Maple Valley Schools
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| Maple Valley Schools | |
| ''Two Great Communities...One Vision for Children" | |
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| School type | Public |
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| Established | 1963 |
| Location | Vermontville, MI 49096 United States |
| Website | http://www.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, Board of Education, and 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 lifelong learning skills.
[edit] Vision
- A student will plan, monitor, and evaluate his/her own learning.
- A student will select, initiate, and demonstrate learning strategies, appropriate for different life roles and situations.
- A student will value learning and be motivated to continue learning.
- A student will set goals, evaluate progress toward meeting them, and revise as necessary.
[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
Grades: K-12
Location: Village of Vermontville
[edit] Nashville W.K. Kellogg Schools
Mascot: Lions
School Colors: Blue and white
Grades: K-12
Location:Village of Nashville
History of the schools name: Will Keith Kellogg, usually referred to as W. K. Kellogg, co-founder of Kellogg's Cereal, of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation provided financial support to local school districts in Michigan to build school buildings. In return, he wanted his name added to the district.
[edit] Secondary Schools
[edit] Maple Valley Jr/Sr High School
- Grades: 7-12
- Location: Vermontville Township
- Clubs and Organizations
- FFA
- Band
- Choir
- Yearbook
- Model UN
- Leadership
- Earth Watch
- Spanish Club
- Drama/Musical
- Robotics Club
- Quiz Bowl Team
- National Honor Society
[edit] Elementary Schools
[edit] Maplewood School
- Grades: 4-6
- Location: Village of Vermontville
(Formally, Maplewood Elementary School Grades K-6 for children in the former Vermontville School District.)
- History: Maplewood School was the elementary school in the former Vermontville Community Schools. The Vermontville High School building was partially torn down and the remainder is now a maintanence garage/storage for Maplewood.
[edit] Fuller Street Elementary School
- Grades: K-3
- Location: Village of Nashville
(Formally, Grades K-4 for children in the former Nashville W.K. Kellogg School District.)
- History: Fuller Street Elementary was the former elementary School for Nashville W.K. Kellogg Schools.
[edit] Alternative/Adult entertainment
[edit] Kellogg Educational Center
- Grade: Alternative Education and Adult Education
- Location: Village of Nashville
(Formally, Kellogg Elementary School Grades 5-6 for children in the former Nashville W.K. Kellogg School District.)
- History: Kellogg Educational Center was the former W.K Kellogg High School for the Nashville W.K. Kellogg Schools.
[edit] Eaton County Day Treatment
- Grade: Alternative
- Location: City of Charlotte
Administered by Maple Valley Schools for the Eaton Intermediate 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
- Grade: 1-8
- Location: Vermontville Township
- Religious Affiliation: Amish
[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
[edit] Athletic Conferences
2006-present Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA)
2004-2005 Southern Michigan Activities Association
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] 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 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 Michgan.
[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.
[edit] Misc. Information
- The school colors: Blue and White
- The school mascot: Lions
Same logo as the Detroit Lions
- The music for the MV Lions fight song is the same as Ohio State University fight song.
- 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.
- Logo-classical
- Logo-modern
