Moshannon Valley School District

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Mo Valley! 💛🧱

The Jr-Sr High Drama Club proudly presents The Wizard of Oz — and trust us… there’s no place like our stage! 🏰🌪️👠

Join Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, and even the Lollipop Guild 🍭 as they journey to the Emerald City in a magical production full of music, laughs, and heart the whole family will love! 🌈

📅 March 13 & 14 — 7:00 PM
📅 March 15 — 2:00 PM
📍 MV High School Auditorium

🎟 Adults: $10 | Students: $5

Bring your friends, bring your family, and click those heels… we’ll see you in Oz! 💫

Another Knight shining bright! ⚔️✨ Congratulations to Brady Kay, our HVACR SkillsUSA District 7 Champion! 🔧🏆 Good luck at the State Competition in Hershey — we’ll be cheering you on!

🖤💛 We’re Hiring at Mo Valley! 💛🖤 We are looking for a: 🧹 Full-Time Custodian 🔬 High School Science Teacher Help us spread the word and grow the Knight & Damsel family! Apply here: https://ap.erplinq.com/moshannon/search.php Tag or share with someone who would be a great fit!

Last week, Ms. Lang’s Floral Design class put their creativity to work designing beautiful Valentine’s Day arrangements! 💐❤️
Students applied the elements and principles of floral design to create unique pieces — then shared the love by gifting them to family members and Mrs. O’Hare.

So proud of the talent growing here at Mo Valley! 🌹✨

📚✨ Ms. Buell’s 1920s & 1930s Unit in action!

Students kicked off the unit with a hands-on stock market simulation, learning how and why the market crashed and how the Great Depression began. They also explored the impact of Hoovervilles and read sections from The Grapes of Wrath, discussing how families were forced to leave their homes and head west in search of work and a better life.

To bring history to life, students participated in a Hooverville simulation, using a “pile of trash” to build their own shelters. They then wrote a first-person story about daily life in a Hooverville and presented their experiences to the class.

An engaging way to connect history, literature, and real-world perspectives! 🏚️📖💛

Good Luck to the Varsity Boys Basketball Team as they travel to Bishop McCort tonight for a 7PM start for the PIAA District 6 Playoffs. Let's Go Knights!!!

🎓💼✨ Career Day at the High School = BIG inspiration for our students!

On Friday, February 13, our high school hosted an awesome Career Day, welcoming a variety of professionals who shared real-world insight into their careers and pathways to success!

Students learned about:
🔹 education & training needed
🔹 job outlook and availability
🔹 soft skills and technical skills
🔹 daily duties and responsibilities
🔹 other related jobs within a school district or profession
🔹 what makes people passionate about their work
🔹 salary ranges and benefit packages
🔹 and how to grow and advance in a career (“climbing the ladder”)

Thank you to all of our guest speakers for helping our Mo Valley students explore what’s possible after graduation! 💛🖤👏

💘🎨✨ Mrs. Kane-Degma’s 5th & 6th grade artists are bringing the WOW!

Inspired by American artist Jen Stark, students created bold Valentine-themed artwork using her vibrant, psychedelic style and high-contrast design.

The black-and-white radiating lines create an amazing optical effect behind the bright neon drip hearts—and the results are seriously eye-catching! 😍🖤💖

Way to shine, Mo Valley artists! 💛🖍️✨

💖👀🎨 Mrs. Kane-Degma’s 4th grade artists are tricking our eyes—in the BEST way!

Mrs. Kane-Degma’s fourth graders learned all about Optical Illusion Art and created their very own Optical Illusion Hearts using colored markers, oil pastels, textured plates, and colored pencils. ✏️🖍️

This mixed-media project helped students explore contour lines and depth, turning a flat heart into a 3-D illusion that really pops off the page! 😍✨

So much creativity, focus, and fun in one amazing Mo Valley art lesson! 💛🖤

❤️🖤🎨 Mrs. Kane-Degma’s third graders learned all about stained glass window art—how artists arrange colorful pieces of glass and hold them together with lead or copper foil to create beautiful designs that filter light and tell stories. ✨

To bring that idea to life, students created a Black Glue Valentine’s Day Heart that looks just like a stained glass window! Using watercolor paint and a warm or cool color scheme, they finished each piece with a glowing, glass-like effect. 💙💛💗

What a fun way for our Mo Valley artists to mix creativity, color, and craftsmanship! 💛🖍️

🐾💘🎨 Puppy love… and kitty love, too!

Mrs. Kane-Degma’s 1st & 2nd grade artists created the sweetest Valentine’s Day Pet Portraits using mixed media! 🐶🐱

This fun lesson blended step-by-step drawing with the playful, experimental side of stamping techniques—the perfect mix of skill-building and creativity!

Along the way, students practiced:
🖍️ fine motor skills
📋 following multi-step directions
🤝 and received one-on-one support when needed

We love watching our Mo Valley artists grow in confidence—and creativity! 💛✨

💖🎨 Kindness you can see and feel!

Mrs. Kane-Degma’s Kindergarten artists created the CUTEST mixed-media collages after reading Love Monster — a story all about kindness, friendship, and finding where you belong. 💛

With lots of texture, color, and creativity, our Mo Valley littles turned big feelings like self-acceptance and belonging into beautiful art! 💕🖍️✨

The Boys Varsity Basketball team will travel to Bisop McCort on Tuesday for a PIAA District 6 Playoff Game. at 7PM. Ticket information has also been posted.

🎭✨ Mythology comes to life! ✨🎭

Students in our Intro to Mythology elective put on a fantastic Reader’s Theater mini-play all about the Greek goddess Aphrodite! 💫📖
What a fun and creative way to bring ancient stories to the stage!

Thanks for sharing, Ms. Nearhood! 👩‍🏫

🏀🖤💛 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS – MV PROUD! 💛🖤🏀

Both our Junior High Boys Basketball Team and our Varsity Boys Basketball Team are
🏆 Moshannon Valley League CHAMPIONS! 🏆

And that’s not all… 👀

🥇 Our Junior High Boys Basketball Team is also the
ICC North Co-Champions!

What an incredible season for our Knights on the court!
So proud of our players and coaches — way to represent, MV! ⚔️👏🔥

🎄✨ Student Creativity Shines at the January Board Meeting! ✨🎄

Students in grades K–12 were invited to showcase their creativity by designing a festive scene for this year’s district Christmas card — and we are so proud to recognize the talented student artists whose designs were selected as winners! 🖍️🎨

These students were honored and celebrated for their outstanding artwork at our January Board Meeting, where their creativity truly took center stage. 🌟

📸 Pictured left to right:
Cassandra Kitko, Board President;
Jessica McDanel, High School Art Teacher;
Lilyauna Dunsmore, Grade 9;
Tara Gregg, Grade 6;
Leona Shedlock, Grade 6;
Zoe Smeal, Grade 6;
Jillian Kane-Degma, Elementary Art Teacher;
Brandy F. O’Hare, Superintendent.

💛🖤 We are so proud of our student artists and grateful to our amazing art teachers for inspiring creativity across all grade levels! 🎨✨

🎉❄️ Heads up, MV families! ❄️🎉

🚌📚 Friday, February 13th is a Half Day (Act 80)
⏰ Dismissal at 12:00 PM (noon!)

🛑🏫 Monday, February 16th — NO SCHOOL! 🎈

Plan for an early pickup and enjoy the extra day to rest, recharge, and have some winter fun! 💛🖤☃️