Warrensburg R-VI

Warrensburg Middle School had a great turnout for their STEAM Fair last week! Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to make it happen! #tigerpride #STEAM

At last week's School Board meeting, Tom McCormack and Betsy Kreisel were sworn in as the two new term school board members. President Matt Sergent presented Dr. Shannon Bridgmon with a plaque to thank her for her service on the Warrensburg R-VI School Board. #tigerpride

Several students were honored at our School Board meeting last week. Nellena McCauley - Silver Award at Missouri State FCCLA STAR event competition. Nellena participated in Fashion Construction and created a beautiful piece. The following DECA students participated in the largest-ever Missouri DECA State Career Development Conference from March 3-5 at Crown Center, Kansas City. Elise Lewis and Maddie Meldrem - 2nd place Sports and Entertainment Operations Research Jackson Beymer - 2nd place Accounting Applications Isabelle Polk - 2nd place Entrepreneurship Independent Business Plan Toby Plummer - 5th place Principles and Hospitality Micah Dundas - 5th place Principles of Marketing John Wu - Top 10 Business Finance Peyton Bowman - Top 10 Principles of Marketing The Tiger Shop earned Gold Re-certification. All retail students are responsible for this accomplishment. Beau Bryant and Olivia Gilkeson will represent the store for School-based Enterprise. The following students received 10th place for their participation in the 200 yard free at the State Swim Meet that was held February 15-16 at St. Peters Rec Plex, St. Peters, MO. Bailey Bromwell Claira Mannering Isabella Teaford Janey Van Dyke Congratulations! #tigerpride

WHS Spanish and French Students participated in the annual World Language Competition at UCM organized by Knob Noster High School on April 15th. We are very happy to announce that our Spanish students received first place overall out of 11 schools participating, and French students took second place overall. Señora Walter, Maestra Reed, and Madame Cicon are very proud of their students. Felicidades WHS Spanish students and Félicitations WHS French students on a great accomplishment! #TigerPride

Congratulations to Dr. Jennings on being recognized as Principal of the Year by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals - Central District! #tigerpride

Educators in the Warrensburg School district completed the first year of intensive professional development for LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Volume 1. Made up of 25 educators, participants completed the professional learning that provides in-depth knowledge and tools utilized in reading instruction. These individuals included Alison Mines (3rd), Stefini Colvin (SPED), Leann Lamb (5th), Chealsie Nelson (4th), Tina Venable (2nd), Faithia Gillogly (PreK), Kaitlyn Palmer (Kindergarten), Jessica McCannon (1st), Samantha Buford (1st), Kaylene Smith (3rd), Brittany Minor (5th), Tracy Shippy (Intervention), Destiny Borron (2nd), Katelyn Clark (1st), Heather Culbertson (SPED), Wendy Hunt (1st), Audrey Thomas (2nd), Stephanie Mundwiller (1st), Kirsten Bears (1st), Heidi Ruhnke (1st), Makayla Cohen (1st), Megan Hook (ECSE), Coleen Leonard (Kindergarten), Angie Campbell (SPED), Hannah Lochman (SPED). The LETRS professional development training is a two-year commitment. In Volume 1, which takes one year to complete, educators focus their learning on word recognition skills, including the challenges of learning to read, the speech sounds in English, phonics, and advanced word recognition. Participants complete over 70 hours of intensive learning in Volume 1, which includes reading, online modules and assessments, and four all-day in-person training facilitated by an in-district LETRS facilitator. In addition, the participants put their knowledge into practice by completing specific activities with case study students and their classes. Volume 2, which will be completed by these participants in the 24-25 school year, focuses on Language Comprehension skills, such as vocabulary, reading comprehension, and the reading/writing connection. Volume 2 includes another 70+ hours of learning through the same modalities as Volume 1.

We are so proud of our Special Olympics athletes who competed at yesterday's Holden track meet! #tigerpride

Our Special Olympics athletes had an awesome time at the track meet at Holden yesterday! It was a beautiful day to compete and bring home some medals. #tigerpride

Routes 8 & 9 will need to be combined on Thursday and Friday (April 18 & 19). Route 8 will pick up about 10 minutes earlier, and Route 9 will pick up about 10 minutes later than normal times; all Mitchell St. stops will be picked up by Route 17 A Loop between 6:55-7:00 am B Loop about 8:00 am

Routes 8 & 9 will be combined today April 16th. Please expect 30 minute delays.

Month of the Military Child began with a kick-off event at the Capitol in Jefferson City last week. One of our high school students, Grayson Duplissie, was honored to be a military-connected student speaker at the event. (Pictured are Mrs. Diane Butler, Colonel Keith Butler, Grayson Duplissie, WHS Student, Kandis Duplissie, Mother, Andrew Duplisee, Father, Chief Master Sergeant Olatatokunbo O. Olopade)

Check out this event a week from today!

Five students from Mrs. Kearfott's Fashion and Advanced Design courses spent the day last Friday learning about and exploring the UCM campus and all it has to offer prospective students. They met the university president, toured a dorm, ate in a dining hall, and visited with Dr. Abner from the Fashion Design and Merchandising Department about course offerings and career opportunities. #tigerpride

WHS Juniors competed with another school in an essay contest hosted by West Central Electric Cooperative. Out of 29 student essays that were submitted, 7 of them broke into the final oral competition, and 6 out of 7 of the finalists are from WHS! Here are the results: 1st Place, winning a trip to DC with the Youth Cycle Tour: Saul Logan 2nd Place, winning a trip to DC with the Youth Cycle Tour: Jonathan Henry Jr. Runners up, winning a trip to Jefferson City for the C.Y.C.L.E Conference, are the following students: Kennedy Crooks Elora Coleman Emmalee Cox Adam Wisocky Congratulations! #tigerpride

Students and staff from Warrensburg School District participated in Girls in STEAM Exploration Day at Whiteman AFB last week. Students got to fly drones, control robots, create Operation games, use microscopes, and meet inspiring women in STEM careers like Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Coleman and Global Air Strike Chief Scientist Dr. Senft. It was a fantastic day of exploration, engagement, and pure fun! Thank you to Warrensburg HOSA and PLTW for being student mentors for the day! Thank you to Cyndi Allen, Jennifer Hutchens & Arianna Hunter for helping make the day possible for the students! #tigerpride #girlsinSTEM #STEMeducation

In honor of School Board Appreciation Month, our buildings made each Board Member a poster to thank them for all they do. #tigerpride

Tomorrow, Thursday, March 28th is Opening Day for Major League Baseball! Whether you support the Royals, the Cardinals, or any other Baseball Team - wear your favorite jersey or team shirt to school!

At the board meeting on March 19, Junior Emalie Denton presented her experience with FCCLA Legislative Shadowing to the Board. Reece Nimmo was also recognized for her 7th-place - All-State achievement in Golf. #tigerpride

Martin Warren's Family Fair drew over 300 attendees on Tuesday. It featured 14 outside community resources and engaging learning stations facilitated by our dedicated teachers. #tigerpride

Ibiyinka Alao, a Nigerian Art Ambassador for the United Nations, and his wife Kaila inspired Sterling students and staff with their positive energy, Ibi’s amazing artwork, music, story-telling and message of peace to our school. Ibi is currently working with producers to present "My Fireflies" Musical on Broadway in NYC this year.