Vilas School District RE-5

🎤 Finding Their Voice Through Real-World Opportunities!

Our partnership with SaddleRock Sports Media continues to open doors for Vilas students!

Last week, Lynley Pettinger had the opportunity to step behind the microphone and commentate alongside the one and only Brad Daugherty, founder of SaddleRock Sports Media!

This partnership is about so much more than sports broadcasting. It's about introducing students to careers they may have never considered, encouraging them to step outside their comfort zones, helping them find their voice, and building the confidence to try something new.

Students are also learning what it means to have a job—showing up, being dependable, communicating professionally, taking initiative, and being part of a team.

These are experiences that can't always be taught in a traditional classroom.

Small schools don't have to mean small opportunities! 💙

🎃🥬 STUDENT GROWN, FARM FRESH! 🥬🎃

Our Vilas students have been hard at work growing fresh produce through our Food Production Program, and now you can enjoy the fruits (and veggies!) of their labor!

🎃 Pumpkins for Sale!

🥬 Fresh Hydroponic Salad Mix – $5 per pound!

Every purchase supports hands-on learning, entrepreneurship, and real-world agricultural experiences for our students!

📞 Contact Vilas School at 719-523-6738 for more information or to place an order.

🌱 Grown by students. Supported by our community!

What's FBLA up to? 💼🌟

Last week, Vilas and Kim FBLA students got together before the volleyball game to collaborate, brainstorm, and plan for the year ahead!

This partnership gives students from our small rural schools the opportunity to connect, share ideas, develop leadership skills, and work together on future projects.

Small schools, big opportunities! 💙

🏐🖤 IT'S GAME DAY IN VILAS!🖤🏐 Get ready for some exciting volleyball action as your South Baca Lady Patriots defend their home court against the visiting Manzanola Lady Bobcats!🏐🔥 📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026 📍 Vilas, Colorado 🏐 JV Game:11:00 AM 🏐 Varsity Game:Approximately 12:00 PM 🎥 CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE GAME? WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED! Join Saddlerock Sports Network on YouTube and catch the action LIVE! 📺 WATCH LIVE HERE!👇 JV: https://www.youtube.com/live/OdtiskGfOZA?is=p0kdP7yI1k828P_e Varsity: https://www.youtube.com/live/YW2jH4bzj1U?is=dWXzfkQKUDIuAZxY Come out and support our Lady Patriots as they battle the Bobcats! Let's pack the stands, bring the energy, and cheer on South Baca! 💙💙💙🖤 🎙️ Saddlerock Sports Network — Bringing the Game to YOU! #SouthBacaPatriots #LadyPatriots #SaddlerockSportsNetwork #GameDay #HighSchoolVolleyball #PatriotPride

🏐 **IT'S VARSITY GAME TIME, PATRIOT FANS!** 🏐 🔥 **South Baca Lady Patriots vs. Kim/Branson Lady Mustangs!** 🔥 📅 **Today, October 15** ⏰ **5:00 PM** 🏐 **VARSITY ONLY** 🎥 **WATCH LIVE on SaddleRock Sports Network!** 📺 **CLICK HERE TO WATCH:** [https://www.youtube.com/live/zPJ7DXupBVc](https://www.youtube.com/live/zPJ7DXupBVc) Get ready for some exciting volleyball action as the Lady Patriots take on Kim/Branson! 💪🏐 📣 Can't make it to the game? Join us LIVE on YouTube and cheer on our Lady Patriots from wherever you are! 🖤 **LET'S GO, LADY PATRIOTS!** 🖤 #SouthBacaPatriots #SaddleRockSportsNetwork #LadyPatriots #VarsityVolleyball #GoPatriots

Fresh lettuce is available from the Vilas School Farm!

Our students have been growing a lettuce mix through our hydroponics program, and it's ready to enjoy!

Fresh lettuce mix is available for $5 per pound.

If you would like to purchase some, please reach out to the school, 719-523-6738. Thank you for supporting our students and their hands-on learning opportunities!

🏐📣 JH LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT — SPRINGFIELD! Join Saddlerock Sports Network starting at 9:00 a.m. as the South Baca Patriots take on the Walsh Eagles! 🇺🇸🦅 ▶️ WATCH SOUTH BACA vs. WALSH HERE: https://www.youtube.com/live/pgyawzQkCFA?si=BHhkeE9J8EaWbuzf 📺 Saddlerock will continue broadcasting games as long as South Baca keeps winning! Find those broadcasts on YouTube by searching Saddlerock Sports Network. Let’s go, Patriots! 🏐❤️

🏐🔥 IT'S GAME DAY IN VILAS, COLORADO!🔥🏐 💙🏐 SOUTH BACA LADY PATRIOTS vs. HOLLY LADY WILDCATS!🏐❤️ Get ready for an exciting evening of volleyball as the South Baca Lady Patriots take on the Holly Lady Wildcats right here in Vilas, Colorado! 📅 Thursday, October 8, 2026 📍 Vilas High School 🎥 SaddleRock Sports Network will bring you LIVE coverage of the action! Can't make it to the gym? We've got you covered! 🏐 JH A & B Games | 4:00 PM 🔴 WATCH LIVE: [https://www.youtube.com/live/xw_BM9UVr6A?si=jP-acO9AdDxXuiMP](https://www.youtube.com/live/xw_BM9UVr6A?si=jP-acO9AdDxXuiMP) 🏐 JV Game 🔴 WATCH LIVE: [https://www.youtube.com/live/Pqti9QbTZjk?si=VrySQUcC0sp84uvj](https://www.youtube.com/live/Pqti9QbTZjk?si=VrySQUcC0sp84uvj) 🏐VARSITY 🔴 WATCH LIVE: [https://www.youtube.com/live/ah_1fH_gls0?si=REJQ24pO9RBeGN20](https://www.youtube.com/live/ah_1fH_gls0?si=REJQ24pO9RBeGN20) ⚠️ IMPORTANT GAME TIME NOTICE! Please note that the start times displayed on the YouTube livestream links are INCORRECT. The correct scheduled start times are: 🏐 JV – 5:00 PM 🏐 Varsity – 6:00 PM 💙🤍 LET'S GO, LADY PATRIOTS!🤍💙 Come pack the stands, bring the energy, and cheer on our athletes! Whether you're watching courtside or tuning in from home, let's show our South Baca pride! 📣 **SHARE THIS POST** so family, friends, and fans don't miss a minute of the action! #SouthBacaPatriots #LadyPatriots #SaddleRockSportsNetwork #GameDay #HighSchoolVolleyball #VilasColorado #PatriotPride

🌽 Celebrating Colorado Proud Month! 🌽

From the farm to our school cafeteria!

Our students visited Austin Schroder Memorial Farm to pick locally grown sweet corn! Students and staff then worked together to process 40 pounds of corn that will be served in our school meals throughout the winter.

This hands-on experience taught valuable life skills, science concepts, and food preservation techniques while connecting students to local agriculture.

These are the real-world learning opportunities that bring education to life!

A huge THANK YOU to Schroder family for making this experience possible! 💙🌽

🏐 Come cheer on our Lady Patriots tomorrow, October 8, as they take on Holly at Vilas! ⏰ Junior High starts at 4:00 p.m., with JV and V to follow. Thank you Peoples Credit Union for popcorn! Let’s show our South Baca pride! 💙 Go Patriots!

🏆 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! ❤️