THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF VALMEYER

Volume 15 – Number 44 October 29, 2007

To look in and not out, to look forward and not back, to look up and not down.

IF THE ROOSTER DIES . . . . . . . BUY AN ALARM CLOCK!

THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL:

Monday, October 29 – Junior High Girls Basketball vs. Red Bud at HOME – 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 30 – Junior High Boys Basketball at Waterloo – 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 1 – Parent / Teacher Conferences – students to be dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Friday, November 2 – Parent / Teacher Conferences – NO SCHOOL.

Friday, November 2 – Junior High Girls Basketball at Freeburg – 6:00 p.m.

Friday, November 2 – Junior High Boys Basketball vs. New Athens at HOME – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 3 – Junior High Girls Basketball at Red Bud.

Saturday, November 3 – IMEA District VI Music Festival at SIU-E all Day. Junior High Concert is at

3:30 p.m and the High School Concert is at 5:30 p.m. – both in the Vadalabene Center.

Fire truck sirens screamed and car horns honked as celebrants paraded through town on Thursday night. Congratulations to the Valmeyer High School Girls Volleyball team for capturing the Regional Volleyball Championship following a semi-final win over New Athens, and a Championship win over Steeleville. The First Mates now go on to challenge Nokomis at the Trico Sectional on Thursday, November 1.

A message from Kelly Rowold, NHS Advisor at Valmeyer High School . . .The Valmeyer National Honor Society and the American Red Cross would like to thank those who donated blood on Friday, October 12^th at the High School. 54 pints of blood were collected. Also a big thank you to the following businesses for their generous support and donations: MAR Graphics, First Bank of Valmeyer, Southtown Sluggers in South County, Sure Shine Car Wash in Waterloo, Family Video and McDonald’s in Waterloo. It is great to see the School, community and surrounding areas support such a great cause.

Looking for an ENTERTAINMENT BOOK. They are being sold by the Valmeyer Vikings select Baseball team. The 2008 book is $25.00, and the GoldC book is $10.00. For more information contact Susan Unterseh at 935-2370 or Eric Seidler at 935-1818.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of “South Pacific” for producing a great Valmeyer High School Musical!

LOOKING FOR A JOB??? The Post Office in Valmeyer is looking for someone to clean the office for three hours / one day each week. The job requires general cleaning duties. If interested and for more details, please call Alice at 935-2679.

FLU SHOTS sponsored by First Bank and the Monroe-Randolph Bi-County Health Department – Tuesday, October 30 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at First Bank in Valmeyer. The cost is $30 or FREE with a Medicare Part B Card.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE VALMEYER B.O.S.S. (BOOSTERS OF SCHOOL SPORTS) TRIVIA NIGHT to be held on Saturday, November 3 at the Valmeyer Fire House. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. You must be 21 or over to attend. You are welcome to bring your own drinks and snacks. The cost will be $80 per table for a 8-person team. For more information contact Jason McNiel at 939-9825.

Help celebrate the FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORNER PUB AND GRILL IN VALMEYER at the Anniversary Bash and Customer Appreciation Day to be held on Saturday, November 3. There will be Breakfast Specials, Door Prizes, an Afternoon Cookout, and much, much more. There will be Kids Activities beginning at 1:00 p.m. with a clown, magic, and a Castle Bouncer. There will be drink specials all day. There will be a Pig Roast from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Live music will be provided by Dr. No at 9:00 p.m. Don’t miss this anniversary celebration with fun for the whole family. For more information call the Corner Pub and Grill at 935-8209.

FROM THE DESK OF DONNA MUELLER, K-8 PRINCIPAL AND HATTIE DOYLE, HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL - - - The Illinois Office of Education has approved Parent-Teacher conferences for the Valmeyer School District on Thursday and Friday, November 1 and 2. Students will be dismissed at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 1 and conferences will begin at 4:00 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. On Friday, November 2 conferences will be held from 8:00 a.m. to Noon. Students will not be in attendance so that parents and teachers may meet together to discuss ways in which teachers and parents can help each other to help the student. Some parents feel that they need to attend only if there is a problem. We want to share the positive side with you, too, so please make a supreme effort to meet with your child’s teachers. Our goal is 100% parent attendance. The conference has five major objectives: (1) Foster a positive relationship between teacher and parent. (2) Plan cooperatively so that the student feels a sense of confidence and security through the friendship of parent and teacher. (3) Discuss common goals for the student which are appropriate to his / her stage of development. (4) Share observations about the student, which parent and teacher interpret together. (5) Interpret to the parent the student’s experiences at school and how he / she is responding to them. A fifteen minute conference will be scheduled with each teacher with whom you request a conference in grades PreK-5. If you feel fifteen minutes is not sufficient time with a teacher, please indicate that on your request form. Conferences will be held in the homeroom of individual teachers. Report cards for Elementary students (K-5) will be given to the parents at the conference. Parent / teacher conferences for grades 6-8 will be in the teacher’s homeroom. Junior High students will bring their report cards home on Friday, October 26. Junior High parents should call Mrs. Karsten to schedule an appointment for parent / teacher conferences. You may begin calling on Monday, October 22. The phone number is 935-2100, extension 205. Parent / teacher conferences for High School students will be scheduled by appointment. Report cards for High School students will be mailed to parents on Friday, October 26. To schedule an appointment, please call Mrs. Karsten at 935-2100, extension 205 beginning on Monday, October 22.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE VALMEYER OPTIMISTS / VALMEYER MUSIC BOOSTERS HOUSE TOUR – Saturday, December 1, 2007 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale the first week of November at Valmeyer School -–Marcia Braswell, or from any Optimist member. Anyone who is interested in having their house on the tour, please contact Gina Hefflinger at 935-0585 or Jennifer Seidler at 935-1818.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the ANNUAL VALMEYER PTO CHRISTMAS BAZAAR to be held on Sunday, November 11 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the School. Food and refreshments will be available during the day. For those wanting to reserve a table to sell your wares, contact Elaine Beckman at 935-2228. Cost for reserving a table is $20, and no commission will be charge on sales made that day.

During 2009, the Village of Valmeyer will celebrate its Centennial. Valmeyer was officially founded as a Village in 1909. To commemorate this celebration, I am working on the publication of a history book for the Village. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has any photographs of the Village throughout its history, from the earliest of times to current years. Photos of buildings, activities, holiday festivals, cultural events – whatever you may have – all time periods and all events are important in documenting the history of Valmeyer. Photos will be borrowed long enough to scan and then will be immediately returned to the owners. If you have any information to contribute, please contact me at 935-2142 or by email at knobloch@htc.net. Thanks, Dennis.

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