Rebekah Cash of the Valentine Senior Center gathered up FFA students from Mr. Brent Nollette’s class at VHS for this photo. Helping to clear out the Senior Center’s flower beds included: Preston Stoeger, Jessalyn Welch, Kinsey Buechle, JoJo Jordan, Ciana Colvin, Quinton Nelson, and Ethan Cozad.

It was a windy, chilly, Friday, May 3, 2024 when Valentine hosted the Greg Gass Invitational. Coach Blake Beebout said, “I can’t thank everyone who helped out with our track meet enough. We were able to get the meet in, beat the rain, and the kids were able to compete in front of their home crowd. I’m very proud of our student-athletes and our community of helpers for their performance at the Greg Gass Invitational. I’m very excited to watch our athletes compete at Districts, especially with how well we did at our own meet. Both Boys and Girls brought home 1st place team trophies.”

The world has changed a lot from when I was growing up. Back in the day, opportunities for women graduating from high school included: banking, librarian, nursing, and becoming a teacher. There were a few students who were avant-garde and chose the National Park Service... sadly, people rolled their eyes.

The Badger golf team traveled to Basset for their triangular, held Thursday, April 25, 2024. Valentine competed against Ainsworth and North Central and came away with a score of 182. North Central had 167, and Ainsworth a 195.

Alivia Patterson and Cianna Colvin, seniors at VHS, created T-shirts for Autism Awareness as a community service project for American Government. Over the course of seven months, they were able to make all the VHS staff t-shirts by hand using an at home heat press.

Four Badger track athletes traveled to Norfolk on April 24, 2024 to participate in the Northeast Nebraska Classic. Seniors Kinsey Buechle and Grant Springer; sophomores Isaac Cronin and Maeli Patterson competed against the top track and field athletes.