LICKING R-VIII SCHOOL DISTRICT - Home of the Wildcats

⚾️Wildcat JH Baseball A teams gets the win over Waynesville while B team loses in extra innings. Great team effort, keep working hard!! 🗓️ Up next: Monday, April 20 at Willow Springs ⏰ 4:30 PM

🚗Today, our juniors and seniors had the opportunity to participate in the Southwest Coalition for Roadway Safety activities. Students took part in obstacle courses while wearing impairment simulation goggles, giving them a firsthand look at how alcohol and other substances can affect coordination, reaction time, and decision-making behind the wheel. These students took the Buckle Up Phones Down Pledge and signed the banner pledging to keep safety a priority. We’re grateful to the Missouri Highway Patrol and the Licking Police Department for guiding students through the activities and having meaningful conversations about the real-life consequences of poor choices and driving under the influence. This important experience was made possible through funding from the Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety 2026 Project Prom/Graduation Grant. We appreciate their support in helping keep our students informed, aware, and safe as they head into prom and graduation season. #wildcatpride

‼️LHS visual art students are excited to host an End of Year Art Show from Monday, April 20 to Friday, April, 24, 2026. The display will be located in the Sherman Hill Field House lobby.  An Open House will be on Thursday, April 23 from 5:00-7:00 pm for any parents or community members who would like to view what LHS artists have created. The Art Show will also be on display for the LHS Spring Concert on Sunday, April, 26. Artwork credit: “About Time” Paxten Kenney, Sophomore Graphite Pencil Micrography: using text for value shading

Progressive Bank visited Licking High School today to host a Financial Reality Fair for seniors. Students who participated received a t-shirt as a token of appreciation. We are grateful to Progressive Bank for providing this valuable opportunity for our students!

Wildcat JH Softball falls to Mansfield 2-6. Proud of the effort! Up next: Tuesday, April 21 vs Mountain Grove at Licking, 4:30 PM 🧡🖤

Wildcat HS Track and Field What a night at CUBA! 🔥 Top 4 medalists: Morgan — 🥇 Shot (PR & meet record), 🥈 Discus, 4th Jav Penelope — 🥇 300m Hurdles (first time ever!) Tyrone — 🥈 1600m, 🥈 3200m Olivia — 4th 1600m (PR) Bailee — 🥉 Triple Jump Jayde — 4th High Jump & Triple Jump Girls 4x100 — 🥈 (Kylee, Sadie, Bailee, Penelope) Boys 4x100 — 🥉 (Chris, Lucas, Evan, Ethan) Jaydn — 🥉 Jav Ethan — 4th 400m & 100m Jeffrey — PR in 800m Lucas Chambers — PR in Shot Sadie — 🥉 Pole Vault Girls team — 4th 🏁 Boys team — 7th 🏁

Wildcat Tennis Update Tonight’s Wildcat tennis match vs. Salem has been postponed and will be rescheduled to a later date (TBA). Stay tuned for updates once a new date is announced. 🎾

🏅🧡🖤 Wildcat Pride! 🧡🖤🏅 The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame has honored our very own Janell Hackman Duncan with the prestigious Wynn Award! This recognition celebrates her outstanding accomplishments as a Licking Wildcat in Cross Country and Track & Field. Her hard work, dedication, and success continue to make our community proud. Congratulations, Janell! Your legacy as a Wildcat is truly something special. 🐾 #WildcatPride #Excellence

📚 PreK-6th Grade Families: We invite you to join us for our last Family Reading Night of the year! 🧡🖤

⚾️ Game Update ⚾️ Tonight’s Wildcat JH Baseball game vs. the Mountain View Eagles has been postponed. A makeup date is still TBA — we’ll share updates as soon as they’re available. #WildcatPride

➡️Attention Licking R-8 School District Families:
Missouri SUN Bucks is a program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer months of June, July, and August. Families will get a one-time $120 benefit per qualifying child loaded onto an EBT card. These funds can be used to buy nutritious foods at authorized locations. Our students are eligible for Sun Bucks because of the district's qualification under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).

❗Important:
In order to receive a $120 SUN Bucks card, families need to ensure that their address on file with the school district is up to date. If your address is not up to date, please log into your Infinite Campus portal to update your information by April 30. If you need assistance to update your address in Infinite Campus, please contact us at 573-674-2911.

‼️Wildcat High School Baseball ⚾️ The game scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, April 16 at Stoutland has been postponed. The game will now be played on Thursday, April 23 at Stoutland with a 5 PM start. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing everyone there! ⚾🐾

Wildcat Junior High Track🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ What a great day for a track meet in Waynesville! Lots of PR’s, medals and even more great things ahead for this group. Proud of the effort and progress these athletes are showing! Up next: Monday, April 20 at Buffalo. Keep it rolling, Wildcats! 👟🏅

Today the Wildcat golf team hosted the Frisco League Conference Tournament. After several weather delays we were able to finish with the sun out. Congrats to Kolten Sullins on finishing with his best round of 75 and a tie for second place and making All-Conference

Big news for Licking High School! 🎉 We are incredibly proud to announce that two of our very own students have been voted in as State Officers for SkillsUSA! Alivia Petersen and Ethan Stout will now represent 9 districts and over 11,000 students across the state. Their journey to this achievement was no small feat. They each submitted detailed candidate packages, participated in formal interviews, delivered speeches to voting delegates, and thoughtfully answered a challenging problem-solving question on the spot. Students even designed their own campaign boards. Their hard work, professionalism, and leadership truly stood out. After careful consideration, the delegates selected these two students to serve as their State Officers, an incredible honor and responsibility. Even more exciting, they are the FIRST students in Licking High School history to earn this prestigious position! Please join us in congratulating these incredible students as they step into leadership roles and represent our school with pride. We can’t wait to see the impact they’ll make! 👏 #wildcatpride #strivingforexcellence

🎶 Join Us for the Spring Music Concert! 🎶 The Wildcat Music Department proudly presents the Spring Music Concert on Sunday, April 26 at 3:00 PM! 📍 Location: Sherman Hill Fieldhouse Come out and support our talented student musicians as they showcase all their hard work. It’s sure to be a great afternoon of music you won’t want to miss!

Wildcat physicals were a huge success! 🧡🖤 A big THANK YOU to TCMH for your time, care, and commitment to making sure our student-athletes stay healthy and ready to compete. Your efforts do not go unnoticed, and we truly appreciate all that you do! You all are the BEST! 🙌

⚾️Wildcat Baseball Both JV and Varsity come away with big wins over Mountain Grove! 📅 Up Next: Thursday, April 16 at Stoutland — 5 PM start #WildcatPride

Wildcat Tennis gets the win over West Plains, 6-3! Proud of the fight, teamwork, and energy the team brought to the court today. Way to go, Wildcats!

Upcoming Pre-K and Kindergarten Parents 📣 We will be conducting extra Pre-K and Kindergarten screening days May 21st and 22nd here at the elementary school! If you didn't get to come see us in March be sure to sign up for this one! Please do not forget to bring your child with you to screening! We hope to see you there!