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Get your pictures in the yearbook! The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you've got great photos of school and

community events or you and your friends just having fun, we'd like to see them. Our photographers can't be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have.

Here is how you can submit photos online:
   • Go to:
https://images.jostens.com
   • If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username:1184275 and password:valley
   • Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
   • Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
   • Click "Save Details".

It's that easy! Submit your photos today!

Elgin Echo Website

 

* We currently submit weekly articles to the Elgin Echo "Tiger Beat" page and are looking forward to doing some podcasting in conjunction with the paper in the second half of the school year.

We cover a wide range of stories from events happening around the school, to opinion pieces, to world issues. 

Some of our weekly or bi-weekly featured articles include:

"Question of the Week"

"Teacher Feature"

Syllabus

 

Hotmail  If you would like to contact our class for the yearbook or about articles, here is our email: valleymultimedia@hotmail.com 

 

Yearbook Avenue

 

News Article Help

 

Podcasting Guide

  

Tiger Beat Journalists:

Kenzie

Students have a say in the new electronics policy at Valley

Students "Get Motivated" at conference

Valley heats up

Parents can now access grades

Valley celebrates National Education Week

Chelsi

Teacher Feature: Week 1

Teacher Feature: Week 3

Teacher Featrue: Week 6

Teacher Feature: Week 8

Teacher Featrue: Week 10

Kyle

Plazmapalooza begins

Valley upgrades concession stand

What is a "Twitter" and how do I "tweet"?

A day to remember

Moore accepted into Opus

Support the Valley yearbook

Brooke

Valley goes 3-D

PIE Awards I

Kindergarten gets smart!

The Music Man marches to the Valley stage

FFA keeps busy

Megan

Teacher Feature: Week 2

Teacher Feature:Week 5

Teacher Feature: Week 7

Teacher Feature: Week 9

Teacher Feature: Week 11

 

Kenna

Teacher Feature: Week 4

Staying healthy in the winter season

Homecoming week finally arrives

Valley receives Perkins Grant

Suzanne

Band is on a roll

Texting and driving

What really happens at teacher in-services?

Getting to know financial aid

Pre-employment class learns by example

Joelle

Valley updates lunch program

Valley students visit Dairy Expo

Valley hosts Grant Open House

Valley Junior High Band hosts concert for 4th graders

 

Becky

Changes at Valley School

Experiencing a new culture

 

Question of the Week

By Chelsi B

“What was the most memorable part of your summer?”
1) Becca H (Senior): Going to a beach in Michigan because it was super fun!
2) David T (Junior): Going to England and Ireland.

3) Mr. Krambeer (Teacher): Shaving my head.

4) Erica J (Junior): Mission trips with friends.

5) Spencer S (Sophomore): Going to New Orleans for Luther League.

6) Reagan L (7th Grader): Going to Lake of the Ozarks.

Question of the week

By Kenna L

“What are you looking forward to most this year?” 

1) Morgan T (sophomore): Homecoming, because I get to dress silly.

2) Paul S (senior): Graduation, because then I will be done with school.

3) Mrs. Luzum (counselor): Having my son be in Kindergarten.

4) Thora T (junior): Prom and being on the Prom Committee.

5) Haley S (8th Grade): For school to be over.

6) Austen B (freshman): Basketball, because it is the best sport. 

Question of the Week

By Kenzie N

“What is the best and worst part of the mobile labs at Valley?”
1) Megan B (Senior): Best- you don’t have to leave class to go to the computer lab. Worst- many of the lap tops freeze before you save your work.
2) Kendra K (Junior): Best- You can work on projects without going to the library or computer lab. Worst-They’re Macs.

3) Joe K (Sophomore): Best- They are smaller than the computer lab computers. Worst-the software is too technological.

4) Nick B (Freshman): Best- you have the computers right in the classroom and don’t have to go to the lab. Worst- They freeze a lot.

5) Mr. Bonte (Teacher): Best- the students have more access to technology that’s necessary to encourage researching and exploring outside the classroom. Worst- The hassle of bringing them in, setting them up, and putting them away. 

6) Drake S (8th grader): Best- you don’t have to ask teachers to leave the classroom to use a computer. Worst-working with no mouse on the lap top.

Question of the Week

By Megan B

“What is your favorite store and why?”
1) Bob O (Senior): Scheels, because they have sports stuff.
2) Angela W (Junior):  Bath and Body Works, because they have cute rubber duckies.

3) Jacob T (Sophomore): Game Stop, because it has cheap games.

4) Emily B (Freshman): Scheels, because I like sports.

5) Mrs. Rule (Teacher): Von Maur, because it has quality items.

6) Noah L (8th grader): Walmart, because they have everything you could ever need with a very low price.

 

Question of the Week

By Joelle D

“What is the scariest movie you have ever seen and why?”

1) Kyle L (Senior): The Descent, it rattles my bones because it could actually happen.

2) Alison M (Freshman): 30 Days of Night, because the little vampire girl is scary.

3) Carmen C (Sophomore): The Unborn, because it gave me nightmares.

4) Blaine E (Junior): Jurassic Park, because the dinosaurs were big and scary.

5) Mrs. Severson-Curiel (Teacher): The Omen (original), because of all the blood, guts, and gore.

6) Sawyer H (8th Grader): The Grudge, because of the scary girl that makes weird noises and follows people.

 

Question of the Week

By Kenzie N

“What is your favorite musical and why?”
1) Shantel L (Senior): Phantom of the Opera because it’s a heart gripping love story.
2) Megan D (Junior): Les Miserables because the action is awesome.

3) Mrs. Brackett (Band Instructor): Music Man because it’s about band directors, Maredith Wilson is from Iowa, and every song is memorable.

4) Amber K (Sophomore): High School Musical because Troy is super luscious.

