Due to the extremely cold and dangerous temperatures, there will be no school on Tuesday, February 16 for Smoky Valley High School, Smoky Valley Middle School, and Soderstrom Elementary School students. Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School students will have classes as usual.Tuesday will be a 'no work' day for students, meaning there will be no remote or in-person... READ MORE >

Due to the forecasted winter storm, there will be no school on Monday, February 15 for Smoky Valley High School, Smoky Valley Middle School and Soderstrom Elementary School students. Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School students will have classes as usual.Monday will be a 'no work' day for students meaning there will be no remote or in-person learning. Teachers and... READ MORE >

Per the special meeting by the KSHSAA Board of Directors, beginning January 29, new spectator guidelines are now in place. The Central Kansas League are using these guidelines as follows for CKL event in the remainder of the winter sports season: Central Kansas League 2020-21 COVID Guidelines (starting January 29, 2021) These are the guidelines that we, as a... READ MORE >

Due to the forecasted winter storm, there will be no school on Monday, January 25 for Smoky Valley High School, Smoky Valley Middle School and Soderstrom Elementary School students. More details for our students and staff are available in this brief video from Superintendent Glen Suppes:Monday will be a 'no work' day for students meaning there will be no remote or... READ MORE >

UPDATE: SNOW DAY FOR STUDENTS ON JANUARY 25. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!On December 28, 2020, the USD 400 Board of Education held a Special Meeting to address a proposal made by the Smoky Valley Administrative team regarding the learning model for students after the holiday break. This approved proposal leveraged elements of remote and hybrid learning to help... READ MORE >

On December 28, 2020, the USD 400 Board of Education held a Special Meeting to address a proposal made by the Smoky Valley Administrative team regarding the learning model for students after the holiday break. After careful consideration of the many perspectives related to the issue, the Board agreed with the Administrative team’s recommendation. It’s safe to say... READ MORE >

On Tuesday, December 8, the KSHSAA Board of Directors held a special meeting to address concerns made about the spectator guidelines that were approved during their previous meeting in November. The guidelines were amended so that beginning December 10, two parent/guardian spectators per participant can be allowed to high school and middle school events. Minutes... READ MORE >

Last week, the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s 70+ member Board of Directors held a special board meeting to address a proposal brought forward by the KSHSAA Executive Committee regarding high school and middle school winter activities. The four hour zoom meeting is available online and ended with many decisions that impact the winter sports... READ MORE >

The Leadership of USD #400 has been closely monitoring the current COVID-19 conditions within our district and McPherson County. We remain in RED and local cases continue to climb. This exponential growth of incident rates is expected to continue and is considered “community spread”, which means there are no known clusters causing the increases. We are just... READ MORE >

McPherson County has recently moved to COVID Phase 2 and is labeled RED. There has been a major upswing of positive identified cases reported in our county over the past few weeks, and hospitals across the state are filling up quickly. Due to an increasing number of COVID related cases in our area, USD #400 will be extending the Remote Learning Model (PreK – 12)... READ MORE >

SVHS and SVMS Parents and Students: Due to an increasing number of staff and students either testing positive, experiencing symptoms, or being exposed to COVID, Smoky Valley High School and Smoky Valley Middle School will begin Remote Learning tomorrow (November 5).Because Soderstrom Elementary has already begun the Remote Learning model, this means all students... READ MORE >

Parents, please help keep us #SVstrong. Monitor for symptoms and please keep your child home if they are not feeling well. READ MORE >

Attention: Incoming 5th Graders! On Wednesday, August 12 & Thursday, August 13, specific groups of 5th graders are invited to SVMS for an orientation/question/answer session which will last approximately 45-60 minutes.Students should enter the front doors of SVMS where they will be greeted and gathered. Groups will be 10-14 in size, with masks being required. Only... READ MORE >

Please note there have been changes to required immunizations for the 2020-2021 school year. The McPherson County Health Department will be offering a "Back to School Saturday Shot Clinic" by appointment only on July 11, 2020. Please contact your child's primary care provider or the McPherson County Health Department if you have questions about your child's... READ MORE >

Melanie Falcon, a Science/STEM teacher at Smoky Valley Middle School, is the 2020 Smoky Valley IMPACT Teacher. Falcon is the second recipient of this new award presented by the USD 400 SmokyValley school district and the Smoky Valley Education Foundation. Glen Suppes, superintendent of schools, stated that “Melanie’s work with students at Smoky Valley has been... READ MORE >

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Smoky Valley Middle School STEM Club students participated in the Science Olympiad Regional Competition at K-State Polytechnic and placed in 6 of their events. Students have prepared for competing in competitions related to biology, earth science, chemistry, physics and technology. The events have a balance between requiring knowledge of science concepts, process... READ MORE >