April 29, 2022
Jade Beeson is the daughter of Jeremy and Leslie Beeson. She has an older brother, Weston, and two younger siblings, Olivia and Cole. Jade has attended MVAOCOU for all of her scho...
April 29, 2022
Emma Heck is the daughter of Jenny and Jeff Collins of Anthon and the late Kyle Heck. She has a twin sister, Anna; an older sister, Jaden; and two younger siblings, Kael and Kaia....
April 28, 2022
Hailey Mead is the daughter of Jessica Bainbridge and Allen Mead. Her siblings consist of three brothers, Noah, Dylan, and Hunter. She also has a black lab Harley who she thinks i...
April 21, 2022
Cheslee May Yockey is the daughter of James ‘PBod’ Yockey and Sherrie Yockey of Oto, Iowa. She has five siblings, Danielle, Steele, Makynlee, Emerlee, and Berklee, and a dog, Jasp...
April 21, 2022
On March 9th, the MVAOCOU High School student council hosted the Northwest Iowa Student Council Leadership Conference. NW District Officer Molly Fitzpatrick and NW District Office...
April 21, 2022
“Make someone smile every day, but never forget that you are someone too.” This is what Anna Heck responded when asked what her favorite quote is. Anna, daughter of Jeff and Jenny...
April 4, 2022
Senior Ethan Reed's family consists of his mother and father, Mindi and Louis, and his brother, Logan, who is a sophomore. He also has a dog named Indie. You’ll see him driving to...
April 4, 2022
“Toxic people aren’t worth your time” is something you may hear Rachel say in the hallways of MVAOCOU. Rachel is the daughter of Jeff and Deanna Shupe and she has nine siblings. ...
March 24, 2022
Hannah O’Connell is the daughter of Jennifer and Eric O’Connell, and beloved sister of Tyler and Cameron. Hannah’s farm has all kinds of critters running around, including her hor...
March 23, 2022
Ryan Allen is the son of Travis Allen and Delia Gagnon. He has five siblings: Jasmine, Aubrey, Levi, Barrett, and Timothy. Ryan has attended MVAO for all of his years of school. H...
March 23, 2022
Senior Konner Hoefling is the March Heap of the Month. You can’t miss his gray 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 short box in the parking lot because it has a big Dodge sticker in the front and...
March 16, 2022
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School is pleased to welcome Mr. Andrew Armstead as our new high school principal beginning this coming 2022-2023 school year. Mr. Armstead is c...
March 14, 2022
Gabby Palmer, daughter of the late Robbie Palmer, lives with her grandparents, Caroline and Allen VanVoorst. She attended Westwood until the middle of her sophomore year, then tra...
March 14, 2022
Cadence Koenigs is the daughter of Josh and Abby Koenigs of Mapleton. You can find her driving around her two younger siblings, Caitlee and Creighton, in her navy blue Mini Cooper...
March 14, 2022
On Saturday, February 26th, the MVAOCOU High School class officers hosted the Winter Semi-Formal. The class officers who were voted on by their peers at the beginning of the schoo...
March 14, 2022
It was a busy Read Across America Day throughout the district on March 2nd, which also happens to be Dr. Seuss' birthday! The Mapleton and Anthon elementary students had been chal...
February 23, 2022
The MVAOCOU Business Professionals of America Chapter travelled to Des Moines February 20-22nd for the organization's annual State Leadership Conference. At the conference, stude...
December 13, 2021
Calista Steffes is the daughter of Ken and DeAnne Steffes and has two older siblings, Danielle and Max. She also has a dog named Zoey. Calista has attended MVAOCOU her whole life....
December 7, 2021
What is so significant about this month for Type One Diabetics? Why do you take a day to dress up in blue? Because November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetics, family...