Job Opportunities for the 2025 -26 school year.
Food Service Director / Head Cook
Northern Valley Schools is looking to hire a Food Service Director / Head Cook. This is a ten-month position. Fringe benefits include a four-day work week, up to $450 toward a Board-approved Health Insurance plan and twelve PTO days per year. Salary negotiable upon experience.
6 - 12 Grade Teacher
Fringe benefits include a four-day work week, up to $450 toward a board-approved Health Insurance plan, and twelve PTO days per year. Base salary is $37,000.
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track
The Northern Valley Middle School hosted their 39th annual Husky Invitational in Stockton, KS. It was a beautiful, hot day on the track as the Junior Husky girls worked to improve their times and distances. Many of the girls had personal records in multiple events.
The 7/8th girls combined brought home bronze medals in four events: Cambrie Sproul in high jump and the 200m hurdles, Shelby Lentz in the 800m, and the 800m medley relay team. As a team they placed third overall out of 11 schools.
In the sixth-grade division, Inez Schemper had a good day taking home a silver in shotput and 4th place in discus. The combined girls’ and boys’ team were fifth overall out of ten schools.
Northern Valley 6th Girls Results – 5th Place (boys/girls combined)
Shot Put Inez Schemper 25’ 2” – 2nd
Discus Inez Schemper 52’ 2” – 4th
Northern Valley 7/8th Girls Results – 3rd Place
Shot Put Annika McKinney 27’ 3” – 5th
Discus Kaylee Miller 59’ 7” – 5th
Triple Jump Shelby Lentz 24’ 3” – 5th
High Jump Cambrie Sproul 4’ 2” – 2nd
Tayah Seeders 4’ 0” – 6th
100m Hurdles Cambrie Sproul 20.48 – 5th
200m Hurdles Cambrie Sproul 36.71 – 3rd
100m Brielle Britton 14.43 – 4th
200m Annika McKinney 32.57 – 6th
400m Annika McKinney 1:12.9 – 5th
800m Shelby Lentz 3:01.4 – 3rd
1600m Tayah Seeders 7:59 – 5th
800m Relay Avreigh McCue, Kaylee Miller, Rowan Bremer, Tayah Seeders 2:41 – 3rd
800m Medley Relay Avreigh McCue, Rowan Bremer, Tayah Seeders, Shelby Lentz 2:49 – 5t
HUSKY INVITATIONAL – 2025
The Northern Valley boys had a wonderful day at the 40th Annual Husky Invitational Meet held in Stockton, KS. Quite a few NV boys competed in different events at this meet, and some found better success. We also filled out all the relays, and the best was the JH Boys in the 800-sprint medley relay. 11 teams attended, as the meet started at 2:00 p.m. and ended around 7:30 p.m. Cash Compton ran the third fastest 100m dash in school history! (12.15 seconds)
JH BOYS RESULTS
Cash Compton 2nd Place – Long Jump (16’6”)
2nd Place – 100m Dash (12.15)
4th Place – 200m Dash (28.06)
Bryson Wilder 5th Place – Triple Jump (30’11”)
3rd Place – 100 Hurdles (17.55)
4th Place – 200 Hurdles (33.54)
Aaron Horacek T-5th Place – Discus (94’3”)
Colt Rogers T-4th Place – High Jump (4’10”)
Max Wilder 5th Place – 1600m Run (6:31.0)
Aaron, Asher, Max, Colt - 4th Place – 800m Relay (2:23.0)
Levi, Bryson, Cash, Max - 2nd Place – Medley Relay (2:12.0)
6TH BOYS RESULTS
Westyn Lowry 3rd Place – Long Jump (12’5”)
2nd Place – High Jump (4’2”)
3rd Place – 100 Hurdles (23.33)
Victor Alvarez-Santos 2nd Place – 100 Hurdles (22.97)
5th Place – 400m Dash (1:23.4)
5th Place – 800m Run (3:19.6)
Deason Dockendorf 4th Place – 100 Hurdles (24.34)
Colton Ledbetter 3rd Place – 800m Run (3:15.1)
Cruz Van Patten 6th Place – 200m Dash (35.18)
Westyn, Deason, Colton, Cruz - 2nd Place – 400m Relay (1:09.0)
6TH GRADE RESULTS
1. Grinnell – 118 points (90 boys, 28 girls)
2. Logan – 112.5 points (34 boys, 78.5 girls)
3. Thunder Ridge – 75 points (48 boys, 27 girls)
4. Plainville – 66 points (10 boys, 56 girls)
5. Northern Valley – 63 points (51 boys, 12 girls)
6. Stockton – 48.5 points (24 boys, 24.5 girls)
7. Triplains – 32 points (6 boys. 26 girls)
8. Paradise – 31 points (3 boys, 28 girls)
9. Palco – 24 points (24 boys, 0 girls)
10. Golden Plains – 3 points (0 boys, 3 girls)
7TH/8TH GIRLS RESULTS
1. Stockton – 157 points
2. Logan – 77 points
3. Northern Valley – 44 points
4. Golden Plains – 39 points
