New Kensington Arnold School District

Valley Middle School

valley middle school

1701 Alcoa Drive
Arnold, PA 15068
Phone-(724)994-1200

Principal: Mr. Patrick Nee
Grades 6-8

School News
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Community Clean-up Day On Saturday, May 10, two teachers and 35 students participated in the Community Clean-up sponsored by the Weed and Seed Program and the New Kensington Chamber of Commerce. The students and teachers collected over 20 bags of litter along the railroad tracks in New Kensington. The students will be honored at the Ice Cream Social at the middle school.
"Spring into Shape" Health Fair at VMS On Monday, May 19, the Monarch team held Valley Middle School's first "Spring into Shape" health fair in the gymnasium. Local businesses and organizations volunteered their time to provide valuable health and nutritional information to the students in the building. The students also received educational pamphlets, posters, stickers, and even healthy snacks.
On Tuesday, March 18th twenty students from Valley Middle School competed in the Westmoreland Interscholastic Reading Competition (WIRC), held at Seton Hill College in Greensburg. The students formed two teams, the Chapter Champions and The Readers. They competed against 41 other teams from over twenty schools in Westmoreland County. The Chapter Champions won 5th place overall and posted high scores in each of the three rounds of competition. At the award ceremony, each member of the Chapter Champions received a ribbon. A fifth place ribbon was also awarded to Valley Middle School to honor the team's outstanding achievement. Congratulations to both teams!
Congratulations to Savannah Owen and Tarashae Butler for winning Hightower Early Success Scholarships! To achieve this prominent honor, both students wrote an essay about the current political campaigns and created a presentation for the High Tower Committee members. Savannah and Tarashae will be honored May 10 at Hillcrest Country Club.