Davidson Elementary School recently held a door decorating contest celebrating Black History Month. Winners are posted as follows:
1st Place-Mrs. Clark's first graders- children's hands, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2nd place- Mrs. Keel's sixth graders- Hidden Figures, Katherine Johnson
3rd place - Mrs. Tedford's sixth graders - Sticking with Love, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Honorable Mention - Mrs. Briscoe's fourth graders - We Have A Dream, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thank you to everyone who participated!
Coach Russo’s Algebra classes spent February researching famous African American’s positive contributions to Mathematics and did a research paper on them.
The Carol Gary Scholarship committee sponsored a Leap Day Dance for the 3rd-6th graders at DES on Thursday night. Proceeds from the dance will assist in funding the scholarship provided to high school seniors in the spring.
Thank you to everyone who supported the dance! It looks like everyone had a great time. Videos will be posted in the comment section.
Leap Day Celebrations with Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Winter's classes!
Happy Birthday!
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Read Across American with DES
March 18-22, 2024
6th grade students hosted a “Live” Wax Museum hosting prominent African Americans.
2024 LB/HB Will Embry has been awarded a Memphis Area National Football Foundation Scholarship and will be given his award at a Black Tie Dinner in Germantown on April 22, 2024.
Will also was awarded the National Brandon Burlsworth "Greater" High School Character Award by the Brand Burlsworth Foundation.
Coach Brad Embry has been selected by the NEMFCA (Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association) for induction into its 2024 Hall of Fame Class. Embry will be honored with the other inductees at the 2024 12th Annual Game on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at Halftime at Corinth High School. Congratulations Coach Embry!
The 2024 South All-Stars have been selected for the 12th Annual NEMFCA Game to be played on Wednesday, May 15 at Corinth High School.
Selected to represent WVHS are Jack Woodard #78, Taylen Johnson #3, and Ty Pritchard #1.
The Water Valley School District is proud of these men and their accomplishments.
March menus
Fifth graders at DES learned how to milk and make real butter on Friday with the assistance of Mrs. Christine Fielder. The cow is sponsored by Farm Bureau Association.
The Law and Public Safety students took a field trip to Batesville to observe municipal court proceedings and were able to meet with municipal court judge Jay Westfaul and city prosecutor Ryan Revere. They then went to the Panola county courthouse for a presentation from circuit court clerk Kirk Willingham as well as district attorney Jay Hale. After lunch at McDonald's, they returned to visit with Water Valley police chief Jason Mangrum and Water Valley fire inspector/public educator Layth Terry
New Scholarship Opportunity!
See Mr. Barnes for application
Mrs. Jacks’s students have recently started learning about the moon phases. Today, her students replicated the phases of the moon using flashlights and styrofoam balls.
5th graders at DES participated in Smokey the Bear poster contest sponsored by Water Valley Town and Country Garden Club. Picture below are the winners and participants.
Kanaudia Smith, Malia Curtis, Malaysia Gooch, Smokey The Bear, Hadley Sherwood, and Jayanna Woodard
The Water Valley School District is requesting stakeholders to respond to a brief School Improvement needs assessment survey for each school. These surveys will close Wednesday, February 28.
Water Valley High School Needs Assessment
https://forms.gle/LmGTdQHgPqFXFqPx9
Davidson Elementary School Needs Assessment
https://forms.gle/n3AZXZfGhRbjwTZK7
During last night's board meeting, the WVSD Board of Directors approved the calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.
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School Board Recognition Week
The Water Valley School District faculty and staff would like to thank each member for their time and service to the students of our district.
The Water Valley High School concert band, under the direction of Wes Brown, participated in the 2nd annual Northwest High School Band Pre-Fest on the NWCC campus today.
Mrs. Logsdons students have been learning about volcanoes. They loved creating their own volcano and making it explode
