Northern Valley Schools USD 212

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Here are the order of event for Friday High School Track 2024 WKLL (HS) – Official Order of Events Field Events (Completed in the order listed) – 3:00 PM (CST) High Jump - Boys, Girls Pole Vault - Girls, Boys Long Jump - Girls then Boys Triple Jump - Boys then Girls Shot-Put - West Ring – Boys; East Ring – Girls Discus - East Ring – Boys; West Ring – Girls Javelin - East Runway – Boys; Runway behind trees – Girls – 4:30 PM (CST) Girls 4x800M Relay Boys 4x800M Relay – 5:00 PM (CST) (approximately) Girls 100M High Hurdles (33”) Boys 110M High Hurdles (39”) Girls 100M Dash Boys 100M Dash Girls 1600M Run Boys 1600M Run Girls 4x100M Relay Boys 4x100M Relay Girls 400M Dash Boys 400M Dash Girls 300M Low Hurdles (30”) Boys 300M Intermediate Hurdles (36”) Girls 800M Run Boys 800M Run Girls 200M Dash Boys 200M Dash Girls 3200 M Run Boys 3200 M Run Girls 4x400M Relay Boys 4x400M Relay *Time Schedule is only a guide. A rolling schedule will be used.

Plainville JV Showcase- Brooke Preston and Audrey Brubaker attended the last JV meet of the Huskies' golf season. The showcase featured 67 golfers in an 18-hole tournament for the coveted gold jacket. Both girls competed hard and ended their seasons competitively. Brooke shot a 156 and Audrey shot a 136. Both girls showed improvement throughout the season and should continue to grow over the summer in their skillsets. Oxford Knipping Invitational- The varsity team took to Oxford, NE for an 18-hole tournament and fought a lot of wind and tough conditions. Jason Cox led the Huskies with a 99 to tie for 15th but lost the tiebreaker to take 16th. Jeremiah Hansen, Kenton Thalheim, and Conner David all shot 107 to tie for 25th, Robert Vsetecka shot a 108 to end at 29th. The varsity team will be in Phillipsburg on May 7th at 3 pm for the final invitational of the year. The Huskies will have regionals in Atwood on May 13th beginning at 8:30 am for the chance to go back to state competition.