5. Grinnell – 38 points
6. Thunder Ridge – 27 points
7. Triplains – 22 points
8. Palco – 20 points
9. Brewster – 19 points
10. Paradise – 7 points
11. Golden Plains – 6 points
7TH/8TH BOYS RESULTS
1. Logan – 98 points
2. Thunder Ridge – 93 points
3. Grinnell – 67 points
4. Brewster – 52 points
5. Northern Valley – 48.5 points
6. Paradise – 46 points
7. Golden Plains – 37.5 points
8. Triplains – 8 points
9. Palco – 6 points
10. Stockton – 5 points
Hello Huskies!! We hope you have an amazing Easter Weekend! Here is next week's weekly agenda 4/21/25. We are getting into the end of the year activities and will keep getting busier. If you have any questions or I make a mistake just let me know. Stay warm this weekend!
On a hot and muggy day that started with no wind and ended with 30 mph winds, the Husky golf team had a great day of golf.
The Husky team, consisting of Robert Vsetecka, Conner David, and Audrey Brubaker headed north of the border for a 9-hole JV tournament in Oxford, NE. Four teams participated, with a small field of 11 golfers.
Robert took home first place with a 45 at +9 over par. Conner also shot a good round and finished with a 48 at +12 over to finish in second place. Audrey shot a much-improved round to finish with a 64. Overall, it was a great showing of talent and effort and a great day of golf!
The Huskies next meet will be April 24th for the Norton Varsity Meet.
The Northern Valley High School forensics team made a trip to Ransom for their last regular season tournament of the year. Participants were seniors Caden Lowry and Serenity Porter, sophomore Maddie Wilder and freshman Abby Samuelson.
Abby and Maddie took an IDA and participated very well.
Maddie took an impromptu and also did very well!
Serenity took an impromptu and placed 2nd for the meet! This qualifies her for state championships in this event.
Caden took an impromptu and placed 5th. He also took an Oration, which is a persuasive speech and placed 2nd for the meet! This also qualifies him for state championships in this event.
Now we prepare for our Forensics Showcase on April 29th at 6:30 at NVHS. We invite everybody!
Also, the state championship tournament in McPherson on May 3rd!
Thank you to everyone for the support this year. We have 6 events heading to state championships!
Here is the order of events for the HS Hill City Track Meet on 4/17/25. Good luck Huskies!
The Northern Valley Husky Golf Team participated at the Osborne Invitational on April 15th. Robert Vsetecka faired the best of the Huskies shooting an 87 on the day at +15 to par. Robert medaled with his 12th place finish. Conner David also had a good day and shot a career best with a 99 at +27 to par. He finished 26th out of 51 golfers. Audrey Mathews had a rough day with a 148 in her first meet of the year.
Overall, it was a good meet to attend for both the challenges of the course and the level of competition from the field. The Huskies will next travel to Oxford, Nebraska for a JV tournament on April 17th.
Pictures: Robert putting in the white hat, Conner teeing off in the green hat, Audrey teeing off, Robert with his 12th place medal
RESCHEDULED - Due to schedule conflicts ..... The HS Awards Banquet has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 20th @ 6:30 PM in the Almena Community Bldg. We apologize for any inconveniences.
Hey Huskies!! Here is our weekly agenda for the week of 4.14.25. Spring is such a wonderful time, it's just a little busy. Please reach out if you have any questions or something doesn't make sense. Have a great week Huskies!!
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
Northern Valley has 17 athletes out this season. The NV Girls include returning seniors
Landry Gebhard and Haley Hansen, sophomores Jordyn Cox, Jaycee Gebhard and Trista Smith,
and freshman Haedyn Cox and Rene Horacek. The NV Boys include returning senior Caden
Lowry, juniors Owen Hammond, Gavin Thalheim, Clay Van Patten, Ayden Keith, and freshman
Tait Thalheim, Lucas Hansen, Griffin McKinney, Zane Brown, and Malikiah Hitt.
