🙌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🧡🖤
3 months ago, Licking R-8 School District
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⏰Set your alarms, kids! Ready or not, school starts tomorrow!

We are ready to welcome all of our 800+ Wildcat students back to campus tomorrow for the start of the 2025-2025 school year!

🟠Elementary doors open at 7:30 am. Classes begin at 8:00 am. Carline dismissal begins at 3:10pm. Buses dismiss at 3:25pm.
⚫Junior High and High School doors open at 7:30am. Classes begin at 8:00am. Dismissal is at 3:15pm.

See you in the morning!
about 7 hours ago, Licking R-8 School District
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🎉🎉Let the PaRtY Begin! We are so excited to kick off School and Fall Sports!! Keep an eye out for Sports Apparel Shops and Game information. #StrivingForExcellence #WildcatPride
about 9 hours ago, Tammy Miller
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Elementary Wildcats! 🧡🖤 We are SO excited to see you tomorrow morning! Make sure those lunchboxes are packed, your shoes are tied tight, and get some good sleep tonight! 😴👟 Parents! You MAY walk your students in tomorrow morning. This will be the ONLY day we will be allowing parents past the front doors. You can take pictures and give all the hugs, then head back to the parking lot. Please park in the gravel lot to walk your kiddos in and watch for traffic. 📸 🚗🚙Car rider parents🚗🚙 If your child needs assistance out of their car seats/seat belts or need tons of hugs and kisses, please pull into the gravel lot and take care of that there. This will allow the traffic of our drop off line to flow smoothly. If you show up early in the afternoon to pick up your kiddos, Pre-K parents will use lane 1 (the lane closest to the cafeteria) to pick up their children at 2. If you are not there to pick up a Pre-K kiddo, please use lane 2 to park and wait.
about 14 hours ago, Brian Barry
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The Licking Wildcats Baseball and Basketball teams would like to thank everyone who came out today for our golf tournament. It was a hot one but we had a great time. We would also like to give a special thanks to all of our sponsors whose contributions will help our programs. Also thanks to HMGC for allowing us to host today's event. Winners were Roger Tune and Doug Plowman with a score of 59. 2nd place was Wes Rogers and Adison Guy with a score of 61. Long drive winner was Roger Tune Longest putt winner was Jessie Sullins from 28 feet Closest to the hole winner was Lane Duncan at 7 foot 4 inches. Again thank everyone who made this a successful day.
3 days ago, Chris Harris
🍽️ 25-26 SCHOOL MENUS You can find our school breakfast and lunch menus by following the link below and typing in "Licking R-VIIII." Next, select either elementary and secondary to view the menus. You can also download the "My School Menus" app from your iPhone App Store or the Google Play Store. ➡️Menu Link: https://www.myschoolmenus.com/
3 days ago, Licking R-8 School District
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‼️If you are in Junior High and interested in running Cross Country for the '25-26 school year, practices will start Wednesday 8/20 right after school. Junior High and High School must have an up to date physical and have completed an annual MSHSAA pre-participation form before you can practice. I look forward to seeing everyone! 🧡🖤
4 days ago, Lewis Kayla
📣📣LICKING ELEMENTARY PARENTS!! 📣📣 We are so excited to see you THIS MONDAY EVENING August 18th from 4-6pm for Elementary Open House! Come meet your teacher 👩‍🏫 , see your classroom, and drop off any supplies 📚 you may have for the first day of school! We can't wait to see you there!
4 days ago, Brian Barry
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🟠We are happy to announce that for the sixth consecutive year, students in the Licking R-8 District will be able to eat breakfast and lunch meals with NO COST to families.
⚫Our fantastic food service team is eager to welcome students back and serve up some delicious meals this year!

PUBLIC RELEASE SY 2025-2026
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
The Licking R-8 School District is participating in a Free Breakfast and Lunch Program for the current school year, 2025-2026. This alternative is referred to as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). All students enrolled at this school may participate in the breakfast and lunch program at no charge.
Studies have shown that children who are not hungry perform better in school. By providing school meals to all children at no charge, we are hoping to create a better learning environment for our students.
The school breakfast and lunch that we serve follows U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for healthy school meals. The Free Breakfast and Lunch Program cannot succeed without your support. Please encourage your children to participate in the school meal programs.
If your children attend Licking Schools, breakfast and lunch will be available to them at no charge.

5 days ago, Telena Haneline
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🧡🖤 We have had the BEST first two days with our Wildcat Staff Family back on campus! We welcomed a few new teammates, enjoyed food and fellowship, and had fun learning together in preparation for our students to return on August 20. 🤩Thank you to our outstanding staff for their commitment to our school community! 🙌Special thanks to Pastor Chad Johnson, Mayor Scott Ogden, Mrs. Carla Trick, the Missouri Retired Teachers Association, and Mr. Bryan Rush for inspiring and educating us these past two days. ⭐️Excellence and Integrity Every Day #WildcatPride💪
6 days ago, Licking R-8 School District
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Parents/Guardians are welcome to visit the science building on the High School Campus tomorrow from 12-6 pm if help is needed in completing the online registration process. This is NOT a required event for families, but an offered help session if help is needed. Parents of returning students should access your parent portal, select online registration, then confirm & update information to complete the registration process.

