ADAIR COUNTY R-II NEWSLETTER
February 1, 2007 Brashear, Missouri
Local school board
members are dedicated citizens who carry out the truest form of representative
government—volunteer public service. School
board service is perhaps the purest expression of grassroots democratic
principles upon which our nation was founded.
In these challenging
times, school board members are called upon to be the policy makers for our
school district and are often called upon to make tough decisions. The week of January 21 through January 27,
2007, has been declared School Board Recognition Week by the Missouri School
Boards’ Association. It’s a time for
educators and citizens across the state to salute these unpaid volunteers who
serve public education on behalf of their communities. It seems fitting that at least once a year
we thank them for their time and dedication.
Being an effective
school board member is no easy task.
Lay school leaders need to be knowledgeable about many complex
educational and social issues. Board
members govern individual school districts, establish local policies, approve
educational programs, provide necessary physical facilities, hire the superintendent,
and share in costs by raising necessary local funds along with state funds to
operate district educational programs.
School board
members’ service ensures that decisions about our public schools are made as
close to the needs of our children and communities as possible. Further, our local board members serve as
examples for our young people of the excellent tradition of volunteering that
is a hallmark of our society.
School board members
face challenges every day. For their
untiring personal dedication and commitment to public service, let’s give our
school board members a hand.
Brad Smith, Board
President
7 Years Service
Doug Clarkson, Vice
President
8 Years Service
Roger Thompson,
Secretary
4 Years Service
Brent Hettinger,
Treasurer
6 Years Service
Curtis Gordon,
Member
5 Years Service
Traci Hill, Member
2 Years Service
Matt Reeves, Member
3 Years Service
Brashear PTS will be
holding its annual Soup Supper on Friday, February 9, 2007 (Homecoming), from
5:00-7:00 p.m. The normal cafeteria
will not be open. Soda, water, candy, and popcorn will be available at halftime
of the girls game. The cost will be
$3.00 for adults and students in grades 7-12, and $2.00 for students in grades
K-6. This includes a bowl of soup (with
refill), dessert, and drink. All money raised will help to fund the PTS
scholarships awarded each year as well as other school needs. We appreciate your support of this event.
The Family Advocacy
Project will be offering Positive Parenting Classes during the month of
February. 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.
These classes will
be held February 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, and 22 at 11:00 a.m. Please call Karen Phipps, Coordinator at
660-665-4224 to register.
February is sports
physical time. If you are interested in
participating, the Adair County Health Department will be here on February 27th for the first part of the
physical. Nurse Practitioner Claudia
Frazier will be here on the 28th to complete the second half. If interested you will need to pick up a
form from the Nurse’s Office. The form must be signed by a parent or
guardian and returned to me by February 27th.
You must participate in both days in order for the physical to be valid
for the 2007-2008 school year. If you
have any questions, please contact me.
Nurse Sheri
This year we have
had three candidates file for the two available positions on the Adair County
R-II School Board. Those who have filed
include incumbent Brent Hettinger, incumbent Matt Reeves, and Shelley Story. Please remember to vote on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 for your local
Board members. If you are not a
registered voter, the last day to register to vote in the general election is
Wednesday, March 7.
Students from grades
5, 7, and 10 will have the opportunity to job shadow someone on Wednesday,
February 21. We have offered this
program for many years and it is a fantastic way for students to get first hand
knowledge and experience about a career of their choice. If you have any questions, please feel free
to contact me at school.
Mrs. Grissom
The Adair County
R-II 78th Annual Invitational Tournament will be held from Monday, January 29
through Saturday, February 3 at the Brashear High School Gymnasium. We will host teams from Clark County,
Douglass, Hannibal, Knox County, Macon County, Novinger, and Palmyra. The game schedule will be as follows:
Monday, January 29
5:00—Knox County vs.
Hannibal JV—Boys
6:15—Macon County
vs. Clark Co. JV—Girls
7:30—Macon County
vs. Douglass—Boys
Tuesday, January 30
5:00—Brashear vs.
Clark County JV—Girls
6:15—Knox County vs.
Novinger—Boys
7:30—Knox County vs.
Palmyra JV—Girls
Wednesday, January
31
5:00—Brashear vs.
Douglass—Boys
6:15—Knox County vs.
Novinger—Girls
7:30—Novinger vs.
Hannibal JV—Boys
Thursday, February 1
5:00—Brashear vs.
Macon County—Girls
6:15—Brashear vs.
Macon County—Boys
7:30—Novinger vs.
Palmyra JV—Girls
Friday, February 2
5:00—Consolation
Girls
6:15—Consolation
Boys
7:30—Third Place
Girls
Saturday, February 3
5:00—Third Place
Boys
6:15—First Place
Girls
7:30—First Place
Boys
First team listed
will be the home team. Teams with best
records in pool play will play for first.
Teams with second best records will play for third. Two remaining teams will play for
consolation. Admission fees for the
tournament will be $2.00 for students, $3.00 for adults with a maximum of $8.00
per family. The family rate is for
parents and children only. It does not
include grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.