April 11th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Norton for
their first track meet of the season. Bringing home medals were Gavin Thalheim placing 3rd in
javelin and Owen Hammond placing 3rd in 300 hurdles and 1
st in high jump.
Coach Hansen said, “The first meet of the season is an adjustment but our athletes
performed well. We already had four personal record improvements from last year’s best, and I
am looking forward to what we can accomplish in the rest of this season.”
The Huskies will travel to Colby for the Triplains meet on Tuesday and on Thursday to
Hill City.
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track
The Northern Valley Middle School girls opened their 2025 track season on a beautiful spring day in Norton, KS. The weather was just about perfect for these young athletes to compete against 10 different schools. This is one of our larger track meets where the kids get a lot of exposure to different events and competition.
We have two 8th grade girls this year. Brielle Britton scored our only point placing 6th in the long jump. In the 7th grade division, we had a total of 22 points. Sixth grader Ryelyn Cox tied for second place in pole vault and Cambrie Sproul had her personal best in high jump placing third with a jump of 4’0”.
Northern Valley 6/7th Girls Results – 11th Place
Pole Vault Ryelyn Cox 6’ 0”- 2nd (tie)
High Jump Cambrie Sproul 4’ 0” – 3rd
Tayah Seeders 3’ 10” – 4th (tie)
100m Hurdles Cambrie Sproul 20.78 – 5th
200m Annika McKinney 31.73 – 5th
800m Shelby Lentz 3:06.25 – 6th
1600m Tayah Seeders 7:41.25 – 6th
Northern Valley 8th Girls Results – 10th Place
Long Jump Brielle Britton 12’ 9.75” – 6th
NORTON INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET – BOYS RESULTS
Coach Ross Cole;
The Junior Huskies attended their first track meet of the year in Norton on a sunny Friday afternoon. The boys track team consists of five 8th graders, three 7th graders, and five 6th graders, totaling 13. Each boy athlete competed in 4 events, whether that be a relay or an individual event. Cash Compton, Colt Rogers, and Westyn Lowry were the medalists for the Huskies. Bryson Wilder, Max Wilder, and the 7th Boys 4x200 relay scored points on the day.
8TH GRADE BOYS
LONG JUMP 3rd Place – Cash Compton 17’9”
POLE VAULT 6th Place – Bryson Wilder 8’6”
100-METER DASH 2nd Place - Cash Compton 12.69
200-METER HURDLES 4th Place – Cash Compton 30.82
7TH GRADE BOYS
POLE VAULT 1st Place – Westyn Lowry 7’6”
2nd Place – Colt Rogers 7’0”
1600-METER RUN 5th Place - Max Wilder 6:25.85
4x200 METER RELAY 4th Place – Asher, Max, Colton, Cruz 2:17.08
8TH GRADE BOYS TEAM RESULTS
1. Norton – 150 points
2. Trego – 97 points
3. Quinter – 85 points
4. Colby – 77 points
5. Phillipsburg – 61 points
6. Thunder Ridge – 30.5 points
7. Northern Valley – 19 points
8. Logan – 16 points
9. Hill City – 8.5 points
10. Ness City – 8 points
11. Oberlin – 4 points
7TH GRADE BOYS TEAM RESULTS
1. Phillipsburg – 104 points
2. Colby – 98 points
3. Norton – 78.5 points
4. Thunder Ridge – 71 points
5. Hill City – 59 points
6. Trego – 39 points
7. Quinter – 32 points
8. Logan – 32 points
9. Northern Valley – 24 points
10. Ness City – 14.5 points
11. Oberlin – 6 points
Hey Husky Fans!! Here are the Schedules for the JH and HS Track meet that are in Norton today. It will be a beautiful day for the first track meet of the year for the Huskies! Order of events pages are labeled as JH or HS in green. Have a Great Day Huskies!
Robert Vsetecka and Conner David represented the Huskies very well at the Smith Center Invitational held at Phillipsburg due to course conditions on April 8th. Robert took home 10th place shooting an 88 at 20 over. Conner took 20th place after shooting a much better back nine to finish with a 101 at 33 over. Both did a very good job getting things going in our first meet and have already shown improvement. The Huskies next meet is at Osborne on April 15th.
The 2024-2025 annual FFA Spring Banquet is just a couple of weeks away! April 26th at 4 PM in the high school gymnasium! Dinner will be served! Join the FFA for a night of Celebration and a Silent Auction! Hope to see you there!
