Valley Excellence
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“I’ll Live Anyway” by Finn Argyle
An original song by the one and only Finn.
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The Summer After High School by Jocelyn Ortiz-Burquez
Everybody is always telling me about summer after high school, they always talk about how to live my life and enjoy my youth because the summer once you’re done with school is the best one of your entire life. So as the end of school is approaching, I’m beginning to get so excited about everything…
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Lucas’ Reflections as Student Body President
I became Student Body President when our current one accidentally graduated. It was difficult for me to take on the responsibility but I created a new system to try to best help the other Peer Leaders succeed. Despite my excitement to be President, I’d end up having to move from place to place. This made…
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My Experience At Valley High School by Jojo Holman
My experience at valley high school is more than cool. This poem is going to be about more than just school. I started out new and very blue. I was lost and tossed. I needed a fresh start not knowing it would change my heart. Valley changed me, It made me see. What wonders it…
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Podcast: The Voice of Valley with Jocelyn Burquez and Bonnie Farley [episode 4]
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Valley’s 50th Anniversary Power Time Celebration Advertisement
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How I Make School Easier @ Valley High by Trey Valdez
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“I love you more” by Jocelyn Ortiz-Burquez
Ever since I was a little girl I loved to sing, I loved singing and dancing, and I especially loved to perform for my family. I have so many memories of singing songs for them but there was one person in particular who enjoyed my singing the most, my great grandfather, Tata Leo. The first…
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Shapes of Art by Colby Smith
This is Colby. He has been through ups and downs, betrayal and acceptance, loss and gain. Throughout all of this, the one thing that has remained constant is art. As a child, Colby didn’t think he was interested in art. The things he was drawn to were dinosaurs and space. What he didn’t realize at…
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The Significance of Music by Solomon Harmer
Music connects to Solomon in many ways, along with a sense of comfort in certain songs or themes of music. To him, it is more than just a sound or rhythm that plays—it can affect how he feels or how his day could change for the better, or even help with anxiety, especially in the…
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Zoom Boom Fire Car by Avalynn Kelley
Avalynn Kelley has a very big interest in old and unique cars. What started that passion was her grandpa owning a motorcycle, Mustang, Trucks, and a unique Chevelle. Her grandpa would frequently take her to car shows as a little kid and also take her on rides in the vehicles, teaching her about them. As…
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Valley Goes to Antelope Island
This field trip to Antelope Island was an experience. We were asked to write about the different things we saw, like the little sea life and certain plants, and to describe what they are and what they felt like. The first thing we discovered was a shrimp living close to shore. We all had to…
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Gone Fishin’ by Camden Critchfield
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Stay Humble and Pray: Uncle Kyle Comes to Valley (by Lyric Brock)
On March 6, 2025, there was an amazing assembly at the end of fourth period and during power time. We had an amazing person come in to talk to all the students. His name was Kyle, he goes by Uncle Kyle. He is from Hawaii Kyle went through a rough past. He had a good…
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PSA: Chronic Absenteeism (by Jose Gutierez Duarte)
Place of production: JATC/ Valley High Producer: Jose Gutierez Duarte (Sound Engineer) I made this PSA due to personal experience. I dropped out and I used to think “school won’t get me where I want to be” its true. School wont get me there, it can help me get there. School sucks… I know but we…
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An Emotional Journey with Tony Real
with Shawn Overson Shawn: I am sitting here with Tony Real, a fellow Valley High School student who has a gift he would like to share with us today. Tony, what special talent are you sharing with us today? Tony: My special talent is making myself cry. If I can think of something upsetting and…
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How my Grandpa Represents Valley Excellence by Eisley Diaz
My grandpa is honestly the best grandpa I could ever ask for. Every time I see him, it brings me peace and joy, as if my backpack full of rocks got lifted off my shoulders. Every other weekend when I see him, since I always see him when I’m at my mom’s, he does not…
