ADAIR COUNTY R-II NEWSLETTER
April 1, 2006 Brashear, Missouri
21ST CCLC TIGER PRIDE NEWS
Mark your
calendars for Wednesday, April 19 and Monday, April 24 from 5:30-6:30
p.m. All Tiger-Pride families are invited to a
discussion about children's physical and emotional development. Along with enjoying a light meal, we will be
discussing how our school handles sex education and how we as parents can cover
this issue with our children at the appropriate ages/stages of development
(sometimes at an earlier age than we had anticipated). We will also be discussing how to teach our
children to protect themselves from any inappropriate advances. All parents are welcome as there will be
information for helping any age child better understand their growing selves! Child care will be available! Be looking
for more
details soon!
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
We will be
conducting our annual Kindergarten registration on Monday, May 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the
elementary school. All district
children who will be 5 years old prior to August 1, 2006 are eligible to
register for Kindergarten for the 2006-2007 school year. Please plan to bring your child’s birth
certificate and immunization records with you on that day.
YEARBOOK SALES
Yearbook
sales will begin on April 1 and will continue through May. This is the 58th edition of the BHS
yearbook. The number of yearbooks
ordered for the year is limited—only 100 copies have been ordered. Plan to order a yearbook early in order to
reserve a copy for you and your family.
Yearbooks
will be $46 without a name and $50 with a name. Yearbooks with a name must be ordered by Friday, April
21. Yearbooks ordered on or
after May 1 will be $50. Please make
your check payable to Adair County R-II School. Order forms may be returned to the elementary or high school
offices.
APRIL ELECTION
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 is Election Day. Patrons of the Adair County R-II School District will be voting to elect two school board members. This year we have had three candidates file for the two available positions. Those who have filed include incumbent Brad Smith, incumbent Roger L. Thompson, and Robert Kelsey.
FAMILY ADVOCACY PROJECT
The Family Advocacy Project will be offering Positive
Parenting Classes during April 2006.
These classes are made possible with a grant from the Children’s Trust
Fund of Missouri. They are free to
anyone who wishes to attend. The
classes will be held at 1400 S. Boundary in Kirksville.
Topics of discussion will be: Communication,
Boundaries, Discipline and Self-Esteem.
These classes will be held April 4, 6, 11, 13, 18,
and 20 at 6:00 p.m.
MUSIC NEWS
Twenty
Music Students from Brashear participated in the Central Methodist University
Music Festival held on March 3 at the CMU Campus in Fayette. Thirteen Solo and Ensemble events earned
Excellent (II) ratings including: Cody
Snelling - Snare Drum; Jacob Shipman - Trumpet; Katie Stewart - French Horn;
Abigail Wheeler - Clarinet; Jeremy Clay - Snare Drum; Tyler Horton - Alto
Saxophone; Alexis Harrelson - Clarinet; Christina Scudder - Clarinet; Stephanie
Linhart - Vocal Solo; Katie Stewart - Vocal Solo; Justin Hazen - Baritone;
Jacob Shipman, David Anderson, Katie Stewart, Stephanie Linhart, Justin Hazen
& Alexis Longano - Brass Sextet; and Andrea Reeves, Tabitha Killen,
Christina Scudder & Alexis Harrelson - Woodwind Quartet. Ten soloists earned Superior (I) ratings
including: Abby McKim - Snare Drum; David Anderson - Trumpet; Stephanie Elsea -
Snare Drum; Shelton Johnson - Trumpet; Sydney Slavin - Trombone; Jay Scudder -
Alto Saxophone; Tabitha Killen - Flute; Andrea Reeves - Flute; Alexis Longano -
Tuba; and Stephanie Linhart - Trombone.
Five of these students will go on to the District Music Festival for
Solos and Ensembles on April 1. They and
others will be featured at our Spring Concert April 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the High
School Gymnasium.
Also featured at the spring concert will be the Beginning and Elementary Bands, Chorus, and the Excellent (II) rated Brashear Junior/Senior High Band. The Band earned its state level rating at the MSHSAA District Music Festival held at Kirksville High School on March 25. The band was one of only three bands at the festival to earn this rating for their concert and sightreading performances. Along with the musical performances, student projects from the Brashear Visual Arts and Industrial Technology Departments will be on display. All friends of the Arts are encouraged to attend.
