Victory Middle School

CONGRATULATIOS to our Tennis A Team! Tennis FINAL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SCORES for VMS Players Update: #1 Seed Doubles 1st place Meghan Jensen/Kylie Petersen #2 Seed Doubles 1st Place Tytan McNeal/Tye Fuller #3 seed Boys Singles 2nd Place Conner Bake #3 Seed Girls Doubles 2nd Place Lucia Reyes/Emory Humphries Overall, Girls Finished 3rd place Boys Finished 4th Place

Two last days, May 23rd and May 24th, to purchase a Popsicle Gram sponsored by our VMS PTSO for $1 during all lunches (OR go online to the VMS PTSO webpage and purchase one there) for anyone you want to surprise with a Popsicle Gram. The lucky ones to receive such a precious gift will take their slips to the amazing PTSO Popsicle Gram booth and cash them in for a popsicle during all lunches May 30th, which is next Tuesday.

MAY 22 - I-Ready Makeups - Popsicle grams on sale $1 @ Lunch 23 - 8th Grade Academic Celebration (Wahooz) - Popsicle grams on sale $1 @ Lunch - End of Year Concert @ VMS Main Gym (All Bands) 7pm 24 - Popsicle grams on sale $1 @ Lunch - End of year Concert @ MVHS Auditorium (7th & 8th Grade Orchestra) 7pm 25 - ISAT Growth INCENTIVE - Yearbook Distribution @ 8th Period 26 - Late Work Deadline - Music Finals 29 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day (All Grades) 30 - Social Studies & Math Finals - Popsicle grams delivered - pick up @ Lunch (bring your slip) 31 - ELA & Science Finals JUNE 01 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Electives & PE/Health Finals - Locker Cleanout - Yearbook Signing - Food Trucks (Kona ice, Peterson Lemonade and Rusty Dog)

Weekly Updates ****Track Districts will be on May 23rd and 24th at Eagle High School**** MVHS Basketball Camps http://www.mountainviewboysbasketball.com/ Basketball Store The Victory Basketball gear store is open for those that want to buy some great swag! The link is below: https://stores.inksoft.com/victory_middle/shop/home Go Kodiaks! Mr. JJ Riley, Athletic Director/PE

This week with the PTSO THINGS TO WATCH FOR May 22-24 buy a popsicle gram at lunch or buy online. Send a Popsicle to a teacher, friend or yourself along with a cool note! Cool treat and cool note for $1 . Popsicle grams delivered at lunch on May 30th. June 1st Food trucks at VMS - - - Kona ice, Peterson Lemonade and Rusty Dog so be sure to bring money for the food trucks and yearbook signing event!

Don't miss out on tonight's LAST performance of "Game of Myths" by our VMS 7th and 8th grade Drama Students! The event is free and is at 7 p.m.!

Today is the last day to turn in your VMS library books to avoid fines.

8th graders will be trading in their current HP laptop and charger for a BRAND NEW Lenovo laptop and charger to take to high school in the fall on Monday, May 22nd and Tuesday, May 23rd during their PE class. If a student's laptop is damaged/defaced (i.e. cracked/pixelated screen, missing keys, stickers or gum wrappers all over it, etc.) or if a student has lost his/her charging cord, they will be assessed a fine and given an "End of Year Technology Fees" note on bright orange paper to bring home. These fines will show up in your My School Fees account and can be paid online or send payment with your student (checks made out to VMS) to the VMS Bookkeeper, Shelley Killpack, in the front office. Students with outstanding fines will not receive their Lenovo laptop/charger AND will not receive their yearbook on Thursday, May 25th when yearbooks are distributed 8th period until their fines have been paid. This is also a great time to purchase the annual Device Protection Plan for $20 (the price goes up to $25 on August 1st)!! Device Protection will cover unintentional damage and lost items (chargers/stylus) from the day you purchase through the first day of the 2024-25 school year. If you're interested, check out the link below: Device Protection Program | West Ada School District: https://www.westada.org/page/device-protection-program

Tonight and tomorrow night @ 7 p.m. in our VMS Cafeteria our DRAMA students will be performing "Game of Myths!" Please feel free to bring your friends and family to this FREE event. Contact summers.elizabeth@westada.org if you have any questions.

