Hallsville R-IV Schools eNewsletter

Issue: 52

February 18, 2014

Welcome to the Hallsville R-IV eNewsletter. Stay in the loop with all of the latest news from Hallsville R-IV School District.

FFA Week

To celebrate National FFA Week, the Hallsville FFA Chapter has a whole week of activities planned for our students. They will host the Annual Pancake Breakfast on Wednesday, February 19 from 6-8 a.m. in the high school agriculture shop. The cost is $3.00. Don't miss this great event!

See additional information on FFA Week at the HHS Website.

$10 Sports Physicals

Focus on Health will offer $10 sports physicals on Friday, February 21 from 3- 6 p.m. They are located in the Village of Cherry Hill in Columbia on the corner of Merchant and Corona. Student-athletes do need to call to schedule an appointment ahead of time and the number to call is 573-777-5900. All middle and high school students who wish to participate in athletic programs are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. Focus on Health will offer this four times throughout the year.

District Basketball Brackets

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

The Girls Varsity Squad will face Blair Oaks in the first round on Monday, February 24 at 9 p.m. The Boys will take on California on Tuesday, February 25 at 6 p.m.

Volunteers Needed for Home Track Meets

The HHS Track and Field Team will be hosting three meets this season on March 21, April 8 and April 26. It takes a lot of people to run a successful home track meet. We are in need of parents and community members to help as adult supervisors. It does not require any special expertise. If you are interested in helping, please fill out the signup form and return to Coach Sides, tsides@hallsville.org

Primary School News

Karen Jimerson, Principal

On Wednesday, February 12, we finally celebrated the 100th day of school. (The snow days caused us to reschedule more than once!) The students and staff enjoyed the day with activities focusing on 100, and some of us even tried to look like we were 100 years old. One of the highlights of the day was a visit from our friend, Zero the Hero. He stays in touch with our kindergartners as they count their way through the school year.

See more 100th Day of School pictures on facebook

Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, and special friends who helped to make our Valentine's Day party a big success! Friday was also the beginning of our Pennies for Patients fund drive. For one month, we will collect money to support research to fight leukemia and lymphoma. Thanks in advance for your support!

Intermediate School News

Stacy Fick, Principal

The Intermediate School family is growing by leaps and bounds! We have had several new students lately, but also, our teachers have been adding to their families. Since Christmas, Mrs. Eads, Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Westhoff and Mrs. Baines have each had babies of their own. All are doing well!

Valentine's Parties were a hit as usual. Thanks for all the treats and creative parties!

This Friday, we will be enjoying the Petting Zoo at the High School in honor of FFA week. Intermediate students will be visiting in the afternoon.

Progress reports will come home this Friday. In the upcoming weeks, expect information about Parent Teacher Conferences coming up in mid-March.

Middle School News

Clinton Hague, Principal

Carter Wade and Lydia Mattingley were our drawing winners this past week! Carter was the winner of the "principal for the day" and Lydia won the V.I.P. lunch pass. Congratulations!!

High School News

Scott Daly, Principal

We are proud to announce that Kendall Overton (senior) won the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing for her accomplishments at the Columbia Area Career Center. The award was created to encourage the computing aspirations of young women, introduce them to leadership opportunities in the field and generate visibility for women's participation in technology fields. Winners are acknowledged for their outstanding aptitude and interest in technology and computing, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education. Great job, Kendall!!

Hallsville High School is nationally recognized! Thanks to Skyler Creed and the Indians boys' basketball team. With 2 seconds left in the Tolton game, Skyler hit the game-winning shot from about 65 feet. The incredible play made ESPN's top ten plays on Friday (2/14) night as the No. 1 Play of the Day. Way to go Skyler!!

The link to the video is http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10458764