Two Nodaway County schools, West Nodaway and Nodaway-Holt, are considering four-day school weeks for the 2022-23 school year. Both schools have undertaken surveys with the students, staff, parents and community members. The schools are looking at the four-day week for the following reasons: • Attracting and retaining quality teachers. • Increased student and teacher attendance.
St. Gregory School second graders also collected toys for the campaign. The class members are, front: Frank Synders, Anna Jordan, Grace McCollum, Piper Fillingane, Thatcher Brown, Austin Pedersen; middle: Brielle Budden, Ridge Hornbuckle, Kameron Waldeier, Dinah Lance, Ainslee Myers, Racen Barmann, Tucker Stiens, Faith Mitchell; back: Carson Rogers, Isaac James, Austyn Quinlin, Molly Simmerman, Hayden Yaple,
The April 5 Municipal Election will feature several Nodaway County school board races as well as one Maryville City Council seat. Residents who have filed to run for these positions follows. Maryville R-II, Seat is up: Josh McKim and Rob Sparks. Filed to run: Josh McKim, Mitch Coffelt and Isaiah Korthanke. Nodaway-Holt R-VII, Seat is up: Haily Randall and Mike Rosenbohm. Filed
The seniors on the Northeast Nodaway boys basketball team are Auston Pride, Lane Dack, Zach Pride, Ben Boswell and Colton Swalley.
Jefferson Elementary Principal Caden Farnan gives the elementary students a monthly challenge and December’s was compassion. The students were challenged to collect non-perishable food items to donate to the Stanberry Ministry Center. All of the elementary students gathered to show off the 411 pounds of food they collected. The students also took part in the
The Northeast Nodaway Student Council is sponsoring an Adopt-A-Teacher program through January 10, 2022. A wish list is available online for purchase and may be shipped directly to the school. Student council members will deliver the donations to the teachers. For more information about the program, contact Student Council Sponsor Melissa Trickel at mtrickel@nen.k12.mo.us.
Sean Wiedmaier, president of the Maryville R-II School Board, announces that the 2022/23 superintendent vacancy has been filled by Dr. Logan Lightfoot. Dr. Lightfoot is currently the Superintendent for Anselmo-Merna Public School District in Merna, Nebraska. “We are very pleased that Dr. Lightfoot has accepted this position. His vision and dedication to students, staff and
Aubrey Jackson, Lexi Wray and Lily Hayden have made stress balls to sell at $1 each to give a monetary donation to the Noyes Home, St. Joseph. As of November 19, the students had collected $253. The original goal was $200.
Eugene Field Elementary second graders Tanner Conz, Reese James and Hanine Meziani and third grader Collin Mayes delivered cookies November 12 to the Nodaway News Leader staff as part of World Kindness Day. The SWAT team stands for Spoofhounds Working As a Team and has 10 students involved in each grade level at EFE. SWAT works
All 275 Conference Football Honorees Players from the Nodaway Valley and Platte Valley teams were named to the first team. They were: offense, Carter Luke, Platte Valley junior running back and Trevor Weir, Platte Valley junior center; defense, James Herr, Nodaway Valley senior defensive line, Will Cordell, Nodaway Valley senior linebacker, and Luke, defensive back.
