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Congratulations to Hope Duncan on signing to continue her volleyball career at Fort Hays!! Good luck, Hope! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud
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High School Student-Athletes - a reminder that November 6-12, 2023 is the Senior High Fall Athletic Buffer Week! All district-owned athletic facilities are closed to high school age students outside of school hours. Enjoy your week off!
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Congratulations to Keira Mullen on qualifying for State Cross Country!! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud #RollOnSV
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Sub-State CHAMPS!!! The Vikings win Sub-State to advance to State!! Go Vikes!! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud #RollOnSV
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Sub-State Volleyball Brackets have been posted! Vikings earn the #2 seed and will take on Lyons at 2:00 in the first round. Go Vikes!! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud #RollOnSV
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Congratulations to Coach Tim Lambert on being inducted into the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Honor as the Alumni Coach of the Year! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud @BethanySwedes
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State Tennis starts today!! Good luck, Vikings!! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud #RollOnSV
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XC LEAGUE CHAMPS!! Girls take 1st and Boys take 2nd at the CKL Meet in Pratt today!! Go Vikes!! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud #RolOnSV
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Regional Runner Up!! Congratulations on a 2nd place team finish at Regional Tennis! Heline/Norberg take 3rd, Adam/Leis take 6th and BOTH qualify for State! Go Vikes!! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud #RollOnSV #StateBound
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Fall Homecoming is the only time during the school year when all K-12 SV students are together in one place! Many thanks to everyone who made yesterday's pep rally & parade a success! #SVProud
Parade - https://youtu.be/6dE1Wabk8xE
Pep Rally - https://youtu.be/1CjXnsYFom8
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Regional Tennis Update: Both doubles teams (Norberg/Heline & Adam/Leis) advance to the quarterfinals!! Play resumes tomorrow. Go Vikes!! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud #RollOnSV
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Postseason Tennis starts today!! Good luck at Regional Tennis! Go Vikes!! #SVstrong #SmokyValleyProud #RollOnSV
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Viking XC Fans: The Ellsworth meet scheduled for today has been rescheduled to Thursday, 10/5 at 3:30pm due to the forecasted weather. Go Vikes!
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Congratulations to the 2023 Homecoming Candidates! A great representation of SVHS!
Queen Candidates: A. Ebert, A. Hazelwood, K. Mullen
King Candidates: K. Blanchat, S. Lysell-Alkire, S. Peterson
Go Vikes!
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Congratulations to Soderstrom Elementary's Julie Heitschmidt for being recognized as the 2024 Smoky Valley IMPACT Teacher of the Year! Watch as she's surprised in her classroom with the announcement: https://youtu.be/0Kqsf9sDNJY
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Freshman Girls Volleyball wins the Salina C Team Tournament with a 4-1 record! They defeated Salina South in the championship. Go Vikes!! #RollOnSV
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It's Game Day in the Valley! Viking Football travels to Halstead tonight! The Vikings are back to 95.5FM - catch the game there or check live.smokyvalley.org for Halstead's livestream link. Go Vikes!! #RollOnSV
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Viking Football Fans: The Jamboree in Abilene is a go. We will follow the modified schedule - warmup at 8:00pm with the scrimmage starting at 8:30pm. Go Vikes!!
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We have openings for paraeducators in each of our buildings!
If interested, please contact Sarah Eller at the McPherson Special Education Co-Op at (620) 241-9400 x126 for more information!
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Viking Football Fans: Modifications have been made to the Jamboree schedule due to the heat. Abilene will make a decision at 6:00pm on Friday based on the WBGT reading. If we can play, the Jamboree will start at 8:00pm. We will communicate updates as soon as we receive them.
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