Pike Valley USD 426

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH!! JOIN THE FIESTA TO CELEBRATE THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR - FOOD & GAMES INCLUDED! WALKING TACOS, YARD GAMES & BASKETBALL COURTS! OPEN TO ALL JH/HS STUDENTS AND STAFF!! AUGUST 15TH FROM 5-7p AT COURTLAND MINI-PARK.

Athletes: Sports Heat /Concussion training and imPACT testing is Thursday, August 14th (7th and 8th graders) and Friday, August 15th (9th through 12th graders). This training is at the high school from 3:30-4:30. BRING YOUR CHROMEBOOKS. 6th graders will be during the school day.

Reminder:
Pike Valley Elementary Open House is tomorrow night, August 12th, at 6pm. It is informal as you can come and go, but it will end at 7pm. Watermelon will be available in the cafeteria thanks to the Courtland Depot Market. See you then!

Pike Valley USD 426 will be having a budget hearing on Tuesday, August 18th at 8:00 pm in the Board of Education office.

Good morning Pike Valley Families, This is a reminder to go to your Parent PowerSchool account and fill out online enrollment forms for each of your children. Once you have filled out forms, you may come into the school to pay your student fees.

Please ignore the last message! Reminder : PVJH Cheer Practice starts Monday July 28 5 -630 at the high school: uniform issuing will be at this time as well. If you can not attend please make arrangements with Coach Evert 785-527-0058

For school send out: Mini Cheer Camp - Don’t forget the performance tonight, Friday June 25th, at Courtand Funday. Meet at 301 Main Street at 6:30pm.

PV Family,
Just a reminder that you don't have to rush to buy school supplies.

The Pike Valley Foundation along with local churches and some amazing local partners are purchasing all the school supplies for the students of Pike Valley USD 426, Preschool-12th Grade!
(excluding backpacks, shoes, and water bottles)

Mini Cheer Camp- The next performance is this Friday, July 25th at the Friday performances of Courtland Fun Day. Meet at 301 Main Street at 6:30 pm. The cheerleaders will walk the kids down to the Main stage. See you there!

The first of the three mini cheer camp performances is this Saturday, July 12th at Scandia Riverfest. Meet across from the Scandia Museum at 11:00 am. Please have your camper wear their camp shirt and shorts that they can move in. See you there.

July 16th at 6 PM at the Park in Scandia will be the Parent Meeting for Junior High Cheerleading . If any parent cannot attend, please get a hold of Coach Evert for the meeting information . 785 527 0058

Tomorrow, Thursday, June 19th and Friday, June 20th is mini cheer camp. Drop off will be from 8:45-9:00 at the mini park in Courtland. Pick up will be at 11 am each day at the Pike Valley Grade School. The PV Cheer Team is excited to see your kids.

Mini Cheer Camp is this week! All campers will meet at 9 am at the Courtland Mini Park on Thursday, June 19th and Friday, June 20th. Pick up will be at the grade school at 11 am both days. The Pike Valley Cheer Team is excited to see you!

Summer Academy Parent Reminder: Parents, please drop off and pick up on the north side of PV Elementary. We are having our cafeteria floor redone. Thank you,

School Board Position Available - a vacancy in the 2nd member district of the Board of Education of Unified School District No. 426, Republic County, Kansas. The vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Board of Education for the remainder of the unexpired term not sooner than fifteen (15) days following publication of this notice. Such vacancy exists by reasons of resignation of Brandi Bray. Applications and/or Letters of Interest will be accepted at the Board of Education Office until May 30th , 2025.

Summer Fun at the Scandia Public Library!!!

2013 Dodge Caravan 124,000 miles, good tires, clean on the inside and out, mechanically sound and routine maintenance done Kelly Blue Book is around $5,500.00 Super nice van from the Pike Valley Fleet. For sale by sealed bid, due by May 12th at noon to the USD 426 Board Office in Scandia.

PreK 4 Parents: We have our PV Kindergarten Roundup at 6pm this evening before the concert. We'll meet in the cafeteria for a brief meeting with Mrs. Pierce and Mr. Gritten. Thank you and hope to see you tonight!

Preschool - 2nd Grade Concert Information for tonight: Concert begins Monday May 5th, 2025 at 6:30pm. Preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd Grade students will need to arrive no later than 6:15pm and go to their classroom. 3rd and 4th Grade Students should arrive no later than 6:35pm and meet in the Flex Room and will perform after Preschool-2nd Grade are done. 5th and 6th Grade Concert Information for tonight: The 5th/6th Grade Concert will begin at 7:10pm. Students will need to arrive no later than 6:45pm and report to the music classroom. The students need to dress nicely for the evening’s concert. The students have been working very hard and I am looking forward to letting them share their music with you!

Pike Valley Parents: ****PLEASE SUBMIT ONE FORM FOR EACH CHILD, THANK YOU**** Pike Valley Schools will be having a summer camp for grades K-8 (grade your child will be next school year). It will be 9:00am-Noon the weeks of May 27th-May30th (Tues-Fri), June 2nd-5th (Mon-Thurs), and June 9th-12th (Mon-Thurs). The focus will be writing, reading, math, technology, science, engineering, and art. 5th Grade-8th Grade will be working with the LEAPES Program through Kansas State University. They will be using coding and robots. Summer Exploration 2025 will be in Courtland. We will bus kids from the park in Scandia to and from Courtland each day. Buses will leave Scandia at 8:45am and drop off will be at 12:15pm in Scandia. If you are interested please fill out the following survey. https://forms.gle/VAGWbXjdXx3bv5fQ7