olson, Katie Burchill, and Dacota Potratz for their well-deserved spots on the All-Region 1 Team! Your exceptional skills and dedication to the game have not gone unnoticed. Keep shining bright on and off the court! 🌟🏀

📝 Do you or someone you know have someone in your world who will be ready for kindergarten in the fall? All families planning on enrolling a child in kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year are asked to make an appointment to attend a Kindergarten visit day. Please call the Jefferson Office at 701-845-0622 between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm to learn more and schedule your visit before March 1st. The registration and classroom visit will occur either March 7th or March 8th. Class visits will be from 9:00 am-11:00 am. During this time students will be welcomed into a current kindergarten classroom to give students and teachers a chance to get to know each other. We can’t wait to meet our newest Hi-Liners!

The Sheyenne Valley Special Education Unit has many job openings available! For more information visit: https://sites.google.com/site/svseusped/home/job-openings

This evening, our VCHS band students, under the direction of Ms. Rebecca Elliot will be performing at 7:00pm in the Hi-Liner Activity Center. With the support of Landon's family, we hope that this performance will honor Landon and his dedication to the band program. A moment of silence and freewill donation will be offered during the concert. Landon was a VCHS sophomore student that was actively involved and dedicated to the band program. Landon passed away on Sunday, May 7th. Please attend tonight's VCHS Band Concert and help us gather as a Hi-Liner community to support our students and the family of Landon Storly.

VCPS is looking for a social studies teacher! Applicants should have a ND Teaching License in the Social Studies field. Position is open until filled. To apply, visit: https://www.hiliners.org/page/employment

Valley City Public Schools will have No School on Thursday, April 6th. Tomorrow, our county and state plows will need plenty of time to open the rural roads that have been blocked because of drifting snow. We encourage everyone to continue to follow the local and state advisories related to the road conditions and travel alerts. A special thank you to all of the men and women of our city, county, and state road crews and emergency services that have battled the snow for the past five months.

Based upon the blizzard warning beginning tomorrow morning at 6:00am and the forecast provided by the National Weather Service, Valley City Public Schools will be using virtual learning days on Tuesday, April 4th and Wednesday, April 5th. A decision regarding school on Thursday, April 6th will be made on Wednesday afternoon/evening. If school is cancelled on Thursday, we will not be using a virtual learning day or making up this day before the end of the school year.

We understand that the road conditions have been deteriorating this afternoon due to the wind and blowing snow. A travel alert has been issued and a no travel advisory is likely to be in place in the next hour. As a result, we have cancelled after school practices at VCHS. The junior high dance has been postponed, stay tuned for more information regarding a possible make-up date for this event. Our junior and senior track teams are competing right now at Concordia College in Moorhead. A communication will be shared soon with track parents regarding the team's plan as a result of the travel alert. Please travel safely and be alert to changing road conditions.

Tonight is the last night of the Junior High Theater Performance! If you can't make it, watch online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTHXfOq_LV8

Go check out our VCHS art students who have exhibits at VCSU tonight from 5-8pm!

Jefferson STEAM is having a Science Fair in the Jefferson Gymnasium today, Wednesday, March 29th, from 4:00-4:50. These students have worked extremely HARD and are excited to showcase their work!

VCHS Theatre will be performing The Enchanted Bookshop on Monday, March 27th, Tuesday the 28th, and Thursday the 30th at 6:30 PM! Come check it out!

Undoubtedly, it has been a challenging winter for us northerners. Two years ago, we made the decision in our school district to operate our own snow removal. While this has saved the school district thousands of dollars, it has added a lot of responsibility for our custodians, facilities, and maintenance staff. Please help us give a shout-out to Jordyn Heck, Aaron Heck, and all of our school custodians (Mary, Danny, Corey, Hayden, Dalton, Brenda, Mark, Brian, Ransford) for removing our snow from our parking lots, sidewalks, and entrances. Thank You!!

Valley City Public Schools will begin school 2 hours late and buses where possible on Wednesday, March 22nd. Tomorrow morning there will be no breakfast served and VCHS will begin the school day with first period at 10:30am. Please contact the school offices in the morning if your student cannot make it to school due to the weather conditions. Rural families, please notify Dietrich Bus if your roads will be impassable or you will be making alternative plans for your students.