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🦃 Wishing You a Happy Thanksgiving from Valley City Public Schools! 🍁 We hope you have a safe, joyful, and delicious Thanksgiving celebration! 🧡✨ Important Reminder: • Schools and the District Office will be closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29. • The District Office will close early at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, November 27. Enjoy your holiday weekend! 🎉

🎉 Winter Activities Are Underway! ❄️🎶🏀 Get ready for an exciting season of Winter Sports and Fine Arts! Check out the calendars below to stay up to date on all the upcoming events. Let’s cheer on our talented students and show them our Hi-Liner pride! 💙✨

🎁 Give the Gift of Hi-Liner Spirit! 🎁 Check out Sideline for NEW ways to show your Hi-Liner pride! 🎉 Score custom, top-brand clothing, and accessories at 20% OFF! https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/north_dakota/valleycity/valley-city-public-schools ✨ Use code: BFDEAL 🎄 Order early to ensure holiday delivery! ⏳ Sale ends: 12/01 Don’t miss out—shop now and spread the Hi-Liner cheer! 🛍️💙

🎉 BINGO Night is Here! 🎉 Join us tonight, Thursday, November 21st, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM for an exciting evening of BINGO! Don’t forget, we’ll be in the JH/SH Cafeteria this time. Can’t wait to see you there!

🎉 BINGO Night is Just Around the Corner! 🎉Don’t miss out—join us tomorrow, Thursday, November 21st, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM for a fantastic evening of BINGO fun! Please remember, we’ll be gathering in the JH/SH Cafeteria this time. Looking forward to seeing you there!

📚 It’s American Education Week! 📚 This week, November 18 - November 22, is American Education Week! Join us in celebrating and thanking our amazing educators who make a difference every day. Let’s give them a big THANK YOU for their dedication and hard work! 👏🍎

Happy Friday, Hi-Liner Fans! 🥳 We’re excited to announce our Hi-Liner school store is officially OPEN and will be available all year round—so you can shop anytime! 🛍️✨ For this first month, take 20% off your order with the code SPIRIT20.📣 This offer is good now through December 15—don't miss out! 🛒 Start Shopping Here: https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/north_dakota/valleycity/valley-city-public-schools Quick Guide to Get Started: • Shop by Design or Sport: Click on "Shop by Design" to pick your favorite look or click "View Design Categories" for options like Alumni, Family, Fan Gear, or Sports. Most designs are customizable—choose your apparel color and design type (digital print, embroidery, or inkjet print). For easy access, you’ll also find the Hi-Liner Store link on our website in the top right corner. Just one click away! 🖱️ Don’t forget—20% off with code SPIRIT20 is available until December 15. Get your gear and show off your Hi-Liner pride in style! ❤️💙🤍🩵 Start Shopping Today!

🎭 VCHS Theater Presents: Mean Girls 🎭 Join us for a fabulous performance of Mean Girls at Valley City High School! Showtimes are : November 14th at 7:00 PM November 15th at 7:00 PM November 16th at 7:00 PM November 17th at 2:00 PM Please use Door W6 to attend. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Don’t miss it! 💕✨🎟

🎉 Exciting News from State Congress! 🎉 We’re thrilled to share the outstanding results from State Congress: 🏛 Senate: Carter Hass took 2nd place 🏛 House 1: Ada Gilbertson tied for 1st place 🏛 House 4: Cooper Anderson placed 4th 🏛 House 6: Faith Nance, placed 6th In the overall State Competition, our small but mighty team of six placed 7th out of 19 schools—just 20 points shy of the top 5! Congratulations to Carter Hass, our National Qualifier Champion in the House of Representatives, who will advance to the National Competition this year! 👏✨

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans 🇺🇸 Today, we proudly recognize and celebrate our Veterans for their dedicated service to our country. To show appreciation and gratitude, our students have created beautiful cards and helped create a video honoring the brave men and women of the United States Military, both past and present. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WbIcv7skyXs On behalf of our students, staff, and the school board at Valley City Public Schools, we extend our deepest thanks to all Veterans! Thank you for your service!

