High School

Help us give a warm Valley Park welcome to a few new faces joining us this coming school year! 👋💙🧡 Welcome to: ✨ Jessica Brewer, Night Custodian ✨ Charleyne Coil, VPMS Administrative Assistant ✨ Jessica Sproat, VPHS Science Teacher We’re so glad you’re here! #VPPride #OneCommunity

We had so much to celebrate at last night’s BOE meeting! 🎉We gave a big shoutout to our Athletes of the Month including Cooper Bellchamber '25, Clark Menley '25, Will Geary '25, Gavin Hubbard '25 and Weston Milne '26. 🏆We also celebrated our VPHS VIP Students of the Month including Spencer Warren '27, Jennifer Hernandez-Pena '27, Rosalyn Fischer '28 and Kamesh Yallapragada '27. 💙🧡These students make VP shine and we’re so proud of them! #VPPride

🎉 Today we celebrated our incredible staff, honoring years of service, heartfelt retirements, and a year filled with dedication and care. Thank you for all you do for our students and community! 💙🧡 Enjoy a well-earned summer break! 🎥 Watch the videos: www.vpschools.org/retire & www.vpschools.org/service #VPPride #OneCommunity

Congratulations to Elana Feldman, Class of 2025, for being awarded a scholarship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW). #VPPride

Tonight is the night! Valley Park High School Class of 2025 graduation. We are live streaming our 91st Commencement Ceremony for those who can't be here to pack the house and celebrate these graduates! The live stream of our Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony streaming will begin at 6:50PM. Visit www.vpschools.org/2025graduation to celebrate with our entire Valley Park Community and the Class of 2025! #GoHawks #VPpride #VPHSClassOf2025

From PS to 12th grade our ONE CAMPUS does it all! Enjoy our Time Machine video and congratulations to the Class of 2025! #VPPride #OneCampus Check out the video here: www.vpschools.org/timemachine

🎉 ¡Felicidades! 🎉This year, VPHS had its largest-ever Spanish 3 class and the highest number of students earning the Seal of Biliteracy! 🏅Congratulations to: Isabel Beeker '25, George Doerr '26, Dylan Eisenhauer '26, Andrew Frierdich '26, Brandon Hernandez-Peña '26, Jennifer Hernandez-Peña '27, Brayden Kiefer '26, Carissa Kiefer '25 and Emily Sieges '25. Also recognized were Lana Feldman '25 and Naila Estrada-Ávalos '25 (Class of 2024 recipients). Our Spanish 3 students didn’t just meet expectations , they outperformed peers nationwide on all four sections of the AAPPL test, showing how strong our curriculum truly is. 💪📚Great job! 💙🧡 #VPPride #LimitlessLearning

🎙️✨ New Voices Episode Out Now! Join us for a wonderful conversation with Valley Park Education Foundations awardees as they share their future plans and how they feel about winning their awards! 🏫🎧 Listen now! → www.vpschools.org/voices #VPPride

🎙️✨ New Voices Episode Out Now! Join us for a wonderful conversation with Valley Park High School's Valedictorian and Salutatorian as they share their future plans and what they loved most about VPHS! 🏫🎧 Listen now! → www.vpschools.org/voices #VPPride

Last night, we celebrated our amazing senior girls soccer and golf team members — Selena, Maggie, Izzy, Emily, Tyler, Sydney and Jessie! 🎉So many memories made and so many reasons to be proud! You’ve already accomplished so much and we can’t wait to cheer you on in all that’s still to come. Let’s finish strong, on and off the field! 💙🧡 #VPPride #GoHawks

Today, on National School Nurse Day, we would like to celebrate the amazing people in our school district nurses office. Nurse Candice and Sarah Currie, our nurses' office admin. asst. These women work tirelessly to keep our kids healthy and safe each day. Thank you for the countless hours you spend caring for our students. We greatly appreciate you both! #VPPride 💙🧡

🎶 We’re SO close! 🎶 We’ve sold 323 tickets — just 27 more to go for our 4th, 5th, and upper-level band and choir students to perform at the game next school year! ✨ Every ticket counts, and anyone can join in to help us reach the goal. Deadline extended to Friday, May 9th — let’s make it happen! 💙🧡🎤 Questions? Contact Stephanie Shrum @ sshrum@vpschools.org #VPPride

🎶 Congratulations to Izzy and Jermisha for their amazing performances at the State Solo and Ensemble Festival! 🥉 Izzy earned a bronze, and 🥈 Jermisha brought home silver! Way to go, Hawks! #VPPride

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎✨ Join us in celebrating and thanking the incredible teachers of the Valley Park School District who inspire, support and empower our students every day. Thank you for all you do! 💙🧡 #VPPride #TeacherAppreciationWeek #LimitlessLearning

They’ve made their choice! 🎉 Big congratulations to the Class of 2025 on your college acceptances and future plans — we’re so proud of you! 💙🧡 visit www.vpschools.org/dd25 for all the photos! #VPPride #DecisionDay #ClassOf2025

🎉 Happy National School Principals’ Day! 🎉Today we celebrate and thank our incredible principals for their outstanding leadership, dedication and hard work. You guide our students, support our staff and help make our schools a place where everyone can thrive. Thank you for all you do to shape the future of our students and community. We are so grateful for you! 💙🧡 #VPPride #OneCommunity

We had so much to celebrate at our last BOE meeting! 🎉 Shoutout to our Athletes of the Month, Allison Barrington ‘26 and Naomi Baumann ‘26, and our amazing elementary Student Spotlights for living the Hawk Way. 💙🧡 So proud of these students who make VP shine! #VPPride

Ms. Sara Magalli attended the NCTE conference. It was a powerful, inspiring experience—filled with passionate educators working to empower students as readers, writers and thinkers. Keynotes from Justice Jackson, Kate McKinnon and Bryan Stevenson highlighted the true impact of literacy on both head and heart. #VPPride #BeyondTheClassroom

Congratulations to our Valley Park High School FCCLA LifeSmarts team who competed at the LifeSmarts National Championship in Chicago! In their first-ever appearance at Nationals, the team placed 12th out of 46 teams! After strong showings on Friday and Saturday, they advanced to the Sweet 16 and had the chance to compete for a spot in the finals. While they didn’t advance further, the FCCLA students were incredible against tough competition — many with national experience. We are so proud of how they represented Valley Park with heart, skill, and pride! 💙🧡 Please help us congratulate our amazing team: ⭐ Peter Grittini - Team Captain ⭐ Leah Gruendler ⭐ Brayden Kiefer ⭐ Owen Royal ⭐ Hayden Gunter #VPPride #LifeSmarts #OneCommunity

Last Friday night, the VPHS Juniors and Seniors Celebrated a Dazzling Disco Prom. The kids looked great and had way too much fun. Congratulations to our Prom Court Maggie Lencz, A’Maya Prater, Emily Ray, Emily Sieges, Amar Al-Yagori, Landon Bilyeu, Joe Buckman, and Cameron Maxwell. Congrats to the 2025 Prom King Joe Buckman and the Prom Queen Emily Sieges. #VPPride