Elk Valley USD 283

Summer Program Update Due to the pool closing early for a swim meet and possible weather at arrival time, we will NOT be going to the pool today. Instead, we'll be enjoying a movie and popcorn at school! Pick-up time remains the same at 2:30 PM. Thanks for understanding!

🐾 Elk Valley Summer Program Zoo Trip Reminder! 🐾 We’re excited for our big adventure to Sedgwick County Zoo TOMORROW – Wednesday, June 11th! 🎉 This trip is for students who earned it with PERFECT ATTENDANCE and NO BEHAVIOR ISSUES – great job! 🙌 🕖 Breakfast starts at 7:30 AM sharp 🚌 Departure follows shortly after 🕟 We’ll return around 4:30 PM ✅ REMINDERS: 👟 Wear tennis shoes (we’ll be walking a lot!) 👕 Dress in appropriate, weather-friendly clothing 🌞 Don’t forget sunscreen if needed! We can’t wait for a fun-filled day celebrating your hard work and great behavior! 🐯🦓🦒 #ElkValleySummer #ZooTrip2025 #PerfectAttendance #PositiveChoices

🌞 Elk Valley Summer Program Swim Day Update! 🏊‍♂️ Today is Swim Day! 🎉 A reminder that only students who attended every day (Mon–Wed) this week are eligible to go—unless they were excused with a doctor’s note. 🚨 Important Weather Note: The pool requires a temperature of 75°F or higher to open. If it doesn’t, we’ll stay at Elk Valley and leave at the regular 2:30 PM, and bus riders will arrive home at their normal times. Thanks for your support!

Yes. Summer is here, and so is our Breakfast and Lunch Menu for you!

📢 Attention families!! There is an approximate 15 minute delay in the return of the SDC trip. We are currently tracking for pick up times of: 7:45 John Deere 8:00 Elk City 8:15 EV

Elk Valley is Hosting Driver’s Education! We’re excited to offer Driver’s Education at Elk Valley from May 27th–30th and June 2nd–6th, with classroom instruction running daily from 8:00 AM to Noon. Driving times will begin May 28th and run through June 6th, based on student sign-up slots. Students will be able to reserve their driving times during the first day of class. Let’s get ready to hit the road safely and confidently this summer! For questions or more information, please contact the school office.

Summer Breakfast and Lunch Program!

🏃‍♀️🔥 Elk Valley High School Track & Field Update! 🔥🏃‍♂️ Our Lions competed at the South Central Border League Meet yesterday and made us proud! 🦁🖤🧡 Though we had a smaller team this time around, their heart and hustle were undeniable! 💪 Kaylea Hilyard earned team points with a 6th place finish in Shot Put! 🎯 Kabella Hilyard crushed another personal record in Javelin—way to go, Kabella! Next stop: REGIONALS at Iola on May 22nd for a select few of our standout athletes! Let’s go, Lions! 🏅💥 #ElkValleyPride #LionsTrackAndField #OnToRegionals #SCBLMeet #ElkValleyStrong

🚸 Safety Alert from Elk Valley Schools 🚸 This morning, one of our staff members stopped to allow a student to safely cross the street at a crossing. Shockingly, FOUR vehicles sped around the stopped car without slowing down or acknowledging the student crossing. This is not only illegal – it's incredibly dangerous. 💥 Drivers: Please remember: ✅ Always stop for pedestrians in crosswalks – especially when children are present. ✅ Never pass a vehicle that is stopped for a pedestrian. ✅ Stay alert in school zones and near buses – our students’ lives depend on it. 🎒 Students: ✅ Always make eye contact with drivers before crossing. ✅ Use designated crosswalks and look both ways. ✅ Stay off phones and headphones when crossing the street. Let’s work together to keep our Elk Valley students safe. Please share this to help us spread awareness. One second of caution can save a life.🧡 🦁 #ElkValleyPride #DriveSafe #StudentSafety #StopForStudents #SchoolZoneSafety

Attention Middle and High School families: Students who qualified for Silver Dollar City were sent home with permission slips yesterday, 5- 14 These must be returned by the end of the school day tomorrow 5 - 16 Bus Stops: Longton - Up 6:00 AM, Drop 8:00 PM Elk City @ Gas Station - Up 6:15 AM, Drop - 7:45 PM Indy @ John Deere - Up 6:30 AM, Drop 7:30 PM

Sunflower Summer offers Kansas families a get out of the house free card you can carry in your pocket. A chance to have free rein (and free admission) visiting museums, zoos, historical attractions, and nature centers. An app for free family fun! https://sunflowersummer.org/

In preparations for another amazing school year, we want to make sure everyone has a jump on next year's immunization requirements! See the image below or follow the link to the websites also below! https://www.usd283.org/page/district-policies-and-information https://immunizekansascoalition.org/documents/2025-2026 School-Immunization-Requirements.pdf

📣 Elk Valley High School Track & Field Update! 🦁 Yesterday, our student-athletes had the opportunity to compete at the Humboldt meet, and what a day it was! The weather was beautiful, the competition was fierce, and the entertainment was top-notch thanks to GameTime, provided by Neptune Music, a company led by Elk Valley alum Eric Jontra. 🎶🧡🖤 This meet brought together 26 teams from across classifications — from large 4A schools to fellow 1A teams like us. Our athletes faced a tough field, which made for a fantastic challenge and valuable experience for improvement! 🌟 Highlight Performances: 🏅 Paeshence Best placed 4th in High Jump, earning points for Elk Valley! She also smashed her personal records in both the 300m Hurdles and Triple Jump — incredible effort! 🏃‍♂️ Johnny Best also broke his personal record in the 300m Hurdles, shaving off key seconds and putting himself in an even stronger position for a State run! We’re so proud of our Lions and can’t wait to see what they accomplish next. Keep pushing forward, EV! 💪🔥 #ElkValleyPride #LionsTrack #GameTimeFun #PRsAndProgress #NeptuneMusic #AlumniSupport

You're Invited to Participate in Graduation! All PreK students, 8th graders, and seniors are invited to take part in our Graduation Ceremonies on Saturday, May 17th at 3:00 PM. Let’s celebrate your achievements together. Don’t miss this special moment!