5) Sam K (Freshman): Music Man because it’s the only one I’ve seen.

6) Colin B (8th Grade): Grease because it has awesome cars in it.

 

Question of the Week

By Chelsi B

“What are you afraid to lose the most, why?”
1) Jenna S (Senior): My mom, because she is amazing.
2) Ardel McCartney (Staff): My family, because there is nothing more important to me than Ron, Zeke, and Kara.
3) Tyler W (Junior): My TV, because I would be lost without it.

4) Grant W (7th Grader): My money, because it means a lot to me.

5) Kjerstin M (8th Grader): My dogs, because they’re really good friends.

6) Joe D (Freshman): My I-pod, because it’s expensive and I use it a lot.

 

Question of the Week

By Kenna L

"What is your favorite website and why?"

 1) Mrs. Lezley Johansen (Librarian): "Random Acts of Kindness, because there are a lot of neat things on there."

2) Brianna L (Senior): "YouTube, because it makes my day brighter to watch videos."

3) Kennedy C (8th Grader): "Facebook, because I can spend hours on end on it."

4) Riley S (Sophomore): “World of War Craft, because I like fighting dragons.

5) Jack D (Junior): “Google, because I love to search things.”

6) Tanner J (7th Grade): “Sports Illustrated, because I can check up on my sports.”

 

Question of the Week

By: Suzanne J

“What’s your favorite Homecoming day?”

1) Mrs. Torkelson (faculty): Spirit Day, because it’s the day of the big game

2) Carly M (freshman): Pajama Day, because it makes me feel comfortable

3) Leah G (sophmore): Pajama Day, because I like wearing my pajamas

4) Steven K (junior): Salad Dressing Day, because I can seem like a vegetarian

5) Brittany A (senior): Pajama Day, because I can just wake up and go to school

6) Becky O (senior): Pajama Day, because I don’t have to worry on what to wear

Question of the Week

By Megan B

“If you could be a celebrity for one day who would you be and why?”
1) Sara R (Senior): Taylor Swift, because I would be dating the guy who plays Jacob Black.
2) Erika H (Junior):  Kristen Stewart, because when I go to work I could see the guy who plays Jacob Black.

3) Annette Butikofer (faculty): Meredith Vieria, because she gets to be on the news and she gets to tease Matt Lauer.

4) Kandis G (Sophomore): Hannah Montana, because she gets to live the best of boths worlds.

5)Cody T (Freshman): Aaron Rodgers, because he is an all star and he gets to play football every day.  

6) Austin K (7th grade):  Ozzy Osbourne, because he eats bats.

 

Question of the week

By Kenna L

"What is your favorite website and why?" 

Mrs. Lezley Johansen (Librarian): "Random Acts of Kindness, because there are a lot of neat things on there."

Brianna L (Senior): "YouTube, because it makes my day brighter to watch videos."

Kennedy C (8th Grade): "Facebook, because I can spend hours on end on it."

Riley S (Sophomore): “World of War Craft, because I like fighting dragons.

Jack D (Junior): “Google, because I love to search things.”

Tanner J (7th Grade): “Sports Illustrated, because I can check up on my sports.”

 

Question of the Week

By: Suzanne J 

“What’s your family tradition for Thanksgiving?”

Ms. Berda (Teacher): "Eat as much food as possible.”

Katlyn G (8th grader): “Go to my grandma’s.”

Nick B (Freshman): “Eat turkey.”

Cassie W (Sohpmore): “Go to my grandma’s and eat”

Brittney P (Junior): “Spend time with my family.”

Joe S (Senior): “Go to my grandma’s and get stuffed.”

 

Question of the Week

By Kyle L

“Twilight fan or not?”

1) Katie K (senior): Fan of the book; I like the plot because its romantic.

2) Tom D (Senior): No, it’s all fake and stupid.

3) Janice F (9th grade): Yes, because of Jacob.

4) Trevor W (8th grade): No, it’s not realistic.

5) Alisha M (7th grade) Yes, it’s the greatest ever.

6) Carly L (9th) Yes, Edward is amazing.

 

Question of the Week

By Kyle L

“What is your greatest weakness?”

1) Jacob M (senior): Paper cuts and spiders, because paper cuts are painful and spiders are scary.

2) Bethany P (freshman): Spiders, they are disgusting.

3) Mariah A (8th grade): Bridges, because they could collapse.

4) Joe S (senior): Snakes, because they creep me out

5) Mr. LeVirgil Monroe (teacher) Things I cannot do, things that I don’t understand enough to do.

6) Collin H (junior) Heights, I fell out of a tree once.

In honor of American Education Week this week’s Question of the Week is “What is your favorite aspect of school?”

By Brooke W      

1) Mitchell C (8th grader): The new Mac computers because they are fun to play around on.

2) Phil K (7th grader): I have the opportunity to participate in sports.

3) Mr. Williams (principal): The majority of students at Valley are involved in a variety of activities from sports to drama to being in music.  This makes our students much more well-rounded individuals.

4) Tyler O (senior): Mr. Bonte’s classes because there is a couch.

5) Abby R (junior): I like that everybody is nice and gets along with each other.

6) Shannon J (sophomore): The teachers, because they try hard to help us learn.

 

Question of the Week  

By Brooke W

“If you had the day off from school what would you do?”

(1) Liz F (sophomore): Working on the farm.

(2) Michael F (senior): Sleeping in and playing video games.

(3) Kenzie E (freshman): I Would Relax and then go work on the farm.

(4) Ms. Holly Mohs (teacher): I would probably spend the day shopping.

(5) Doug S (8th grade): Take a trip to Disney World.

(6) Jessie T (7th grade): Hanging out at my house with my friends. 
 

 

   

 

 

   
           

 

 

 

Tiger Beat Archive 2008-2009

 

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