LICKING R-VIII SCHOOL DISTRICT - Home of the Wildcats

🎓 LHS Graduation Date Change🎓
The Licking High School Class of 2026 Commencement will now take place on Friday, May 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The 2025-2026 school calendar will be updated to reflect this change.

🎓 LHS Class of 2026 Graduation
📅 New Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Sherman Hill Field House

#WildcatPride 🧡🖤

The Lady Cats took the court for their final home game of the season tonight, battling against the Rolla Lady Bulldogs but falling in a 3-set match. 🏐🖤🧡 The girls left it all on the court and are now shifting their focus to the District Semifinal matchup in Dixon next Thursday, October 23, at 5:00 p.m. Let’s pack the stands and cheer them on as they make their postseason run! 🐾🔥

Tonight we celebrated our Licking Lady Cat Volleyball seniors! 🏐🧡🖤 These amazing young women have led with heart, hustle, and pride — leaving a lasting impact on the program and inspiring the younger players who look up to them. Thank you, seniors, for your dedication, leadership, and love for the game. Once a Lady Cat, always a Lady Cat! 🐾💫

Tonight we recognized our Licking Lady Cat 7th and 8th Grade Volleyball teams! 🏐🧡🖤 These athletes have shown tremendous growth, teamwork, and Wildcat spirit throughout the season. Their hard work and dedication make us proud to be Wildcats! Congratulations, JH Lady Cats, on a great season! 🐾💪

The Licking JV Lady Cats battled hard tonight against the Rolla Lady Bulldogs, falling just short in two close sets. The girls showed great determination and fought for every point — proud of their effort and heart on the court! 🧡🖤🐾🏐

👟These boys crushed it today at the Dixon Invitational, all finishing top 20. Tyrone Merdian- 7th Caleb Barker- 9th Ethan Stout- 19th Dawsynn Moore- 20th So proud of all of our Wildcat Runners!🖤🧡

Yesterday, Ag Science 1 students finished their FFA Knowledge Unit with exploring different Career Development Events (CDE) also known as contests in the springtime. We have done Mini CDEs of Ag Mech, Agronomy, Dairy Foods, Floriculture, Forestry, Nursery/Landscape, and Poultry.

Students were able to get hands-on experience with the by participating in the Boneless Products Judging part of the Poultry CDE.

🏐🏐The Ladycats traveled to Eldon where they finished 2nd in pool play, then lost to Fulton in bracket play. Come out on Tuesday night @ 5 pm as we will honor 4 seniors on Senior night. #wildcatpride

🧡🏐 The JH Lady Cats sweep the JH VOLLEYBALL Tri tournament today at home! With 7th and 8th grade beating Houston and Winona in 2 sets each. Excellence and integrity on display!! ⭐️ #wildcatpride #steivingforexcellence

🐾🏐 After a nail-biting third set, the Lady Cats came out on top to claim the victory over the Salem Lady Tigers! Great job, ladies!!💪🐾 #wildcatpride

🐾🏐 The JV Lady Cats traveled to Salem tonight to face the Lady Tigers. After a 2 set match, they unfortunately fell short after a hard fight. #wildcatpride

8th Grade Lady Cats finish strong and close out the sweep tonight in two sets! 25-15 and 25-21! Great night ladies! #WildcatPride🧡🖤

The 7th grade Lady Cats traveled to Willow Springs this evening to take on the Lady Bears. The Lady Cats go the distance and win the match in 3 sets! 25-13, 12-25, 15-4. Way to battle ladies! #WildcatPride🖤🧡

Do you have a student interested in possibly attending RTI/RTC their junior or senior year? Are you just curious about what happens in the RTI/RTC programs? They are hosting a showcase of their programs on Tuesday, October 14th. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. You can find details on the flier. #strivingforexcellence #excellenceandintegrity

🧡🏐 The JH Lady Cats fought hard but fall to Mountain Grove at home tonight. With 7th grade playing 3 sets and 8th grade playing 2 sets. #wildcatpride #steivingforexcellence

⚾️⚾️ The baseball Wildcats completed the fall season tonight with a 4-3 win over the Richland Bears. They end the fall season with a record of 21 wins & 3 losses. Great job, Wildcats!! #wildcatpride #strivingforexcellence

We can't wait to see you for Family Reading Night tomorrow! 📚🧡🖤

🧡🏐 The JH Lady Cats defeat Waynesville at home tonight! With 7th grade wining in two sets and 8th grade wining in three sets. Excellence and integrity every day! #wildcatpride #steivingforexcellence

⚾️⚾️The Wildcats defeated conference foe Crocker 13-1 tonight. The JV fell to the Lions 2-3. The final game of the fall season will be tomorrow (Tuesday) at home vs Richland. #wildcatpride

⚾️⚾️The Wildcats competed in Iberia facing off against St. Elizabeth & Iberia in back-to-back games. Licking came out to play and defeated both teams, St. Elizabeth 9-3 and Iberia 10-0. #wildcatpride