ADAIR COUNTY R-II NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 1, 2014 Brashear,
Missouri
BOARD ELECTION NEWS
There will be two open
seats for the Board of Education election on April 7, 2015. The incumbents are Roger Thompson and Aaron
Zentz. Those elected will serve
three-year terms. The first day for
candidates to file is Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. The last day for candidates to file will be
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
A candidate must be a
U.S. citizen, a resident taxpayer of the Adair County R-II School District,
have resided in the state of Missouri for at least one year preceding the
election, and be at least 24 years of age.
Candidates may be
required to file a financial interest statement and must agree to obtain 16
hours of credit in school boardmanship within 12 months of the election.
Interested candidates
may pick up filing materials in the Superintendent’s office beginning on
Tuesday, December 16 at 8:00 a.m. The
superintendent’s office will be closed December 22-January 2 and therefore will
not be accepting candidates filing on those dates. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, January 5. On January 20, the office will remain open
until 5:00 p.m. for filing purposes.
Questions? Call the
Superintendent’s office at 323-5272 during regular business hours.
Citizens have until
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 to register to vote in the April general election.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
As the winter
season approaches, we are reminding parents and students to listen to the local
media stations to check on “early dismissals” and/or “no school” bulletins. This information will be given to KTVO
television, KHQA television, WGEM television, KIRX radio, KTUF radio, KRXL
radio, KRES radio of Moberly, KMEM radio of Memphis, and KZBK radio of
Brookfield. These stations will present
dismissal information as soon as decisions have been made. Please do not call the school.
Snow/hard
surface route information has been posted to our website.
MUSIC NEWS
The annual
Christmas program will take place on Thursday, December 11th, at 7:00 p.m. in
the High School Gymnasium. The bands
from grades 5-12, all vocal groups K-12 and several soloists will perform. We hope you will come and share this
Christmas tradition with us.
Congratulations
to Abby Hall on making 6th chair clarinet in the All-District Band. The band will perform at 7:00 p.m. on
Saturday, January 10th at Moberly High School.
Congratulations
to Zoe Blankenship and Tanna Garlock on being selected to the Northeast
Missouri Music Educators Association All-District Junior High Honor Band. This band is selected from over 40 middle
and junior high schools across northeast and mid Missouri. They will join other accomplished junior
high musicians for a band concert at Macon High School on Saturday, February
21st at 5:00 p.m.
THANK YOU
Rex and Keetha Sykes
for their donation of a new U.S. Flag
in memory of Jeremy Sykes.
Larry and Sharon Childress
for their donation of Lunch Money
to the library.
Mike and Sara Erwin & family
and Vicki Collop
for their donation of
World War II Fighting for Freedom
and America the Beautiful
Together We Stand
in memory of Lloyde Primmer.
Cannon Erwin for his donation of
When Papa Comes Home Tonight
in memory of Frank Collop.
Cade Erwin for his donation of
Pete the Cat Old MacDonald had a Farm
in memory of Frank Collop.
Cole Erwin for his donation of
John Deere Big Book of Tractors
in memory of Frank Collop.
Carson Erwin for his donation of
When You Wish Upon a Star
in memory of Frank Collop.
Trinity United Methodist Ladies
for their monetary donation to serve
the needs of our students.
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.
DVD’S FOR SALE
The Computer
Class has been creating DVD’s of the Fall 2014 activities. They have completed videos for Softball, Baseball (fall
season), Junior High Girls
Basketball, and Junior High Boys
Basketball. The highlight videos
will be available in time for Christmas.
They also have a variety of DVD’s available from previous years. The cost is $2 per title. If you are interested, please call the
school at 323-5272.
WANTED
Second grade is in need of coffee
mugs for a service project/class
activity. If you have any mugs that
you would like to donate, it would be
greatly appreciated.
PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
GLOWWORMS FAMILY STORY TIME
Tuesday, December 2 6:00-6:30
p.m.
Tuesday, December 9 6:00-6:30
p.m.
STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT
Tuesday, December 9 3:30-5:30
p.m.
Children in
grades K-8 can learn how to make origami star ornaments to decorate for the
holidays.
ANNUAL CHILDRENS
HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR
Saturday, December 13 1:00-3:00
p.m.
