LICKING R-VIII SCHOOL DISTRICT - Home of the Wildcats

October 24, 2022 Notice of Parent/Guardian Meeting: Notice is hereby given that the Licking R-VIII School District will conduct a parent/guardian meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, from 3:30-4:00 p.m. in the Elementary Cafeteria located at 125 College Avenue, Licking, Missouri. The tentative agenda of this meeting includes: ________________________________________________________ I. Call to Order • School Participation in Title 1.A • Title 1.A Requirements • Rights of Parents II. Adjournment

We will take a pep bus tomorrow for the Lady Wildcats district championship at Dixon versus Eugene if enough students sign up. Students must sign up in the athletic office by the end of lunch AND turn in their $6 admission fee at sign-up. High school students only. Game is at 5:00. The bus will leave at 3:30.

Our 8th grade boys basketball team will open up their season next week at the Salem Tournament. Games will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of next week. Gym locations and times are listed for each game.

The Lady Wildcats will travel to Dixon tonight for their district semifinal matchup with Steelville. First serve is at 6:00. Districts can be viewed on MSHSAA.tv for a fee.

📚 We will kick off the book fair Monday, October 24 at the elementary with “Dress Like a Book Character Day!” 😊Students may dress like a book character on Monday. Outfits should be school appropriate. (No full face/head masks, no violent or gruesome accessories or props, adheres to school dress code, shoes that are appropriate for outside/gym play.) 📖 The book fair will be open during both nights of parent conferences next week. Students may also purchase books during their library time or before school between 7:30-8:00 a.m. If you have questions, please reach out to Mrs. Derrickson in the library at 573-889-3211 ext. 213. Thank you!

Mrs. Green says, "Today, our 8th graders began a four-part series of presentations on Hormones and Health, presented by a senior seminar group from Missouri S&T University. LHS alum, Hannah Tillery, presented today's discussion."

The Lady Wildcats open district play with a 25-11, 25-7, 25-8 win over Bourbon. They’ll play next in the district semifinals on Monday at 6:00 versus the winner of Steelville and Plato.

Congratulations, Keyton Rinne, our recipient of September’s Army Trait of Duty Award!

Elementary Parents and Guardians: Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up next Tuesday 10/25 and Thursday 10/27. If you haven't already set up a time to conference with your child's homeroom teacher, please call the elementary office at 573-674-3211 to set up an appointment or follow the link below to book a time online. Thank you! https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/activities.events@licking.k12.mo.us/bookings/

Many Seniors & Juniors enjoyed a visit to Missouri State University & Ozark Technical College today.

Students are rehearsing this morning for tonight’s Beatles concert. Concert begins at 6:00.

Our junior high and high school cross country teams competed at the Frisco Conference meet yesterday at Plato. The junior high boys finished second as a team with several medalists: Parker Huff 3rd Ethan Stout 5th Jett Sullins 7th Gage Mesger 9th Colin Kuhn 12th Jeffery Alkire 15th Two junior high girls also medaled in their race: Annie Melton 14th Ella Bonine 15th On the high school side, Levi Stout and Titus Scavone both earned all-conference. The high school boys medalists are listed below: Levi Stout 4th- All Conference Titus Scavone 9th- All Conference Oscar Phillips 13th Dominick Donnalley 15th Great job, Wildcats!

The Lady Wildcats open up district play Thursday at Dixon. They’ll play Bourbon at 4:30.

The C team completed their season with a 25-18, 25-14 victory over St. James.

LHS CARE Coalition met today to provide student input on school operations.

Reminder: Picture Retake Day for secondary students is Wednesday, October 19.

Mrs. Lopez shares, “We had pajama day in 2B for meeting our behavior goal!” Great job, Mrs. Lopez’s class! 😊⭐️ #wechooselearning🧡🖤

Future wildcat readers are enjoying time in the library this morning!❤️

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 Frisco CC Meet (at Plato) VB vs St. James (5:00 - Senior Night) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Band/Choir Concert (6:00 in HS gym) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 VB at Districts (4:30 at Dixon)

As it turns out, a corrected scoring error gives our junior high boys cross country team another meet win! Congratulations, boys, on winning the Mtn. Grove meet on Thursday!