It was the BEST day for Play Day at Hoople Elementary! Fun was had and memories were made!






We are Titan Proud of our Quarter 4 Student of the Quarter selections at Valley-Edinburg Elementary! Your outstanding academic achievement, dedication, and hard work throughout the school year have not gone unnoticed. We are incredibly proud of all you have accomplished and the effort you continue to show each day!


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Congratulations to our Hoople April and May Students of the Month! 🌟
We are so proud of these students for demonstrating kindness, leadership, responsibility, and positive attitudes each day at school. Thank you for being great role models and helping make our school a wonderful place to learn and grow! 👏 Keep up the amazing work!
We are so proud of these students for demonstrating kindness, leadership, responsibility, and positive attitudes each day at school. Thank you for being great role models and helping make our school a wonderful place to learn and grow! 👏 Keep up the amazing work!









Today we got to celebrate our Hoople Students of the Month/Quarter this morning! 🌟👏
These students were recognized for demonstrating optimism and perseverance throughout the school year. Their positive attitudes, determination, and willingness to keep trying — even when things are challenging — make them wonderful role models for others.
A special thank you to our parents and families for your continued support, encouragement, and partnership. Your support plays such an important role in helping our students succeed both in and out of the classroom!
These students were recognized for demonstrating optimism and perseverance throughout the school year. Their positive attitudes, determination, and willingness to keep trying — even when things are challenging — make them wonderful role models for others.
A special thank you to our parents and families for your continued support, encouragement, and partnership. Your support plays such an important role in helping our students succeed both in and out of the classroom!








We loved celebrating our Crystal Students of the Month/Quarter this morning! 🌟👏
These students were recognized for demonstrating optimism and perseverance throughout the school year. Their positive attitudes, determination, and willingness to keep trying — even when things are challenging — make them wonderful role models for others.
A special thank you to our parents and families for your continued support, encouragement, and partnership. Your support plays such an important role in helping our students succeed both in and out of the classroom!
These students were recognized for demonstrating optimism and perseverance throughout the school year. Their positive attitudes, determination, and willingness to keep trying — even when things are challenging — make them wonderful role models for others.
A special thank you to our parents and families for your continued support, encouragement, and partnership. Your support plays such an important role in helping our students succeed both in and out of the classroom!










Congratulations to our Crystal April and May Students of the Month! 🌟
We are so proud of these students for demonstrating kindness, leadership, responsibility, and positive attitudes each day at school. Thank you for being great role models and helping make our school a wonderful place to learn and grow! 👏 Keep up the amazing work!
We are so proud of these students for demonstrating kindness, leadership, responsibility, and positive attitudes each day at school. Thank you for being great role models and helping make our school a wonderful place to learn and grow! 👏 Keep up the amazing work!









We are excited to celebrate our very own student winner in the North Dakota Sign Warrior Safety Program! 🎉👏
The “Sign Warrior” program is an education and outreach initiative through NDLTAP that helps educate students and communities about the importance of protecting road signs from vandalism, theft, graffiti, and damage. Through the program’s “SAVE OUR SIGNS” message, students learn how damaged signs can create dangerous situations for drivers, emergency responders, and community members.
As part of the program, students across North Dakota participate in a safety art contest, with winning artwork featured in the yearly safety calendar. We are incredibly proud of our student for representing our school with creativity, thoughtfulness, and a strong message about safety awareness!
The “Sign Warrior” program is an education and outreach initiative through NDLTAP that helps educate students and communities about the importance of protecting road signs from vandalism, theft, graffiti, and damage. Through the program’s “SAVE OUR SIGNS” message, students learn how damaged signs can create dangerous situations for drivers, emergency responders, and community members.
As part of the program, students across North Dakota participate in a safety art contest, with winning artwork featured in the yearly safety calendar. We are incredibly proud of our student for representing our school with creativity, thoughtfulness, and a strong message about safety awareness!



We are so excited to kick off our Legendary Learners programming at Valley-Edinburg! Bring the bikes to town next Wednesday, May 20, from 4-5:30PM at the Hoople School - we'll be grilling hot dogs and handing out packets loaded with important summer learning resources that will help your child be school-ready come August. This programming extends all the way to children aged birth through 5, so please share with families who could be positively impacted by this opportunity!

