Cedar Vale Schools

🎶 Proud Moment for our Cedar Vale Band! 🎶 Congratulations to our 7–12 Band for earning an Outstanding (I) Rating today at the SCBL High School Music Festival! These students worked incredibly hard to achieve this goal, and their dedication showed. Every judge commented on how professional the band looked on stage and how well they represented Cedar Vale with pride and professionalism. Now the focus turns to the next challenge — we have one month to refine these pieces as we prepare for our State Performance at Ark City High School! 💜💛 Way to go, Broncos! 💛💜

SCBL Music Festival. Super proud of our musicians and their instructor Mr. Shockley.

Reminder – SCBL High School Music Festival Tomorrow (March 9) 7–12 Band students will attend the SCBL HS Music Festival at Cowley College (Brown Center). • Leave School: 10:00 AM • Performance Time: 11:20 AM • Lunch: Ark City (bring lunch money) • Return to Cedar Vale: Around 2:00 PM Dress Code: Concert Black required. Looking forward to a great performance!

Board of Education Special Meeting Announcment

❤️💙This week in Kindergarten we celebrated Read Across America with a little Dr. Seuss fun! 📚🎩 Each day we read a different book and followed it up with themed crafts and snacks to bring the stories to life. So many smiles, creativity, and lots of giggles along the way! ❤️ Oh, the places we’ll go when we love to read!📚

For more information:
Contact Dana Kelly at kellyd@cvs285.org or 620-758-2265

To apply:
This position is hired through Cowley County Special Education Cooperative.
Contact Michelle Dory at 620-221-7021 or email michelle_dory@usd465.com.
Please complete the online Classified Application form to apply.

Board of Education Meeting
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026
6:00 PM

Spring Rec soccer practice kicked off today this evening. Check out our 5U, 8U, and 11U CV teams!

Lady Spartans are going to the finals. Job well done!!

🎶 SCBL High School Music Festival 📅 Monday, March 9, 2026 7–12 Band performs at 11:20 AM 📍 Brown Center @ Cowley College ⚫️Dress Code: Concert Black 🍔 Lunch in Ark City (bring lunch money) 🚌 Back to CV by 1:45 PM Looking forward to a great day of music!

Tomorrow is spring and class picture day! Be sure to include item "X" on your order form if you would like to purchase a class picture.

📚✨ Reminder: It’s Read Across America Week! ✨📚 Get ready for a week full of books, fun dress-up days, and celebrating the joy of reading! ❤️

Spartans advance to round two of Sub State. Good job!!

Lady Spartans get the W over Douglas! Great job ladies.

Our elementary students love Interest Groups!

This round students got to choose hands-on activities from Dino Dig, Engineering, and Clay Creations to Rock Painting, Sewing, and Diamond Art.

These groups give students a chance to explore new skills, problem-solve, and learn together in a fun, relaxed environment.

We are proud to share that four of our outstanding freshmen scored above average on the PreACT and earned the Rising Star: Early Scholar Award — recognizing students who scored in the top 50% of test takers across the country!

Great job representing Cedar Vale with your hard work and dedication. We are proud of you and excited to see what your future holds!

2nd & 3rd graders enjoying some activities and competitions on their 100th day of school! 💯🏫

Bronco Builders celebrated the 100th day by creating 100 piece mosaics this afternoon.

From cute shirts and lots of 100 second challenges to a great snack, 5th grade had fun celebrating the 100th day of School today!

4th graders have survived 100 days!