Nodaway-Holt students invited grandparents and friends to their annual Grandparents Tea. Guests were treated to cookies and beverages served by the high school A+ students. Students then took their guests on a tour of the school, playing games and admiring the artwork of the students. The book fair was also open for those who wanted
Members of Jackie Carlson’s agricultural classes have been working all year, growing food to feed their school. This year was the second year the classes grew a garden at the school. They grew watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and squash. All the food has been utilized in the school cafeteria, feeding the students and saving
Monday • Horace Mann Picture Makeup Day • NH, WN V VB – Districts begin at Mound City • West Nodaway Project Fit Kickoff, 9 am • Northeast Nodaway JH Pep Rally, 11:30 am • Jefferson 8th DARE, 5th hour • St. Gregory’s Pizza Ranch Fundraiser, 5 to 9 pm • MHS C FB vs
Members of the Nodaway-Holt choir sang at the Renaissance Festival, Kansas City, on October 7. They sang “The Coventry Carol” and “Canon of Ring-Around-The-Rosie.” Members pictured are, front: Director Crystel Walsh and Ruel Jeffries; back: Mikala Hankins, Rian Anderson, Chase Sportsman, Thomas Herr, Sidney Leeper and Sarah Noble. Save
The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met in open session on September 21 to handle the following school district business: The Guilford Sports Complex project is progressing. The fence is being put in and concrete pouring is planned for the dugouts and field house. Once the fence is up, Game Time Athletics, Weston, will
Sunday • Jefferson Renaissance Festival Monday • Horace Mann, Maryville, North Nodaway, West Nodaway No School • St. Gregory’s No Preschool • Jefferson 8th DARE, 4th hour • NWN, Platte Valley XC – 275 Conf at Rock Port, 4:30 pm • MMS 7th VB vs Savannah, 5 pm • MMS 8th VB at Savannah, 5
West Nodaway students in Liz Schieber’s fourth grade class no longer have to use traditional desks and chairs. Schieber was the recipient of a $500 classroom grant funded by the Missouri Retired Teachers Association. She used the funds to purchase alternative seating options for her classroom. Each morning, the 26 students pick the seating of
The Maryville R-II School Board conducted the following business during its regular meeting September 20: The school board approved entering into a three-year agreement with Newton Alliance/Catapult Learning for summer school programing. DESE announced that Algebra I and English II testing scores did not produce year-to-year comparable results, so DESE will not release those scores
The Nodaway-Holt R-VII School Board conducted the following business during its regular meeting September 20: Superintendent Jeff Blackford informed the board that the district received a clean audit this year. The only deficiency found was a segregation of duties, which Blackford said is an issue in small schools because small schools do not have the
The North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education met in open and closed sessions on September 20 to handle the following school district business: High School/Middle School Principal Tim Conn reported about implementing the Blue Dot System in the Hopkins building. This system has teachers and staff, who are willing to listen or help students with
