Applications for the 2025-2026 Mayor's Youth Advancement Council are now open!
Students who will be in 9th, 10th, or 11th grade NEXT year, and attend a Jonesboro area high school (Jonesboro, Nettleton, Valley View, Westside, home-school, and private school) are encouraged to apply for The Mayor's Youth Advancement Council of Jonesboro!
Applications are open from February 15, 2025, and close on April 1, 2025, for the 2025-2026 school year. Please fill out the application form for consideration. Two letters of recommendation are required for new members, one from a teacher or administrator at your school, and one from a community member.
Be a voice for your community! The primary mission of the Mayor's Youth Advancement Council of Jonesboro is to involve youth in community issues and decisions, to advise the Mayor and City Council of the youth’s perspective, and to empower future leaders to become engaged within their community.
For New Applicants: https://www.jonesboro.org/FormCenter/BoardCommission-Application-21/Mayors-Youth-Advancement-Council-Applica-13
For Returning Members: https://www.jonesboro.org/FormCenter/BoardCommission-Application-21/Mayors-Youth-Advancement-Council-Applica-140
If you have any questions, contact Shelly Anderson, The Mayor's Youth Advancement Council of Jonesboro, Sponsor--
870.935.5387 EXT 1712
Due to the timing of inclement weather forecasted tomorrow afternoon, Valley View Public Schools will dismiss two (2) hours early on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 with bus and car rider dismissal beginning at 1:00pm. All afterschool and evening activities, including the Excel afterschool program, are cancelled for Tuesday.
It is our desire to provide this information on the district's planned early dismissal now so that our Valley View families can coordinate pickup and afterschool care accordingly. Thank you for your understanding as we seek to prioritize the safety of all our students, staff and Blazer families.
HOCO Week Starts Tomorrow- "VIEW" from the Slopes
✨Faculty Spotlights✨ This week we are shining a light on two teachers! Mr. Morris and Mr. Easton are agriculture teachers at Valley View High School. As a team they work hard to help shape the next wave professionals of AG in NEA! We are grateful for the never-ending contributions they make to make VVHS an amazing place! 🌾🔧⚙️
🎨🖌 Mrs. Counce’s Drawing Classes are putting their artistic skills to the test with portrait projects this week! 🖼️✨ Students have been learning about facial proportions, shading, and value techniques to bring their drawings to life. We can’t wait to see their finished masterpieces! 👏
Happy National Counseling Week!
🚀 Robotics in Action! 🤖
Mr. Krenn’s Robotics' students took hands-on learning to the next level by building robots with VEX kits and coding them to play freeze tag! ❄️🏃♂️ The students combined creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork to bring their robots to life in an exciting, interactive way.
🏆 Congratulations to Our Six Valley View Student-Athletes Signees! 🏆
A huge shoutout to six of our incredible Valley View student-athletes for their outstanding achievements and signing at the next level! Your hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship make us proud. 🎉
Whether on the field, the court, or the mat, you represent Valley View with excellence, and we can't wait to see all the great things you’ll accomplish next at the next level. Keep striving for greatness!
🍓🍫 Support VVHS We The People! 🍫🍓
Help Valley View High School’s We The People team get to Washington, D.C.! They are selling delicious chocolate-covered strawberries for $20 per dozen to raise funds for their trip.
✅ Order by: February 6
📍 Pick up: February 10 @ VVHS Office
Scan the QR code in the flyer to place your order !
📣 Blazer Fans! 🏀🔥
Link to order: https://form.jotform.com/250327992613157
Get your 2025 Basketball Homecoming T-Shirt and show off your Blazer pride!
👕 Shirts are $16
⏳ Deadline to order: February 10
“The View from Home is the most epic VIEW!” 💙💛
Don’t miss out—grab yours today and get ready to celebrate Greetings from THE VIEW!
Attention Seniors and Senior Parents/Guardians
Important 2025 Senior Dates and Information
Attached is a link to the local scholarships for the class of 2025. Most of the local scholarships will not be ready until Feb. 21st (Due March 21st), but I am sending this out now for you to start accessing them as they become available.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1og8S4cbm4B_-ipySMHpl5R_b0EqwNJoyNM860J-qUBI/edit?usp=sharing
Survivorship Curves… with Bubbles? 🫧🌎
In Mrs. Coat's Environmental Science class. students took a hands-on approach to studying survivorship curves—using bubbles! Each bubble represented a life, and students had different roles: protecting them, letting nature take its course, or popping them as quickly as possible.
By gathering data from their experiment, they will model different types of survivorship curves and analyze real-world population dynamics. Learning about life expectancy has never been so poppable!
📢 Congratulations to Our Valley View Congressional App Challenge Winners, Hazim Ragab and Charles Kelley! 🎉💙💛
We are incredibly proud of our two Valley View students who placed 2nd in the Arkansas Congressional App Challenge with their creation of the Jonesboro 411 App! These students, both members of The Mayor’s Youth Advancement Council (MYAC), demonstrated innovation and leadership in developing an app to benefit our community.
🏆 Their achievement was recognized by Congressman Rick Crawford today at the at the NEA Career Tech Center. The students were celebrated alongside Mayor Copenhaver, his staff, VVHS administration and counselors, and the students’ families to celebrate this exciting accomplishment.
Help us congratulate these outstanding students for their hard work and success! 🎊🎉
🎉 Join us for Valley View’s 13th Annual CTE Auction on February 8, 2025! 🎉
🕔 Silent Auction & Meal: 5 PM
🕕 Live Auction: 6 PM
📍 Support our FFA, EAST, HOSA, & FCCLA programs with every bid! Don’t miss this incredible evening of fun, food, and giving back to our amazing students. 💙💛
🔨 Mark your calendars and come ready to bid big! See you there! 👏
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
We're thrilled to announce that over 100 of our seniors have been accepted into ASTATE! Yesterday, the ASTATE admissions department visited Valley View to celebrate this fantastic achievement. They brought along some awesome swag and special edition hats for our students. 🎓
Howl even made a special appearance, and the Provost shared inspiring words with our seniors. Let's give a round of applause to all our students for their hard work and dedication!
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
We're thrilled to announce that over 100 of our seniors have been accepted into ASTATE! Yesterday, the ASTATE admissions department visited Valley View to celebrate this fantastic achievement. They brought along some awesome swag and special edition hats for our students. 🎓
Howl even made a special appearance, and the Provost shared inspiring words with our seniors. Let's give a round of applause to all our students for their hard work and dedication!
✨ Congratulations to Miss Blazer 2025! ✨
A huge congratulations to Sydney Brewer, your Miss Blazer 2025!
We also want to recognize our incredible alternates:
👑 1st Alternate: Taylor Gann
👑 2nd Alternate: Lexee York
👑 3rd Alternate: Victoria Oswald
👑 4th Alternate: Camden Wood
Great job to all the contestants who shined on stage at the Valley View Pageant! 💙💛
✨ Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Brandi Bailey ✨ Valley View is proud to celebrate Mrs. Brandi Bailey as our Teacher Spotlight of the Week! 🎉 Mrs. Bailey not only strives everyday to educate the worlds next best chemist, she also helps the district by driving a bus route and being the brains of making prom awesome!
We are so grateful for you Mrs. Bailey 💙💛
🎓 Attention Seniors! 🎓
Don't forget these important deadlines:
Senior Ads: Purchase at jostens.com
Senior Photo Submissions: Upload at https://images.jostens.com/0bxtXXvM4H19g0WcV3VjK1g
🗓️ Both are due by February 1st! 🗓️
Make sure to submit on time to be part of this unforgettable year! 💙💛