Northern Valley High School Track & Field On April 28th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field competed in the Logan Invitational in Phillipsburg. A total of 13 teams competed. The NV Girls placed 4 th. Bringing home medals were Audrey Bina with 1st in the triple jump and Jordyn Cox with 2nd in pole vault. The NV girls also ran 2 relays getting 2 nd in both the 4 x 800m ran by Landry Gebhard, Jaycee Gebhard, Savannah Area and Haley Hansen and the 4 x 400m ran Jordyn Cox, Savannah Area, Haley Hansen, and Jaycee Gebhard. The NV Boys came home with 2 nd place. Bringing home medals were Jeremiah Hansen with 1st in the 100m, 200m, and long jump, Kenton Thalheim with 2nd in the 400 and pole vault and 1st in triple jump, Owen Hammond with 1st in high jump and 2nd in the 110m and 300m hurdles, Gabe Rudd with 2nd in long jump, and Gavin Thalheim with 1 st in pole vault breaking the school record with a vault of 13-7, 2 nd in javlin, and 3rd in the 200M. Northern Valley Girls Results 400M – Jaycee Gebhard 6th 3200M – Landry Gebhard 6th (PR) 100M Hurdles – Jordyn Cox 4 th 300M Hurdles – Jordyn Cox 4th 4x400M Relay – Savannah Area, Jordyn Cox, Haley Hansen, Jaycee Gebhard 2nd 4x800M Relay – Landry Gebhard, Jaycee Gebhard, Savannah Area, Haley Hansen 2nd Triple Jump – Audrey Bina 1st and Savannah Area 5th (PR) Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 2 nd & Daynah Bailey 4 th Northern Valley Boys Results 100M – Jeremiah Hansen 1st 200M – Jeremiah Hansen 1st & Gavin Thalheim 3rd (PR) 400M – Kenton Thalheim 2 nd 3200M – Caden Lowry 4th (PR) 110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 2 nd 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 2 nd Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 2 nd & Kenton Thalheim 3rd High Jump – Owen Hammond 1 st Long Jump – Jeremiah Hansen 1st (PR) & Gabe Rudd 2nd (PR) Triple Jump – Kenton Thalheim 1st & Jeremiah Hansen 4th Pole Vault – Gavin Thalheim 1 st (SCHOOL RECORD) & Kenton Thalheim 2 nd (PR) Discus – Gavin Thalheim 5th On May 3 rd the team traveled to Mankato to complete in the Grizzly invitational. Bringing home medals for the girls were Audrey Bina with 2nd in triple jump and Jordyn Cox with 3rd in pole vault. The NV Boys brought home 7 medals. Jeremiah Hansen with 2 nd in long jump, Owen Hammond with 2 nd in high jump and 3 rd in 110m and 300m hurdles, Kenton Thalheim with 1st in pole vault and triple jump, and Gavin Thalheim with 2 nd in pole vault. Northern Valley Girls Results Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 3rd Long Jump – Savannah Area 5th Triple Jump – Audrey Bina 2nd Northern Valley Boys Results 110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 3 rd 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 3 rd High Jump – Owen Hammond 2 nd Long Jump – Jeremiah Hansen 2 nd Triple Jump – Kenton Thalheim 1st (PR) & Jeremiah Hansen 5 th (PR) Pole Vault – Kenton Thalheim 1st & Gavin Thalheim 2nd Coach Hansen, “It was a busy week with two track meets. Very excited that Gavin Thalheim was able to break the school record in pole vault at the Logan meet. We had multiple PRs broken again this week and performed well at both meets finishing out our regular season. Looking forward to seeing what the kids can do at league next week.” The Huskies will travel to Colby next Friday to compete and the WKLL League Meet. Gavin Thalheim, sophmore, broke the 2019 pole vault record with a jump of 13-7 at the Logan Invitational on Tuesday.

The six senior boys in the construction technology class have been working very hard to create a nice shed/mini home to put up for sale. Though the year is ending, construction is not moving as fast as we would like. The exterior of the building will be finished. We are accepting sealed bids on the shed from now until the end of day on May 16th. Mr. Tharman will contact the winning bid to make arrangements for pickup. As always, we appreciate the communities support in everything we do as Huskies.

The Northern Valley FFA Chapter had some members go to State FFA Livestock Judging and Food Science in Manhattan the last few days of April. For Livestock Judging Jordyn Cox placed 50/360, and Austyn Cox placed 98/360, Kenton Thalheim and Caden Lowry also participated. The Food Science team did their best and showed that hard work can pay off, but there was some hard competition.

The Northern Valley golf team took a beautiful Tuesday afternoon to shoot some great golf. Four Huskies attended Norton's 9-hole JV Meet on April 30th. Three of the four Huskies finished in the top 15. Freshman Conner David had a career day shooting a 42 and finishing 2nd place overall. Senior Jason Cox shot a 46 to finish 10th. Junior Robert Vsetecka shot a 47 for a 14th place finish. Sophomore Audrey Brubaker shot a 71 to round it out for the Huskies. The Huskies next meets will be Thursday May 2nd. The varsity will travel to Oxford, NE and the JV will participate in the Plainville JV Showcase to finish the JV season. Pictured: Blue polo- Conner David Light gray polo- Jason Cox Dark gray polo- Robert Vsetecka Putting- Audrey Brubaker

