High School Final Exam Schedule
end of 2nd semester approaches
The final exam schedule for MdCV High School is as follows: ▪ Thursday, May 15: Blue Blocks 1 and 3 ▪ Friday, May 16: Orange Blocks 1 and 3 . . . read more
Children's Literature Festival
Two students from Marais es Cygnes Valley Schools -- Lacie Stoneking and Josh Sowers -- attended the 40th Annual Children's Literature Festival at Warrensburg, Missouri, on March 9 and 10. They visited with Kansas author Richard Jennings . . . read more
MdCV senior gains hands-on experience
Building a career at FHTC
Ron Reece, an MdCV senior, is currently enrolled in Construction Technology at the Flint Hills Technical College. Since the beginning of the 2007-08 school year, he and his FHTC classmates have been involved in building a house from basement . . . read more
2008 LCL Scholarship Contest
February 20 @ ESU
Thirty-nine high school students have been entered in the 2008 Lyon County League Scholarship Contest. They will compete against other league schools in 34 categories on February 20 at Emporia State University. Students who will represent . . . read more
MdCV Spelling Bee
Wednesday, January 30
The Marais des Cygnes Valley Spelling Bee will be held on Wednesday, January 30 at 2 p.m. in the new gym. At that time, twenty students representing fourth through eighth grade will vie for the opportunity to represent MdCV at the County . . . read more
Music fills the air
Jr.-Sr. High School concert
MdCV Junior-Senior High School Music Department presented a concert at 7 p.m. Monday, December 17, in the school gymnasium. The program began with the Melvern Pre-School children singing three songs: "Melting Snowmen," "At Christmas Time," . . . read more
MdCV students study tricks of the trade
Acting techniques featured at workshop
The high school Forensics class traveled to Baker University in Baldwin City, to attend an acting technique workshop on September 27. Those who attended the event were Amber Willingham, Jessica Starch, P.B, Cassie Phillips, Jessie . . . read more
Opportunity to view eclipse eludes those who choose to sleep instead
Before dawn's early light
Sometimes you can see them, sometimes you can’t. Sometimes clouds get in the way, or you’re just not standing or residing in the right spot on earth to see a really good lunar eclipse. But if you did set an alarm clock to wake yourself . . . read more
Reading and writing contest
Grades 4 through 12
Letters about Literature (LAL) is a national reading and writing promotion program for students in grades 4-12, who write a personal letter about a book to its author, whether he or she be living or not. The book itself may be of any . . . read more
Students quizzed on knowledge
LCL Scholarship Tests
The dictionary has several definitions for the word scholarship . The most common association is the monetary grant awarded for pursuit of post-secondary education. The other, perhaps less used definition, refers to the scholarly . . . read more
Parenthood: When is the right time?
The Baby Think It Over Program™ was instituted at MdCV High School during the second nine-week grading period of Parenting Class, taught by Family and Consumer Science (FACS) teacher Brenda Snyder. This is about the sixth or seventh . . . read more
Timeline for Grades
2007-2008
Friday, September 21-- Progress Reports Sent Home Tuesday and Wednesday, October 24-25 - - Reports Cards available at Parent-Teacher Conferences Tuesday , November 20 - Progress Reports Sent Home Friday, January 4 - . . . read more
O'Henry's Life Story
His life from birth to death
The three years William Sydney Porter spent in prison were productive. The reason why he was in prison is because he was working at a bank and he was taking money out of there. Then he went back to Central America because his . . . read more
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