Niangua R-V School District

Notice is hereby given that an open public session of the Board of Education of the Niangua R-5 School District will be held at the place, on the date and time set forth below, to wit: Place: Niangua School Cafeteria Date: November 21st, 2024 Time: 6:30 P.M. The tentative agenda for such an open public session is attached. Representatives of the news media may obtain copies of this notice by contacting: Dr. David Baker 301 Rumsey Street Niangua, MO 65713 417-473-6101 Use the link below to access the tentative agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yl3jmyTagIqEIYSoVMw3Nd_0umk91HNxJMW_prdY_Zg/edit?usp=sharing Use the link below to access the official meeting notice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HLl0sgdgm3nOffcToqWfiSEicXs5AAiO/view?usp=sharing The public is welcome and invited to attend. As a reminder, the Patron Comment section is available for district residents and staff to speak on any topic listed on the agenda. District residents and staff are welcome to contact Dr. Baker to add an item to the Board Agenda.

Basketball home opener will be packed full of basketball as well as food and fun. The 8th Grade class is sponsoring a 50/50 Raffle, the Sophomores are having a pie auction, the cheerleaders will be serving up Frito Pie as well as the Juniors providing a full concession stand. Come support your Cardinals on Friday, Nov 22nd at 5:30pm. You won't want to miss it!

Varsity basketball kicks off this week. The boys will be traveling to Seymour High School for their Jamboree on Tuesday, Nov 19th with the first Scrimmage at 5pm. The home opener will then be on Friday, November 22nd against Halfway. Varsity boys will play at 5:30pm (no JV or Girls).

🏃‍♂️ Reminder that the Niangua Turkey Trot is coming up on Friday, November 22nd! 🦃 All students will invited to participate in the run. Awards will be given out at 3:00pm during the Pep Assembly.

Volleyball open gyms will be starting soon. JH Season will kickoff on Feb 3rd with practice from 4-5:30. See Coach Fraley if you have any questions.

Come out and support the Cardinals as they kick off the varsity basketball season. Admission is a bottle of Gatorade or Body Armor.

Please support the Sunshine Committee by ordering some cardinal gear! The Sunshine Committee sponsors events like the Elementary Ornament Event, Field Day, the District Spelling Bee, Fall Carnival, and more. Order forms are going out this week! If you happen to receive a form that does not have an option for XL shirts, please write that option in. We are offering them! Forms and money can be returned to Mrs. Laskowski.

Please join us for our Veterans Day program Friday, November 8th at 2 pm in the Niangua High School large gym.

Note from the Nurse's office

🏃‍♂️ Get Ready for the Niangua Turkey Trot! 🦃 Niangua will be hosting the first annual Niangua Turkey Trot on November 22nd. This will be a fun-filled, school-day event where students will race against the clock and each other. 🎉 Race Details: Divided by Grade Levels for fair competition Prizes for the top 3 winners in each category! 🏅 1st Place: A Frozen Turkey 🥈 2nd & 3rd Place: A Basket of Thanksgiving Fixings Get ready to run, race, and gobble up those prizes! Contact Coach Stoneking for more information.

7th Graders worked on a Mystery Clue lesson in Mrs. Laskowski's English class for Halloween. They practiced their close reading skills, inferencing, and using context clues to solve the mystery and find out that "Franklin Stein" committed the crime!

Thank you for your participation and support during the fall carnival this year! We saw a lot of smiling faces and had tons of fun!

Varsity Basketball Season kicks off on Nov. 4th

Reminder: FCA is sponsoring a trip to YthCon in Seymour, MO on Wednesday, Nov 6th. The bus will leave at 5pm and will return between 9 and 10. This is a free trip for all JH and HS students, not just athletes. The night will consist of food, games, worship and messages from guest speakers. There will be merchandise for sale if you student wishes to purchase anything they must have their own money. The event website is: https://www.ythcon.org/ Please see Mrs. Callaway on Tuesday for a permission slip and additional information.

Buddy the Blue Corgi, with best friend Suzi, visited the lower elementary students this week. We wanted to share the link to order the Buddy books in case your students were interested. If you have any questions you can contact Mrs. Callaway. https://www.buddythebluecorgi.com/niangua.html

Caitlin represented the choir program very well in the Mark Twain Conference Choir. Great job! If you are interested in joining choir, please go contact Dr. Lordo.

***Attention all High School and Junior High girls interested in Softball*** Coach Stoneking will be hosting an Open Field on Friday, Nov 8th. She will be on the field after school until 5:30. Please bring a glove and your cleats if you have them. ALL equipment brought into school needs to be stored in Coaches office prior to the start of school. If you have any questions please contact Coach Stoneking.

Big round of applause for Colton at the Middle School Cross Country State Meet. He currently holds the 5th best time ever for classes 1 and 2 at 11:44. Great work Colton!

Sports information for week of 10/29 to 11/2.

There are several items in the lost and found in the high school office. We are attaching pictures of several of the items. Anything not claimed by the end of this week (Nov 1st) will be donated. Thanks.