Northern Valley Schools USD 212

Northern Valley Schools is accepting applications for the 9- 12 Grade Vocational Agriculture Teacher position. Northern Valley Schools has a four-day week school year. We are a 1A school that serves students in both Norton and Phillips Counties with a current PreK-12 enrollment of 145 students. We have a PreK-4 Elementary and a 9-12 High School in Almena. The 5-8 Middle School is in Long Island. We have a strong FFA tradition, history of academic excellence and accomplished athletic programs. Our small class size allows for one - on - one interaction with our students. Our communities are strong supporters of the school and extra-curricular activities. Duties will include teaching HS vocational agriculture classes. We have an up-to-date shop (welding, mechanics, woodworking, etc) attached to our classroom area and a separate greenhouse (seven years old). This is a great opportunity and we look forward to hearing from you. FFA sponsor adds supplemental pay. Board pays up to $450 towards board approved health insurance policy. Please fill out the application found at www.nvhuskies.org.

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.

On Sunday May 5th, Kenton Thalheim accepted the Governor's Scholar Award from Governor Laura Kelly awarded to the top 1% of Seniors from each Kansas high school. Kenton chose Mr. Pugh as his Teacher of Influence to attend the ceremony with him and parents Austin and Angela.

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.

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track The Northern Valley Middle School girls traveled to Phillipsburg to compete at the Logan Junior High School Invitational Track Meet. The weather was beautiful for the eight schools competing. Our seventh and eight graders are short on numbers but they are always ready to compete. The sixth-grade girls had a great day taking first place with 113 team points. Rene’ Horacek had a good day earning a silver and two bronze medals and helping the medley relay team. Annika McKinney had a great day with four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 400m and shot put. Cambrie Sproul had a personal record in the high jump at 4 feet earning the fifth gold medal for the sixth-grade girls. Northern Valley 7/8th Girls Results – 7th Place Shot Put 5th – Kaylee Miller 26’ 3” Discus 5th – Kylee Ledbetter 57’ 8” Javelin 6th – Kaylee Miller 63’ 2” Long Jump 3rd – Rene’ Horacek 12’ 10” Triple Jump 2nd – Rene’ Horacek 28’ 2.5” 200m 3rd – Rene’ Horacek 31.16 400m 4th – Andrea Meraz 1:21.91 800m Medley Relay 5th – Kylee Ledbetter, Kaylee Miller, Rene’ Horacek, Andrea Meraz 2:25.76 Northern Valley 6th Girls Results – 1st Place Shot Put 1st – Annika McKinney 25’ 6.5” 6th – Avreigh McCue 16’ 6.25” Discus 3rd – Avreigh McCue 44’ 8” 4th – Rowan Bremer 34’ 0” High Jump 1st – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 0” 3rd – Tayah Seeders 3’ 6” Long Jump 2nd – Shelby Lentz 11’ 7.5” 4th – Cambrie Sproul 11’ 0” 100m 1st – Annika McKinney 14.93 4th – Shelby Lentz 16.07 200m 1st – Annika McKinney 31.90 4th – Cambrie Sproul 35.11 400m 1st – Annika McKinney 1:16.67 3rd – Shelby Lentz 1:22.97 6th – Tayah Seeders 1:35.31 800m 3rd – Shelby Lentz 3:25.45 4th – Tayah Seeders 3:37.55 6th – Rowan Bremer 3:53.39 400m Relay 2nd – Cambrie Sproul, Tayah Seeders, Avreigh McCue, Rowan Bremer 1:12.27

