Happy Homecoming Week! 🎉

We’d like to celebrate our alumni employees this week. Thank you for preparing the next generation for success, right here in your home community. We appreciate you!

Check out our NEW alumni video: https://bit.ly/4r3XABv
about 1 month ago, MVCSD
Homecoming Week graphic celebrates alumni employees with a large staff group photo, names organized by row, and school branding.

Congratulations to our Special Olympics athletes on a great day of bowling Tuesday at Maplewood Lanes!

🥇 1st Place: Emme Mass and Braylon Whaley

🥈 2nd Place: Holden Kratky

🎖️5th Place: Kasey Christensen

We are so proud of all our athletes for showing determination, courage, and great sportsmanship. Way to represent our team!

about 1 hour ago, MVCSD
Child with medal around their neck
Child with medal around their neck
Child with medal around their neck
Child with medal around their neck
Thank you to travel nurse Christina Pick for visiting our health science class to share her nursing experience! 🩺

Students enjoyed an interactive game of "Who Wants to Be a Lifesaver?" while learning about careers in nursing. Christina even surprised students with gift cards to 7 Brew and Raising Cane's. Thank you for making learning fun!
about 10 hours ago, MVCSD
Students in Big Red apparel gather around a classroom table with an instructor, reviewing materials during a group activity.
An instructor leads a “Who Wants to Be a Lifesaver?” nursing presentation as students watch from classroom tables.
Students listen to a presenter discussing ways nurses save lives, with key points displayed on a classroom projection screen.
Our Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) students traveled to St. Joseph, Missouri, to tour the Glore Psychiatric Museum. 🧠

Students learned about mental health and stress management and created their own emotional toolkits. Thank you to our wonderful tour guide, Marty, for this valuable learning experience!
1 day ago, MVCSD
Museum guide stands beside a vintage television filled with historical documents, with archival papers displayed on the wall.
Museum guide speaks to students gathered around historical wooden exhibits, including a large circular structure.
Antique wooden restraint chair with straps and a foot lock displayed beside an informational plaque in a museum.
Missouri Valley students pose together in a narrow hallway decorated with colorful murals.
Missouri Valley students pose in front of a yellow Missouri Valley Community School District bus on a sunny day.
Students gather around a museum guide discussing solitary confinement in a hallway lined with historical exhibits.
Museum guide explains a historical exhibit to students in a yellow-tiled room featuring a covered table and hanging scale.
Colorful rainbow light patterns swirl across a circular interactive exhibit as students observe in a dimly lit room.
Museum guide demonstrates a historical restraint device with a student volunteer as classmates watch from their seats.
Missouri Valley students smile for a group photo inside a museum classroom following their educational tour.
We’re proud to recognize National School Bus Safety Week! 🚌

Every morning, families trust our bus drivers to get their kids to school safely. And every afternoon, they trust them to bring those kids back home.

Thank you to our drivers for your steadfast commitment to safety!
1 day ago, MVCSD
National School Bus Safety Week, October 19–23, 2026, featuring yellow school buses and the Missouri Valley logo on a red background.
We are urgently seeking substitute teachers and substitute paraeducators! 📚

Have an associate's degree or higher? Interested in obtaining your Iowa Substitute Authorization? We'd love to hear from you!

Contact us to learn more!

Phone: 712-642-2706, Ext. 4

Email: cgochenour@movalleycsd.org
1 day ago, MVCSD
Missouri Valley is hiring substitute teachers and paraeducators. Applicants with an associate’s degree or higher can inquire at cgochenour@movalleycsd.org.
Thank you to Shelby Martens for visiting our health science class to share her career in radiology. 🩻 Students learned about X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds.

We appreciate Shelby sharing her knowledge and providing this amazing learning opportunity for our students!
4 days ago, MVCSD
Healthcare professional demonstrates an ultrasound machine, displaying a scan on the screen during a classroom lesson.
High school HOSA students gather around a table to watch a healthcare professional demonstrate ultrasound technology.
Healthcare professional uses an ultrasound probe on a student's arm as classmates observe during a hands-on demonstration.
HOSA students watch as a healthcare professional demonstrates ultrasound imaging on a student's arm in the classroom.
Healthcare professional explains an ultrasound scan to students gathered around a portable ultrasound machine.
Healthcare professional points to an ultrasound screen while students observe a hands-on medical imaging demonstration.
A reminder that the HOSA Blood Drive is happening today! ⛑️

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to donate and support this important effort. Your contribution can make a meaningful difference for patients in need.
6 days ago, MVCSD
HOSA Blood Drive happening today announcement featuring a red blood bag, school logo, and cheerful blood drop characters.
7th grade literacy students had fun getting to know each other with “Find the Fiction.” 🔎

Students shared two personal facts and one fictional statement while classmates and Mrs. Christensen tried to spot the fiction. It was a fun way to practice literacy skills while building classroom connections!
6 days ago, MVCSD
Students stand and socialize around tall tables in a classroom, participating in a group activity.
Students move around a classroom during a group activity, with Fun Fact Friday instructions projected on the screen.
Students converse in small groups around classroom tables during an interactive learning activity.
Students participate in a Fun Fact Friday classroom activity while one student reads a paper in the foreground.
Health science students recently welcomed Andrea Rief and Josh Murray-Lautrup to share about their careers in mortuary science! ⚕️

