Schools

Horace Mann collects pajamas

Horace Mann Laboratory School students took part in the Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive which ended December 7. Participating first and second grade students included Reagynn Hill, Will Michaelsen, Katelyn Parman, Breanna Parman, Chloe Blackford, Garrett Byers and Glennah Christian. The students collected 36 pairs of pajamas to be paired with a Scholastic book donation

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Animal shelter benefits from NN fifth graders

The North Nodaway fifth grade class incorporated reading with giving to the New Nodaway Humane Society. Students read about challenges people face, what makes people do the right thing, charity and kindness. In conjunction with their reading, students organized a month-long collection of needed items for the animal shelter. NN fifth graders are Kody Bird,

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School events for the week of December 17 to 22

Sunday • South Nodaway FFA Skating and Christmas party, 1 pm Monday • Nodaway-Holt Elementary Movie Day • West Nodaway Elementary Formal Christmas Dinner • Jefferson Doughnuts with Dad, 7:45 am • St. Gregory’s FFF meeting, 7:50 am • Jefferson FFA Blood Drive, 1 pm • West Nodaway NW play, 2 pm • St. Gregory’s

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School events for the week of December 10 to 16

Sunday • Jefferson FFA Chiefs game Monday • Maryville No School • West Nodaway NHS Pizza Ranch fundraiser • St. Gregory’s FFF Advent meeting, 7:50 am • West Nodaway Elementary Skating Trip, 10 am • MMS BB at Cameron, 4:30 pm • MHS F/JV/V boys BB vs East Buchanan, 5 pm • MHS JV/V girls

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West Nodaway superintendent addresses low APR scores

By Shannon Nolte, West Nodaway superintendent Let me begin by stating that our main priority and focus at West Nodaway is to improve student achievement while preparing our students to become lifelong leaders in their post-secondary education and careers. The results of the most recent Annual Performance Report (APR) is in no way an acceptable

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BOE Northeast Nodaway

The Northeast Nodaway R-V School Board looked at preliminary drawings of the track and field project and discussed policies allowing homeschool students to play sports during its regular meeting November 16. The school board reviewed layout blueprints of the track and field facility prepared by Landscape Architect Vance Rzepka of VSR Design, Overland Park, along

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BOE West Nodaway

The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education met in open and two closed sessions on November 15 to handle the following school district business: After the second closed session of the evening, the board approved the 2018-19 football cooperative sports agreement with North Nodaway with recommendations to the Cooperative Sports Advisory Committee as noted by

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School events for the week of December 3 to 9

Sunday • St. Gregory’s Holiday Fun Fest, noon • Jefferson 4-H Winter Celebration, 1 pm • Jefferson PAT Christmas Sale, 2 pm • MHS football banquet Monday • MMS B Team BB – Spring Garden Tourney begins • Nodaway-Holt, Platte Valley, West Nodaway JH BB – 275 Tourney • MMS Life Skills to NWMSU, 9:45

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Holiday activities are bright at area schools

Horace Mann Winter music program from 7 to 8 pm, Tuesday, December 12 at Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville. Leet Center winter program, 6 pm, Thursday, December 14 at the Student Union. Winter break begins at 3:15 pm, Friday, December 15. Jefferson Parents as Teachers Christmas Sale, 1:30

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BOE Nodaway-Holt

The Nodaway-Holt R-VII Board of Education approved a sports co-op and conducted the following business during its regular meeting November 15: The school board approved the co-op agreement with South Holt for junior high and high school football and track for two years with a contingency. They want South Holt to consider a co-op for

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