Maple Valley Schools

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Maple Valley Schools
''Two Great Communities...One Vision for Children"
Image:New_mv_logo.JPG
Established 1963
School type Public
Mascot
Colors		 Lions
Blue and White
Location Vermontville, MI 49096
Website http://scnc.mvs.k12.mi.us/


Maple Valley Schools (Vermontville-Maple Valley) is located in Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan. Maple Valley Schools is within the Eaton Intermediate School District.

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[edit] Location

Maple Valley Schools Administration Office and Board of Education, Maple Valley Jr/Sr High School are located in Vermontville Township, Eaton County, Michigan

Maplewood School is located in Village of Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan

Fuller Street Elementary and Kellogg Educational Center are located in Village of Nashville, Barry County, Michigan

[edit] Mission

The Maple Valley School Community believes that all students are entitled to a comprehensive education through the curriculum. We will nurture the academic, physical, social, cultural and emotional potential of all students to encourage them to become productive citizens with life-long learning skills.


[edit] Information

Maple Valley is a large Class C school system of nearly 1,700 pre-school and kindergarten through the twelfth grade students.


[edit] History

Vermontville Community Schools (Wildcats) in Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan and Nashville W.K. Kellogg Schools (Tigers) in Nashville, Barry County, Michigan consolidated in 1963 to form Maple Valley Schools. Sunfield Community Schools (Wolves) in Sunfield, Eaton County, Michigan considered joining Vermontville and Nashville in 1961 to form a new school district but decided against the idea.

[edit] Vermontville Community Schools

Mascot: Wildcats
School Colors: Green and White

[edit] Nashville W.K. Kellogg Schools

Mascot: Tigers
School Colors: Blue and Yellow

[edit] Secondary Schools

  • Maple Valley Jr/Sr High School in Vermontville. Grades 7-12.

[edit] Elementary Schools

  • Maplewood School in Vermontville. Grades 4-6

(Formally, Maplewood Elementary School Grades K-6 for children in the former Vermontville School District.)

  • Fuller Street Elementary School in Nashville. Grades K-3

(Formally, Grades K-4 for children in the former Nashville W.K. Kellogg School District.)

[edit] Alternative/Adult Education

  • Kellogg Educational Center in Nashville. Alternative Education and Adult Education

(Formally, Kellogg Elementary School Grades 5-6 for children in the former Nashville W.K. Kellogg School District.)

[edit] Non-Public Schools

Non-Public Schools located within the Maple Valley School District and are politically independent from Maple Valley.

  • Walnut Corner School

Grades 1-8
Religious Affiliation: Amish

[edit] Clubs and Organizations

  • National Honor Society (NHS)
  • Band
  • Future Farmers of America (FFA)
  • PRIDE - The PRIDE program was developed as an incentive/award program specifically for the junior high students. In order to become a member of the PRIDE CLUB, students must meet certain criteria based on overall school performance. Students meeting the criteria receive awards ranging from a certificate to a trip to Cedar Point.
  • Spanish Honor Society
  • Spanish Club


[edit] District Boundaries

Maple Valley Schools consists of, (in Eaton County), Village of Vermontville, Vermontville Township and portions of the following townships: Sunfield Township, Kalamo Township, Chester Township, and Carmel Township, and (in Barry County), Village of Nashville, and portions of the following townships: Castleton Township, Hastings Charter Township, Maple Grove Township, Baltimore Township, and Assyria Township.


[edit] Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival

[edit] Queen and Court

Currently, all young women in their junior (grade 11) year at Maple Valley Jr/Sr High School are eligible to compete for the title of Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Queen and her court. The festival is held the last full weekend in April. Vermontville is home to the original maple syrup festival in Michigan.

[edit] History

In 1940, during a conversation at the local barber shop, the Maple Syrup Festival was proposed. It began as a way to sell Maple Syrup and to promote the village, but has become so much more than that today. Vermontville is home to the original maple syrup festival in Michigan.

[edit] Athletics

Maple Valley Schools competes (since 2006-2007 school year) in the Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA)

[edit] Sports

Football
Cross Country
Soccer
Cheerleading
Wrestling
Basketball
Volleyball
Baseball
Track & Field

[edit] Past Athletic Conferences

2004-2005 Southern Michigan Activities Association - South
1982-2004 Southern Michigan Athletic Association (SMAA)
1972-1981 Tri-Central
1968-1971 Mid-State
1965-1967 Expressway
1963-1964 Cereal-Center
Vermontville Maple Valley did not exist prior to 1963

[edit] Misc. Information

  • The school colors: Blue and White
  • The school yearbook is called the MAVAHIAN (MAple VAlley HIgh ANnual)
  • School sports and announcement are published in 3 local papers: Maple Valley News, Charlotte Shopping Guide, and Hastings Reminder.
  • Location
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[edit] External links


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