Congratulations to Jacen Gaston and Lanee Shipley for being chosen as two of a little more than 50 Outstanding Incoming Seniors across the entire state of Kansas for the 19th Youth Civic Leadership Institute! Youth Civic Leadership Institute (YCLI) is an exciting summer leadership opportunity sponsored by the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas for incoming high school seniors. The three-day, two-night program welcomes Kansas students nominated by their principals, counselors, and teachers. The program includes a variety of speakers, outings, workshops, and brainstorming sessions focusing on the importance of civic engagement in our democracy. A highlight of the program is a visit to the State Capitol in Topeka to meet with state leaders. This leadership opportunity is provided at no cost to students accepted to the program.
https://doleinstitute.org/civic-engagement-education/youth-civic-leadership-institute/
Are you ready for Elk Valley's Summer Program?
4th-12th Grade students are in for some exciting educational experiences!
June 3-6: Discover Your Future!
Goals Setting - SMART goals and your future!
Navigating Your Future - What to do and how to get there!
Bringing Goals to Life - Compiling your future presentations
Career Showcase - Join us for an afternoon of live presentations on student careers
June 10-13: Wonders of Science
Physics - Strength of Arches
Biology - Ecosystems and Me
Chemistry - Thermochromatic Playdoh
June 17-20: State Rivalries Through Food
South Dakota: Chislic VS. North Dakota: Lefse
West Virginia: Pepperoni Rolls VS. Virginia: Peanut Soup
Iowa: Sweet Corn VS. Indiana: Smash Burgers
Massachusetts: Ice Cream VS. Delaware: Scrapple
June 24-27: Lifelong Hobbies
Art - Freeform Sculpture
Games - Board and Virtual
Physical Outdoors - Horseshoes, Bocce, & Cornhole
With that Elk Valleys 2024 Track and Field Season is over. Congratulations on a great season!
Dameon Kiesel Shot Put Finals 5th
Wyatt Raynor Triple Jump Finals 5th
Jacen Gaston 100 Meter Dash Finals 6th
All three earned points for Elk Valley
So many amazing activites happening in the area this summer!
SDC Trip
2024-2025 Immunization Sheet
Kindergarteners are counting the days down by doing a balloon pop. This week they had extra recess, chalk day, painted rocks, and added to the snake outside. They also played with play-dough!
Preschool students practiced “cutting hair” for the Mother’s Day projects!
CALENDAR CHANGE - There will be no school on Monday, May 13th. This is now a teacher inservice day. Eligible 6th through 12th students will still be attending the Silver Dollar City Trip.
Elk Valley Prom is today and May the 4th be with them. Walk-ups begin at 6:30 at the Longton Fair Barn! If you haven't guessed this year's prom theme is Star Wars! It is not a Trap.
Graduation Ceremonies
Saturday, May 11th
2:00 - Baccalaureate
3:00 - Graduation
Pre-K - 8th - Seniors
Alumni Eric Jontra visited Mr. Russell's business classes all the way from Tyler Texas! Mr. Jontra is a very successful entrepreneur and owner of Neptune Custom Music Solutions the premier music provider for water parks like Schlitterbahn, theme parks like Six Flags, and educational institutions all across American!
We are proud to have alumni like Mr. Jontra tells us about how Elk Valley provided them opportunities to be successes.
Are you an alumni who wants to share your story? Reach out to Mr. Russell at jrussell@usd283.org. The Business students at Elk Valley want to hear from you!
Congratulations on an outstanding 2024 Track and Field Season Middle Schoolers!
Mineral Belt League High Jump Champion
Paeshence Best
50 Medals Earned
72 Point Earners
152 Personal Records Broken
Pre-School Graduation Information
On Saturday Mr. Russell represented USD 283 at the Kansas City Out-Of-School Time Summit. He was honored to be invited as a session presenter. Elk Valley piloted eSports as part of the after-school program and due to the immense success others can follow.
The Friends of Elk City State Park Group is hosting an Outdoor Kansas Kids Day this Saturday May 4th from 10am-2pm. This is a "free entry to the park day".
There will be a helicopter landing from Eagle Med, the Fire Department will be doing bowling. Evergy may be doing bucket rides. The Health Department will be giving out helmets and lifejackets. There will be inflatables and even an archery/bb gun shooting range.
Elk Valley Men have dominate performance at Madison Invitational.
Your Lion Mens Track and Field team finished 5th overall in a field of 14 today.
Seniors led the charge with some strong performances
Dameon Kiesel
2nd Shot Put
5th Discus
Wyatt Raynor
1st Triple Jump
5th High Jump
6th 400 Meter Dash
Jacen Gaston
3rd Triple Jump
5th Long Jump
5th 300m Hurdles
7th 100 Meter Dash Finals
Johnny Best
4th 110m Hurdles
Next Thursday catch your Lions at Humboldt for a day long meet starting at 10:00am
Oswego Junior High Invitational early results
3rd - Paeshence Best - 100m Hurdles
3rd - Dallas Best - 800m Dash
Points were earned and new personal records made! They will be posted as soon as they are finalized.
Mineral Belt League Meet Monday AltoonaMidway Leave at 11.
17 MEDALS! Middle School put in the work today at the Flinthills Track & Field Meet and brought home 17 medals, loads of points and even more new personal records!
8th Grade Girls
2nd - Paeshence Best - 75 Meter Hurdles
2nd - Paeshence Best - High Jump
3rd - Paeshence Best - 100 Meter Dash
7th Grade Girls
2nd - Molly Dunham, Trinity Shamblin, Jamee White, & Sayhlaa Beaumont - 4x100 Meter Relay
2nd - Sayhlaa Beaumont - Long Jump
2nd - Sayhlaa Beaumont - 100 Meter Dash
2nd - Jamee White - 800 Meter Run
7th Grade Boys
2nd - Dallas Best - 400 Meter Dash
2nd - Dallas Best - 800 Meter Run
3rd - Braden Kill, Michael Best, Jevin Gaston, & Dallas Best - 4x100 Meter Relay
3rd - Braden Kill - Discus
Point Receivers and new Personal Records will be added as soon as Results are finalized!
Congratulations Team! Check them out in action Thursday at Oswego with field events starting at 3:00pm
Join us for the 2024 Summer Program at Elk Valley!
Who: Students who have completed Kindergarten - 12th grade
What: Amazing Summer Activities & Learning Opportunities
Where: Elk Valley Schools
When: June 1-30 | Mondays-Thursdays | 7:30 - 1:30
Forms Due May 1st
Deliver to the school office or email completed forms to mgaston@usd283.org or kmagee@usd283.org
*Breakfast and Lunch provided*
