Spoon River Valley CUSD #4

The regularly scheduled board meeting for October is on the 20th due to no school on Monday.

Both the girls and boys LVC cross country team won 1st place overall at the Rushville Invite. Shout out to SRV's own Dexter Leady and Martina Rodriguez who both ran personal record times to help the Miners come in 1st. Congrats to all the Miner runners!

A huge shoutout to North Fulton Wildcat Junior Grace Yaste for reaching an incredible milestone — 500 career kills! Grace also ranks 12th in the entire state for hitting percentage. Way to go, Grace!

HOLY COW — It’s Cow Chip Bingo Time! 🐄 Join the fun tomorrow night during our home football game for the most legendary after prom fundraiser — Cow Chip Bingo! Here’s how it works: 🎟️ Purchase a grid square for $20 💰 1st place wins $250! 📍 The lucky “spot” will be revealed during the game — you don’t have to be present to win! It’s a fun way to support our junior class after prom and maybe walk away with some cash (depending on where the cow decides to “make its mark” 🐮😅). Grab your grid today!

LVC Miners vs. West Hancock High School. Watch Boys Varsity Football Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 at 7:00 PM CDT on the NFHS Network!

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/spoon-river-valley-high-school-coop-w-cuba-london-mills-il/gam9b0a540655

The class of 2029 will have LVC/NF Blankets for sale at the Varsity football game on Friday night. They are $30 each, cash and carry while supplies last. Don't miss out on a good blanket!
#GoMiners #NFWildcats #4teamvalley

🎓 Senior Night This Friday! Join us as we celebrate our seniors from Cross Country, Golf, Trap, Band, Cheer, Dance, and Football! Senior parents, please meet on the Valley track (south end) by 6:15 PM — recognition will begin at 6:30 PM before the game. Let’s pack the stands and show our appreciation for these incredible student-athletes and performers, who’ve given so much to our programs! 👏

🏐🏈 Big Night at Valley! 🏈🏐 Come out and cheer on our athletes tonight! JH Football 8th Grade Night kicks off at 5:30 PM Varsity Volleyball takes the court at 6:00 PM for the Volley for the cure game Let’s fill the stands and show our support for these awesome student-athletes

Spoon River Valley in the news! It's always great to see the great things we are doing being shared with others.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2025-10-06/illinois-democracy-schools-see-strong-civics-education-as-a-way-past-political-polarization

The LVC JV football game scheduled for today (10-6) @ Bureau Valley has been cancelled. JV practice is optional @ Cuba 4pm with varsity.

The JV football game scheduled for tonight has been cancelled

🎨 Mr. Babcock’s 4th graders have been diving into the Italian Renaissance, studying Leonardo da Vinci before putting their own creative twist on a classic! Students learned how to use aerial perspective to bring depth to their backgrounds, and then created their own “Modern Mona Lisa” portraits. Way to go 4th grade! 🇮🇹🖌️

This week in LVC & NFW athletics!

Chemistry and Bio105 students visited WIU today to work on the Chem lab!

SRV Title Reading Night at the Museum Fall 2025!

Just a reminder Title night starts at 5:30

🐾🏐🏀 Best of luck to our North Fulton Lady Wildcats tonight! Our Varsity Volleyball team is on the road taking on Abingdon-Avon, while our Junior High Girls Basketball team battles Abingdon-Avon here at home. Both games start at 6 pm. Let’s go, Wildcats!

North Fulton Dance Tryouts, Come show us what you’ve got!

There will be an after prom meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 in the HS Library. Turn in your cow patty bingo tickets to Laura and ask Alyssa if you need more. Please sell as many tickets as possible.

🌍 Today our Spoon River Valley students took part in their first Smithsonian Democracy in Dialogue Virtual Exchange with students from Maranacook High School in Maine! Students met in breakout groups to get to know each other, then reflected on the similarities and differences between our communities. 💬 A huge shout-out to all the students for jumping in with curiosity, and a special thank you to Mrs. Burdette for making this opportunity possible. 👏 We’re already looking forward to our second exchange!