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
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

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!




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!
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!



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!
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!










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!
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!

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
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

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!
We appreciate Shelby sharing her knowledge and providing this amazing learning opportunity for our students!






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.
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.

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!
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!




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.
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.





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! 🥕

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!
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!

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!
Thank you, Marissa, for sharing your knowledge and real-world experience!






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!
✅ 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!

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! 🌟
The compassion our educators bring to their work every day is something we deeply admire and appreciate.
Thank you to all our MVCSD teachers! 🌟

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!
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!

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! 🌟

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. 🧡
Every student deserves to feel safe at school, and that starts with all of us. 🧡

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!
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!








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.
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.