TIGER PRIDE
Congratulations
to the following students who qualified for state competition at the District 3
FBLA contest on February 20: Josiah
Belzer, Introduction to Business Communications, 1st; and Christina Scudder, Introduction to Business, 2nd. These students will compete at the State
Leadership Conference in Columbia on April 24-25. Congratulations to both on qualifying for state competition two
years in a row. Congratulations also to
the following students who placed in the Top 10 at District 3 FBLA
contest: Amanda Powell, Business
Communications; Kiley Watson, Business Math; Stefanie McKim, Accounting I;
David Anderson, Word Processing I; ChaRae Cole, Accounting I; Jessi Hill,
Business Math; Courtney Clarkson, Introduction to Business; and Andrew Linhart,
Business Calculations.
Our high school
basketball teams recently completed their winter seasons. Kimberly Elsea was named to the North Shelby
All-Tournament Team. Tri-County
All-Conference selections included Kimberly Elsea—First Team; ChaRae Cole,
Hailee Kelsey, and Kale Watson—Second Team; and Jessi Hill and Jacob
Shipman—Honorable Mention. Kimberly
Elsea was also named to the All-District Second Team.
Congratulations to Shanea Rusk for
being inducted into the National Technical Honor Society.
Congratulations to Brandon
Claybrook for placing 3rd in the District Skills America Contest on Friday,
March 3.
Chelsey Collop and Seth Wheeler
have been selected as our representatives to attend Missouri Girls State and
Missouri Boys State this summer.
Congratulations
to our administrators—Mrs. Shipman, Mr. Johnson, and Mrs. Bradley—for being
chosen as Administrators of the Year by the Northeast Missouri School Counselor
Association.
DISTRICT ACADEMIC BOWL
We will be hosting the District AcademicCompetition on
Saturday, April 8. Games start at 9:00
a.m. Nine teams will be competing. The public is welcome to attend.
GROUNDHOG JOB SHADOW DAY
A huge
thank you to all of the parents and local business people who helped make Adair
County R-II Schools Groundhog Job Shadow Day a success. Fifty-seven students from grades 5, 7 and
10 were out on the job in February.
Groundhog
Job Shadow Day is sponsored by America’s Promise, National School-to-Work
Opportunities Office, Junior Achievement and American Society of Association
Executives and is a day dedicated to giving young people across America Job
Shadowing experiences. Job shadowing
enables kids to shadow a workplace mentor as he or she goes through a normal
day on the job, providing an up-close look at how the skills learned in school
are put into action in the workplace.
Students
returned from their job shadowing experience enthusiastic and with a better
understanding of how the skills learned in the school environment are used in
the “real world” work place. We
appreciate the effort put forth by the parents, mentors and businesses involved
in making this a successful learning experience for these students.
Following
is a list of businesses and/or people who donated their time to this project.
Michelle
Boyd – Truman State Univ. Athletic Training |
David Fouch
– LaPlata High School |
Greg
Marshal – Truman State University |
Rick
Carter – Carter’s Trailer Sales |
Lori
Patterson – Adair County Courthouse |
Susie
Poland – Crown Family Medicine |
Reo
Haynes – Kirksville Yamaha – Honda |
Judge
Steve Willcox – Schuyler Co. Court |
Nathan
Selby – Kirksville Police Department |
Grim
Smith Health & Fitness Center |
Truman
State University Science Department |
Becky
Hazen – Adair County R-II School |
Vernon
Woods – Woods Dozing and Trenching |
Mike
O’Haver – Adair County R-II School |
Meg
Sorhus – Truman State University Farm |
Bill
Kuntz – Truman State University |
Tina
Jackson – La-Te-Da |
Farm Mark
Johnson – MFA Feed Mill |
Gene
Schelker – Trenton Elementary School |
Kara
Heimer – South Pizza Hut |
Jackie
Gleason – Adair County Sheriff’s Department |
Jenny
McKim – Color Me Red |
Kathy
Elsea – Truman State University Financial Aid |
Terry
Snelling – Snelling Auto Plaza |
Joyce
Salter – Joyce’s Styling Hut |
Larry
Treasure – KCOM |
Matt
Reeves – B & R Ranch Supply |
Davena
McKim – Sullivan County Hospital |
Tonya
Wood – Adair County R-II School |
Kelley
Benowitz – Kirksville Manor Care |
Larry
Logston – Adair County Sheriff’s Department |
Eric
Wheeler – Wheeler Farms |
Charlene
Shahan – Reflections 2000 |
Eldon
Risher – Hicks Sawmill |
Cheryl
Reeves – Adair County R-II School |
Rick
Harrelson – Tires and Tailpipes |
Lori
Housman – Edina Post Office |
Lisa
Athon – Kirksville Small Animal Hosp. |
Joy
Parrish – Jungle of Joy’s – DogGone Cute |
George
Moots – Adair County R-II School |
Cathy
March – Adair County R-II School |
Todd Barnes
– City of Kirksville Engineer |
Brian
Bradshaw – Lapland Distributing |
Tise
Frazier – Heritage House Realty |
Dr. Tony
VanSoest – Prodental |
Sherry
Darling – Attorney |
Thank you
for all of your continued support of our students!