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

Northern Valley Junior High Boys Track Results Logan Invitational On Tuesday, April 30 the Northern Valley track team competed in the Logan invitational meet in Phillipsurg. There were eight schools at the meet on a nice sunny, spring day. The NV Jr. High boys also had an outstanding day, placing 1st as a team with 112 points., Brewster was 2nd with 100 points and Cheylin 3rd with 90 points. Tait Thalheim had his best track meet of the season winning four gold medals, including a PR in the pole vault at 9’. Griffin McKinney had a big day winning a gold medal in the shot and three silver medals. Lucas Hansen placed third in the triple jump and 200. Cash Compton placed 2nd in the long jump with a personal best 16’ ¾”. The NV 6th grade boys placed 4th as a team. Colt Rogers won three silver medals and Max Wilder won the bronze medal in the 200. Northern Valley 7th & 8th grade boys results – 1st Place 100m 2nd – Griffin McKinney – 12.7 4th – Cash Compton – 13.2 200m 3rd – Lucas Hansen – 27.8 800m 4th – Bryson Wilder – 3:00.5 100m Hurdles 1st – Tait Thalheim – 16.7 2nd – Griffin McKinney – 16.9 200m Hurdles 1st – Tait Thalheim 29.3 2nd – Griffin McKinney – 30.6 Pole Vault 1st – Tait Thalheim – 9’ 0” 5th – Bryson Wilder – 6’ 6” Triple Jump 1st – Tait Thalheim – 31’ 11” 3rd – Lucas Hansen – 30’ 6” Shot 1st – Griffin McKinney – 36’ 3” Discus 6th – Levi Black – 75’ 1” High Jump 5th – Zane Brown – 3’ 10” Long Jump 2nd – Cash Compton – 16’ ¾” 400m Relay 6th – Hitt, Horacek, Black, Johns – 1:14.6 800m Relay 5th – Wilder, Hansen, Brown, Compton – 1:59.2 Medley Relay 5th – Hitt, Horacek, Black, Johns – 2:49.7 Northern Valley 6th grade Boys Results – 4th Place 100m 2nd – Colt Rogers – 16.7 200m 3rd – Max Wilder – 35.6 100m Hurdles 2nd – Colt Rogers – 22.9 4th – Max Wilder – 26.7 High Jump 2nd – Colt Rogers – 4’ 4” Javelin 5th – Max Wilder – 51’ 4” Northern Valley 8th grader Griffin McKinney placed 1st in the shot at the Logan meet with a throw of 36’ 3”. Northern Valley 7th grader Cash Compton placed 2nd at the Logan meet with a leap of 16’ ¾” Northern Valley 6th grader Colt Rogers placed 2nd in the 100m hurdles in the 6th grade division at the Logan Meet. Northern Valley 8th graders Tait Thalheim and Griffin McKinney placed 1st and 2nd in the 100 and 200 Hurdles at the Logan Meet on April 30.

NVMS 7th Grade Plans the Day! After researching and calling to set up tours, the 7th graders spent the day learning how math is used in real-life jobs. Our first stop was the Harlan County Sheriff's Department to learn about accident scene reconstruction. Next stop was South Central Diesel in Holdrege for a quick lesson on diesel mechanics, then we headed to the Kearney airport to learn about fuel mileage from a pilot. K-town Bakery gave the students a lesson on owning a business and measuring for large recipes. At UNK's Discovery Hall, the students talked to an astronaut about space and our last stop was Pinnacle Bank for a brief lesson on banking.

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 Middle School Girls Track The Northern Valley Middle School girls traveled to Quinter, KS, to compete in the 43rd Annual Quinter MS Invitational with 15 other schools. The weather was unpredictable between warm, cold, windy and rainy. The Lady Huskies saw some tough competition but worked hard to set personal records and earn a few medals. The 4x200 relay team of Andrea Meraz, Kylee Ledbetter, Rene’ Horacek and Annika McKinney had a good day placing third out of thirteen teams. Northern Valley 6/7/8th Girls Results – 12th Place Triple Jump 5th – Rene’ Horacek 27’ 5” Long Jump 5th – Rene’ Horacek 13’ 4” 800m Relay 3rd – Andrea Meraz, Kylee Ledbetter, Rene’ Horacek, Annika McKinney 2:09.64 4x200 Relay Teams from left to right - Andrea Meraz, Kylee Ledbetter, Rene' Horacek, Annika McKinney

Northern Valley Junior High Boys Track Results – Quinter Invitational On April 26 the Northern Valley Junior High track team traveled to Quinter to compete in the 43nd annual Quinter Jr High Track Meet with 15 other schools. The Huskies gave it all they had on a cool, wet, windy day in western Kansas. The NV junior high boys placed 7th as a team with 36 points against some tough competition. The Husky relay teams ran well, placing 3rd in the 4x100 and 2nd in the 4x200. Tait Thalheim had a PR in the triple jump, placing 2nd with a jump of 32’ 10”. Griffin McKinney ran well in the 200 hurdles placing 2nd with a time of 30.7 Northern Valley Boys Results – 7th Place Triple Jump 2nd – Tait Thalheim – 32’ 10” 5th – Lucas Hansen – 29’ 10” Pole Vault 4th – Tait Thalheim – 8’ 6” 200m Hurdles 2nd – Griffin McKinney – 30.7 400m Relay 3rd – Compton, Thalheim, Hansen, McKinney – 52.2 800m Relay 2nd – Compton, Thalheim, Hansen, McKinney – 1:52.9 The Northern Valley Junior High boys relay team ran well at the Quinter meet on April 26. The Huskies placed 2nd in the 4x200 and 3rd in the 4x100. Pictured left to right: Griffin McKinney, Tait Thalheim, Cash Compton, Lucas McKinney Northern Valley 8th grader Tait Thalheim pole vaulted 8’ 6” at the Quinter meet to place 4th. Northern Valley 8th grader Griffin McKinney finished strong in the 200m hurdles in Quinter. Griffin edged out his opponent for 2nd place in a time of 30.7