Children ages
2-12 can join KHS Honor Society members at a variety of craft tables to make free gifts for family
members. This open house event is made
possible by a gift from the Whitetails Unlimited Tall Tines Chapter.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENU
Breakfast each day includes milk and
juice. Students may choose cereal instead
of the breakfast item offered. The
following items are offered daily for students to choose from in lieu of the
lunch entrée: yogurt or a WOWBUTTER® (peanut butter replacement) and jelly
sandwich.
December 1-5
Monday: Cereal, toast, breakfast bar/Spaghetti,
cottage cheese, carrots, mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Cheese omelet, toast/Ribs, mashed
potatoes, green beans, pears,
cheesecake, milk
Wednesday: Flat bread/Chicken wrap, chips &
cheese, vegetable, peaches, brownie, milk
Thursday: Cinnamon roll, fruit/Grilled cheese,
soup, vegetable, pineapple, banana bread, milk
Friday: French toast sticks, syrup/Hot pocket,
tater tots, corn, applesauce, rice krispie treat, milk
December 8-12
Monday: Biscuit, egg, sausage &
cheese/Tenderloin, cheesy potatoes, baked beans, mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Egg, bacon wrap/Walking taco, refried
beans, lettuce, applesauce, pudding, milk
Wednesday: Breakfast pizza/Pulled pork, mashed
potatoes, green beans, pineapple, pumpkin bar, milk
Thursday: Donut,
fruit/Corn dog, tater tots, vegetable, peaches, chocolate cake, milk
Friday:
Sausage,
toast/Pizza, lettuce, corn, pears, ice cream, milk
December 15-19
Monday:
Biscuits &
gravy/Chili cheese dog, fries, vegetable, mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday:
Bagel,
muffin/Sub sandwich, chips, broccoli, peaches, brownie, milk
Wednesday: Pancake, syrup, sausage/Turkey, mashed
potatoes, green beans, strawberries, pudding, milk
Thursday: Breakfast bites, syrup/Chicken patty,
macaroni & cheese, vegetable, pears, cake, milk
Friday: Long john, fruit/Nachos, lettuce, carrot
sticks, applesauce, cookie, milk
ORANGE OUT
We will be
partnering with LaPlata High School for an Orange Out Basketball Game on
Tuesday, December 16 at La
Plata. The Orange Out game is to show
support for a local student battling
leukemia. The cost for t-shirts is $12
for Youth Medium (10-12), Youth Large (14-16), and Adult S-XL. Sizes 2XL and up, please add $1.00 per
X. All orders need to be placed by
Monday, December 8. Please call the
school at 323-5272 if you are interested in supporting this wonderful cause.
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Schedule of Events
ü1-6 Novinger Tournament—There TBA
ü1 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü2 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü3 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü8 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü8 Lunch w/ the Principal K-2
ü8 Varsity Basketball w/ Higbee—There 6:00 p.m.
ü9 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü9 Lunch w/ the Principal 1-3
ü9 Varsity Basketball w/ Linn County—Here
6:00 p.m.
ü10 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü10 Lunch w/ the Principal 4-6
ü10 After Prom Meeting—Here 6:00 p.m.
ü11 Christmas Program—Here 7:00 p.m.
ü12 Varsity Basketball w/ Green City—There
6:00 p.m.
ü15 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü16 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü16 Varsity Basketball “Orange Out”
Game w/ LaPlata—There 6:00 p.m.
ü17 Busy Bees Christmas Party—Here
8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü17 PAT/Busy Bees Santa’s Workshop—Here
6:00 p.m.
ü18 K-6 Christmas Parties—Here 2:00 p.m.
ü18 Varsity Basketball w/ Atlanta—Here 6:00 p.m.
ü19 Second Quarter Ends
ü19 Early Dismissal—1:15 p.m.
ü19 Varsity Basketball w/ Marion
County—Here 6:00 p.m.
ü19 Christmas Dance—Here
ü22 Snow Day #1
ü22-January 2 NO SCHOOL—Christmas Vacation
ü23 North Central Holiday Hoops at Trenton
*Girls will
play Newtown Harris
at 12:00 p.m.
*Boys will play Newtown Harris at 1:30 p.m.
Classes will resume
on Monday,
January 5th, 2015.