Christy L.
Grissom
K-12 Counselor
ADAIR COUNTY R-II NAMED IN THE TOP-TEN MAP HIGHEST PERFORMING
SCHOOLS
The
students in the Adair County R-II School District have once again earned the
honor of being named in the Top-Ten Schools in Missouri (with less than 250
students) when it comes to performance on the MAP Test (Missouri Assessment
Program).
The Top-Ten
List is a list of schools in each of three categories (schools with less than
250 students, schools between 250 to 500 students, and schools with more than
500 students) whose students represent the top ten schools in percent of
students scoring at the “proficient” and “advanced” levels on the spring state
achievement test otherwise known as the MAP test.
The
“proficient” and “advanced” level is a standard set by the Missouri Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education as the “gold” standard or the benchmark
established as the desirable achievement level for all students.
From the
Spring 2005 Assessment, students in Grade 8 Math and Grade 11 Communication
Arts earned the distinction of being named on the MAP Top-Ten List.
Those in
the past that have been recognized for this honor are:
¨ Spring 2004 – Grade 7 Communication
Arts, Grade 8 Math, Grade 11 Communication Arts
¨ Spring 2003 – Grade 7 Communication
Arts, Grade 8 Math
¨ Spring 2001 – Grade 3 Science, Grade
7 Communication Arts, Grade 8 Math, Grade 11 Communication Arts
¨ Spring 2000 – Grade 7 Communication
Arts, Grade 7 Science
¨ Spring 1999 – Grade 2 Science
For a complete Top-Ten List, go to
http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/assess/TopTen/
SPORTS PHYSICAL CLINIC
Since our
students in grades 9-12 were not able to complete their physicals on March
21(snow day), the Adair County Health Department has agreed to conduct a sports
physical clinic at their office on Wednesday, May 31. Students will need to call the health department at 665-8491 to
schedule an appointment. Sports
physical forms can be picked up in the high school office. The physical form must be signed by a parent
in order for the health department to complete the physical. If you have any questions, please contact
Nurse Sheri at 323-5272 ext. 30.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES
A Community
Education Survey completed this winter has prompted the school to offer a
Computer Literacy Class open to the public.
This class
will be open to anyone in the Adair County R-II School District and will run in
conjunction with our 21st Century Community Learning Center program. Tiger Pride Students, under the direction of
Martha Reese, will act as mentors to adult participants.
Content of
the class will include basic computer skills such as “surfing” the Internet and
word processing. Instruction and
specific topics will be based on the needs of the class.
The classes
will be held on Thursday, April 6 and Thursday, April 20 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
in the high school business room. The
cost will be $5 per class. Please call
the school at 323-5272 to register.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENU
Breakfast each day includes milk and
juice. The following items are offered
daily for students to choose from in lieu of the main entrée: yogurt, peanut
butter and jelly sandwich, or salad bar (students in grades 7-12 only).
April 3-7
Monday: Cereal, toast/Country fried steak,
mashed potatoes & gravy, vegetable, fruit, no bake cookie, milk
Tuesday: Cheese omelet, toast/Tenderloin,
macaroni & cheese, baked beans, fruit, cake, milk
Wednesday: Donut, fruit/Grilled cheese, chips,
vegetable, fruit, jello, milk
Thursday: Breakfast pizza/Hamburger on bun,
tater tots, vegetable, fruit, rice krispie treat, milk
Friday: Biscuit & gravy/Pizza, corn,
fruit, ice cream, milk
April 10-14
Monday: Muffin, fruit/Chicken patty,
macaroni & cheese, green beans, fruit, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Breakfast bites/Hamburger on bun,
french fries, corn, fruit, cake, milk
Wednesday: Scrambled eggs, bacon/Chicken
nuggets, chips & cheese, carrots & dip, apple, ice cream, milk
Thursday: No School
Friday: No School
April 17-21
Monday: No School
Tuesday: No School
Wednesday: Sausage, toast/Chicken nuggets,
macaroni & cheese, vegetable, apple, cookie, milk
Thursday: Cinnamon roll/Spaghetti, bread
sticks, lettuce, green beans, ice cream, milk
Friday: Pancake, syrup/Pigs in a blanket,
chips, pineapple, cheesecake, milk
April 24-28
Monday: Long john, fruit/Walking taco,
lettuce, corn, fruit, pumpkin bar, milk
Tuesday: French toast sticks, syrup/Chicken
patty, macaroni & cheese, green beans, strawberries, white cake, milk
Wednesday: Cereal, toast/Baked potato bar,
baked beans, cottage cheese, fruit, pudding, milk
Thursday: Biscuit & gravy/Nachos, lettuce,
vegetable, fruit, ice cream, milk
Friday: Scrambled eggs, sausage/Country
fried steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, vegetable, fruit, fruit tart,
milk
THANK YOU TO:
Judge Garry Lewis
for his donation to the scholarship fund in memory of Connie Lewis
Todd & Traci
Hill for their donation to the scholarship fund in memory of Jolene Delaney
Long
Travis Freeman
for his donation to the Adair County R-II Pep Band supporting their performance
at the 2006 MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown in Columbia
Jackie and Kelley
Church for their donation of The Cat’s Meow and Laura’s Album in
memory of Lucia Freeman
Craig and Becky
Hazen for their donation of The Life and Works of Dali, Grandma Moses, and
Calder in memory of Lucia Freeman
Brashear PTS for
their donation of If You Give a Pig a Party, Patch, and Do You See
What I See?
