Spoon River Valley CUSD #4

Today (Friday 2/20) we handed some Viking Shoutouts to incredible members of our school community who are making a difference! 👏 Students showing growth, kindness, leadership, and determination. 👏 Staff going above and beyond to support kids and colleagues. 👏 Team members creating spaces where every student feels seen, valued, and cared for. We are proud of: Tazzler McFarland (Elementary) Brayden Clardy (Elementary) Clara Ward (Elementary) Tyler McConkey (Middle School) Chevelle Lehnhausen (High Shcool) Mrs. Weese (Staff) Jody Collier (Staff) Marie Reeder (Staff) Lori Emken (Staff) Note: A couple of staff members were unavailable for a pic so we "generated" one of our own 🤫🤣

The Chief Shaubena Chapter, Roseville, IL, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, would like to recognize Ella Eathington of Spoon River Valley High School, as a 2025-2026 Good Citizen Award recipient. Ella's parents are Kevin and Dr. Patricia Eathington of Rural Ellisville. While in high school, Ella has participated in FFA, SWAT and Student Council. Ella is also a member of the North Fulton girls basketball and volleyball teams. Ella will be attending the University of Illinois in the fall.

The DAR Good Citizen Award was created in 1934 and is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of: Dependability, Service, Leardership, and Patriotism.

Ella will be recognized by the Chief Shaubena Chapter at their meeting on March 10, 2026. Congratulations Ella!!

SRV Student Council is selling t-shirts! Choose from a Wildcat or an LVC design! Orders with payment are due by March 6th. Any questions call or email Mrs. Mayall at the high school. Link to order form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QWCkitcIIXQQBpSq-LcR7TmvLypskxcDe1lk2qbuBrs/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you fans for all your support! The North Fulton Boys Basketball team not only got their 20th season win this week but were also named Hometown Heroes of the Week!
#NFWildcats

The LVC athletic coop has an opening for a Junior High Assistant Football Coach. You can find more information here: https://aptg.co/xxYL9J
#LVCMiners #4teamvalley

Congrats to the NFW 8th volleyball team for bringing home 3rd place in the Fulton County Tournament! Way to go! 🏐

Come on out to Cuba HS tonight at 6pm as the Wildcats battle Bushnell in the final regular season home game! We will honor our seniors between the games, Thank you seniors & parents for you time & efforts throughout the years! Here is a Livestream link if you can' t make it in person. Go Cats! https://youtube.com/live/allIreawJd4?feature=share

The NFW HS Boys Basketball team is nominated for FM 95 Hometown Heroes of the week! Follow the link below to cast you vote. You can vote once a day. #NFWildcats https://www.fm95online.com

This week in NFW athletics

Thank you to everyone that joined us last night at Valley to celebrate Tripp's birthday, give AMAZING support for our after prom auction, support our future spirit crew and throw two basketball game wins in there! #nfwildcats

The North Fulton Athletic Cooperative has a vacancy for a Junior High Girls Assistant Basketball Coach for the 2026-2027 season. Please see details here: https://aptg.co/l4Z5m3
#NFWildcats #4teamvalley

Reminder - SRV Afterprom will hold a Dessert Silent Auction at the Boys Basketball Game on Friday, February 13, 2026. Check out these goodies on the list for that night!
#4teamvalley #NFWildcats

Yesterday (2/11), our 5th graders teamed up with our kindergarten students for Buddy Reading! 📚❤️ We love seeing our older students lead and support our youngest Wildcats!

Tune in tonight (Thursday 2/12) to watch our Varsity Girls Basketball team take on Havana (@ Cuba)! 🎥 Watch live here: https://youtube.com/live/oAKuLU3Ir4U?feature=share We also have home action in the building! Our JH Volleyball girls host Midwest Central here at Valley; both matches start at 6:00 PM. Come out and cheer them on! And don’t forget… 👀 🏀 Boys Basketball is back in action tomorrow (Friday the 13th!) as they take on Elmwood here at Valley. ✨ It’s also Spirit Cheer Night on Friday! Our young Wildcat cheerleaders will be performing at halftime. Lots of great opportunities to support our student-athletes!

Just a reminder If students signed up for the spirit clinic, they can stay after school. It would be helpful if they brought a note so their teacher is aware. The performance tomorrow will be during halftime of the varsity game

Reminder: In observance of President's Day there will be no school at Spoon River Valley on Monday, February 16, 2026.
#4teamvalley

This morning, Mrs. Chamberlin's 1st graders were exploring maps of North America and Illinois, marking the places letters they've received have come from so far. Her class has set a goal to collect as many letters and postcards as they can before the end of the school year! We’d love to help their map fill up even more! 💙 Would any friends, family members, alumni, or community members be interested in sending a letter or postcard to our 1st graders? If you’d like to participate, please reach out to Mrs. Chamberlin at: 📧 mchamberlin@spoonrivervalley.us

Calling all future Wildcats! 📣 Spirit Clinic practice is this Thursday (Feb 12) at Valley Elementary as we get ready to shine at halftime of Friday’s varsity boys basketball game vs. Elmwood! All the details are on the flyer, we can’t wait to see you there! Questions? Contact Coach Sara Meiss.

We need your input! Each year Spoon River Valley utilizes the 5 Essentials Survey to gather information on areas we can improve. We value your input. Please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to include your feedback in the process.

Thanks to everyone who joined in on our Super Bowl pick + wheel spin fun! Congrats to our winners who correctly picked Seattle over New England and were selected by our wheel spin board to receive their prize: 🎉 Michelle Olson – Teacher Winner 🎉 Ryan Quick – Student Winner 🎉 George Durdle – Student Winner Each winner received a $25 Visa gift card, courtesy of an anonymous donor. Thank you for helping us build some fun and community spirit!