There were four Nodaway County schools whose students crowned their homecoming king and queens after the Platte Valley game on September 29 in Barnard, and before the Nodaway Valley game on September 30 in Graham.
The dedication of the Jefferson C-123 Educational Foundation Wall of Honor will be held from 11 am to 1 pm, Sunday, October 8 with a presentation at noon. The Jefferson C-123 School and the Tri-C communities are rich in history and the mural “Paving the Road to Success,” located in the school’s entrance, provides an
Maryville R-II School District held their homecoming week from September 18-22, holding the first annual homecoming parade on and capping it off with the football game against Cameron.
Recognition of the fall sports senior athletes from North Nodaway, Nodaway Valley, Northeast Nodaway and Platte Valley can can be found on Page 16 of this week’s NNL.
The Nodaway Holt Band needs instruments. Band instructor Becky Reinig recently posted on social media the band is in need for used horns. “The horns can be on loan to the school, or a donation to the music department,” said Reinig. Those who would like to loan or donate a horn can email Reinig at
Don’t miss our Print-Exclusive coverage of the new Nodaway County school employees – Page 3 of this week’s NNL.
Being greeted at the door is not a novel experience for Jefferson students; however the anticipation of a new year was evident on the first day of school, August 21.
The last two weeks of the Horace Mann Laboratory School summer school saw the prekindergarten through sixth grade students learning about velocity and lift. The week of June 26, the students created launchers and experimented to test the designs and make them even better. On the last day of school June 29, the students gathered
To encourage reading over the summer, area schools are holding library hours. “Reading is a great pastime for hot, summer days. In addition, reading keeps the brain simulated and helps prevent the ‘summer slide’ that can occur,” according to the Jefferson C-123 handout. At Jefferson, the library is open for students, parents and community members. This
Several Nodaway County educators and school employees are retiring at the end of the 2022-23 year. The employees responded to a Nodaway News Leader survey which can be found on Pages 1 & 3 of this week’s NNL.
