The North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education met in open and closed session on December 21 to discuss the following: The board unanimously approved an election resolution which will put a 59¢ per $100 valuation bond proposal on the April 4, 2017, election ballot. This is a continuation of the current 59¢ levy. The bond
The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met on December 18 to handle the following school district business: At the end of December, the school had a higher than normal rate of absenteeism due to illnesses including flu and strep. On December 18, there were 35 students absent. SN will try the Springfield school district’s
The Jefferson C-123 school board held its regular meeting on December 21. Jefferson’s school board approved its audit which received good reviews. Tyler Pedersen shared some of the ways he helps students engage their brains. His students begin each class with “brain gym” warm-ups. Students participate in brief exercises that involve their mind and body.
Northeast Nodaway third graders visited a tree farm and purchased gifts for children in need on December 6. While teaching an economics unit in her social studies class, third-grade teacher Heidi Beatty asked her students to participate in a project to help them learn the vocabulary of needs, wants, goods, services and savings. Beatty had
Events for the week of January 2 to 7 Monday • Maryville High JV/V girls basketball vs Savannah, 6 pm Tuesday • Jefferson, South Nodaway Classes resume • Jefferson JV/V basketball vs South Holt, 5 pm • Maryville High F/JV/V boys basketball at Lafayette, 5 pm • South Nodaway JV/V basketball vs Mound City, 5
The Northeast Nodaway sixth grade class donated money they would have spent on a Christmas gift exchange to the New Nodaway Humane Society in December. The students collected $200 which they used to buy shelter supplies at Wal-Mart. The students are, front: Creed Wilcox, Alexa Hunter, Brendon Deardorff, AJ Adwell, Kolby Sybert, Jaden Atkins and
The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education met in regular and two closed sessions on December 14 to take care of the following school district business: Superintendent Shannon Nolte discussed policies concerning part-time attendance, early graduation and student work release. He said all three policies are related and they will now require school board approval.
North Nodaway students Mya Hansen and Havyn Wolfe duck while competing in surfing limbo during a Thanksgiving luau. Each year North Nodaway showcases a different culture during Thanksgiving week. Students participated in coconut bowling, hula dancing, pin the coconut on the tree and surfing limbo and ate homemade ice cream.
The FFA officers and advisor, Megan Thacker, gave a presentation to the BOE about the group’s 2016 accomplishments. There was also an ag shop tour during which Thacker showed the BOE the new equipment purchased with an Enhancement Grant. Floors have been poured and doors have been received for the Guilford sports complex. When temperatures
The Nodaway-Holt School Board met in a regular meeting on December 19 to hire a new superintendent and conduct the following business: Jeff Blackford was hired as the 2017-18 superintendent. During a recent tornado, the school boiler was damaged. Although insurance covered the cost of repairs at the time, currently, the boiler has been in
