Vilas School District RE-5

🏆 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS! 🏆 Congratulations to our HS Lady Patriots on bringing home the championship at the Moscow Tournament! 🏐💙 Way to compete, work together, and represent South Baca! We are proud of you, Lady Patriots! 💪

🏐🔥 JH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT — LIVE FROM WALSH! 🔥🏐 SaddleRock Sports Network is in Walsh, Colorado TODAY, October 3rd, bringing you South Baca and Kim/Branson Junior High volleyball! 🎥🎙️ We’ll be covering ALL 4 South Baca matches and 3 of the 4 Kim/Branson matches! 📺📺 WATCH THE GAMES LIVE HERE! 📺📺 🏐 MATCH #2 — SOUTH BACA vs. SPRINGFIELD 🔴 ▶️ WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/LZdWJyVCLE8?is=hxZoibhGaxTPel4Q 🏐 MATCH #3 — ELKHART vs. KIM/BRANSON 🔴 ▶️ WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/hu8N1OyMjeQ?is=kMOfpNHmWes3gRiO 🏐 MATCH #4 — WALSH vs. SOUTH BACA 🔴 ▶️ WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/9XejTb4h2mM?is=zg6lyUSTP9XTj3CR 🏐 MATCH #5 — SPRINGFIELD vs. KIM/BRANSON 🔴 ▶️ WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/CBYKscfCMXw?is=dzVxBf-VngnGCtfo 🏐 MATCH #6 — ELKHART vs. SOUTH BACA 🔴 ▶️ WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/J4FEGXePaj4?is=nfpCNO9z8fcH1VXk 🔥🏐 MATCH #8 — SOUTH BACA vs. KIM/BRANSON 🏐🔥 🔴 ▶️ WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/CBYKscfCMXw?is=GWJc-QvzmmAh1UkV ⏰ The tournament begins at 8:00 AM, with matches starting immediately following the completion of the previous match. 🎙️ Lynley Pettinger — Commentator 🎥 Mr. G and Eli Beecham— Camera & Co-Commentator 💙🏐 GOOD LUCK SOUTH BACA PATRIOTS & KIM/BRANSON MUSTANGS! 📲 SHARE this post so family and friends can follow the action throughout the day! 🎥🎙️ SaddleRock Sports Network — bringing you the action LIVE from Walsh!

South Baca Volleyball Parents: 🏐
JH and HS volleyball practice today, October 1, will be at each home site.
Vilas volleyball players will practice during the last hour of the school day and will be dismissed at the regular time of 4:10 PM.
Thank you!

🏀 South Baca Rec Basketball Sign-Ups Are Open! 🏀

Registration is now open for South Baca Rec Basketball for boys and girls in Pre-K through 6th grade!

Questions? Contact Brooke Batterton at 719-523-3900.

We’re looking forward to a great basketball season for our South Baca kids! Please see the attached flyer for registration and additional details.

📸 School Picture Day!

Don’t forget—school pictures are coming up! Please make sure students are ready for picture day. 😊

We can’t wait to see all those Vilas Bronco smiles! 🐴📸

📚 Yearbooks for Sale!

Missed out on a yearbook? We have copies available!

📘 2024–2025 Yearbooks
📘 2025–2026 Yearbooks

If you would like to purchase a yearbook from either school year, please contact the school office.

Grab yours while supplies last! 🐴

Thank you to KLMR AM/FM for inviting our students to be part of Anything Goes!

Our students had the opportunity to learn about careers in the radio industry, tour the station, and see firsthand how radio broadcasting works. They also got to step behind the microphones and share what they’ve been doing at Vilas in our Food Production and Sports Media classes.

Experiences like this help students connect what they are learning in school to real-world careers and opportunities. What a great learning experience for our students!

Thank you, KLMR, for welcoming our students and giving them this opportunity!

🎉 Congratulations to our HS Knowledge Bowl B Team! 🎉

The team earned 2nd place at the Genoa-Hugo Knowledge Bowl Meet! 🥈🧠

👏 Team members:
⭐ Jace Clark
⭐ Lynley Pettinger

Great job representing Vilas! We are proud of your hard work and achievement! 💙

❤️ Thank you, Walsh EMS! 🚑

A huge thank you to Walsh EMS for providing CPR and First Aid training to our students and staff!

These are valuable, life-saving skills that help prepare our students and staff to respond confidently during an emergency. We appreciate Walsh EMS sharing their time, expertise, and hands-on training with our school community.

