🙌Thank you to our stellar staff, our outstanding students, their caring families, and our supportive community for an outstanding school year!
☀️We hope our students enjoy a wonderful summer break!
🗓️We look forward to welcoming our students back for the start of the 2025-2026 school year on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
#WeChooseLearning📚
#StrivingForExcellence⭐
#WildcatPride🧡🖤
The Licking R-VIII School District has the following surplus equipment for sale: 2006 Bluebird All-American School Bus. Approximately 223,000 miles. The deadline for accepting bids will be noon (12:00pm) on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Reserve is set at $1,500. Sealed bids should be submitted to the Office of the Superintendent, 135 College Avenue, Licking, Missouri, 65542. The sealed bids will be opened at the board meeting on Monday, July 21, 2025. Call the Superintendent's Office at 573-674-2911 with inquiries regarding the surplus bus.
‼️ATTENTION HS BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYERS.
HS Boys Summer Basketball starts on June 2nd, 8-10am in the weightroom and team camp 7-9pm in the HS gym. This is for any HS boy who is planning on playing HS basketball during the 2025-26 school year. There is no cost, they just need to bring a water bottle and their basketball shoes. If you have any questions, contact me through my email charris@licking.k12.mo.us I look forward to seeing you all. Thanks, Coach Harris.
‼️🏀⛹🏼 JH Boys Summer Basketball Camp starts June 2nd, 5-7pm in the HS gym. This is for any Licking JH Boy who will be in the 7th or 8th grade who are planning on playing during the 2025-26 school year. There is no cost, they just need to bring a water bottle and their basketball shoes. If you have any questions, contact me through my email charris@licking.k12.mo.us I look forward to seeing you all.
Thanks, Coach Harris
‼️🏀⛹🏼 JH Boys Summer Basketball Camp starts June 2nd, 5-7pm in the HS gym. This is for any Licking JH Boy who will be in the 7th or 8th grade who are planning on playing during the 2025-26 school year. There is no cost, they just need to bring a water bottle and their basketball shoes. If you have any questions, contact me through my email charris@licking.k12.mo.us I look forward to seeing you all.
Thanks, Coach Harris
While it's not the ending that we had hoped for, the Wildcats played one heck of a game, falling to the Fair Grove Eagles 3-4 in this sectional match-up. Hold your heads high gentlemen.
#WildcatPride
Your Licking Wildcats take on the Fair Grove Eagles here at Deer Lick Park for the opening game of sectionals! Go Wildcats!
‼️⚾️⚾️ District T-Shirts will be available for pick up at 3:30 at the baseball field entrance.
⚾️‼️⚾️The Baseball District game will be played at Licking tomorrow Tuesday May 27th, with the 1st pitch at 5PM.
1. Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.mshsaa.org/Tickets.aspx
2. We will have the t-shirts that were ordered available for pick up some time in the afternoon. We will post when and where you can pick the shirts up.
Come out and support your Wildcats, it's sure to be a great game! #WildcatPride
🏆Four words "JADYN BARNES STATE CHAMPION". Jadyn threw a 37:84m on her last throw to become the Class 3 Javelin State Champion!! We are so proud of you!#WILDCATPRIDE
⚾️⚾️Sectional Baseball at Licking will be held on Tuesday May 27th at 5PM. Tickets MUST be purchased online, as there will be no cash gate. Cost is $10. https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/mshsaa/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzM2NTU%3D
🐾Today Jadyn will compete in the Class 3 Javelin Throw at 3:30PM. Good luck, Jadyn!! We are so proud of you! 🐾🧡🖤
District Baseball T-Shirt Orders 1. Please submit the form by noon Friday, May 23. 2. You need to make sure you fill out every option. If you do not want that size, please mark none. 3. Cost is $12.00, additional cost of $2.00 for 2X and $4.00 for 3X and 4X 4. T-shirts will be available to pick up Tuesday at the school during the day or before the game. https://forms.office.com/r/v1MWwYcfAr
⚾️🏆The Wildcats are districts champions for the third year in a row!!! Wildcats win 8-0 & Jordan Ritz with a complete game shutout. Great job boys! Information about the sectional game on Tuesday night will be posted at a later time. The team will be escorted through town upon return home from Houston.
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⚾️⚾️The Wildcats move on to the district championship game after defeating the Houston Tigers 11-0. The championship game will be played in Houston on Wednesday @ 4:30. Go Wildcats!!! #wildcatpride
⚾️⚾️The District Baseball game time has changed to 3PM at Houston. Come out and support your Baseball Wildcats.
‼️⚾️⚾️Tonight's Baseball District Semi-Final at Houston has been postponed until tomorrow Tuesday May 20th, time is TBA.
⚾️⚾️The District Baseball game is NOT being streamed online.
⚾️⚾️The Wildcat Baseball District Semi-Finals will be held at Houston on Monday May 19th at 2:00PM vs Houston. Come out and support your Wildcats. Cost is $6 at the gate.
🏃♀️🐾Our Lady Cat track athletes took on the sectional meet today in Mtn. Grove with grit and determination💪. 🏃♀️Keely Gorman gave a great effort in the 100 M dash finishing in 8th place. Jadyn Barnes comes home as the Sectional Champ yet again with a throw of 38.77 M, clinching her 3rd State qualifying entry!! 🎉🎉🎉 We are so proud of these ladies as they continue to represent the community with excellence!!👏👏
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