The Hiawatha High School Student Council recently organized a "Food Fight" across the USD 415 school district.  Students from all three schools were encouraged to bring in non-perisable food items which were then distributed to families in need within the district.  

Combined, the three schools collected 1,117 food items!

Congratulations to our members on an outstanding NE District FFA Leadership School. Today we hosted nearly 300 FFA Members and Advisors from across the district at Holton High School for 9 different FFA Leadership Development Events. A huge thanks to Ms. Clark and the Royal Valley FFA for hosting with us and everyone that provided items for the hospitality room. We couldn't have done it without great judges and also our outstanding volunteers behind the scenes: Alysse B, Elisa B, Wyatt S, and Clara L.

Awesome news: We had both Par Law teams qualify for State! Good luck to our Chapter Par Law Team and our Freshmen Conduct of Meetings Teams as they compete at the State FFA Convention next May in Manhattan.

Here are the detailed results:

Greenhand Information Test

Adalynn B- tied for 9th

Tinsley B- 8th

Addison B- 6th

Rebekah D- tied for 4th

1st place team overall

Greenhand Rituals

Master Rituals team

Lane Pruett- Treasurer

Addison Bontrager- President

2nd place rituals overall

Greenhand Par Law

1st place overall- Qualified for state

First place team overall for Greenhand division.

Chapter Leadership Information Test

Lora L- 9th

Kennedy S- 7th

Maddy B- 6th

Jacob H- 5th

2nd place overall

Chapter Rituals

4th place

Par Law Test

Addison B- tied for 9th

Jace H- tied for 5th

Noah B- tied for 5th

Maddy B- tied for 3rd

Lora L- tied for 3rd

Jacob H- 1st

1st place team overall

Chapter Parliamentary Procedure

1st overall- Qualified for state

Second place team overall for chapter division.

Congrats to Royal Valley for winning overall for the second year in a row.

Students from Doniphan West High School spent part of their Friday helping their community.  The group of students could be found throughout Highland helping those in need of assistance with yard work.  

With the leaves of fall covering yards throughout town, the group of students helped to clean up five yards.  A group of 29 students along with staff helped remove leaves, sticks and trash for those who needed a little assistance with this year’s fall clean up.

Great job Mustangs!

Some Journalism students from Jeff West HS  left for Boston this week to attend the national convention. The first night there, they walked the Freedom Trail. Among the highlights on the trail were the Old North Church, the Paul Revere House, and the Old State House. They stopped to eat at the market at Faneuil Hall - the “Cradle of Freedom,” where Revolutionary-era meetings and protests took place.

The staff and administration of Falls City High School have announced the ?selections for October High School Students of the Month. The honors go to the following students: Upperclassmen- Talon Anderson, a junior, is the son of Troy Anderson and Erin Jarred, Emily Vitosh, a senior, is the daughter of Jason and Stacey Vitosh. Underclassmen-Emmett Daake, a sophomore, is the son of Brian and Denise Daake. Carlea Dunkhas, a sophomore, is the daughter of Gale and Lori Dunkhas and Tysha Fangmeier. The students were nominated by high school staff and are being recognized for being innovative, responsible, resilient, and resourceful. Each of the students was praised in nomination comments for “academic excellence, going above and beyond what was asked of them, their helpfulness, and their leadership, and serving as excellent role models for their peers,” according to high school principal Gale Dunkhas. Pictured L to R Talon Anderson, Emily Vitosh, Carlea Dunkhas, Emmett Daake