🧥👟 LOST & FOUND ALERT! 🎒🧢 Parents & Guardians — our Lost and Found is overflowing with jackets, hoodies, water bottles, lunch boxes, and more! 🧤📚 We’ve posted pictures of all the items on our Facebook page to help make it easier to identify what might belong to your student. Please take a moment to scroll through and check! 📅 Deadline to claim items: Last day of school! Any unclaimed items will be donated to the Clothes Closet after the school year ends. Help us reunite these items with their owners before they’re gone for good! #ElkValleyLions #LostAndFound #CheckThePhotos #EndOfYearReminder

🏃‍♂️🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to the Elk Valley Middle School Track & Field Team! 🎉🏃‍♀️ What an exciting season finale tonight at the Mineral Belt League Meet in Oswego — and what a season it has been! 🚨 NEW LEAGUE RECORD ALERT! 🚨 Dallas Best captured GOLD in the 800 Meter Dash with a blazing time of 2:24.23, earning not just a Personal Record, but setting a NEW MINERAL BELT LEAGUE RECORD! Incredible work, Dallas! 🥉 The 800 Meter Sprinters Relay Team of Silas Best, Roman Price, Michael Best, and Dallas Best sprinted their way to a Bronze Medal finish AND a new team Personal Record! 🏅 Pointer Earners: 4th - Jamee White – 800 Meter Run 4th - Michael Best – High Jump 5th - Braden Kill – Shot Put 6th - Dallas Best – Long Jump 6th - Jamee White – High Jump 📈 New Personal Records Set By: Claire Alexander – Shot Put Jamee White – 800 Meter Run Khloee Hilyard – Discus & Shot Put Gabby Rogers – 400 Meter Dash Damon Rehmet – 200 Meter Dash Michael Best – High Jump 👏 Way to go, Lions! Your hard work, dedication, and team spirit were on full display all season long. We are SO proud of every one of you! A huge THANK YOU to the USD 283 School Board and Administration for supporting our students and giving them the opportunity to shine. 🧡🖤 #LionsTrackAndField #ProudToBeEV #MiddleSchoolStrong #RecordBreakers #ElkValleyLions

TRACK MEET UPDATE: Oswego Meet – Tomorrow Due to excessive rain, all throwing events at tomorrow’s middle school track meet in Oswego have been canceled. The throwing areas are extremely muddy with standing water, making them unsafe for competition. Running and jumping events will continue as scheduled. As a result, student-athletes who only compete in throwing events will not attend the meet in order to reduce transportation needs. Thank you for your understanding and support of our athletes! Go Lions!

Middle and High school opt-out forms are coming home next week.

🏃‍♂️🔥 Elk Valley Middle School Track Competes Strong at Flinthills! 🔥🏃‍♀️ Our middle school Lions brought the heat to the track on Tuesday at the Flinthills Meet! While we’re still waiting on the full official results, here’s what we can confirm—and it’s impressive! 💪 🥈 2nd Place Finishes: Boys Medley Relay (8th Grade) – Silas Best, Roman Price, Michael Best & Dallas Best 400m Dash (8th Grade) – Dallas Best 800m Run (8th Grade) – Dallas Best 400m Dash (7th Grade) – Michael Best 🥉 3rd Place Finishes: High Jump (7th Grade) – Michael Best Shot Put (8th Grade) – Braden Kill Turbo Javelin (7th Grade) – Jamee White 200m Dash (8th Grade) – Trinity Shamblin 🚨 We’re also holding out for confirmation on another 3rd Place finish in the 200m Dash—more to come soon! Proud of our athletes for their strong showing and teamwork! 🦁 🧡#ElkValleyPride #MiddleSchoolTrack #LionPower

🏃‍♀️☔ Elk Valley High School Track Braved the Rain at Central-Burden! ☔🏃‍♂️ Despite the chilly rain, our Lions gave it their all and brought home some serious hardware and personal bests! 🥈 Medalists: Paeshence Best jumped for the sky with a Silver Medal in the High Jump after a tie-breaker finish and a new impressive PR! Johnny Best powered through the cold rain to earn Silver in the 300m Hurdles! 💥 Points Earned: Paeshence Best – 4th in Triple Jump Kaylea Hilyard – 5th in Shot Put Johnny Best – 7th in Long Jump 🔥 New Personal Records: Lanee Shipley – Discus Paeshence Best – High Jump & Triple Jump Journey Eades – Javelin Nezaria Luce – Long Jump Charles Kiesel – Discus & Javelin We are proud of the grit, growth, and effort our athletes continue to show every meet! 🦁 🧡#ElkValleyPride #LionStrong #TrackAndField