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![Junior Sean Mendez laughs as his group members junior Travis Collins and Sophomore Tyler Dolly row their boat across the pool. They successfully made it to the finish line.](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Raw-Photo-10-1200x800.jpg)
Bethany Mann, Editor-in-Chief • May 7, 2024
The physics classes completed their annual boat races, where students have to build their own boats and ride in them across the pool, Tuesday. Students...
![Senior Hannah Pape gives blood during the last blood drive on February 1.](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4485-1200x800.jpg)
April 30, 2024
![Seniors Victoria Williams and Rowen Hamilton and junior Evie Armour perform the ending scene of the One Act play Iphigenia at the Founders Day celebration April 10.](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0158-copy-1200x720.jpg)
April 15, 2024
![Junior Bethany Mann and Alex Whelchel took the top two places in all journalism events - news, feature, editorial, headline and copy editing. Dale Hodge also placed third in headline, fourth in news and sixth in editorial. (Photo by Margaret Edmonson)](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_2611-2-1200x900.jpg)
April 10, 2024
![New district realignments are set to be released tomorrow altering football brackets.](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Untitled-design-5-1200x900.png)
Alex Whelchel, Managing Editor • January 31, 2024
Texas school districts are set to be realigned tomorrow which will change the sports teams and academic UIL teams compete against. Realignment...
![University of Texas journalism professor Kathleen McElroy addresses student journalists and their advisers during the closing ceremony of Texas Association of Journalism Educators Fall Fiesta in San Antonio Monda. (Photo by Mauri Sparks)](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/387083944_836830468448699_1733420580220413846_n-e1697064008787-1200x676.jpg)
October 11, 2023
![Fentanyl is an opioid prescribed for chronic pain, severe cancer pain, nerve damage, back injury, major trauma and surgery. Photo: Hal Gatewood via Unsplash](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/hal-gatewood-nhG5gix93es-unsplash-e1695679056591-1200x800.jpg)
September 25, 2023
![Senior Bennett Cote snapped this photo outside of the school during photography class.](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_5175-1200x800.jpg)
September 20, 2023
![Book bans and censorships continue in school libraries across Texas with new Senate Bill.](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_6109.jpg)
April 5, 2023
![The Texas state assessments will be online beginning 2023.](https://valleyventana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/feature_texas_staar_test_logo-e1680634204275.webp)
April 4, 2023