Please turn in ALL VMS library books tomorrow by 3:05 p.m. to avoid fines. Thank you!

Bring your $1 for Donut Day tomorrow during lunches!

As we have our last couple of weeks of school (10 days left!), teachers with the help of our amazing Social Committee and PTSO have been enjoying the ABC Countdown with various activities and treats to sweeten up these last 26 days of the school year. Yesterday was "P" for "Pair Up Day" and here are a couple of pictures that were submitted to your webmaster to enjoy. You may be wondering what we're doing today for "Q".... THANK YOU TO our VMS PTSO for providing QUESO & CHIPS in the copy room during lunch for teachers! This is all while providing Panda Express for our students and staff who ordered it. #smilingVMSstaff; #soluckytobe@VMS

***Tennis: Tennis had a great showing this past week getting wins vs. Eagle and Star. Districts will be on Thursday, May 18th. The host site is Sawtooth and from there kids will be shuttled to different sites. Make sure to have your kids communicate where they will be playing. Play is scheduled to start at 10am on the 18th. ***Track: Track has their final meet this Friday at MVHS and then they will be preparing for Districts which will be on May 23rd and 24th at Eagle High School. Thank you to all the volunteers that signed up for our meet at MVHS. Keep up the good work Kodiaks! ****Track Districts will be on May 23rd and 24th at Eagle High School**** ***MVHS Basketball Camps: http://www.mountainviewboysbasketball.com/ ***Basketball Store: The Victory Basketball gear store is open for those that want to buy some great swag! The link is below: https://stores.inksoft.com/victory_middle/shop/home Go Kodiaks! JJ Riley, Athletic Director/PE

This Friday is not only 8th Grade Awards Ceremony Day, Donut for $1 at all lunches day, Warrior Day, and Play at 7 p.m. day, but it is also get your books turned in to the library day so you don't get fined day. Whew! We're in the final couple of weeks of the school year! If you need more details about the end of year opportunities, please do read our school newsletter via our website.

Our VMS community has been impacted in the most AMAZING way by our very strong and active VMS PTSO and all of our corporate sponsors! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you to everyone who has volunteered either your time or funds to help Victory Kodiaks! Please take a moment and read the incredible list of activities and donations from which our students and staff have benefitted. Thank you!

This Thursday and Friday evening at 7 p.m. you are in for a FREE visual treat! Come see our VMS Drama production "Game of Myths!"

CONGRATULATIONS to National History Day winner, Tanner Atwood! Tanner Atwood placed 3rd in state for his National History Day paper entitled "Departure from the Gold Standard: Economic Frontiers in the U.S. Journey to Fiat Currency." Tanner’s NHD paper received 1st place in the school district. Way to win!

CONGRATULATIONS to Jennifer Livesey, OUR MAY STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH! Ms. Livesey works closely with students to help them achieve at high levels. She is positive, caring, kind and supportive! Thanks for all you do!

CONGRATULATIONS to our STAFF MEMBER of the WEEK, Mrs. Bethany Updike! A colleague had this to say about her, "I haven't been able to talk to Bethany very much this year since our rooms are so far apart, but I had a chance to chat with her for a bit recently. It doesn't take long for you to recognize how much she genuinely loves and cares for students. She is someone who is a natural advocate for kids and does whatever she can to create a supportive environment in her classroom. We're lucky to have her at VMS!"

CONGRATULATIONS to our STUDENT OF THE WEEK, Kylee Scripture! She was nominated and selected for our VMS student of the week recognition by Mrs. Barfuss who had this to say about her, "Kylee exhibits all of the characteristics of a Victory Middle School Kodiak. She listens intently to the lessons when I am teaching, follows instructions, asks questions if she doesn't understand something, and is patient and helpful to those around her. She is always striving to do her best and to be the best student she can in the classroom and in the hallways. Thank you Kylee!"