Seventh Grade Orientation will occur at 5:30 pm in the JH gym for all incoming 7th grade students and their parents. We are excited to welcome the Class of 2031 to our campus!!

#wildcatpride
#strivingforexcellence
13 days ago, Jarad Rinne
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🏷️SURPLUS SALE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AUGUST 6&7, 8:30-NOON The Licking R-VIII School District will sell the following surplus equipment on August 6, 8:30 a.m. to noon, and August 7, 8:30 to noon. 📍127 College Avenue-Brown shop building next to elementary gravel parking lot. ➡️Bids will be collected at noon sharp on August 7. ✔️Awardees will be expected to pick up items by 3 p.m. on August 7. 🟠Wood Furnace ⚫️School Furniture-lot 1 ⚫️School Furniture-lot 2 ⚫️School Furniture-lot 3 ⚫️School Furniture-lot 4 ⚫️School Furniture-lot 5 🟠Scoreboards Lot ⚫️Miscellaneous Item Lot 1 ⚫️Miscellaneous Item Lot 2 🟠Wood Filing Cabinet-1 (reserve $40) 🟠Wood Filing Cabinet-2 (reserve $40) ⚫️Small Metal Filing Cabinet-1 ⚫️Small Metal Filing Cabinet-2 ⚫️Small Metal Filing Cabinet-3 📸Check comments for photos
14 days ago, Licking R-8 School District
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⛳LHS Wildcat Golf Tournament
2-MAN SCRAMBLE
Saturday, August 16th, 2025

Tee Times
Check in @ 7:30 AM, 8 AM Start
Check in @ 12:30 PM, 1:00 PM Start
@ Houston Municipal Golf Course

Team Registration $100 Per Team
Hole Sponsors $100
Mulligan $10 (2 per player max)

Side games- Long Drive, Closest to the hole & Longest Putt

Lunch will be provided between Flights

You can register by email @ charris@licking.k12.mo.us or
Contact the course @ 417-967-3348 ext. 225
15 days ago, Telena Haneline
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🖤🧡 Wildcat Welcome🖤🧡 Here is another Wildcat Welcome to Mrs. Taylor Smith! Taylor will be joining the Licking Elementary family as the school nurse for the 25-26 school year! We are very excited to have Nurse Smith joining us here in the Elementary! Please join me in welcoming her to the district!
15 days ago, Brian Barry
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🧡Sending a big THANK YOU to our local churches for hosting and coordinating the first ever School Supply Bash for ALL Licking R-8 Students. 🖤We are exceptionally grateful for your generous support of our students! 🙌 ➡️students who were unable to attend will have their supplies ready for them on the first day of school. #Wildcatpride🧡🖤
18 days ago, Licking R-8 School District
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🧡🖤 Wildcat Welcome 🖤🧡 Mrs. Alexandra Adam will be joining the Licking Elementary team for the 25-26 school year as the 5th and 6th grade Reading teacher! Mrs. Adam joins us from the Dixon School District. We are very excited to have her joining us this year! Please join me in welcoming her to the district!
21 days ago, Brian Barry
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Registration is OPEN for junior high & high school students for the 2025-2026 school year! All registration is online this year. You will access the registration through your parent portal. The school year will begin August 20th. Parents/Guardians received a welcome back email this weekend.
23 days ago, Jarad Rinne
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🧡🖤 Another Wildcat Welcome! 🧡🖤 Mrs. Amber Clinton will be joining the Licking Elementary Family as a First Grade teacher for the 2025-26 School year! Mrs. Clinton joins us from the Success School District and we are thankful that she has decided to join our team! Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Amber Clinton!
about 1 month ago, Brian Barry
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🧡🖤Wildcat Welcome🧡🖤 Ms. Casidy Miller will also be joining the Wildcat teaching family this year as a third grade teacher! Ms. Miller started as a paraprofessional with the district 7 years ago and has since been serving as the main administrative assistant in the Elementary Office! We are incredibly excited to have Ms. Miller begin this next step in her career as a Licking Wildcat! Hobbies 🏠👫 Outside of work, Ms. Miller enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends, especially with my sweet one-year-old son. Favorites 🥤🍕🥑 Pizza, Coffee ☕️, Redbull, and she will never turn down an opportunity for chips, salsa, and guacamole!
about 1 month ago, Brian Barry
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🧡🖤Wildcats Welcome!!🧡🖤 Mrs. Kiley Sullins will be (re)joining the Licking Elementary Family during the 25-26 School Year as a 1st Grade Teacher! Mrs. Sullins previously worked 2 years as the Elementary Library assistant and for 3 years as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional! Education📚👩‍🏫📖: Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education Hobbies and Activities 📖🛶🎶: Mrs. Sullins loves reading, baking, sewing, kayaking, thrifting, and spending time with families and friends. She loves music and dancing and having fun in general! Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Sullins to the Wildcat Family! We are SO excited and thankful to have her here!
about 1 month ago, Brian Barry
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