Hallsville R-IV Schools eNewsletter

Issue: 50

January 27, 2014

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Bond Issue Progress

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The drawings for the new construction will be available to those interested on Monday, January 27. They will have a few days to look those over before the pre-bid meeting on Thursday, January 30 at 3:45 p.m. in the secondary cafeteria. Interested parties will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive a tour of the campus and proposed construction areas at that time. Bids will be opened and awarded at 1:30 p.m. on February 11 in the board room. After we selected a general contractor, the construction phase will begin soon afterward depending upon the weather.

School Board Candidates

We have three positions on the Board of Education which will be open for the April 8 election. The terms of Jon Bequette, Steve Koirtyohann and Danny Hardin expire in 2014. Filing closed on January 21 and there are four candidates who have filed for these openings: Jon Bequette, Steve Koirtyohann, Shanda Nichols and Christopher Dwyer.

Volunteer Speech and Debate Judges Needed

The Hallsville speech and debate team will be hosting our first annual speech tournament on February 8 at the Hallsville High School. Students from across the state will come to compete in a variety of speaking and performance events. We are in need of community members to help us judge. It is a great opportunity to learn about the activity, give students valuable feedback on their communication skills and be entertained! If you are interested in judging, please fill out the Judge Participation Form and return to Staci Johnson, sjohnson@hallsville.org

HHS Courtwarming

Hallsville High School is inviting the entire Hallsville community to help them celebrate their school and community spirit by participating in their Courtwarming events. Courtwarming 2014 kicks off on Monday, January 27 and ends on Friday night. Please join in one or more of the following events:

Game Events

Wrestling Senior Night on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. in the North Gym: Varsity vs Fulton and JV vs Helias
JV Girls and Boys Basketball Games on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. in Centralia
Boys JV/Varsity Basketball vs. California on Friday Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. in the West Gym

Courtwarming Coronation

Crowning of the court will take place immediately following the Varsity boys game.

See additional information on Courwarming at the HHS website.

Southern Boone Tournament Brackets

The 2014 Southern Boone Basketball

Tournament Brackets have been released and can be found by clicking the links below.

2014 Girls Southern Boone Tournament bracket

2014 Boys Southern Boone Tournament bracket

The Girls Varsity Squad will face Blair Oaks in the first round on Monday, February 3 at 9 p.m. The Boys will take on Fatima on Tuesday, February 4 at 9 p.m.

Primary School News

Karen Jimerson, Principal

Our Parents As Teachers educators are offering "Doctor on Call" on Tuesday, January 28 from 6-7 p.m. in the Primary Media Center. Parents will have an opportunity to ask a local practicing physician, Dr. Kendra Conkright, questions about child development and health concerns. Please plan to join us!

Intermediate School News

Stacy Fick, Principal

Last week was an interesting week with the loss of our computer system for two days.!The teachers and students had to get creative on the fly. It was quite funny to hear the kids say they had to learn the "old fashioned" way. Thank you for your patience with our email system last week. All is back up and running.

Thirty students have been selected in grades 3-5 to participate in our school spelling bee on February 6. The winner will participate in the Columbia Tribune Spelling Bee in March.

We will celebrate our students of good character on Thursday, January 30 at 1:45 p.m. Students who exemplified Compassion (December) and Leadership (January) will be recognized.

Middle School News

Clinton Hague, Principal

Fiona Burke was our drawing winner last week! She was the winner of the grab bag. Congratulations!!

We will be having a character assembly at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday the 29th in the west gym. We will recognize our January students of the month at this time.

High School News

Scott Daly, Principal

It is Courtwarming week! We are encouraging our alumni to all come back this Friday night and cheer for the Indians when we host the California Pintos. The students are getting ready for the festivities by making posters, preparing skits, and playing in class competitive events. The JV boys tip off at 6 p.m. on Friday and the varsity contest will follow. After the games are over, we will have our coronation ceremony to crown the Courtwarming king and queen. We hope everyone will come back to Hallsville High School this Friday and cheer for the teams with us.