Our Cross Country state qualifiers will compete tomorrow in Columbia with the Boys race starting at 11:15 and the Girls race starting at 12. Both races are broadcast for a fee from MSHSAA.TV.
Price of admission if attending is $10 + processing fee for all ages 6+. Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.mshsaa.org/Tickets.aspx.
Good luck to both of our runners!!
Junior High is back in action tonight against Bowling Green. Both Boys and Girls will have a 2 quarter 7th grade game followed by a full 8th grade game.
Let's Go Indians!!
Your 8th grade girls fall to the Clopton Hawks 44-28. Great effort against a great team!
Your 7th grade girls just finished playing 2 quarters against Clopton and came up just short 9-10. Catch the 8th grade girls game at this link! https://www.youtube.com/live/BEilDrWU1Bc?feature=shared
Please see the image for information regarding our upcoming Veterans' Day Program at the Junior-Senior High School on November 10th. Thank you!
Junior High Basketball begins the season against Clopton tonight. Girls will start at 5:30 at home and the Boys will travel to Clopton and start at 6.
Let's Go Indians!
Members of our Varsity squad were selected to the Eastern Missouri All-Conference Team this week. Our conference is very competitive and these kids worked very hard for this honor! In addition, Coach Gibson was voted Co-Coach of the year with Coach St Clair from Bowling Green. Congratulations to all!
Our building was buzzing with Halloween fun! Students were busy designing 3-D witches and cemeteries, while others were studying Edgar Allan Poe! Happy Halloween!
We have a full schedule this week in athletics. Good luck to our Junior High Basketball Indians as they start their season off on Wednesday. We also want to wish Brooke-lyn Forman and Garrett Hopke luck as they compete at that State Cross Country Meet on Friday. As well, good luck to our Football Indians as they play their first district game at home on Saturday @ 1pm.
Due to the rescheduling of the community Truck or Treat, the JH Haunted House will also be rescheduled for November 4th from 5-7 pm. Thanks!
Our cross country team competed at the district meet today and did great despite the weather change! Congratulations to Senior Brooke-lyn Forman and Freshman Garrett Hopke for earning All-District and a chance to compete at the state race next Friday! 🖤💛
Our High School Cross Country athletes will travel to South Callaway tomorrow to compete in their district race. Good luck to each of these runners!!
Tickets: https://www.mshsaa.org/Tickets.aspx
Our Junior High Student Council is hosting a Haunted House along with the community Trunk or Treat on October 29, 2023 at the Vandalia Fairgrounds. We're excited our students and Mrs. Ulrich wanted to give this opportunity to the children of our community!
Please join us in celebrating our Secondary Staff Members of the Month, pictured below!
Reminder: Tomorrow is picture retake day and seniors will take their photos for the composite picture.
Senior Parents: We will have a parent meeting in November before Varsity winter sports start to provide local deadlines. Be sure your student is accessing the link on our website for scholarships and applying for the the college and/or university of their choice in the interm.
Our Board of Education honored our students during their meeting last Thursday evening. Students were honored for a variety of reasons from all-conference and all-district honors to media recognition to students of the month! Thank you to our students and family members who joined us for this celebration!
On Friday mornings during season, members of the football team visit the elementary to welcome the students! I visited Friday morning to capture a few pictures!
This week in Van-Far Athletics:
Information for Cross Country Districts: Map for spectators is attached. Digital Ticketing will be used, tickets can be purchased at https://www.mshsaa.org/Tickets.aspx. $6 for all spectators 6+.
District Football Bracket is attached as well.
The Farmer's Cup is on the line tonight as our Indians wrap up the regular season against the Tigers of Mark Twain. Come out and support our athletes as they continue to make great accomplishments this season. We look forward to a great night of football in our Pink Out Night match up.
Live Stream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mo/vandalia/organization/16122/van-far-high-school
High School Cross Country Athletes will compete in their last regular season meet before heading into districts next week. Good Luck today!!