Forensics Showcase Night! Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 at 6:30 PM in HS Auditorium Desserts and a Show!! Caden Lowry, Junior…………………………………………………… Prose,True Story of the Three Little Pigs by "Jon Scieszka" *State Festival Audrey Brubaker, Sophomore…………………………………Informative Speech on the topic of Holocaust. Trinity King, Freshman………………………………..Poetry on Love Serenity Porter, Junior…………………………………………. Prose, Froggy Go to Bed! By "Jonathan London" Caden Lowry and Serenity Porter, Juniors……………Improvised Duet Acting Trinity King, Freshman………………………………..Serious Solo, Ashes Caden Lowry, Junior………………………………………. Poetry, Late for School by "Steve Martin" Audrey Brubaker, Sophomore……………………………..Oration Speech on the topic of Manifestation Trista Smith, Frehsman………………………………….Prose, The Day the Crayons Quit by "Drew Daywalt" **State Championship

On 4/18, the Huskies attended the Varsity Thunderhawk Invitational. Results for the event from the Huskies- Kenton Thalheim 102, Conner David 111, Audrey Brubaker 126, Brooke Preston 141, Clay VanPatten 143. On 4/19, several Huskies attended the Norton Varsity Invitational. Results for the event from the Huskies- Conner David- 104, Jeremiah Hansen- 107, Jason Cox- 108, Clay VanPatten- 142, Audrey Brubaker- 146, Robert Vsetecka shot a 101 as well. On 4/23, multiple Huskies attended the JV tournament in Alma, NE for 9 holes. It was a pretty good day for golf from the Huskies with two top ten finishers Results for the Huskies- 6th place Jeremiah Hansen- 47, 8th place Robert Vsetecka- 49, Kenton Thalheim 52, Jason Cox- 58, Brooke Preston- 73. On 4/25, three Huskies headed to the I-70 Classic in Ellis/WaKeeney. Due to the impending weather, the Huskies did not shoot 18 holes at Ellis and then travel to WaKeeney to shoot another round of 18, as planned. The meet ended up being 27 holes all shot in Ellis from the different tee markers, with the two men's tees being the scores taken for placing. Robert Vsetecka shot a 95, Jason Cox- 102, Conner David 119. The Huskies head to the Norton JV meet on Tuesday 4/30 and the JV will travel to Plainville while the Varsity will travel to Oxford, NE on Thursday 5/2.

Northern Valley High School Track & Field On April 26 th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Quinter to compete in the Quinter HS Invitational. A total of 18 teams competed. The NV Boys came home with 5th place. Bringing home medals were Owen Hammond with 2nd in High Jump and the 300M Hurdles and 3rd in 110M Hurdles, Kenton Thalheim with 2nd in Pole Vault and 5th in 400M, Gavin Thalheim with 3rd in Pole Vault and 4th in Javelin, and Jeremiah Hansen with 2nd in Long Jump. Coach Hansen, “The Huskies worked hard all day against some tough competition. The girls may not have brought home any medals, but they competed hard setting set 3 new PRs. The boys came away with 5th overall and they set 6 new PRs. The Huskies have had consecutive weeks of new PRs showing growth within our athletes and the desire to continue to get better.” The Huskies will travel to Phillipsburg Tuesday to compete in the Logan Invitation and then to Mankato on Friday for the Rock Hills Invitational. Northern Valley Boys Results – 5th Place 400M – Kenton Thalheim 5 th 110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 3 rd (PR) 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 2 nd (PR) High Jump – Owen Hammond 2nd Long Jump – Jeremiah Hansen 2nd (PR) Pole Vault – Kenton Thalheim 2nd & Gavin Thalheim 3rd (PR) Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 4th

Northern Valley High School Track & Field On April 19 th Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Osborne for the Kaiser Relay. A total of fourteen teams competed. The NV Boys took 5th place and the Girls placed 10th. Bringing home medals were Owen Hammond with 2nd in High Jump and 3rd in the 300m Hurdles, Gavin Thalheim with 1st in Javelin and 2nd in Pole Vault, Kenton Thalheim with 3rd in Pole Vault, and for the girls, Jordyn Cox with 2nd and Daynah Bailey with 3rd in Pole Vault. Northern Valley Girls Results 100M Hurdles – Jordyn Cox 5 th Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 2nd (PR) & Daynah Bailey 3rd Northern Valley Boys Results 110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 4th 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 3 rd Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st High Jump – Owen Hammond 2nd Pole Vault – Gavin Thalheim 2nd & Kenton Thalheim 3rd Triple Jump – Owen Hammond 4 th Coach Hansen, “The Huskies struggled today with some individual events, but we still had 6 new PRs set by the girls team. It will be nice to have a full week to recover and clean up a few things.” Next Friday the Huskies will travel to Quinter to compete

