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🏀🐾 Wildcat Elementary Basketball Introductions 🐾🏀

🏀🐾 Wildcat Elementary Basketball Introductions 🐾🏀 What a great night celebrating the future of Wildcat Basketball! We were proud to introduce all of our 1st through 6th grade boys and girls basketball teams and their coaches. The Wildcat basketball program is looking very prosperous for the next 10 years, and nights like this show exactly why. A huge thank you to our coaches for the countless hours you put in, thank you to our parents for allowing your children to participate, and thank you to our players for working hard and giving their best every day. You are truly making a difference each and every day — the future is bright for Wildcat Basketball! 🏀🐾

🏀🐾 Wildcat Basketball – Game Night! 🐾🏀 The Wildcats are on the road tonight as they take on Newburg! 🕕 6:00 PM – JV 🕢 Approximately 7:30 PM – Varsity Good luck to our Wildcats — let’s go get those wins! 🏀🐾

🏀Lady Wildcat Basketball – Game Night! 🏀 Come out and support our Lady Wildcats tonight! 🕔 5:00 PM – JV vs. Mountain Grove 🏀 Halftime of the JV game – Special introductions of our Elementary Basketball Teams 🎓 Senior Night (immediately after the JV game) We will be honoring our seniors: ✨ Addison Floyd ✨ Mylie Peterson ✨ Sadie Hutsell 🕡 Approximately 6:30 PM – Varsity vs. Van Buren Let’s pack the gym and show our Wildcats some love as we celebrate our future and our seniors! 🐾💙

🏀🏀The Ladycats defeated conference foe Newburg 50-45 tonight. The Ladycats will play Tuesday at home, celebrating our seniors. Come out and support your Cats! #wildcatpride

🎼Reece Lozoya, Gwen Campbell, River Vestal, Taylor Hicks and Maddy Lewis spent all day Saturday at SBU Bolivar preparing for and performing at the SBU Invitational Honor Band concert. They had a great day playing with like-minded musicians and made beautiful music during the concert! Thank you to Ms. Crystal Frailey, LHS Band Director, for her support of our talented LHS student musicians. #wechooselearning🎶 #strivingforexcellence⭐️ #wildcatpride🧡🖤

🏹 Wildcat Archery Update 🐾 Our Wildcat Junior High and High School Archery Teams traveled to Dent-Phelps to compete in their first tournament of the season, and they represented Licking with pride! High School Results: 🎯 J’sei Leahy – 263 🎯 Malachi Smith – 246 🎯 Jeffrey Alkire – 244 🎯 Drew Weibe – 240 Junior High Results: 🎯 Jeremiah Alkire – 222 🎯 Autumn Weibe – 205 🎯 Riley Hogat – 194 🎯 Eli Stout – 189 🎯 Aiden Lewis – 168 Great shooting by all of our Wildcats as they kick off the season! Keep working hard and aiming high — we’re proud of you! 🐾🏹

🧡🖤Our JH students took advantage of a little extra “kid time” today and had "snow" much fun during lunch in the gigantic snow mound! ❄️ It was great to see so many smiles, laughter, and students simply enjoying being outside together. Moments like these remind us how important it is to balance hard work in the classroom with time to relax, have fun, and make memories. #wildcatpride

FCCLA will be hosting their second blood drive of the school year on February 11th. Please follow the link or email Mrs. Hart at whart@licking.k12.mo.us to set up a time to donate. Don't forget, not only are you saving lives, but you are also supporting the FCCLA scholarship!

🏀🏀The Wildcats traveled to Bunker for a boys JV & girls varsity doubleheader. The Ladycats fell to the Eagles but the JV boys came out victorious. #wildcatpride

‼️Click the Link Below to View the T-Shirt 🎗️🏀 WILDCAT NATION UNITED-2026 Cancer Awareness Night T SHIRT ORDER FORM 🏀🎗️ Join us on Tuesday, February 17th as the Licking Wildcats take on Plato in a special night dedicated to supporting those in our community affected by cancer. All proceeds will benefit G-Ma Pam’s Rack Pack, helping provide support to Licking families during their cancer journey. 👕 Wear your Cancer Awareness shirt and get FREE admission to the game! 💵 Payment is due when shirts are picked up. Let’s pack the gym, wear our shirts with pride, and show our community how strong Wildcat Nation is when we come together. 💗🐾 #WildcatStrong #CancerAwarenessNight #LickingWildcats https://form.jotform.com/260335500998158

🚌 All Regular Bus Routes will resume beginning tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 5, 2026. Thank you for your patience and cooperation the past two days while we have been running snow routes.

🧡🖤Happy School Counselor's Week to Mrs. Green, Mrs. Norris, and Mrs. Sanchez, the BEST School Counselors ever! We don't know what we would do without you taking such good care of everyone. We are so thankful for all you do! 😊We decided to have a little fun honoring them with the caricature trend! #wechooselearning📚 #strivingforexcellence⭐️ #WildcatPride🧡🖤

🏀🏀The Ladycats are back on the winning track after defeating Alton at home by the score of 40-36. They will go back on the road on Thursday as the varsity will travel to Bunker for a make-up game. #wildcatpride

Licking R-8 School District will run Snow Routes again tomorrow, Wednesday, February 4, 2026. We expect to be able to run regular routes on Thursday.

Click on the link to check your snow route: https://aptg.co/V3GsLm

📣‼️ATTENTION ELEMENTARY CHEER CAMPER‼️📣 🗓️ Tuesday 2/10 to Thursday 2/12 camp ⏱️3:30 to 5:00PM Location: TBA 📣Performance will be Thursday 2/19 (HS Girls vs Cuba) they will perform at the 1/2 time of the JV game.

🏀 Wildcat Boys Basketball traveled to St. James tonight and came up short in both games. Not the results we hoped for, but our Wildcats continue to compete and grow with every game. Keep working, keep battling, and keep believing. 🐾

🏀🏀The Ladycats competed against St. James as part of a 4-game night. Both JV & Varsity fell to the Lady Tigers in physical contests. They will play again tomorrow night at home. #wildcatpride

🟠Licking R-8 School District will be IN SESSION tomorrow, Tuesday, February 3, 2026. ⚫Buses will be running snow routes only. Click on the link to check your snow route: https://lickingk12mous-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/netadmin_licking_k12_mo_us/IQCzQ5LEzQ8ZSZWWgF_VOdIRAY7L9mtLiWae7EoIvpKudFw?e=amIKXv

🏀🏀WILDCAT BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL 🗓️ Monday 2/2 📍@ St. James MS and HS