🎉 Big Thanks to the Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation and Education Foundation! 🎉 We’re so grateful for your support in making our unforgettable field trip to the Nome Schoolhouse possible! Our 6th grade and Art 1-4 students had an incredible experience full of learning, creativity, and fun. Your generosity truly enriches our students’ education and inspires young minds! 👏🚌✨

🎉 October Students of the Month 🎉 We’re excited to announce our Valley City Jr. High Students of the Month for October 2024! Congratulations to: ⭐️ Beckett Ness (7th grade) ⭐️ Maya Van Bruggen (7th grade) ⭐️ Joey Sayler (8th grade) ⭐️ Jaynie Svenningsen (8th grade) These students were chosen by staff for demonstrating respect, honesty, and active involvement in school activities. Way to go, Hi-Liners! 👏💙✨

🎉 Quarter 1 Honor Roll – 7th & 8th Grade 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce our Quarter 1 Honor Roll for 7th and 8th grade! Congratulations to these students for reaching this achievement. Keep up the amazing work, Hi-Liners! 👏📚

🇺🇸 Join Us for Jefferson Elementary’s 2nd Grade Veterans Day Program! 🇺🇸 Jefferson Elementary 2nd graders will be honoring our veterans with a special program on Thursday, November 7th at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM in the Jefferson Gymnasium. We hope to see you there to support our students and veterans! 🎖️💙

🎃 Reminder: Halloween at the High School Cancelled 🎃 A quick reminder that this year’s Halloween at the High School event has been cancelled. With great weather on the way for outdoor trick-or-treating and limited community interest, we decided not to hold the event. We hope everyone enjoys a fun and safe Halloween night of trick-or-treating! 🍬👻🎉

📚 Yearbooks for Sale! 📚 Don’t miss out on your chance to grab both past and current yearbooks! Yearbooks will be available for purchase at the volleyball games on Tuesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 31. Come support the volleyball team, relive the memories, and take a piece of Hi-Liners history home with you! 🏐💙 Prices: 2023-2024 Yearbook: $60.00 2022-2023 Yearbook: $50.00 2021-2022 Yearbook: $40.00 Please note: Cash or check only. See you there!

📢 Valley City Jr./Sr. High Recognizes Mental Health Week 💚 This week, Valley City Jr./Sr. High observed Mental Health Week with a series of activities hosted by our Student Council to support mental health awareness. To cap off the week, we held a “Hat Day” on Friday, raising funds for the Access for All Scholarship fund, which helps remove financial barriers for students needing mental health services. In addition to Student Council events, we were honored to have speakers from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention talk to our 7-12 students about mental health, coping strategies, and suicide prevention. Thank you to everyone involved in making this week impactful and supportive for our students! 💙

Our Valley City Public Schools Business Manager Jackie Cordie was recognized this afternoon at the North Dakota School Board Association Annual Convention in Bismarck for completing the Business Managers Certification Program. Congratulations, Jackie Cordie!! We appreciate your hard work, kindness, skill, and leadership. Pictured: Jackie Cordie with VCPS Board President Sherri Horsager

🎃 Halloween at the High School Event Canceled 🎃 Since the weather forecast looks to be good for outdoor trick-or-treating, and with minimal community interest in this year's event, we have decided not to hold Halloween at the High School this year. We're excited for all the kids to enjoy a fantastic night of trick-or-treating outdoors! 🍬👻 Thank you to everyone who showed interest, and we hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween! 🎉

Early, yesterday morning, there was an apartment fire in Valley City that directly and indirectly impacted four of our Hi-Liner students and an employee of the school district. The fire caused the death of one individual and displaced all of the other residents. Below, I linked the story yesterday from Ryan Cunningham with NewsDakota. https://www.newsdakota.com/2024/10/23/breaking-fire-claims-one-several-rescued-at-valley-city-apartment-complex/ We have two families (two VCHS 7-12 students) that have been displaced from their residence at the apartment and are temporarily living in a hotel or with family in Valley City. It is our understanding that the two families were able to get back into the apartment yesterday afternoon to collect clothes and personal belongings. Today, in addition to providing counseling services for the students, we would like to send out an opportunity for our school and community to offer financial support for the two families that will be incurring unexpected costs for laundry, hotels, personal belongings, and food. If you would like to make a financial contribution for the two Hi-Liner families displaced from the apartment fire, please drop off a check or cash at the district office at 460 Central Avenue N. Yesterday, we received a lot of requests from both our school and community wondering how they could help these individuals. While we received a lot of quesitons about donations of clothing, furniture, food, etc., we believe right now the best way to help the families is through a monetary donation. Thank you for your support of our Hi-Liners and families here in Valley City ⚪️🔵