Water Valley School District

Water Valley High School
Honor Roll Students
1st Nine Weeks 2025-2026

The 2nd year students of Law and Public Safety have spent this week learning about topographical map reading, land navigation, measuring distances between plotted points, shooting an azimuth showing degrees of travel, and calculating their individual pace factor to know exactly how far they have traveled on a certain path. Next week they will be taken into the woods where they will be able to successfully demonstrate these new skills by navigating between four coordinates that they have been assigned. The Water Valley High School and LPS teacher Mr. Jones would like to give a HUGE shout out to WVFD Fire Chief Mark McGavock and Fire Inspector Will Carter for so generously giving their time and expertise to train the next generation of community helpers and first responders

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Look at this dedication on a Saturday Morning, October 11 and during fall break! ACT Bootcamp for a group of students. These students are sitting for the ACT test today. We continually strive to get better everyday!

The 2nd year students of Law and Public Safety have been learning about the five different classifications of fire: classes A, B, C, D, and K. They then learned the proper way to extinguish each class of fire, how to select the proper fire extinguisher for each classification, and the proper method of deploying the correct fire extinguisher using the P.A.S.S. method of Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep. Today we went outside and, after a proper demonstration of each step in extinguishing an actual fire, each student is now certified in the P.A.S.S. method.

Congratulations to Mrs. Richardson for being selected as Super Star Staff of the Month and Mrs. Jency Hill for Super Star Teacher of the Month. Congratulations ladies!!

WVHS Students of Excellence for 1st Nine Weeks During the 1st nine Weeks - these students exemplified the nature and characteristics of the PBIS standards for Water Valley High School. Congratulations to these students in this great accomplishment.

HOSA is sponsoring the laundry fundraiser for the year (we will only being doing it once this year). $50 per item. 5 gallon buckets come with pump; You can drop off money in the office with order, or contact Chrystee Hamilton, Health Science Instructor, at chamilton@wvsdschools.com. Thank you for your support. Sale ends 11/3/2025.

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On September 30th, the senior class participated in the Oxford/Lafayette College and Career Fair. Students engaged with more than 70 representatives from colleges, businesses, and industry organizations who provided information on employment, job shadowing, internship opportunities, and academic programs.

On October 14, 2025, an elementary student made a bomb threat to some classmates. Upon being notified, we immediately contacted the Water Valley Police Department and Fire Department and evacuated the building the student had been in. Law enforcement quickly brought in a bomb-sniffing dog from the University to sweep the campus and ensure the threat was not credible. Classes have resumed as normal.  We are thankful for the swift response from our local first responders and for the cooperation of our staff and students during the evacuation. The safety of our students and staff will always remain our top priority.

Special Called Board Meeting
October 17, 2025
9:00 A.M.

The Water Valley High School Marching Band attended the MHSAA State Marching Evaluation. The color guard, percussion, and drum Major Jordin Weir all received Superior ratings. The Band’s overall performance received an Excellent rating. Wes Brown is the Band Director for WVHS. We are so proud of their accomplishments this season.

The Water Valley High School Marching Band attended the North East Community College Marching Festival. The band received Superior ratings. The color guard and drum Major Jordin Wier also both received Superior ratings. The Drumline received Excellent ratings. We are extremely proud of the hard work and continued success of all of our band students!

DES had a school-wide “Narrative Writing Gallery Walk” this morning. The “gallery” was much like an art exhibit; except instead of art, student essays were displayed throughout the school. Some of Water Valley’s business and community leaders were invited to tour the school, learn about the MS-CCRS writing standards, and see the progression of writing from kindergarten through 6th grade. Teachers and students have been working hard this past 9 weeks using the “R.A.C.E.S.” writing strategy to compose their narratives. K-2nd grade’s decorations corresponded with the story they read, but 3rd-6th had an “Off to the R.A.C.E.S.” Nascar theme. Student representatives from each class were selected to speak with the adults who came to see the gallery.

A special thank you to the following district and community members who participated in the gallery walk. Jerrica Barnes, MDE; Brittany Dudley, DES Parent, Liz Reynolds, Fountain Square Event Center; Drew Pitcock, WVSD Superintendent; Sharron Lipsey, WVSD Assistant Superintendent; Randy Goodwin, WVSD Business Manager, Angie Hodge, WVSD Assistant Business Manager, Tyler Hill, BankFirst President - WV; LeShon Polk, FNB President - WV; Kim Ingram, FNB Business Development Representative- WV; Shannon Crow- Crow Martin, PLLC and DES Parent; Daniel Martin - Crow Martin, PLLC and DES Parent ; Kathryn York, President-Water Valley School District Board of Directors.

Watch for more student photos and videos over the next several days!

The first year students of Law and public safety finally got to put their drone pilot’s license to use. Each student successfully completed their first orientation flight by flying different courses at differing altitudes while learning how to operate the camera and moving through a three dimensional space on the x, y, and z axis.

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