
https://rb.gy/dnii1
Above is a link to the Blue Valley Middle/High School Student Handbook. You will also be able to access the handbook by going to our website. www.usd384.org
This link will be add this week and you should see it on the main page on the website. If you have questions please call your students building principal. Thank You!

Parents and Patrons,
We have been notified today that there has been a positive Covid case within the school district. Please watch for signs and symptoms which can include fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue headaches and muscle aches. As a service to our families & staff we have free home Covid tests available for home use. These are available at all USD 384 main school offices. For privacy reasons please use at home. We encourage families to contact their healthcare provider if their child is not feeling well.
USD 384 will continue to follow CDC and KDHE guidelines. Current guidelines include that all positive cases are too isolated for five days from onset of symptoms or date of testing for asymptomatic positive. Child or Staff members may return to school/work on day six if fever free for 24 hours and symptoms have improved. Masking is required in all school buildings from day six to ten. Those that choose not to mask are required to stay home for the full ten days.If you have any questions please reach out to Nurse Amanda at 785-293-5256 or avathauer@usd384.org

**8/23/23**-- Due to forecasted heat we will be moving back one hour the Jamboree Schedule this Friday with Volleyball starting at 6pm and Football kicking off at 8pm. Please see the attached Jamboree Schedule below for Football that evening. We will continue to keep everyone updated on any further changes as we get closer to that evening and monitor temperatures and heat indexes. Thank you all so much!


Greeting RAM Family!
Please click on the link to learn about our new after school Dismissal and Bus Loading Procedures at Blue Valley Middle School. We have done a soft implementation already. These protocols will be fully implemented as of August 23rd. If you have questions please contact Ms. Combest, McCormick Elementary Principal at 785-468-3551 ext 10https://rb.gy/htrjp

Good morning Ram Family! Please click on the link in this message to see an important memo regarding RAM time. RAM Time is new this year. The first one is this Friday, August 25th. If you have any questions please contact your students school:
https://rb.gy/1w9c3

Parents & Patrons, for safety reasons USD #384 is changing the traffic flow for the road in front of the Preschool affecting morning and afternoon drop off and pick up. This change will increase the safety at the time of bus drop off and pick up as well as allowing our buses to drop off students at the Preschool door. Parents you will be receiving an email from Mrs. Jessica Cook our Preschool teacher showing a map of this new traffic flow. This will be Effective Monday August 21st.

8/16/23 -- USD #384 Bus Drivers have contacted families that are eligible for district transportation to let them know their pick-up and drop off times as well as location of bus stops. If you are one of these families you should have been contacted yesterday. You will be seeing some new faces this year driving our buses. We are currently working to get some new transportation staff fully CDL licensed to drive. We are looking forward to seeing everyone Thursday!

ATTN: High School Students and Families! This Wednesday (Aug. 16th) all day 8:30am - 4pm, our High School Counselor, Sheri Shultz, will be available for any class schedule questions or changes prior to the first day of school here at the High School. Current schedules can be accessed through PowerSchool. Thank you all so much and the countdown to the start of school is getting real! #GoRams

Sports for High School and Middle School will start up next week Monday, Aug. 14th; below is a schedule for M-W next week prior to the first day of school for sports practices:
JH Football- Mon and Tues: 7-9am Wed: 3-5
MS VB- 2-3:30 Mon-Wed
XC- 3:30-5:15 all days
HS VB- 3:30-5:30 on Monday; 3-4:30 on Tuesday; 3:30-5:30 on Wednesday
HS Football is 3:30-6 all three days

Please plan to join us on next Tuesday, Aug. 15th for our District-wide Open House. It will be a come and go event across campuses from 5pm - 7pm. You will be able to visit classrooms, meet teachers, and checkout all the updates made from over the Summer. Students will also be able to drop off any school supplies needed for the year!

School Board President Jason Hartman has published the next episode of his Ram Board Podcast that seeks to highlight updates from the board and a summary of the July's School Board and Special Board Meetings. Please find a link to the episode below: https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-5yygq-145aa2a

**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT**
USD 384 - Blue Valley Enrollment is officially OPEN! Please follow the link below to complete your child's enrollment for the 23-24 School Year:
https://bluevalleyks.sites.thrillshare.com/page/online-enrollment

Blue Valley High School was awarded the prestigious 2023 All Star Award for our efforts in conducting a Campus Wide College Visit Day and Blue Valley Career Fair. We were also one of eight schools who provided a brief presentation at the June Kansas Board of Regents Meeting!


School Board President Jason Hartman has published a School Board Podcast that seeks to highlight updates from the board and a summary of the June's School Board Meeting. It can be heard below:
https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-ieqcf-1435258


Attention 8th-grade parents. Here is your invitation to the 8th-grade promotion scheduled for May 16th. https://shorturl.at/nSU67

We're Hiring!!! Take a look and share it with your friends!
https://shorturl.at/ciQYZ

Food Service Survey - Please take a few minutes to complete this survey regarding the food service at Blue Valley School. The information gathered will help us make a better decision when we get the bids for the new food service contract starting in July. Please use the link below to complete the survey. https://forms.gle/AUB9DYbKhNR8P1bH8
Thank you!

Please send this to everyone you know who has 3 and 4-year-olds interested in USD 384 preschool for 223-24. shorturl.at/sKO15 #RAMFAM #BVSTRONG

2-15-23 Hello Blue Valley Families! Because of the uncertainty of the weather overnight, I have decided to CANCEL SCHOOL/CONFERENCES for tomorrow, Thursday, the 16th, 2023. I want everyone to be safe with the forecast calling for winter precipitation. We will send out information on the rescheduling of conferences tomorrow once we know more. Stay safe and warm!

***1-25-23*** Hi Middle School Families, the 2023 Blue Valley Spelling BEE will be held on Friday the 27th starting at 9:03 in the USD 384 board room. Contact Mrs. Mazouch for details 785-293-5256.
Parents will be allowed to attend. We will also live stream this activity. https://www.youtube.com/@bluevalleyrams/streams