West Valley High

Congratulations Seniors....you have just a few class periods left! We know you are excited to finish up and enjoy the arrival of summer! As your teachers and school staff, we are very proud of you as a senior class. You have shined in so many ways and your positive contribution to our school has left a strong impression.

We want to share clearly with all of you that last year, the destructive/dangerous actions of the seniors class by throwing papers, trash, water, etc. is something that can no longer be accepted nor tolerated at WV. We know this year, as a senior class, you have worked to change attitudes and beliefs surrounding this end of the year behavior. We appreciate and applaud that - we thank your senior class advisor, Mrs. Damario, your senior teachers, and your senior student leadership. This activity cannot happen - do not put at risk participating in graduation - we don't want that for anyone at all. But we cannot tolerate as a school this negative behavior.

On Monday, after period 4, we are going to celebrate you as a class in the commons. We ask that you join us in that celebration of you - leave a positive legacy at WV, be the first class in several years to make a positive choice and do the right thing.  We need this from you.

Good luck on your finals, enjoy your last few days, take the time to say thanks to those teachers who have worked with you, laughed with you, helped you learn and prepared you for your next adventures. You are a great class - help us remember you positively.
 

FAIRBANKS — A four-member West Valley High School technical writing team confidently launched a small cardboard boat in the deep end of Hamme Pool last week.

Staying close to the pool’s edge, Cody Yordy manned a canoe paddle while Sara Easterling hunkered down behind, keeping a close eye on the boat’s seams, sealed with ordinary plastic packaging tape.

Cheering them on were teammates, Andrew Hawkins and Adam Kurzbard.

Two and a half lengths later, the duo abandoned their soggy ship and the team called the experiment successful, having surpassed their goal of building a two-person boat that could stay above water for a minimum of one pool length.

Congratulations to the Wolfpack AcaDeca team who earned the state championship title recently after months of hard work and studying!  Their coach, Coby Haas (WV Globlal Studies teacher), said this team is relentless and works extremely hard giving up evening, weekend and even summer down time to learn as much as they can about the topics covered in the AcaDeca program.  WV has a strong history of success with the AcaDeca program, earning regional and state championship titles many times over the last 15+ years.  In April, the team will travel to Minneapolis to represent Alaska and compete against more than 50 other teams.  Good luck Wolfpack!  Bring home the gold!  Pictured are: Cailean Harris, Ivan Kvapil, Aaron Butteri, Raymond Hogenson, Atticus Geiger, Coby Haas, Thomas McClelland, William Mitchell, Roger Luick, Sapphire Layos-Wagaman, Roberta Spiers, Harrison Owen, Jordan Centeno, and Maia Luick.

Congratulations to the West Valley Wolfpack band, choir and orchestra students recently recognized for their selection to the All-Northwest honor group - they are listed below.  The hard work and dedication from these students, their parents and the commitment of their teachers truly shines.  Go Wolfpack!

Hailee Bartling, Josee Beauchamp, Sarah Hartman, Simeon Ng, Hayley Zacheis, Rebekka Hunter, Emily Lindley, Kengo Nagaoka, Rossana Villazor, Victoria Wetterhall, Amelia Leff, Mikko Sayre, Roberta Spiers, Stefan Barney, Emalee Bartling, Hanna Bouta, and Leah Crawford!

We are proud of our school, our students, and our school community at West Valley.  Each year, we continue to focus on student learning as our primary goal while maintaining a safe and welcoming environment.  The attachment below connects to our most recent school report card.  This document contains school information, student data, AYP data, and other relevant information.  The school report card is a requirment under NCLB and making it available to our school community is just another step we make in keeping you informed about our school.  If you have any questions at all, please feel free to call Mrs. Kraska, Principal.