Valley Park School District

The Valley Park Education Foundation offers opportunity to our graduating seniors to follow their dreams. Since its inception, more that 400 scholarships have been awarded totaling more than $300,000 to our graduating seniors. Tomorrow, on #GivingTuesday2023 please consider donating to our scholarship fund to continue to support the students at Valley Park School District in their post secondary plans. #GoHawks #VPPride #GivingTuesday Donations can be made online at www.vpschools.org/donate or mailed to VPEF Attn: Jaime Gast 1 Main Street Valley Park, MO 63088.

“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou Happy Thanksgiving to our Valley Park School Community. We are so thankful and grateful for all of you and your support this year. #VPpride

This is a reminder that school is closed for Thanksgiving Break November 22-24, 2023. Happy Thanksgiving to our Valley Park School Community. We are so thankful and grateful for all of you! School will resume on Monday, November 27, 2023 #VPpride

Today we celebrate our Education Support Professionals! This day honors a long list of professionals who keep our schools running smoothly. They include all administrative assistants, classroom aides, cafeteria workers, maintenance workers, bus drivers, and the others who support our teachers, school leadership, and the students, too. These professionals do their part in making the Valley Park School District exceptional for every child so they can feel safe and supported, receive limitless learning opportunities and feel empowered to make the world a better place! Thank you! #VPPride #EducationalSupportProfessionalsDay

Congratulations, Mr. Wood, VPSD's Teacher Proud Tuesday award winner! Mr. Wood teaches in the VPHS Social Studies department and received several nominations. "His class has been engaging especially because of the activities he employs for the class to partake in. He is always open for questions and is not afraid to admit he is wrong. Those attributes are very rare in a teacher so that is why I decided to nominate him." "Mr. Wood is very passionate about teaching and does his best to make his class fun." "I am nominating Mr. Wood because he has made class a fun experience this year. His lessons are always entertaining, and you can really tell he loves to teach. He always does his best to make lessons fun and immersive, and he is always encouraging his students to think deeper about subjects rather than take them at a surface level. He is a great teacher and Valley Park is lucky to have him." "Mr. Wood is always making us laugh with his fun classes and he does fun games that help kids understand the topic better." Thank you, Mr. Wood for being such a great teacher to our VPHS students! On the second Tuesday of each month, Missouri school districts will recognize a Teacher Proud Tuesday honoree for making a difference in the lives of students. To nominate a teacher, visit www.vpschools.org/tpt Stay tuned for more! #VPPride #tptteachers

Dzenana Salic-Camarena, School Counselor at Valley Park Elementary, earned her certification as a National Certified Counselor (NCC). NCC is the premier counseling certification and signifies that Dzenana has met high national standards for the practice of counseling. Those standards include demonstrating a mastery of counseling knowledge and skills by completing a graduate degree from an institutionally accredited or Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) counseling program, passing a rigorous national examination, the documentation of work experience and supervision requirements, and subscribing to the highest ethical and practice standards. Congratulations, Dzenana! What an amazing accomplishment! #VPPride

“The Parents as Teachers program can be considered Missouri’s Gift to the field of early childhood education.” In 2022-2023, the Missouri Parent Education Program supported 36,853 families and 50,574 children over 63% had high-needs stressors. A big thank you to our Parents as Teachers coordinators. Helping our community's littlest learners is a big job and you do it well! Share your favorite PAT memory in the comments! #VPPride

Get your nominations in! Nominate a Special Valley Park School District Teacher for #TeacherProud Tuesday. Tell us about a teacher who works in our schools who has made a difference in your life, and they might be selected to be featured on social media as part of #TeacherProud Tuesday, a statewide social media initiative that is designed to recognize outstanding teachers and promote public education. On the second Tuesday of each month, Missouri school districts will recognize a #TeacherProud Tuesday honoree for going above and beyond and making a difference in the lives of students. Nomination form - www.vpschools.org/tpt

