Our Valley Home School parade on Halloween Day was a huge success! A very special “Thank You” goes out to Stanislaus Consolidated firefighters, Dan Cummins, Dustin Andersen, and Dan Lopes. After working most of the night on a house fire, they came to Valley Home to hand out sweet treats to grateful goblins. Having them here made our day very special! Sheriff CSO Melissa Hardy, Sheriff Deputy Barry Ballance, and K-9 Officer Lycan passed out goodies to a long line of happy students. It was wonderful having them here in Valley Home. The students had a great time watching K-9 Officer Lycan work out in our community park before the parade. The costumed students were excited to receive treats from CHP Officer Tom Olsen and CHP Officer Brandan Everett. It was an amazing day in Valley Home! Leading the parade on the school’s John Deere tractor was Scarecrow Taylor. Scarecrow Taylor made sure the parade route was safe with plenty of smiles and laughter passed out to all. The first stop on the parade route was generous Susan’s General Store. Each year Susan and her helpers hand out heaping bags of trick or treat goodies to grateful students! Mr. Tom once again made the day special for our students with delightful treats for all. Family members, neighbors and friends lined the parade route with many passing out goodies to parade participants. In what is sure to become an annual tradition, Scarecrow Taylor parked the school tractor and posed for pictures among the pumpkins, cornstalks, and hay bales. We offer a most heartfelt thank you to The Oakdale Leader for the great coverage of our school parade! Thank you to Superintendent Tom Price and the entire school staff for making this amazing day possible!
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Valley Home School students will be on a minimum day schedule this week due to parent teacher conferences. Friday is a school holiday for Veterans Day!
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Please remember to take the time to honor our Veterans this Saturday, a special time to say thank you to them for their devoted service to our great country!
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This Monday, November 13th everyone is invited to the school PTC meeting on the Texas Avenue campus at 3 p.m. Please come share your ideas! Sees Candy sales will begin on Monday also.
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Tuesday, November 14th the Valley Home School Board will meet at 6 p.m., all are welcome!
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Also on Tuesday, Valley Home 4-H will be at 7 p.m. at the Baptist Church. Plans for the Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets will be discussed.
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Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, November 15th, this is the date for the Citizens Unite meeting! Your help is much needed and greatly appreciated. Please come share your thoughts, help find answers to our fire issues and law enforcement recruitment issues. This important meeting will be held at the Knights Ferry Community Hall at 6:30 p.m.
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Wyatt and Emma Wucherer enjoyed a fun trip to Disneyland with big sister Marybeth, Grandma Shelly, and mom Melissa. They had a wonderful time in the Happiest Place on Earth, and came home with tons of great memories.
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As always you may reach me at winniemullins51@gmail.com. Until next time, “Happy Trails to All!”