2025 Western Kansas Liberty League – Powerlifting Meet
The Husky Barbell Club attended the first annual WKLL Powerlifting Meet in Rexford, KS on Monday afternoon and had a successful outing as a boys team and girls team. Nine out of the ten league schools attended (Western Plains could not attend), with 20 girl competitors, and 65 boy competitors. The Huskies girls team consisted of Brooke Preston, Rene Horacek, and Andrea Meraz. The Huskies boys team was Caden Lowry, Gavin Thalheim, Owen Hammond, Maverick Rogers, Clay Van Patten, Ayden Keith, Conner David, Lucas Hansen, Zane Brown, Tait Thalheim, Malikiah Hitt, and Ty Miller. Golden Plains ran the meet well as their judges were fair and they kept each station running quickly and efficiently. They have a nice space to host the meet. League powerlifting is the best meet to go to during the year, as all of our league students know each other and they can see how their weight room strength and technique compares to others in the league. Overall is was a great day. Below is the results of the meet:
Gavin Thalheim, Owen Hammond, Maverick Rogers, and Andrea Meraz were CHAMPIONS of their weight class!!!
GIRLS – Bench, Squat, Clean, Overall
Brooke Preston (140 weight class) 95 lbs (4th), 165 lbs (1st), 95 lbs (4th) – 355 lbs (2nd)
Rene Horacek (148 weight class) 95 lbs (2nd), 165 lbs (1st), 105 lbs (2nd) – 365 lbs (2nd)
Andrea Meraz (140 weight class) 95 lbs (2nd), 160 lbs (2nd), 105 lbs (3rd) – 360 lbs (1st)
BOYS – Bench, Squat, Clean, Overall
Caden Lowry (173 weight class) 135 lbs (6th), 260 lbs (3rd), 155 lbs (6th) – 550 lbs (6th)
Gavin Thalheim (198 weight class) 185 lbs (2nd), 285 lbs (3rd), 250 lbs (1st) – 720 lbs (1st)
Owen Hammond (181 weight class) 180 lbs (1st), 275 lbs (2nd), 210 lbs (1st) – 665 lbs (1st)
Maverick Rogers (123 weight class) 95 lbs (1st), 175 lbs (2nd), 125 lbs (1st) – 395 lbs (1st)
Clay Van Patten (242 weight class) 145 lbs (4th), 215 lbs (2nd), 125 lbs (4th) – 485 lbs (2nd)
Ayden Keith (242 weight class) 145 lbs (3rd), 175 lbs (3rd), 135 lbs (2nd) – 455 lbs (3rd)
Conner David (156 weight class) 125 lbs, 0 lbs, 150 lbs (6th) – 275 lbs
Lucas Hansen (156 weight class) 170 lbs (3rd), 235 lbs (5th), 165 lbs (5th) – 570 lbs (5th)
Zane Brown (148 weight class) 130 lbs (6th), 180 lbs (5th), 150 lbs (1st) – 460 lbs (5th)
Malikiah Hitt (Power weight class) 145 lbs (4th), 225 lbs (6th), 115 lbs (5th) – 485 lbs (5th)
Ty Miller (114 weight class) 80 lbs (2nd), 95 lbs (2nd), 90 lbs (1st) – 265 lbs (2nd)
Tait Thalheim (140 weight class) 115 lbs (4th), 0 lbs, 0 lbs – 115 lbs (4th)
BOYS TEAM RESULTS
1. Golden Plains - 249 points
2. Weskan - 205 points
3. Northern Valley - 183 points
4. Cheylin - 131 points
5. Wheatland - 120 points
6. Logan - 112 points
7. Palco - 28 points
8. Brewster - 28 points
9. Triplains - 22 points
GIRLS TEAM RESULTS
1. Golden Plains - 214 points
2. Wheatland - 92 points
3. Northern Valley - 66 points
4. Cheylin - 42 points
5. Triplains - 30 points
6. Weskan - 8 points
Preorder your 2025 yearbook today! The yearbook class has worked diligently to capture this year with a retro flair.
Hey Huskies!! Here is your weekly agenda! We hope you enjoy the week and the excitement leading up to Prom!! Next Wednesday April 9th, we host the WKLL Forensics Meet. Reach out to Katie Grote or Jessie Thalheim if you would like to help out judging. The Chaos of spring has started if you have any questions just reach out! Have a wonderful week!
Some more of the Senior Trip Shenanigans. Mr. Pugh needs to take lessons from Mrs. Gebhard on taking more pictures!
