LICKING R-VIII SCHOOL DISTRICT - Home of the Wildcats

⚫Missouri Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) welcomed 5,000+ attendees from nearly 400 chapters to the record-breaking State Leadership Conference April 14-16, 2024 to celebrate our 65th year as an organization. Members and advisors gathered in person to expand their leadership knowledge, compete in various events, and connect with others from across the state.  The Leadership Expo held over 30 exhibitors including universities and military partners for members to connect and leadership activities for members to engage with. Amy Gallimore, the Creative Director and CEO at Four 16 Training Solutions, LLC, was our keynote speaker and empowered all attendees to change their approach from looking at leadership as a “job” to an “attitude.” This year we also saw the return of Ernie Biggs Dueling Pianos for a captivating performance during our Leader Celebration. FBLA members competed in over seventy-six competitive events ranging from Accounting to UX Design.  The Top 10 individuals/teams in each event were awarded medals onstage at Great Southern Bank Arena.  The Top 4 in each competitive event received trophies and will advance to the National Leadership Conference this summer in Orlando, Florida.   🟠Licking R-8 High School chapter excelled at the State Leadership Conference by participating in thirteen events. The Parliamentary Procedure team of Ethan Domenech, Raleigh Fox, Dawson Havens, and Noah Umfleet performed and earned a spot in the top 15 in Missouri. Trevor Richards made it to the stage and earned 9th place in Networking Infrastructures. Ethan Domenech made it to the stage and earned 7th place in Business Law. Additional attendees and participants at State Leadership Conference were Ryleigh Barton, John Gyory, Tim Norris, and Kamila Yetkin. Additional State qualifiers not attending were Alex Sprouse and Emilie Williams. Please join me in congratulating these awesomely talented and committed student leaders of FBLA! ⚫Thank you to Mrs. Stacie Hutsell for leading the Licking's Future Business Leaders of America!

Wildcat Athletics Thursday, April 25. HS Baseball, HS Softball, JH Baseball, and JH Softball have all been Cancelled.

Wildcat Athletics Thursday, April 25. HS Baseball vs Houston CANCELLED, HS Softball at Mtn View-Liberty 4:30 pm STILL WAITING FOR UPDATE FROM MTN VIEW-LIBERTY, JH Baseball at Willow Springs 4:30 pm is CANCELLED, JH Softball vs Alton CANCELLED.

Wildcat Athletics Thursday, April 25. HS Baseball vs Houston 5:00 pm at Deer Lick Park (Senior Night), HS Softball at Mtn View-Liberty 4:30 pm, JH Baseball at Willow Springs 4:30 pm is CANCELLED, JH Softball vs Alton 5:00 pm at Deer Lick Park.

Seniors participated in a Financial Reality Fair today. The fair was put on by Progressive Ozark Bank in order to help students experience the financial realities of life after graduating high school and entering the workforce. Thank you Progressive Ozark Bank for taking time to work with LHS seniors.

Join us in recognizing these hard-working members in their accomplishments through FFA! 💙💛

💐What would we do without our ALL-STAR administrative assistants (aka Chaos Coordinators)? Thank you for taking such great care of our students, families, and staff. We don't know how you do it all! Thankful for each of you! #strivingforexcellence⭐ #wildcatpride🧡🖤

🚌THANK YOU to our wonderful bus drivers who go faithfully transport our most precius cargo to and from school each day and to field trips and events near and far. We are blessed with drivers who go above and beyond to take care of our students. Thank you! #strivingforexcellence⭐ #wildcatpride🧡🖤

Wildcats JV defeats Mtn View Liberty 6-0. Wildcats JV improves to 9-1 on the season.

Wildcats defeat Mtn View Liberty 14-0. Wildcats improve to 18-3 on the season.

Congratulations to Kylee Rinne, Hannah Medlock, Finley Sullins, and Keely Gorman for setting a new school record in the 4x100 meter with a time of 52.91. The previous record was 53.05.

HS Softball at Bourbon tonight is a Varsity only game. Start time is 4:00 pm.

Wildcat Athletics Tuesday, April 23. HS Baseball at Mtn View Liberty 4:30 pm, HS Softball at Bourbon 4:00 pm, HS Track at Bolivar 9:00 am, Tennis at Mtn Grove 3:00 pm.

Wildcats JV defeats Hartville 11-4. Wildcats JV improves to 8-1 on the season.

Wildcats defeat Hartville 11-0. Wildcats improve to 17-3 on the season.

🥎 Lady Wildcats dominated over Eminence 15-0 during tonight’s Senior night celebration! #strivingforexcellence #wildcatpride

JH Wildcats fall to the Houston Tigers 2-5 in the single game of the night. Good effort boys! #strivingforexcellence #wildcatpride

Mrs. Hale says,"Our class gave back to our playground this Earth Day by putting on gloves and picking up trash! They gathered a whole bag full!" #wechooselearning🌎 #strivingforexcellence⭐️ #wildcatpride🧡🖤

Wildcat Athletics Monday, April 22. HS Baseball at Hartville 4:30 pm, HS Softball vs Eminence (Varsity Only) 5:00 pm, JH Baseball vs Houston 5:00 pm at Deer Lick Park, JH Softball 4:30 pm at Houston, JH Track at Waynesville 3:00 pm.

Wildcats defeat Dixon 2-1 in Game 1 at Deer Lick Park. Wildcats defeat South Callaway 15-0 in Game 2. Wildcats improve to 16-3 on the season.