Admission for senior citizens will be $1.00. We hope to have good community support, as we always have, for
the tournament games. We wish for each
team to play their best, and may the best team win!
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 or peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Thursday: French
toast sticks, syrup/Mr. Ribb, baked potato, baked beans, fruit, pudding, milk
Friday: Donut,
fruit/Chicken patty, macaroni & cheese, vegetable, fruit, pumpkin bar, milk
Monday: Egg
omelet, toast/Tenderloin on bun, tater tots, baked beans, fruit, rice krispie
treat, milk
Tuesday: Cereal,
toast/Country fried steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, vegetable, fruit, apple
crisp, milk
Wednesday:
Muffin, fruit/Spaghetti, bread stick, vegetable, cottage cheese, peaches,
brownie, milk
Thursday:
Sausage, toast/Hamburger on bun, french fries, vegetable, fruit, peanut butter
square, milk
Friday: Biscuit
& gravy/Garlic cheese bread, lettuce, corn, fruit, cookie, milk
Monday: Breakfast
bites, syrup/Chicken nuggets, macaroni & cheese, vegetable, fruit, cookie,
milk
Tuesday: Sausage
& egg biscuit/Baked potato bar, cottage cheese, lettuce, jello w/ fruit,
spice cake, milk
Wednesday: Breakfast
pizza/Sub sandwich, chips, vegetable, strawberries, white cake, milk
Thursday:
Cinnamon roll/Beef stew, corn bread, soup beans, fruit, apple crisp, milk
Friday: Breakfast burrito/Walking taco, refried
beans, lettuce, fruit, milk
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Muffin,
fruit/Soup, chips, celery/carrot sticks, fruit, brownie, milk
Wednesday:
Pancake, sausage/Chicken patty, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans,
fruit, cheesecake, milk
Thursday: Egg,
bacon, toast/Nachos, lettuce, vegetable, fruit, cake, milk
Friday: Long
john, fruit/Pizza, corn, fruit, ice cream, milk
February 26-28
Monday: Biscuit
& gravy/Tenderloin on bun, cheesy potatoes, vegetable, fruit, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Egg
omelet, toast/Mr. Ribb, baked potato, baked beans, fruit, pudding, milk
Wednesday:
Cinnamon roll/Hot ham sandwich, chips, vegetable, fruit, peanut butter square,
milk
We would like to
thank:
Jackie Church, Karla
Hettinger and Renee Reeves for their donation to the schools scholarship fund.
Jeff and Janie Smith
for their donation of a set of encyclopedias to the third grade classroom.
Dennis & Diane
Bradley for their donations to the scholarship fund in memory of Dorothy
Johnson and Lucille Pinkerton.
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.
HOMECOMING 2007
EXPERIENCE THE ORANGE CRUSH
Homecoming Week is
February 5-9. Activities will include
the following:
Monday - Twin Day -
“Match Up With the Hornets” - Come dressed the same as a friend.
Tuesday - Western
Day - Wear western clothes so we can “Round Up the Hornets”.
Wednesday - Decade
Day - “Tigers: Victorious Through the
Decades” - Kindergarten and Seniors wear 80’s clothes. First grade and Juniors wear 70’s
clothes. Second grade and Sophomores
wear 60’s clothes. Third Grade and
Freshmen wear 90’s clothes. Fourth and
eighth grades wear 50’s clothes. Fifth,
sixth, and seventh grades wear clothes of the future. Faculty may wear any decade.
Thursday - Toga Day
- “Wrap up the Hornets” - Wear a toga.
Clothes must be worn under your toga.
Friday - Spirit Day
- “Experience the Orange Crush” - Support your Tigers by dressing in orange and
black.
Please keep in mind
the dress policy. Hats may be worn on
Western Day and, if asked to remove them, you do so. Also, costumes must not interfere with the educational environment
and should be consistent with the school dress code.
Prizes will be
awarded each day to all who are dressed up.
There will be an all
school assembly at 2:45 p.m. on Friday.
The community is invited and encouraged to attend.
It is the aim of the
district to run regular bus routes whenever possible. Unfortunately, the recent bad weather forced our buses to only
run on hard surface roads. The
prolonged stretch of cold weather didn't allow the gravel roads to thaw to acceptable
conditions for nearly two weeks. The
main problem the buses faced was the ice.
The thawing and refreezing of the roads made most of the routes
unacceptable for the buses. When we
have bad weather, check the local TV and radio stations for the latest
information about snow routes and cancellations. Also remember that some areas of the district might be worse than
others and be ready to adapt to the changing weather. The safe transportation of the children is our main goal.
Jeff
McHenry
High
School Principal
Transportation Director
We will once again
be raising money for the American Heart Association. Our school has done very well in the past for our size.
Interested students
in grades K-6 will be participating in the event on Wednesday, February 21st
from 3:15-4:15 p.m. in the Elementary Gym.
Thank you for your
support! Please contact me if you have
any questions.
Lisa Fisher
The High School
Student Council is planning a talent show.
