Maryville R-II School District

Happy first day of Fall, Spoofhounds!

Here's a few things to remember to prevent injury on National School Backpack Awareness Day! - Always use both shoulder straps - Tighten straps to keep the load closer to your back - Keep heavier items closer to the bottom of your backpack

Character Strong Spoofhounds receiving their certificates for showing Kindness. We're proud of you all!

August Character Strong Spoofhounds!

A Great "Welcome Back" Activity for Students this Weekend! https://fb.watch/mEKokoQnhJ/

Mark your calendars, Spoofhounds! A GREAT event put on by our friends at Mosaic! This is a free event for families that will promote healthy mental health wellness. Please plan on coming out to support a great cause, attend an event that will entertain your entire family, and learn about valuable resources available to our Maryville community.

Our Annual Maryville R-II Retiree Reception held on 5/17/2023 from 5:00-5:45pm in the entrance of the Performing Arts Center. Please come and help us say goodbye to some great educators and professionals.

Last night, our middle school students put on a fantastic performance at the MMS Soring Band Concert. A special "thank you" to Mr. Gilham, who conducted his final middle school performance. Enjoy your retirement, and thank you for all you've done for so many student musicians. You have helped develop true talent in so many!

We have amazing coaching opportunities available! If you are interested in coaching in a highly supportive community, with great student athletes, please consider these positions. Questions? Please contact Athletic Director Mat Beu (beu@maryviller2.com). Spoofhounds, share this message! We want to select the best leaders for these sports programs and activities!

The last day of school will be on May 19, 2023. Students will be dismissed early on this day. Here are the dismissal times: MECC/Eugene Field: 12:20pm MMS/MHS: 12:30pm

What an amazing evening! The MMS Vocal Music and Show Choir Concert was fantastic. Congrats to the Fifth Grade Choir, the Sixth Grade Choir, the Seventh Grade Choir, the Spotlight Show Choir, and the Encore Show Choir. What talent on display! Our students have great opportunities to excel in the vocal arts because of our wonderful instructors! A special "thank you" to Mrs. Jeter, Mrs. Carr, and Mrs. Parsons. We appreciate all you do for our singers!

It is Staff Appreciation Week at Maryville R-II! It is hard to find a way to say "thank you" to a group of amazing teachers, coaches, paras, custodians, bus drivers, administrators, office assistants, and maintenance staff. It truly takes a remarkable team to create an incredible learning environment for our students. We are blessed to have this team at Maryville R-II. A special thanks to our parent groups, churches, and community organizations who have provided meals, decorated schools, and found unique ways to show how much our staff members are valued and appreciated. Maryville is a special place where greatness happens each day, because of the pride we have in our community and our schools. #spoofhoundpride

Last Saturday, six high school students competed in National History Day State Competition in Columbia. Our students did fantastic! Thanks, Mr. Lefeber for your leadership and support for these students. Keagan and Josie Wilmes: Top 6 in Senior Exhibit Lydia Evans: Top 6 and Second Place Overall (she advances to Nationals this summer!)

Today, our 108 Family had the opportunity to open Spoofy Beans for leaders from Nucor at their international leadership meeting. Our students even had the opportunity to present our program, and show off their hard work! We are so thankful for Nucor's solid partnership and support of our Spoofy Beans program. Our schools and students are so successful because of the strong support we receive from our community and business partners. #spoofhoundpride

GREAT things happening in our FFA program! Jerrica Hess and Landon Liebhart both qualified and competed in State FFA competition on Friday. They both represented our program, school, and community very well. Landon ended up finishing as the 5th overall extemporaneous FFA speaker in the state of Missouri! We are so proud of both Landon and Jerrica! A special thanks to both Jeremy Lacy and Dillon Stiens for their leadership in preparing our students for these high levels of competition. #spoofhoundpride

We had a great learning opportunity for our NTS Ag students and our early childhood students this week. Our older students brought animals to the MECC, and had a chance to work with our youngest students. What a wonderful way to bring learning to life!

Don't Forget! 6:30pm tomorrow (Wednesday) in the PAC at MHS: Community Engagement Night regarding our district facilities! We will have an architect briefly present about our current buildings and facilities, and then gather community feedback. ALL are welcome to attend!

Last month, our Spoofhound family lost Martin Farnan after his battle with cancer. We lost a wonderful person and dedicated employee who touched the lives of so many students and staff members. Martin was also a dedicated Lion. Our area Lions Clubs are hosting a fundraiser for his family on April 29th. Please see the flier for the event information. Feel free to come out and enjoy some great food and fun. This should be a wonderful afternoon for all!

It will be a busy, but important, week for our district next week. Mark your calendars! Tuesday (4/18): Board of Education Meeting 6:00pm at the District Office. Wednesday (4/19): Community Engagement Night (District Facility Planning) 6:30pm at the Performing Arts Center in Maryville High School. Lead Architect Aaron Harte from Incite Design Studio will lead our discussion about the future of our school district facilities. We encourage all community members to attend!

We held our own version of March Madness at Eugene Field! Our third grade students had fun competing to accomplish individual Accelerated Reader and I-Ready lessons. Check out our class winners! Great job to a fantastic team of students and teachers.