Monday • Jefferson V basketball – Albany Tourney begins • Maryville High V basketball – Savannah Tourney begins • Nodaway-Holt, North Nodaway V basketball – Mound City Tourney begins • Northeast Nodaway, South Nodaway, West Nodaway V basketball – PVI Tourney begins • South Nodaway PTO Santa’s Workshop begins • St. Gregory’s FFF Advent meeting,
Northeast Nodaway R-V school board met on November 17 to conduct the following business: Title 1 teacher Linda Primm presented a summary of the Title 1 program and told board members she received a new iPad this year which has benefited her classroom. Agricultural education teacher Philip Doty gave the board an overview of the
Maryville R-II School Board met November 16 to change life insurance providers and conduct the following business: The Maryville school board approved changing voluntary life insurance companies from usable to principal due to billing errors and poor customer service. With the change, employees will have increased coverage, from $100,000 to $150,000, and decreased rates. The
Monday • Jefferson 9th grade practice ACT • Jefferson K-1 Thanksgiving Feast • North Nodaway Picture Day • West Nodaway Jump Rope for Heart • St. Gregory’s Thanksgiving Mass, 8 am • Nodaway-Holt K/1st eye exams, 11:30 am • West Nodaway Homework Club, 3:15 pm • Maryville Middle boys basketball at Spring Garden, 5 pm
The Jefferson C-123 board met November 15 to discuss insurance and construction updates. The board approved the purchase of cyber security insurance for $750, a decrease from the previous year. High School Principal Charley Burch recognized Ashley Riley who placed sixth and Mallory McConkey who placed 10th at the state cross country competition. Children’s book
The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education met in regular and closed sessions on November 9. Roger Johnson, high school principal, Holly Brady, elementary principal, and Shannon Nolte, superintendent, explained a standards-based evaluation system the district is implementing in the elementary and junior high math curriculums. The addition is part of an effort to improve
Eugene Field students are getting fit and healthy during the GoFit afterschool program. In its fourth year, the GoFit program has 60 students participating, double the amount from last year. Staff members said the goal is to get children to exercise and create friendships through fun, healthy competition. The club meets twice a week for
Monday • Maryville, South Nodaway, West Nodaway No School • Horace Mann Book Fair begins • Jefferson Children’s Book Week begins • St. Gregory’s DEAR Season begins • Maryville Middle, North Nodaway, Northeast Nodaway, Platte Valley, St. Gregory’s JH basketball – NEN Tourney begins • Nodaway-Holt, West Nodaway JH basketball – South Holt Tourney begins
Construction on the new gymnasium is in full swing at Jefferson C-123 school. Shawn Anderson, Savannah, stands in the trench while Jimmy DeMott, Maryville, operates the backhoe exposing the old sewer line to tie in the new one.
In competition with 20 other schools, Maryville High student Hannah Townsend earned first place in informative speaking at the Rockhurst Invitational, October 20-21. After winning first place at Blue Springs the week before, Townsend again dominated the final round, placing 1, 1, 2 with three judges. Her speech is about the Stockholm Syndrome and features
