Month: October

Tractor Cruise donates to area organizations

The Heart of America Tractor Club made donations to four organizations that benefit children in northwest Missouri. The club makes the money from its annual tractor cruise which was held on June 25. More than 120 tractors took part in the cruise. The club presented $3,000 each to Camp Encourage, Special Olympics and Muscular Dystrophy

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CSI class solves murder mystery

South Nodaway students are working this year to solve a murder mystery in science class. Principles of Biomedical Science teacher Kortni McCreath staged a murder in her classroom the first day of school with her class mannequin, Ana. As students learn components of science, they use their knowledge to cross examine crime scene evidence with

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Geography with Goudge

The WNBA Finals are underway marking the culmination of the 20th season of the women’s professional basketball league. The Mid-Atlantic states stand out as leading per capita producers of women’s players. The 12 teams making up the WNBA have a total of only 147 players, with approximately 18 percent of those from overseas.

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SHNH football suffers first loss of season

By Cindy Lemar The Rock Port Blue Jays came out furiously in the October 7 game against the SHNH Spartans and never looked back as they clinched a 74-26 victory in the third quarter against the previously unbeaten Spartans. The Blue Jays scored three straight times to open the game, and after a touchdown and

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NH volleyball falls to Plattsburg

Nodaway-Holt senior Macie Bohannon gets one of her 11 digs on the night in the first set, which the Trojans won 25-21. The Trojans lost the next two sets 8-25 and 24-26. Rachel Farmer had 10 assists on the night.

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PAC opens with Broadway musical

Maryville R-II’s new Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts (PAC) will open with a classical Broadway play November 10-13. Directors Jacqui Conn and Vanessa Parsons chose to open the arts center with a production of “The Music Man” as an honorary tribute to Lee and Nina Schneider. “He was in many ways

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North Nodaway students study Native Americans

Students in Becky Ferris’ North Nodaway fourth grade classroom pose inside their classroom teepee. The students have been learning about Native American tribes including the Pueblo, Creek, Lakota and Iroquois. They studied how the tribes lived, their different types of housing, the types of food they ate, special customs and other parts of their cultures.

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Bluejays create superhero helmets

Northeast Nodaway fourth grade students in Denise Henggeler’s class created superhero helmets on September 22. The activity was part of a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lesson. STEM encourages hands-on, collaborative activities, designed to encourage higher-level thinking, while connecting multiple subject areas. STEM activities help students develop investigative, reasoning, teamwork and creative skills. For

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School Calendar: Events for the week of October 17 to 22

Monday • Leet Center Pumpkin Patch field trip • St. Gregory’s 7/8 play in KC, 7:45 am • Northeast Nodaway JH Pep Rally, 11:30 am • West Nodaway Homework Club, 3:15 pm • Maryville High, Nodaway-Holt, West Nodaway V volleyball – districts begin • Maryville High F football at Lafayette, 5 pm • Maryville High

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Faith Families transforms school

By Christina Rice St. Gregory’s has seen a positive impact in the school’s atmosphere since implementing the Falcon Faith Family program, a program designed to build relationships among students in different grades. Administrators and staff wanted to foster healthy student relationships, build community and give students a sense of belonging. Thus began faith families. Each

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