The event will take place on Friday, March 16th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and
is open to the community.
Please look for more
information in our March newsletter.
The district is
offering surplus property for sale via an online auction in February. To access the online auction website, go to
our home page at http://brashear.k12.mo.us/ and click on District Items For
Sale At GovDeals Auction
Offered for sale:
Buhl Mark IV –
Opaque Projector in working condition
Brother IntelliFax
2750 Fax Machine – will send faxes and send and receive telephone calls; will
not receive faxes
Assorted Paperback
Books and Texts
Title, Copyright
Date and Value by Internet Search Shown
The Compact Reader 1984 $1-$2
The Informed Reader 1981 $1-$15
Rough drafts: The 1986 $1-$19
Process of Writing
The Contemporary Reader
from Little, Brown 1985 $1-$8
Your Speech
(Hardback) 1979
Children’s
Literature in the Elementary (Hardback) 1976 $1-$3
Story: Fictions Past
and Present 1985 $18
Prose & Poetry
of England (Hardback) 1963 $5
Studies in Short
Story 1968 $1
Basic Drama Projects 1977 $1-$7
The Resourceful
Writer Assorted Hardback Books and Texts 1987 $1
Prose & Poetry
for 1963 $4-$5
Appreciation (Stamped Pre
Publication Copy to be pub-
lished on Jan. 2 1963)
Introduction to the
Short Story 1967 $5
Introduction to the
Poem 1966 $6-$9
The Humanities: Applied Aesthetics 1960 $5-$12
Literature of
England 1957 $7-$14
Prose & Poetry
for 1963 $4-$112
Enjoyment (Stamped Pre
Publication Copy to be pub-
lished on Jan. 2 1963)
The United States in
Literature 1952 $3-$5
Additional
information and pictures are available on the GovDeals website. The auction will be open from February 5,
2007 through February 15, 2007.
All items sold AS IS
WHERE IS. Adair County R-II School
reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withdraw from sale any of
the items listed.
The date and time for inspection of the items is scheduled for February 5, 2007 through February 15, 2007, from 9:00-11:30 a.m. or 12:30- 3:00 p.m. Please call 323-5272 to set up an appointment for viewing the items.
Special Children’s
Programs at the Adair County Public Library
Saturday, February
10 at 1:00 p.m. - EXPLORE THE RAIN FOREST
Members of the Truman
International Reading Association introduce the library’s newest culture kit
RAIN FORESTS. Join in the fun exploring
the tropic and temperate rain forests of the world with hands-on activities.
Saturday, February
17 at 1:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE PRESIDENT’S DAY
Truman’s Circle K
tests your knowledge about our most famous presidents in a fun filled hour long
program complete with games, stories, and birthday cake.
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January 29 -
February 3 |
Adair County R-II
78th Annual Invitational Tournament |
Here |
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5th/6th Grade
Girls Basketball at Schuyler County |
There |
6:30 p.m. |
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Early
Dismissal—Teacher In-service |
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12:45 p.m. |
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Busy Bees |
Here |
8:30-11:00 a.m. |
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Varsity Basketball
w/ Marion County |
Here |
6:00 p.m. |
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Varsity Basketball
w/ Atlanta |
Here |
6:00 p.m. |
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Homecoming
Dance |
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9:00 p.m. - 12:00
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Truman Honors Band
at Kirksville |
There |
TBA |
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North Shelby
Tournament Rescheduled Girls 3rd Place Game |
There |
6:00 p.m. |
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Busy Bees
Valentine’s Party |
Here |
8:30-11:00 a.m. |
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5th/6th Grade
Girls & Boys Basketball w/ Mary Immaculate |
There |
6:00 p.m. |
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Financial Aid
Night |
Here |
6:30 p.m. |
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Varsity Basketball
w/ Bucklin |
Here |
6:00 p.m. |
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K-6 Valentine’s
Parties |
Here |
2:00-2:55 p.m. |
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5th/6th Grade
Girls & Boys Basketball w/ Mary Immaculate |
Here |
6:00 p.m. |
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Varsity Basketball
w/ Bevier |
There |
6:00 p.m. |
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Varsity Basketball
w/ Novinger |
There |
6:00 p.m. |
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NEMO JH District Honors
Band Rehearsal and Concert (5:00 p.m.) at Centralia |
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Varsity Basketball
w/ North Shelby |
There |
6:00 p.m. |
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Lunch w/ the
Principal K-1 |
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Hoops for Heart |
Here |
3:15-4:15 p.m. |
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Lunch w/ the
Principal 2-3 |
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Varsity Basketball
w/ Macon County |
Here |
6:00 p.m. |
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Senior
Recognition Night |
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Lunch w/ the
Principal 4-6 |
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5th/6th Grade
Girls & Boys Basketball w/ LaPlata |
Here |
4:00 p.m. |
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District
Basketball Tournament at LaPlata |
There |
TBA |
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Busy Bees |
Here |
8:30-11:00 a.m. |
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Sports Physicals |
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Sports Physicals |
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