The Valley-Edinburg National Honor Society chapter will be creating hygiene care kits for current and incoming junior high students for the 2026-2027 school year! They are currently collecting donations for travel-size toiletries. Donations can be received at any of our school offices. Check out their Amazon wishlist as well as another way to donate!

Our 4th Grade students travelled to Drayton today to launch their River of Dreams canoes!
River of Dreams is an engaging, hands-on watershed education program that helps elementary students explore how water connects our communities and environment. Through integrated lessons in science, geography, writing, and math, students learn about water systems, ecosystems, and how rivers flow across regions. As a culminating experience, students decorate and launch small wooden canoes carrying their own written “dreams” into a local river. Each canoe is labeled so its journey can be tracked if found downstream, giving students a real-world look at how water moves and connects places. This meaningful, place-based experience builds environmental awareness while making learning memorable and uniquely tied to North Dakota.
River of Dreams is an engaging, hands-on watershed education program that helps elementary students explore how water connects our communities and environment. Through integrated lessons in science, geography, writing, and math, students learn about water systems, ecosystems, and how rivers flow across regions. As a culminating experience, students decorate and launch small wooden canoes carrying their own written “dreams” into a local river. Each canoe is labeled so its journey can be tracked if found downstream, giving students a real-world look at how water moves and connects places. This meaningful, place-based experience builds environmental awareness while making learning memorable and uniquely tied to North Dakota.


Only a few weeks left of the school year! Time for our April Valley-Edinburg School District newsletter! 🌺☀️🌺https://app.smore.com/n/2dema
Please see attached flyer for details on the 2026 Park River Area Aggies Youth Football Camp sign up information! Your 2nd Grade-6th Grade student will be coming home with this form to sign and return back to the school.

As the weather gets warmer, please refrain from driving behind the Hoople school between the building and the playground. Students will be crossing the road to access the playground frequently for recess, phy ed, and ESP. Thanks for your cooperation!
Please join us on Thursday, May 7th in Crystal at 6:30 pm for our Elementary Spring Concert!

We celebrated our Student of the Month and Student of the Quarter students in both Hoople and Crystal buildings. We are proud of their hard work and consistent efforts at school each day!
A big thank you to our families for the support you provide at home—it truly makes a difference. When school and home work together, our students are set up for success.
A big thank you to our families for the support you provide at home—it truly makes a difference. When school and home work together, our students are set up for success.










Five Valley-Edinburg FCCLA members attended the State Leadership Conference in Bismarck from April 12-14.
Raelyn Knutson was awarded State Champion in the Chapter Service Project category with the only gold rating awarded in that category’s level 3! She qualified to represent Valley-Edinburg and North Dakota FCCLA at the National Leadership Conference STAR competition in Washington DC this July!
Kristen Huhta and Scarlett Dreger were voting delegates and participated in state and national officer elections as well as bylaws changes. Christine O’Toole & Kristen Huhta received senior honor awards. Christine was also in the parade of chapters as our school chapter president.
Raelyn Knutson was awarded State Champion in the Chapter Service Project category with the only gold rating awarded in that category’s level 3! She qualified to represent Valley-Edinburg and North Dakota FCCLA at the National Leadership Conference STAR competition in Washington DC this July!
Kristen Huhta and Scarlett Dreger were voting delegates and participated in state and national officer elections as well as bylaws changes. Christine O’Toole & Kristen Huhta received senior honor awards. Christine was also in the parade of chapters as our school chapter president.



Incoming Preschool Families, please register your child for our 26-27 Preschool Round Up Days. Time slots are available for Friday, April 24th and Friday, May 8th. See flyer for details!

Our high school choir and band had a successful day at the Region 3 Large Group Music Festival at Mayville State University last week! The choir's performance of Leavitt's "River in Judea" earned them a Superior Performance Star rating - well done, everyone! 🎼⭐🎼


We are Titan Proud of our March Student of the Month students at Hoople and Crystal! Our character trait focus this past month was on trustworthiness and we are excited for these students who go above and beyond!








