As we wrap up the end of the month, it is important to note that January is School Board Appreciation Month!
Thank you to our board members for all they do for our community’s students!
President - Greg McCurdy
Vice-President - Mike Ragan
Member - Mark Lacey
Member - Caleb McNally
Member - Joe Arb
Member - Debbie Woodson
Kindergarten-5th grade will have a volleyball clinic once a week starting February 9th. The cost is $10 per child, money can be sent to the office anytime. Please contact Mrs. Lingenfelter at clingenfelter@usd456.org or Mrs. Criqui at mcriqui@usd456.org if you have any questions.
Dates: February 9th, February 14th, February 23rd, & March 2nd.
The Kansas Board of Education voted unanimously to lower requirements for substitute teachers until June 1st. The state will allow anyone 18 years and older with a HS diploma (and background check) to substitute in Kansas. Please call the school, elementary 785-759-3512 or junior and senior high 785-549-3313, if you are interested in applying.
USD 456 will be celebrating Red Friday tomorrow, 1/28. Everyone, students and staff, are encouraged to wear their Chiefs gear to school.
On January 21 students participated in the annual MdCV Spelling Bee. After several ties over multiple rounds, a Champion and Runner-Up were crowned to represent MdCV at the Osage County Spelling Bee. Congratulations to Runner-Up Emily Criqui and Champion Kate Patterson!
LCL Tournament Brackets have been released. Boys will play at WLW Auditorium on Monday at 5:30 vs Madison. Girls play Tuesday at 7 PM vs Lebo.
The elementary will be having a PB&J sack lunch tomorrow, January 20.
There will be no JV games today, Tuesday, January 18th at Hartford. Varsity girls will begin at 6 PM followed by Varsity boys in their main gym.
JH Lady Trojans take down the Olpe Eagles in the LCL Championship game to win the tournament championship! Congratulations ladies and coaches on a historic basketball season and tournament!
The JH LCL basketball games for today have been moved to Monday due to weather and road conditions. The games have been postponed until 5 PM Monday, January 17th. Girls will play at Olpe in the large gym.
The third and fourth grades’ basketball games have been canceled for today.
The basketball games for our first and second graders at Waverly for tomorrow, January 15 have been canceled. The status of the third and fourth grade games will be decided in the morning.
Due to expected precipitation and freezing temperatures, the Junior High LCL Basketball Championship games have been moved to 11:00 AM at Olpe. Transportation will leave Quenemo at 8:35 AM and the bus will leave Melvern at 9:00 AM.
Girls beat Madison to advance to the LCL JH Championship. Game time is Saturday at Noon in Olpe! Go Trojans!
In celebration of the 101st LCL Basketball Tournament, all participants prior to and including the 1959 Tournament are invited to be recognized on Saturday, January 29th, 2022. Please contact Ted Vannocker if you plan to attend!
The Band and Choir students sang and played a variety of Winter Music tonight after patiently waiting to debut their Winter Program. Great Job students and Mrs. Isaacs!
The agenda for the January 12, 2022 board of education meeting has been posted. To view, please follow this link: https://5il.co/146ob
Preschool will not be in session Wednesday, January 12 and Thursday, January 13. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 18. THIS IS ONLY THE PRESCHOOL.
Just a reminder tomorrow night is the rescheduled winter concert for the junior and senior high students. It will start at 6:00 PM and it will be held in the Melvern gym.
Alright, so which one of our MDCV Trojans traveled to Maine in the past 18 months?!?!
The world really is a small place!
Thank you for the returned mask, our Maine-based friend!