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“What do you see in Valley that brings out the excellence and light in students that most schools can’t reach?” (by Eisley Diaz)
Valley High School is great at showing its excellence and the light Valley brings out of our students. It shows how and why Valley High School is not just a school for is behaved kids, but kids who need faith to continue building their future. Valley is normally seen as a school for bad kids.…
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Nailing the Nails with Sophie (by Izabel Kump)
I chose to spotlight Sophie because she’s taking a class at JTech to learn how to do nails. Learning anything at JTech is an amazing opportunity. She works hard in class and is on time. Sophie shows Valley Excellence because she’s the only student in her class that goes to Valley. Sophie went into JTech…
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The Art of Death with Boe Jarman (by Lyric Brock)
I had the honor of interviewing this beautiful soul, Boe Jarman, about their hobby: Taxidermy. If you would like to learn more about them and taxidermy make sure to listen to the interview down below. Check out their Instagram at @Dreadful.dogfish
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The Canvas Dream (by Vaeh Aldridge)
I interviewed Chelsea Cox, behind many talents she obtains, drawing and art is one of her favorite talents. Chelsea includes how drawing has been a big a part of her life, she’s loved to draw since she was 3 and she managed to use it for coping and a way to express her emotion into…
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Kylie’s Florals (by Brooklynn Sorensen)
Kylie Scott is a senior here at Valley High School. She is a very good florist, she makes beautifulflower arrangements. She is very talented and has been doing arrangements since she waslittle. What got you into flower arrangements? My grandma used to be a florist and I would helpher growing up, and it piqued my…
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Badass Cars with Ariel Uribe (by Eisley Diaz)
Ariel Uribe is from East LA California, where from there, they have tons and tons of car showings and meets of low riders, with their different paints and designs. Ariel Uribe has a big interest in Cadillacs, Impalas, and Monte Carlo. Ariel said that during the car showings and meets, there’s a lot of “funky”…
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From Sags to Stitches (by Kyer Collard)
Teigen Stroud, a student of Valley High School likes to sew designs on pants, hoodies,sweatshirts, and even shirts. Some examples of these designs will be below with the pictures and questions I’m asking. Do you find sewing pants fun, or do you think its boring/not appealing? “I think it’s really fun, at times it can…
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Beachy Shreds: Boston Beachler (by Cru Jones)
Boston is a senior at Valley High School and is an excellent skateboarder. For my project, I filmed some gas of him skating to show off his steez.
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Boston’s Birdie Bonanza: Mastering the Greens (by Walker Summers)
In our very own Valley High School, we have this G6 Boston Beachler sending nukes down the fairway right up to the green. Not only can he hit it good, that boy can slice. His swing is so smooth even the golf balls cheer when he hits them. He’s got the magic ability to make…
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Valley High School’s Queen of Crochet (by Ivi Carman)
Alondra Trejo is an incredibly talented student at Valley High. She takes her astounding talent into the art of crochet. When Alondra was 10 years old she started to crochet with her grandmother, which soon became a passion of hers. A little while after, she started to expand her knowledge, and learn new techniques by…
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Fashion Tips from Neveyah: Learn How To Up-Cycle! (by Ana Duarte)
Neveyah is incredibly talented and creative, and has admirable craftsmanship when making her own clothes or spicing up the clothes she already has. Other people can benefit from Neveyah’s ideas. I believe she shows valley excellence by representing many of the creative students and the fashion culture of Valley High School.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: BRE SMITH IS A NATIONAL CHAMPION
This March, our very own Bre Smith, along with her cheer team, Mac’s Wicked, dominated the National Cheer Competition in Florida. Bre has been competing in cheer since she was little.
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METAL MASTER – SHAWNDICE OVERSON KILLING IT AT THE BEEHIVE
Jose Gutierrez, famed photographer from Valley High School, captured our very own Shawn Overson. The talents of the drummer, Shawn, and his bandmates were on full display Wednesday at The Beehive downtown. Crowds got wild in the mosh pit. We are happy to report that only one person got punched in the face.