St. Gregory’s students begin learning sign language in kindergarten. Third grade teacher Jamie Casteel took sign language courses in college and keeps her skills up to date as an adjunct professor at Northwest teaching introductory sign language classes. Eleven years ago, when Casteel was teaching second grade, the kindergarten teacher approached her with a partnership
Events for the week of January 9 to 14 Monday • Horace Mann Classes resume • Jefferson, South Nodaway V basketball – Stanberry Tourney begins • Nodaway-Holt, North Nodaway, West Nodaway V basketball – Fairfax Tourney begins • Northeast Nodaway V basketball – South Harrison Tourney begins • West Nodaway Elementary Small Mall Assembly, 9
The Maryville R-II school board met on December 21 to discuss the following: The following resignations were accepted: Kathryn Goff, fifth grade language arts; Melvin Hurst, seventh grade social studies; Michelle Grudzinski, child care teacher; Keitha Nance, Title I reading support; Janae Renfro, third grade; Amy Helms, kindergarten; Stuart Collins, boys soccer head coach; Jordyn
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.