Northern Valley Schools will be hosting the High School Awards Banquet Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 p.m. at the Almena Community Building. Senior and Junior Families bring a dessert. Sophomore and Freshman Families bring a side dish. Everyone remember to bring your own table service!

The high school golf team having a great day in Wheatland!

UPDATE: We have been notified that the link doesn't work and we are working to fix it. Sorry about this folks! Here is a beautiful video of all the plants and information that the FFA will have for sale coming up! Don't miss out on this years plants! https://nvhuskies-my.sharepoint.com/personal/26abina_nvhuskies_org/_layouts/15/stream.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2F26abina%5Fnvhuskies%5Forg%2FDocuments%2FAttachments%2FRPReplay%5FFinal1713448155%2Emov&ct=1713452281016&or=OWA%2DNT%2DMail&cid=51f907b4%2D2e07%2D4603%2D68c9%2D9917a8454443&ga=1&LOF=1&referrer=StreamWebApp%2EWeb&referrerScenario=AddressBarCopied%2Eview

Today Mrs. Knuth's mom brought in cake to surprise Mrs. Knuth and Miss Shelby on their new positions. Congratulations ladies!

Northern Valley High School Track & Field On April 9th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Colby for the 49th Annual Triplains Invitational. The NV Girls earned 6th place. Bringing home medals were Laundry Gebhard with 2nd in the 3200m and Jordyn Cox with 3 rd in 100M Hurdles. The NV Boys came home with 3 rd place with Kenton Thalheim bringing home 1st in the 400M and Pole Vault, Gavlin Thalheim with 1st in Javelin and 2nd in Pole Vault, Owen Hammond with 1 st in the 110M Hurdles and High Jump and 3rd in Triple Jump, and Gabe Rudd with 3rd in Long Jump. Northern Valley Girls Results – 6th Place 100M – Kathryn Speer 4th 400M – Jaycee Gebhard 4th & Kathryn Speer 5th 1600M – Landry Gebhard 6 th 3200M – Landry Gebhard 2nd & Jaycee Gebhard 5th 100M Hurdles – Jordyn Cox 3rd Triple Jump – Savannah Area 4th Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 4th & Daynah Bailey 5th Javelin – Trista Smith 6th Northern Valley Boys Results – 3rd Place 400M – Kenton Thalheim 1st 110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 5th Long Jump – Gabe Rudd 3rd Triple Jump – Owen Hammond 3 rd Pole Vault – Kenton Thalheim 1st & Gavin Thalheim 2nd Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st On Friday the 12th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled complete in the Hill City Invitational. Bringing home medals for the team were Kenton Thalheim with 1st in Pole Vault and Owen Hammond with 1st in High Jump. . Northern Valley Girls Results Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 4th Northern Valley Boys Results 200M – Jeremiah Hansen 4th 400M – Kenton Thalheim 4th 110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 4th 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 6th High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st Coach Hansen, “Tuesday was a beautiful day with the Huskies doing very well. The girls placed 6 th and the boys placed 3 rd as a team. Friday was a harder track meet against bigger schools but the kids still performed well with 7 personal records set and many athletes trying new events.” Next Friday the Huskies will travel to Osborne for the Kaiser Relays Track Meet.

The Junior class is having a great day doing a college visit at Kansas State University in Manhattan!

Check out the website for a sneak peek spotlight on this years senior class! Along with this years farewells!

Come help us celebrate and wish Kelli Hueneke the Best of Luck in the future! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!

Come help us celebrate Tammy Vincent as she Buzzes Into Retirement! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!