Hallsville R-IV Schools eNewsletter

Issue: 58

April 7, 2014

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HHS Music Department Receives Superior Rating

Congratulations to the High School Band! They earned a Ⅰ(superior) rating at the State Music Contest last Friday (April 4) in Mexico. A one is difficult to achieve and there is no higher rating. Go Indians!

The HHS Vocal Department also participated in the State Music Contest. The students did a wonderful job in a stressful situation. The HHS is one of a few, if not the only, 3A school that had two large group choral events that received the highest rating possible - a Ⅰ for both ensembles (i.e., Women's Choir and Chamber Choir). They absolutely rose to the occasion.

The HHS Vocal Department went back on Saturday, April 5 to participate in the District Solo & Small Ensemble Contest. They had 13 vocal events and two piano solos. Seven of those events received a Ⅰ rating and will continue on to the state contest at MU on Thursday, May 1. Seven entries received a Ⅱ rating and one entry received a Ⅲ rating. Congratulations to all of the students who competed! The following solos and ensembles received a Ⅰ rating.

Vocal Solos

Makayla Crouch, Kaitlyn Gebhardt, Turner Smith, Ellie Rice and Justin Ogle

Small ensembles

Girls Trio: Madison Crouch, Makayla Crouch and Kelly Cobb

Mixed Double Quartet: Kelly Cobb, Makayla Crouch, Ellie Rice, Christa Ohl, Ryan Tarrence, Gaber Breuer, Turner Smith and Jacob Huisman

1st Place in Ladue Quiz Bowl Tournament

On Saturday, April 5, the Hallsville High School Quiz Bowl Team participated in the 4th annual Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament.

After nine rounds of play, the A team went 8-1 (notable wins against Helias, DeSmet, CBC, Parkway South and Hannibal, with the only loss to Rock Bridge) and qualified for the play-offs.

During the play-offs, the A team beat Oakville (345-340) and Priory (535-125) and then had to play Oakville again in the championship game (winning 475-160). Hallsville finished in first place with a record of 11-1.

Individually, Jared Lockwood was the leading scorer for the tournament and Joel Adams was the seventh.

Hallsville Fan Gear Orders Due April 9

If you are interested in ordering Hallsville fan gear, please fill out the order form and return with payment no later than Wednesday, April 9. The order will be delivered to the district and distributed appropriately. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Blakemore .

PTO Safety Night

PTO is sponsoring a safety night on Monday, April 28 from 6-8 p.m. It is exciting that Andy Anderson of the Boone County Sheriff's Department will speak to students in fourth grade and above about cyberbullying and sexting. He is an excellent speaker and has lots of information to share. For the younger kids, there will be three stations for them to go through - bike obstacle course, internet safety and stranger danger. Food will be provided at 6 p.m. and the safety portion will start at 6:30 p.m.

Fine Arts Bake Sale

A group of high school parents will be running a bake sale to raise funds for future trip(s) for the high school students in the fine arts classes. The bake sale will be held on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Tractor Supply Co. in Columbia. If you have any questions regarding this fundraiser, please contact Joyce McKinley at fl_gypsy1967@yahoo.com.

FFA Plant Sale

FFA will be holding a plant sale on May 5-6 from after school until 6 p.m. They are mainly selling bedding plants, hanging baskets and combination planters that students in the greenhouse class grew throughout the year. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Cary at kcary@hallsville.org.

Primary School News

Karen Jimerson, Principal

We have two more kindergarten screening days scheduled during the month of April. If you have relatives or friends with a child who will be five years old before August 1, 2014, please encourage them to contact us for registration and screening information.

Please mark your calendars and plan to join us on Thursday, May 29 from 5:30-7 p.m. for our end-of-the-year celebration. We will have food and fun to share, and we hope all of our students, their siblings and parents can join us. More details will be coming soon!

Intermediate School News

Stacy Fick, Principal

Last week, we had a slow start after Spring Break but the week ended on a high note with lots of hard work getting back into the swing of things. There are many upcoming events as we head into the second part of the fourth quarter. This Friday already marks mid-fourth quarter. Progress reports will be sent home on Friday, April 18.

Our fourth graders are preparing for their upcoming Spring Concert and the students are preparing to display their artwork in the Spring Art Show. Both events will be held on Tuesday, April 15.

Middle School News

Clinton Hague, Principal

We had a very successful, highly attended spring dance last Thursday evening.

The drawing winner from last week is David Strouss. David is the winner of the V.I.P. lunch pass.

Our annual sixth grade choir trip was today Monday, April 7. Seventh and eighth grade choir trip to the Northeast District Junior High Honor Choir is Monday, April 14.

Any current sixth or seventh grader interested in trying out for MS Cheer for next year needs to sign up in the MS office. There is a mandatory parent meeting on April 9 in Coach Nipper's Room at 6 p.m. and tryouts are scheduled for 3:30-5 p.m. in the North Gym on April 21-25. Any parent unable to make the meeting needs to contact Coach Nipper for season information. All students must have a current physical on file dated after February 1, 2014. Please email questions to: lnipper@hallsville.org.

High School News

Scott Daly, Principal

Congratulations to Tonia Bartlett! As a member of the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals, Hallsville nominated Tonia to compete in the Missouri Scholars 100 program. Each student nominated had to first meet the criteria of an "Academic Decathlon," which included ten events designed to assure the academic strength of the student. Students had to have a minimum GPA of 3.75, a minimum ACT score of 29, be ranked in the upper 10% of the class and have taken several upper level courses. Tonia was selected as an Honorable Mention for the 2014 class of Missouri Scholars. Thank you, Tonia, for representing Hallsville High School so well.