Students learned about funeral services, the responsibilities involved in the profession, and the many aspects of this unique career field. Thank you to Andrea and Josh for sharing their time and expertise with our students. We look forward to a future visit to Hoy Kilnoski Funeral Home.
7 days ago, MVCSD
A funeral service professional speaks to students seated around classroom tables, with an anatomical skeleton model nearby.
A funeral service professional presents a photograph of an embalming room on a classroom projection screen.
Two students sit in a classroom, one examining a small object while the other listens during a funeral service career presentation.
Students listen as a funeral service professional explains the purposes of embalming, including sanitation, preservation, and restoration.
Funeral service professionals from Høy-Kilnoski Funeral Home discuss careers in funeral service with students during a classroom presentation.
A nutritious lunch can help students stay energized and focused throughout the school day. National School Lunch Week is an opportunity to recognize the value of school meals and the important role they play in supporting student wellbeing! 🥕
8 days ago, MVCSD
Circus-themed National School Lunch Week poster, October 12–16, 2026, featuring students eating lunch, nutrition information, and meal prices.
On National Instructional Coach Appreciation Day, we’d like to recognize Jenny Stessman and Kim Arbaugh for the support, collaboration, and guidance they provide to our educators. 🤗

Thank you for helping strengthen teaching and learning across our schools and for the positive impact you make each day. We appreciate all you do!
12 days ago, MVCSD
National Instructional Coach Appreciation Day honors Jenny Stessman and Kim Arbaugh, with their portraits on a red and black background.
Our health science students welcomed Physical Therapist Marissa Fouts from Proven Physical Therapy in Woodbine to the classroom. Students learned how weightlifting and strength training can support long-term health and longevity. 💪

Thank you, Marissa, for sharing your knowledge and real-world experience!
13 days ago, MVCSD
Students smile and interact during a classroom activity while an instructor stands nearby.
Two students crouch with hands clasped during an interactive classroom exercise.
An instructor leads an activity as students seated around classroom tables watch and participate.
Students stand around a classroom as an instructor demonstrates an activity at the front of the room.
A student crouches with hands clasped while participating in a classroom activity.
Students move around the classroom during an instructor-led group activity.
It's Fire Prevention Week! 🚒

✅ Test smoke alarms monthly and replace batteries as needed
✅ Avoid overloading electrical outlets
✅ Keep space heaters at least three feet from anything flammable
✅ Never leave candles burning unattended
✅ Make sure everyone in the home knows your escape plan

A few small habits can go a long way toward keeping your family safe from home fires!
14 days ago, MVCSD
Fire Prevention Week safety tips include testing smoke alarms, avoiding overloaded outlets, safe heater and candle use, and having an escape plan.
Happy World Teachers Day!

The compassion our educators bring to their work every day is something we deeply admire and appreciate.

Thank you to all our MVCSD teachers! 🌟
15 days ago, MVCSD
Happy World Teachers’ Day message on a classroom chalkboard, surrounded by colorful chalk, books, pencils, and school supplies.
October is National Principals Month! 🙌

We’d like to take a moment to thank Middle/High School Principal Justin Wardyn and Elementary Principal Robin Holtz for the care, leadership, and commitment they bring to our schools.

We appreciate all you do to help students and staff succeed!
15 days ago, MVCSD
National Principals Month recognizes Justin Wardyn, middle/high school principal, and Robin Holtz, elementary principal.

Today, we want to make sure our custodians know just how appreciated they are. The work they do—maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming school environments—directly impacts the experience of every student, staff member, and family who walks through our doors.

Thank you for all you do. Happy National Custodian Day, Facility Cleaning Service employees! 🌟

18 days ago, MVCSD
Someone mopping the floor and bubbles in the air
October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. We are proud to stand alongside our students and families in building a school community rooted in respect and kindness.

Every student deserves to feel safe at school, and that starts with all of us. 🧡
19 days ago, MVCSD
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month poster with raised hands holding “STOP,” “NO,” and “STOP BULLYING” signs.
Our Health Science students had the opportunity to learn from Liz Dutton, PA, about her career in health care. 🩺

Liz shared her experience working as a radiology tech and physician assistant, and she gave students a chance to put their learning into practice. Students learned how to suture and practiced their new skills using banana peels.

Thank you, Liz, for providing such an engaging, hands-on learning experience for our students!
20 days ago, MVCSD
Two students practice a hands-on classroom activity using small tools, with an anatomical skeleton model nearby.
Student carefully uses a small tool on a banana during a hands-on classroom lesson.
Smiling student holds up a banana while classmates continue a hands-on activity at a classroom table.
Three students work together at a table during a hands-on activity using bananas and small instruments.
Student concentrates while using small instruments on a banana during a classroom activity.
Instructor assists a seated student with a hands-on banana activity as classmates observe.
Student uses a small tool on a banana while a classmate watches closely during a classroom exercise.
Instructor addresses seated students during a hands-on classroom lesson, with activity materials on the tables.
Our Health Science students recently welcomed Dr. Jim Hoyt, a chiropractor, to the classroom to learn more about his career in health care.🦴

Dr. Hoyt shared insight into his career journey, the chiropractic profession, and what the future of chiropractic care may hold.

Thank you, Dr. Hoyt, for sharing your time and experience with our students. We appreciate opportunities that connect classroom learning with real-world careers.
22 days ago, MVCSD
Guest speaker presents a chiropractic principle to students while standing beside a projected classroom slide.
Guest speaker sits before students during a chiropractic workshop, with a skeleton image projected behind him.