Mill Valley News

USD 232 hosts second annual Job Olympics

The school district created an event to help students prepare for their futures and ready themselves for the larger competition

Evan LeRoy, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and Mill Valley News Social Media Manager • March 14, 2025

The district’s second annual Job Olympics, held on Thursday, Feb. 27 featured events for students with special needs to compete in, including completing daily tasks and learning skills to help them after...

Video Productions students are preparing for their spring film festival

Students are working hard to finish their films which will be aired after spring break

Ryan Bloomer, JagWire reporter/photographer • March 14, 2025

Spring film festival is a student-led project put on by students in the Video Productions class. The project requires students to work in groups and create a short comedy film. The films are then shown...

Sophomore Andrew Martin came back from a two and a half month injury and placed fourth in state

After returning Sophomore Andrew Martin swims in state after an injury that took him out of the majority of the season

Mya Franco, JagWire reporter/photographer • March 10, 2025

Sophomore Andrew Martin has been swimming competitively for three and a half years, two of those years being at the school. This year he had an injury that put him out for most of the season, but he...

Students take advantge of late start on Wednesdays to improve their day

Students use the 30 minute late start to grab coffee, work on homework and workout

Maddie Martin and Ryan Bloomer • February 25, 2025

Duolingo is on the rise providing students with an easy way to improve language skills

What students have come to love about learning a new language through Duolingo

Ryan Bloomer and Mya Franco • February 24, 2025

The rise of Duolingo has been fast and has become a habit for students to play every day. Most students use the app for fun or class, but freshman Caleb Swanson has a different reason. “I’m living...

Senior Carter Kaifes is the last member of the Kaifes family to play basketball at the school

Carter Kaifes and his mom Melynda reflect on Carter being the last Kaifes to come through Mill Valley

Jake Brown, JagWire reporter/photographer • February 23, 2025

Over the last 14 years, all five siblings in the Kaifes family have played varsity basketball at Mill Valley. This year, the youngest sibling, Carter, will graduate, leaving behind the family’s legacy...

Scott Schau creates lasting connections through being a school bus driver

Scott Schau demonstrates the unique heartfelt bond between students and bus drivers

Natalia Castillejos-Ramirez, JagWire reporter/photographer • February 22, 2025

Nine years ago Scott Schau retired from his work as police officer and began driving buses for the school district. Since then Schau has been making students’ days, putting a smile on peoples faces,...

Both boys and girls at the school are involved in Scouts

Why students enjoy being involved in Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts and how it helps them

Kennedy Botkin and Maddie Martin • February 21, 2025

Girl Scouts Girl Scouts has garnered over 10 million members in 146 different countries since being founded nearly 100 years ago. The Girl Scouts website states the goal of Girl Scouts is to empower...

I Am Mill Valley: Freshman Delaney Konen dedicates her free time to her ice skating career

Konen does freestyle and synchronized ice skating with the help of her coach's guidance

Kennedy Botkin, JagWire reporter/photographer • February 20, 2025

Freshman Delaney Konen started ice skating five and a half years ago, now she competes in freestyle and synchronized skating competitions, sometimes performing during halftime in hockey games. Freestyle...

Students face off against each other in basketball league at Okun Fieldhouse

Seven out of the 10 teams in the league are made up of students from Mill Valley

Ian Chern and Jake Brown • January 29, 2025

Every week, dozens of students gather at Okun Fieldhouse to participate in the JCPRD basketball league. The league has grown to be competitive, with students forming teams to face off with each other. The...

Piano students partake in a recital for their final exam

From Dec. 17-20, piano students performed their final exams in the PAC

Aniston Crabtree, Zoe Engelhart, Caitlin Pham, and Charlie Barrett • January 6, 2025

Student use creativity in their music to express themselves

Four students who work hard on creating music and posting it online

Ryan Bloomer, JagWire reporter/photographer • December 13, 2024

To some students, music is the foundation of their lives. Being able to record and produce their own music is what inspires them. Senior Kai McGarry, who has recently come out with an album on Spotify,...