The Northeast Nodaway R-V school board met December 12 to hire a new superintendent and conduct the following business: Northeast Nodaway hired the school’s K-12 principal, Ken Grove, as its 2016-17 superintendent. Northeast Nodaway Librarian Kila Henry addressed the school board regarding the library program. She stated that library staff backs up data daily and
Maryville Middle School students were tasked with developing a toy for an occupational therapist to use with a child who has cerebral palsy as part of the school’s Project Lead the Way curriculum. The discovery lab class taught by Becky Wynne focuses on the engineering process, problem solving and critical thinking through hands-on activities. Students
By Christina Rice Students throughout the community are spreading Christmas cheer this season while giving back to others through their school’s year-round community service projects. Maryville Middle School Maryville Middle School students may volunteer to deliver meals as well as serve meals at the senior center. Students can apply for either program and rotate program
Kindergartners at Eugene Field Elementary rode the Polar Express imaginary train on December 9. Students studied “The Polar Express” by reading the book, studying related vocabulary words and completing a variety of learning activities based on the book. The unit ended with a Polar Express train ride. Students wore their pajamas and had their tickets
Events for the week of December 18 to 23 Sunday • South Nodaway FFA ice skating and Christmas party, 3:30 pm Monday • West Nodaway K-5 Christmas parties, 9 am • West Nodaway Elementary Skating Party, 10 am • West Nodaway PreK Christmas party, 10:30 am • West Nodaway Homework Club, 3:15 pm • Maryville
Members of the North Nodaway student council are erected an adopt-a-family mitten tree this holiday season. After receiving the name of an anonymous community family in need, the students created ornament shapes of mittens, hats, pants and shirts and wrote the needed clothing sizes on them. They decorated a tree with the ornaments and set
West Nodaway ag teacher Nicki Honan was awarded the highest FFA degree this fall. Honan received her Honorary American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention on October 21 in Indianapolis, IN. Honan completed a rigorous application process for the award. She answered essays about her community service, teaching curriculum, how she develops and revises
Monday • Maryville No School • North Nodaway Cheer Clinic • St. Gregory’s FFF Advent meeting, 7:50 am • Horace Mann Bearcat Choir, 3:15 pm • West Nodaway Homework Club, 3:15 pm • Maryville Middle basketball vs Cameron, 4:30 pm • Maryville High F/JV/V boys basketball at East Buchanan, 5 pm • Maryville High JV/V
Northeast Nodaway seniors Amanda Standiford and Alicia Smith weave reed baskets during Katie Jenkins’s advanced art class. The reed baskets are round stemming from their historical use as egg gathering containers. Jenkin’s class will explore other art techniques such as fabric dying and cross stitch.
North Nodaway students recently organized and cleaned their school in a building-wide project. Two sixth grade students, Kelsey Barcus and Danielle Riedel, were instrumental in creating and organizing the school cleanup project. Both are student council representatives and members of the character education committee. They said they wanted to show good citizenship to their school