Congratulations to our National Honor Society students who ran a very successful blood drive last week. They collected 34 pints of blood. Thank you to our community members, staff and students who supported the blood drive by donating. The Red Cross will be awarding one graduating senior with a $250 scholarship because of the success of the blood drive. Save the date for our spring blood drive on Wednesday, March 27th. #VPPride #OneCommunity

Reminder that school is closed November 7, 2023 . School will resume on November 8, 2023. Enjoy the day! #VPPride

Mrs. Krumm & Dr. Libby took Government, Law, and Business high school students to the US Federal Courthouse to see the law in action today! #LimitlessLearning #VPPride

Join us for VP Night at the rink to see the Blues take on Ottawa. For each ticket purchased $5 will be donated to our Athletic department which will continue to help our athlete’s success on and off the field/court. Each buyer will also receive a limited edition Blues beanies, branded in VP school colors! Hope to see you there! For tickets, visit www.vpschools.org/blues #GoHawks

We are so proud of this group who applied, interviewed and were chosen to be a part of our inaugural Student Advisory Team or SAT. The SAT is here to amplify our students' voices as they advise the school board and Superintendent, all while nurturing leadership among our incredible student body! Thank you for your commitment to leadership, civic engagement, and the betterment of our school community. Thank you for helping to shape the future of VPSD. Congratulations! #VPPride

Each month, we recognize two outstanding students for their athletic performances. Recommended by their coaches, these student-athletes have excelled at representing our school and our community and we are extremely excited to share their accomplishments with you. Congratulations to Isaiah and Will for being October Athletes of the Month! #GoHawks! Visit www.vpschools.org/athletics to read about all of our Athletes of the Month.

VPSD Parents as Teachers & Early Childhood Program invite YOU to visit the VP Fire Department at 55 Crescent Ave, Valley Park, MO 63088 on November 15, 2023 from 6-7PM. Please contact us with any questions! Michele Fitzpatrick @ mfitzpatrick@vpschools.org #OneCommunity #VPPride

Reminder that school is closed for Fall Break October 27-30, 2023 . School will resume on October 31, 2023. Enjoy the break! #VPPride

The Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards, now in its 34th year, is one of the St. Louis region’s most recognized teacher recognition programs. Emerson is proud to sponsor this program as a way of helping the St. Louis community express our collective admiration and gratitude for dedication to teaching our area’s students. The Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards program annually recognizes more than 100 educators in the St. Louis metropolitan area who are examples of excellence in their field. This year, Alexis Mathews, Valley Park High School math teacher was awarded the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award. We are so proud of Ms. Mathews for her continued dedication to our students and for demonstrating true excellence in education. Valley Park is lucky to have Ms. Mathews and her continuous energy and dynamic teaching in our High School. Thank you, Ms. Mathews and congratulations! #VPPride

Congratulations to the cast and crew of our VPSD Fall Play, “How to Host a Murder Mystery Dinner Party in 15 Simple Steps.” The students certainly brought all of the ingredients for a successful show to each performance! A special thank you to all the faculty, staff and families who volunteered their time to help make this play such a success! A special shout out to Mrs. Hungate-Wood and Mrs. Magalli for their creative leadership and tireless dedication to the show and our students! Visit www.vpschools.org/15steps to see some snaps from the show! #VPPride

Join us Saturday, October 28 from 7-10:30PM for the annual VPHS Haunted School Event to benefit our yearbook students! The theme is “Halls of Terror." Tickets: $10 at the door. Suggested age for this event is 6th grade and up. Check out the promo video! It's as haunting as the school is sure to be! www.vpschools.org/hh23

Due to popular demand, the Valley Park Theater Department is releasing a limited amount of Rush Seating for our sold out performances of "How to Host a Murder Mystery Dinner Party (in Fifteen Simple Steps)". These "Standing Room" seats will be located in the back of the performance space and will include the theatrical performance only, not the dinner. The tickets are $5 and can be purchased on this site: www.vpschools.org/tickets #VPPride