The Water Valley archery team hosted their first ever Senior Night yesterday and set new records. Pictured here are seniors Jade Crenshaw, Lexi Kordik, Mallory Tidwell, Lillien White and Heath Wrenn.
Congratulations to the WVHS Archery Team for their second place finish in the North Half competition for 1A and securing a place in the upcoming state competition. The team shot their best score of the season, 3246 with Lillien White shooting a 292 as top female shooter and Robert Webb shooting a 277 as top male shooter. The team is coached by Jackie Egdorf.
JENNA TRUSTY has been named STAR Student for the 2024-2025 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program, sponsor of the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program. This year will mark the 60th Anniversary of the STAR program. Our diamond jubilee theme is: THE JOURNEY BEGINS – 1965-2025! The purpose of the STAR program is to recognize outstanding students & teachers in Mississippi through its Education Celebration.
The Water Valley High School senior will be listed with the “Class of 2025” STAR Students and STAR Teachers.
Star Students are selected based on academic excellence. Both American College Test scores and scholastic averages are compared to determine the school’s STAR Student, explained Vickie Powell of Jackson, Senior Vice President of Foundations. “The STAR program encourages and promotes academic achievement among Mississippi’s high school seniors,” she said. Each STAR Student is asked to designate a STAR Teacher, the teacher who has made the greatest contribution to the student’s scholastic achievement.
Anna Koshenina was designated as STAR Teacher by Jenna. “I chose Mrs. Koshenina because for the past three years, she has always been my go-to teacher for help. Whether it is helping me with school work, making decisions for the yearbook, or just needing someone to talk to, Mrs. Koshenina has always been in my corner!”
When Mrs. Koshenina was asked what makes Jenna a Star Student, her reply was “Jenna Trusty is a gracious, fun-loving, natural leader. She does a knock-out job of representing Water Valley High School with a positive, proud, and fair voice. I would like to commend Jenna on some of her accomplishments:
One of her roles at Water Valley High School is Valley Views Yearbook editor. This is Jenna’s 3rd year as a member of our yearbook staff and her first year as editor; in addition to graphic design responsibilities, she schedules photo shoots, organizes ad sales trips, and helps to direct/redirect staff members through editing tasks.
As a journalism student, Jenna’s contributions are invaluable. She is a dependable photojournalist, interviewing students and taking photos for our school yearbook, Valley Views. Jenna’s enthusiasm and can-do attitude have motivated our annual staff and journalism students to strive for loftier goals without trepidation.
In addition to Jenna’s accomplishments in my classes, she also writes the weekly column “Inside the Blue and White” for our local newspaper, the North Mississippi Herald. Jenna is cheer captain, president of Interact Club, and president of the Student Council. She has been an active member of BETA club for four years. Jenna is also Water Valley High School's Most Beautiful. Jenna shines in all of these accomplishments and roles. She is a natural STAR!”
Over 600 STAR Students and STAR Teachers will receive recognition at the Education Celebration. The top 20 STAR Students –The ALL-STAR Scholars – will receive scholarships and their STAR Teachers will receive awards provided by the Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation. The highlight of the Education Celebration will be the naming of the Mississippi ALL-STAR Scholar for 2024 – 2025 school year, winner of the coveted $24,000 Cook Foundation Scholarship.
Today Carson Arbuckle earned his 100th DOJO point today for being safe, responsible and kind. He was rewarded with lunch from Subway. Way to go, Carson!
Today was the signing ceremony for three outstanding senior musicians from the Water Valley High School Band. Jackson Hererra, Mallory Tidwell and Ethan Walton have all committed to the University of Mississippi and will be a part of the band program on scholarship this fall.
Congratulations to these seniors! We are extremely proud of you.
Seniors participated in the annual Mock Interview Event at WVHS. Students were placed with local volunteers and participated in an interview to aid in preparing the students for upcoming job or scholarship interviews. We are so proud of our students for their hard work in making this the most successful one yet!
A special thank you to all of our volunteer participants.
Taylar Richardson, Sean Ennis, Steve Thompson, Tyler Hill, Drew Pitcock, Kim Ingram, Dexter Ross, Dr Vickie Person, Collin Dexter, ,Cayce Washington , ,Kagan Coughlin, Katherine York and Lee Gray.
Good Luck to the Archery Team as they compete in the North Half !
Davidson Elementary School hosted a "You Are My Hero" Mother Son Dance last night. A special thanks to Bank First, GG's Flowers, and Casey Washington for their contributions in making this a successful evening.
Water Valley High School senior Maverick French signed a golf scholarship to play for Crowley’s Ridge College in Paragould, AR and continue his education. Pictured with Maverick are his parents: Jennifer and Jason, brother. Shane; Water Valley Golf Coach, Steve Lindsey and Crowley's Ridge Golf Coach, Coach Meeker.
Congratulations to Maverick! We are proud of you.
Openings with the Water Valley School District can be found at the attached website.
https://activeapplicant.wvsdonline.com/Postings/JobSearch.aspx
The phone system for Water Valley High School is currently down. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Davidson Elementary Schools
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March 17-21, 2025
🌿🐾 A big thank you to Mrs. Debra Veeder from the Mississippi Wildlife Federation for visiting Mrs. Jack’s class today! Mrs. Veeder brought her Enviroscape table to demonstrate how watersheds work, showing our students the impact of pesticides, fertilizers, car oil, and other pollutants on our aquatic ecosystems. 💧
The students were also able to test the water quality of a local pond, learning firsthand how important it is to protect our natural resources. It’s amazing to see how engaged and curious our students are about environmental conservation! 🌍
Law and Public Safety students participated in a life-saving CPR certification course. According to the American Heart Association, approximately 150,000 to 200,000 lives are saved every year by this training. They are now nationally certified in infant, toddler and adult CPR as well as operating an AED (automated external defibrillator). As part of the course, they also learned how to properly use a tourniquet and clear airway obstructions in infants, toddlers and adults.
Recently, seniors completed job shadowing hours with local community members. Seniors gained valuable knowledge and experience in career fields that they will pursue after graduation.
Seniors in return created information boards about their experiences. Our 7th and 8th grade students visited with seniors to learn more about their experience in a career fair setting. This completes one of the college and career readiness requirements for seniors and 8th graders as part of the Individual Student Success Plans.
Class of 2025 Scholarships and deadlines
The 1st year Law and Public Safety students were given a scenario involving a large scale crime scene on the Water Valley High School baseball field. They were split into teams and worked together using only a drone to investigate, locate, describe, and document various pieces of evidence left on the scene. Items of evidence included an explosive device, a handgun, and a victim (as well as other pieces of evidence located on and around the victim). Next they will sketch out and label a crime scene diagram as well as using mathematical formulas to determine the distances between pieces of evidence in relation to known points of the baseball field. The final step will be to write out a narrative report on what they believe happened based on the crime scene and their investigation.
Ms. Avent's class celebrated St Patrick’s Day
Leprechauns provided Shamrock milkshakes and Lucky Charms marshmallow treats for the staff at DES today! 💚🍀
Mrs. Clark's first graders learned to draw leprechauns today 🍀💚