Northern Valley Schools is still seeking applications for the following positions: Maintenance person (hours and wages negotiable) / GS janitor / Part-time FACS teacher. If interested in any of these, please fill out an application and turn in to the district office. We look forward to working with you.

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Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track The Northern Valley Middle School girls traveled to Osborne, KS, for a competitive day of track. It was a cool day overall, but the weather was good for the ten teams attending. The sixth and seventh grade girls saw some tougher competition but as a team were able to get 9.67 points. The 8th grade girls worked hard missing the top six in many events by 0.1 of a second. As a team they four girls earned 26 points. Kylee Ledbetter had a good day winning a silver in the 75 meter and fourth in the discus. Northern Valley 6/7th Girls Results – 8th Place Shot Put 5th – Annika McKinney 24’ 6.75” Discus 6th – Kaylee Miller 52’ 3” High Jump 4th – Tayah Seeders 3’ 6” (tie) 4th – Cambrie Sproul 3’ 6” (tie) Long Jump 6th – Shelby Lentz 11’ 0.75” 100m 6th – Annika McKinney 14.8 Northern Valley 8th Girls Results – 6th Place Discus 4th – Kylee Ledbetter 60’ 9.5” Long Jump 3rd – Rene’ Horacek 13’ 2” Triple Jump 4th – Rene’ Horacek 27’ 3.25” 75m 2nd – Kylee Ledbetter 11.3 4th – Andrea Meraz 11.6 Pictured: Kylee Ledbetter and Andrea Meraz competing in the 75 meter dash. Kylee placed second with Andrea placing fourth.

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 Junior High Boys Track On April 18 the Northern Valley Junior High Track Team traveled to Osborne to compete in the Bullpup Relays. The Huskies had a good day with many personal bests. The NV 6th-7th grade boys scored 74 points and finished in 3rd place as a team. Cash Compton dominated the sprints winning gold medals in the 75m and 200m and a silver medal in the 100m. Classmate Bryson Wilder also did well placing 1st in the pole vault, 2ndin the 200m hurdles and 3rd in the long jump. Levi Black had a PR in the discus, throwing 83’ 1” collecting the bronze medal. The NV 8th grade boys scored 55 points and finished 4th as a team. Tait Thalheim had an excellent day placing 1st in the pole vault, 2nd in the 100m hurdles, 3rd in the 200m hurdles and 4th in the triple jump. Griffin Mckinney had a PR in the 200m hurdles and placed 2nd. Lucas Hansen sprinted well placing 4th in the 75m and the 200m. Northern Valley 6th & 7th Boys Results – 3rd Place 75m 1st – Cash Compton – 9.9 100m 2nd – Cash Compton – 12.7 200m 1st – Cash Compton – 27.3 3200m 5th – Colt Rogers – 16:27.3 100m Hurdles 6th – Bryson Wilder – 19.6 200m Hurdles 2nd – Bryson Wilder – 33.6 Pole Vault 1st – Bryson Wilder – 6’ 0” 3rd – Colt Rogers – 6’ 0” High Jump 4th – Colt Rogers – 4’ 2” Long Jump 3rd – Bryson Wilder – 13’ 8” 5th – Cash Compton – 13’ 6” Discus 3rd – Levi Black – 83’ 1” Medley Relay 6th – M.Wilder, Black, Horacek, Rogers – 2:30.2 NV 8th grade Boys Results – 4th Place 75m 4th – Lucas Hansen – 10.3 200m 4th – Lucas Hansen – 27.9 400m 5th – Griffin McKinney – 1:03.8 100m Hurdles 2nd – Tait Thalheim – 17.5 200m Hurdles 2nd – Griffin McKinney – 29.9 3rd – Tait Thalheim – 30.7 Pole Vault 1st – Tait Thalheim – 8’ 6” High Jump 5th – Zane Brown – 4’ 2” Long Jump 4th – Griffin McKinney – 15’ 0” Triple Jump 4th – Tait Thalheim – 32’ 9” 6th – Lucas Hansen – 30’ 2” Shot 5th – Griffin McKinney – 33’ 10”