Warrensburg R-VI

Catch multiple events going on at the High School tonight: The Concert Band and Honors Symphonic Band will hold their Finale Concert tonight! Join us for an evening of music starting at 7:00 p.m. in the WHS Lecture Room. Tiger Baseball will take on the Center Yellowjackets at home starting at 4:30 p.m. tonight. Tonight is also Senior Night, and seniors will be celebrated between games. Come out to cheer on your Tigers! The MRVC West Track & Field Meet will be held at home today. Field events start at 4:00 p.m., and running events start at 5:00 p.m. JV Tiger Tennis will host the Ray-Pec Panthers today! Matches start at 4:00 pm!

Bringing Southern charm to the stage: WHS students blossomed in their performance of '"Steel Magnolias." Excellent job, Ms. Helms, and cast and crew! #tigerpride

Last Friday was the last High Five Friday of the year. Thank you to our high school students for volunteering their time on Fridays throughout the year to visit the other buildings! #highfivefriday #tigerpride

Superintendent to the rescue! Covering phones like a pro so our admin assistants can enjoy a well-deserved lunch break on Admin Assistants' Day. Teamwork makes the dream work! #teamwork #administrativeprofessionalsday

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

Martin Warren is turning 100! Next week, on May 2nd, Martin Warren will have a 100-year assembly at 2:45 p.m. They will have an Art Fair from 4-6 p.m. and an Open House from 5:30-7 p.m. All past staff, students, families, and community members are invited to help celebrate this momentous occasion! #mwisturning100 #tigerpride

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

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

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

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

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