On Friday February 6th, 2019, Maynard Terrell Woods, a beatboxing-rapper, came to visit the 8th graders of Valley Middle School. The stage name of Woods is Carnage the Executioner. He is a humanitarian, a father, a friend, a musician, a poet, a youth advocate, a social activist, a writer, an educator,...

The “Our Heroes” contest was created to let some of the future students of Valley Middle express their artistic voices in a meaningful way. Students from the elementary schools Cedar Park, Echo Park, and Southview were offered entry to the contest and invited to draw their hero and what that...

Many teens agree, and many adults remember, that homework can be frustrating and stressful as well. Almost every single day this school year we have had homework, and we believe we have too much at Valley Middle School of STEM. We have almost always had homework for math ever since 6th grade, but...

At both Lunches 1 and 2, iPads have been taken away except on Fridays. Monday through Thursday, students in these lunches may not use their iPad at the regular tables. They may only use it for homework at the special homework tables. They were taken away around a month ago when Dr. Buchwald stepped on...