Books and scholarship donations make a lasting tribute to the memory of
our loved ones. If there is someone
that you would like to memorialize in this way, please contact the school at
323-5272.
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ü 1 District Music Festival - Instrumental Solos/Small Ensembles at
Salisbury—There TBA
ü 1 Conference
Academic Bowl Tournament at Linn County—There 9:00 a.m.
ü 3 Busy
Bees—Here 8:30-11:00 a.m.
ü 3 Baseball
w/ Novinger—Here 5:00 p.m.
ü 4
Northeast District 6th Grade Choir at MACC in Moberly—There 7:00 p.m.
ü 5 Spring
Fling Concert/Arts Showcase—Here 7:00 p.m.
ü 6 5th
Grade DARE Graduation—Here 1:30 p.m.
ü 6 Baseball
w/ Green City—Here 5:00 p.m.
ü 7
Industrial Arts Contest at Moberly—There TBA
ü 8 District
Academic Bowl Tournament—Here 9:00 a.m.
ü 10 Busy
Bees—Here 8:30-11:00 a.m.
ü 10
Baseball w/ Atlanta—There 5:00 p.m.
ü 10 Girl
Scouts Meeting in Cafeteria—Here 6:30 p.m.
ü 11
Baseball w/ North Shelby—Here 5:00 p.m.
ü 12 Early
Dismissal—Teacher Inservice—12:45 p.m.
ü 12 Atlanta
Varsity Relays—There 1:00 p.m.
ü 13 No
School—Easter Break
ü 14 No
School—Easter Break
ü 15 Tiger
Invite Varsity Relays at Kirksville—There 9:00 a.m.
ü 17 No
School—Easter Break
ü 17 Salt
River 4-H Meeting in Cafeteria—Here 7:00 p.m.
ü 18 No
School—Easter Break
ü 18
Baseball w/ Milan—Here 5:00 p.m.
ü 19 Art
Club Trip to St. Louis
ü 19 Lunch
w/ the Principal K-1
ü 19 Tiger
Pride Parent Meeting—Here 5:30-6:30 p.m.
ü 20 Lunch
w/ the Principal 2-3
ü 20 Knox
County Junior High Relays—There 4:00 p.m.
ü 20 Linn
County Varsity Relays—There TBA
ü 21 Lunch
w/ the Principal 4-6
ü 21
Baseball w/ Marion County—There 5:00 p.m.
ü 24 Busy
Bees—Here 8:30-11:00 a.m.
ü 24
Conference Art Show at Linn County—There TBA
ü 24
Baseball w/ Knox County—There 5:00 p.m.
ü 24 Tiger
Pride Parent Meeting—Here 5:30-6:30 p.m.
ü 24-25 FBLA
State Leadership Conference in Columbia—There TBA
ü 25
Baseball w/ North Shelby—There 5:00 p.m.
ü 25
Northeast District Junior High Choir at MACC in Moberly—There 7:00 p.m.
ü 27 Green
City Junior High and Varsity Relays—There 9:00 a.m.
ü 28 State
Music Festival at MU—There TBA
ü 28
Elementary Awards Assembly—Here 2:45 p.m.
ü 29
Junior-Senior Prom at The Shrine Club—There 8:00 p.m.
Grand
March will be at 5:00 p.m. in the Brashear High School Gymnasium.