We are grateful for community partners who help us prepare our students with skills that extend far beyond the classroom! ❤️

🚨🏐 SPRINGFIELD, HERE COME THE PATRIOTS! 🏐🚨 It’s a full afternoon of South Baca volleyball, and the action starts at **4:00 PM** in Springfield, Colorado! From the first serve of the JH game through JV and Varsity, let’s bring the energy and cheer on our Lady Patriots! 💙📣 Can’t make it to the gym? Catch every game live with Saddlerock Sports Network: 🏐 JH: https://www.youtube.com/live/aiBWf9q_Waw?si=mYRUj4DuWd3MfEmP 🏐 JV: https://www.youtube.com/live/ndjycLNxrYk?si=1TEgcPTVnEwUAehY 🏐 Varsity: https://www.youtube.com/live/6J5NqE2cy_c?si=C_FsLauV20-Pym6A Let’s go, Lady Patriots! 💙🔥 #SouthBacaPatriots #SaddlerockSports

🏐 GAME DAY IN McCLAVE! 🏐 The South Baca Lady Patriots are traveling to McClave, Colorado, to take on the McClave Cardinals! If you can’t attend in person, watch all the action live on the Saddlerock Sports Network! 📺 Junior High: https://www.youtube.com/live/WhuDlRfdxbM?is=6lg6pwxIlGnvwWIj 📺 Junior Varsity: https://www.youtube.com/live/cHQfPEwy94E?is=26B33AQKbiG27FcK 📺 Varsity: https://www.youtube.com/live/hUi8zVa0GYY?is=YJELCgroo87TdbzO 💙 Come out or tune in and cheer on the Lady Patriots! Go South Baca! 📣🏐 #SouthBacaPatriots #LadyPatriots #GameDay #SaddlerockSportsNetwork

🔬💡 Elementary After-School Enrichment is BACK!

Our young engineers are diving into the exciting world of engineering! From chemical engineering to the Splash Zone, students are learning to design, test, collect data, and improve their creations.

Through hands-on challenges, students are developing critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork while discovering how engineering connects to the real world.

Big ideas start with little engineers! 🚀

🏐 IT'S GAME DAY, PATRIOTS! 🖤

Our South Baca Junior High Volleyball team takes on Kim today!

Let's cheer on our Lady Patriots and show our South Baca pride! 💪

📺 Can't make it? Catch the action live on SaddleRock Sports Network!

👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/0KZNrh3aKl4

🎭 From the Page to the Stage! The Arts Matter! 🎭

Our students took a quick trip to Denver to experience the Broadway production of The Outsiders!

Many of our students read the novel last year, making this an incredible opportunity to see the characters, emotions, and story come to life on stage. 📖✨

The arts matter! They inspire creativity, build empathy, deepen understanding, and allow students to experience literature in a whole new way.

🎓 Exploring Careers & Connecting with History!

Our Junior High and High School students had a great day of learning beyond the classroom! Students attended the Lamar Community College (LCC) Career Fair, where they explored career pathways and opportunities for their futures.

They also visited the Big Timbers Museum, connecting with our region’s rich history and heritage.

From exploring future possibilities to discovering our past, it was a day full of learning and new experiences!

🏐💙 IT’S GAME DAY, PATRIOT FANS! 💙🏐 Can’t make it to the gym? Saddlerock Sports Network has you covered! 🎥🎙️ Tune in and cheer on the South Baca Patriots throughout today’s volleyball action! 🏐 JH B & A Games 📺 Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/live/yW-1Xmz2f_U?is=oLhtVPYHn_m8IehJ 🏐 JV Game 📺 Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/live/1IrTlgCjXrI?is=0ijLqXD8bbWdmJM1 🏐 VARSITY GAME 🏐🔥 📺 Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/live/fffeCkWNrz8?is=NdeZ3dmLur2N8u4I 💙🤍 Come support the South Baca Patriots in person or join us LIVE on Saddlerock Sports Network! 🎥 Student-powered broadcasts bringing South Baca volleyball straight to you! LET’S GO, PATRIOTS! 💙🏐🤍 #SouthBacaPatriots #SaddlerockSportsNetwork #GameDay #PatriotVolleyball #StudentBroadcasting #GoPatriots

🏠 Learning by Doing!

Elementary students are attempting to build an adobe house as part of the study of Mesoamerica, while also making connections to Colorado history!

History is a lot more memorable when you get your hands dirty!

🏐🔥 IT’S GAME DAY IN PRITCHETT! 🔥🏐 Come cheer on the South Baca Patriots as our Junior High and High School teams take on the Primero Bulldogs! ❤️💙 📍 Pritchett, Colorado 🆚 South Baca Patriots vs. Primero Bulldogs Can’t make it to the games? Watch live with Saddlerock Sports Network! 🎥 🏐 Game 1: JH https://www.youtube.com/live/WGFx7MzSH3g 🏐 Game 2:JV https://www.youtube.com/live/v6zavbzWFIU 🏐 Game 3:Varsity https://www.youtube.com/live/fdhVSuVTs9E Let’s pack the gym, bring the energy, and show our Patriot pride! ❤️💙 GO PATRIOTS! 📣🔥 #SouthBacaPatriots #PatriotPride #GameDay #SaddlerockSportsNetwork #JuniorHighVolleyball #HighSchoolVolleyball

A little bit of everything happening at Vilas! 💙📸

From hands-on science 🔬 to sports media 🎥🏀 to harvesting potatoes from our school garden 🥔🌱—our students are learning, creating, and getting involved in so many different ways.

Just a few snapshots of what learning looks like around here! ❤️