Mill Valley News

School district purchases new vans for schools to use

At the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, the district approved the purchase of four new vans for the schools to use

Evan LeRoy, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and Mill Valley News Social Media Manager • February 25, 2025

Recently, the school district decided to replace the old school vans with a newer model. The district purchased four 2025 Ford Transit T350 models to help transport students. Director of Safety...

Overcrowded school parking lot causes issues for students and staff

Unlike last year, students are no longer allowed to park in the front lot

Ian Chern and Mya Franco • February 24, 2025

For students and staff, the overcrowded school parking lot has made parking at school an issue, leading to tardiness and frustration. According to school resource officer Darion Hillman, the overcrowded...

New implemented TORCH award winners talk about what it was like to win

The TORCH awards are a new district initiative to recognize overachieving teachers

Mya Franco, JagWire reporter/photographer • February 24, 2025

The school district has newly implemented a program called TORCH to recognize teachers. The district communications specialist, Casey Rooman Smith, shines a light on how the acronym TORCH came to be. “When...

TikTok ban causes confusion amongst students and staff about the future of the app

TikTok was banned for about 14 hours and now have been given 75 days to find a buyer or the app is gone again

Evan LeRoy, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and Mill Valley News Social Media Manager • January 24, 2025

On Jan. 18 students who went to open the TikTok app were met with a pop-up stating “Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now,” proving many people's fears to be true. TikTok was suspended for all American...

Superintendent Dr. Cory Gibson and Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Alvie Cater explain the current state of snow days for the district

Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Alvie Cater and Superintendent Dr. Cory Gibson answered some commonly asked questions about school cancellations via email

Maddie Martin, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and JagWire copy editor • January 22, 2025

Update March 4, 2025 Monday April 21 will now be a regular day of school for the school district after allotted weather cancellations were used up. April 21 was previously a day off of school but because...

Increasing enrollment is effecting class sizes, teachers and students in significant ways

The Freshman class of 2024 is the biggest class that the school has had in the history of its opening

Mya Franco, JagWire reporter/photographer • December 12, 2024

This year, the school has the biggest freshman class on record of the school being open and the school has a total of 1,418 students with 55 additional students enrolled. According to registrar Deana...

Students get the opportunity to talk to college representatives at the Next Steps College and Career Fair

Next Steps is a program that aims to create pathways for students still questioning what they want to achieve after high school

Ian Chern, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief • December 11, 2024

During seminar nearly every Thursday in October, students had the new opportunity to attend the Next Steps College and Career Fair to talk and learn from representatives from various career opportunities...

Mill Valley’s Silver Stars dance team takes on state

The Silver Stars dance team falls short of the finals at Stormont Vail Arena in Topeka, Kansas, Friday, Nov. 23

Evie Tindell, JAG photo editor • December 4, 2024

StuCo hosts seventh annual Clubsgiving

Wednesday, Nov. 20 StuCo invited all of Mill Valley’s clubs to partake in the annual Thanksgiving feast

Aniston Crabtree, Molly Hillner, and Sarah Allerheiligen • December 4, 2024

Hosted by StuCo, Clubsgiving was an event for members of all clubs to come together and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the cafeteria. While at the event students participated in Thanksgiving...

Students and staff weigh the positives and negatives to a no phone policy

Many teachers have adopted a complete ban on phones in a learning environment

Ian Chern and Evan LeRoy • October 31, 2024

As soon as students walk in science teacher Ryan Johnston’s classroom, they are required to put their phones into the phone locker. Johnston is one of the many teachers across the school that have adopted...

After a 3 year hiatus, the French Club makes its re-debut

The French Club has been restored at Mill Valley by French teacher Denise Smith. The club hopes to be a new way to spread the word about French.

Doreen Mahugu, JagWire reporter/photographer • October 15, 2024

The French Club has been restarted at the school for the first time in three years. They held their first meeting on Oct. 9 and plan to meet at least once a month to discuss how they will move forward...

Tornado damage affects school activities

Repairs continue into the fall after tornado hit the school Thursday, May 20

Madelyn Mulryan • September 25, 2024

After a tornado damaged the football scoreboard, soccer locker rooms, ticket booths, gym floor, baseball scoreboard, soccer equipment and the tennis storage shed on Thursday, May 20, the district spent...