Kirksville R-III School District

Don't forget that Thursday, May 22, 2025 is the last day of the 24-25 school year. Students will be dismissed two hours early. Early out reminders for Thursday: 🐅AM buses will run on normal times. 🐅Each building will dismiss students two hours earlier than normal. 🐅PM buses will each run routes two hours earlier than normal. 🐅Parent pick-up at buildings will start two hours earlier than normal. 🐅ECLC will dismiss at 12:45, no PM classes, and no Tiger Club. 🐅KPS will have no after school YCare. 🐅RME will have no after school YCare.

Powderpuff Girls Flag Football is tonight, Friday, May 16, 2025 at 7pm at Spainhower Field. This marks the second year the Kirksville High School Student Council has sponsored Powderpuff Football as a fundraiser for a charity. Last year was a huge success, raising over $1,000 for Lifeline! This year Student Council is donating all their funds raised to the Kirksville Humane Society. After meeting some dogs who live at the Humane Society, (for now) the council members want to meet and beat their donation amount from last year's event! Let's all go out and support this event and our KHS Student Council! Additional details: 🐅$3 admission 🐅Concessions sold by six different KHS clubs! 🐅Raffle with over 25 prizes from local businesses. (The local businesses donated the raffle prizes, allowing all raffle proceeds to go directly to the Humane Society!) 🐅Halftime performances from KHS Color Guard and Dance Team! 🐅KHS Jazz Band will be playing at the event! Bring the family out to this fun event!

Summer school runs June 2-27, 2025 and we still have some spots open! You can enroll your children who will be in Kindergarten through 9th for the 2025-26 school year at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccd10BkPGIwsCbQ9wlC2nycRtgxpJvng8zb0bh9TRzV4CBvg/viewform Enroll through this Friday, May 16, 2025 to guarantee bus transportation on the first day. Students who have 100% attendance for all 20 days of Summer Journey earn a $100 Visa gift card and are entered into a drawing to win a new iPad.

The new parking lot in front of the middle school and high school is now open! The old parking lot and the driveway between the middle school and high school will be fenced off and closed tomorrow morning, Monday, 5/12/25. Thank you all in advance for your patience and understanding as we make this transition! Below is additional information that was released to our middle school and high school parents on Friday evening: Pedestrian access will remain open along the north side of the middle school, as well as the sidewalk connecting the west side of the high school to the middle school. Bus traffic will continue as usual. However, parents dropping off and picking up middle school students will be affected. Parent drop-off and pick-up of middle school students will take place within the new parking lot. Vehicles should enter the north end of the new lot (using the driveway that connects the front of the high school to Cottage Grove.) Traffic will move south through the parking lot to a concrete pedestrian pad located on the south end that will serve as the new WMMS student drop-off and pick-up location. Vehicles will exit from the south end of the new parking lot (using the driveway in front of the middle school--back onto Cottage Grove.) Please refer to this image for a visual guide. Also note that parents may still drop off or pick up middle school students in the parking lot behind the middle school (access via Hamilton Street) as an alternative. Access to the ECLC and KPS will stay unchanged via Hamilton Street. Parents dropping off or picking up high school students will continue as normal in the high school student parking lot.

Just a friendly reminder: Pets are not permitted at our fields or stadiums. We appreciate everyone's cooperation in helping to keep our spectators and athletes focused on the game, and our facilities clean. And remember—we can’t guarantee the safety of pets, especially with all these Fightin' Tigers on the premises.

Come Support Our 5th and 8th Graders--Tomorrow Night, Tuesday, May 6, 2025! 🎶 8th Grade Choir and Choraliers Concert 📍 William Matthew Middle School 🕡 6:30 PM Show (Students arrive 5:45 PM) 🎨 Fifth Grade Art and Music Show 📍 Ray Miller Elementary 🕕 6:00 PM Show – Harris, Minner, Tharp, and Wiemann classes (Students arrive 5:45 PM) 🕖 7:00 PM Show – Hunsicker, Rossbach, Sarkar, and Yount classes (Students arrive 6:45 PM)

Reminder: 🐅No School on Friday, April 18, 2025. 🐅School is in session on Monday, April 21, 2025.

William Matthew Middle School Principal Brandi VanDelft and the school board are pleased to announce that Brian Mayer has been named as our next WMMS Assistant Principal for the 2025–26 school year. Mr. Mayer currently teaches strength and conditioning physical education courses, as well as health classes, at Kirksville High School. He will begin his new role this summer in preparation for the upcoming school year.

We appreciate our assistant principals! Pictured (from left to right, top to bottom): Shawn Corbett (Kirksville High School), Rebecca Cross (William Matthew Middle School), Lindsey Fraser (Kirksville High School), Amee Jones (Ray Miller Elementary School), and Meghan Martin (Kirksville Primary School). Thank you for all you do!

We appreciate our paraprofessionals at William Matthew Middle School! Pictured (from left to right, top to bottom): Bob Crump, Lane Feeney, Kimberly Kilson, Teresa Masden, Alexis Pettus, Velda Salt, Cory Selby, and Jack Snyder. Thank you for all that you do!

We appreciate our paraprofessionals at Kirksville High School! Pictured (from left to right, top to bottom): Virginia Anderson, Christie Elliott, Heather Habel, Jami Johnson, Linda Luu, Hillary Lyons, Jessica Meyers, Anita Morales, Bryce Munn, Adriana Ovalle, Alexis Pettus, Cliff Talton, and Jackie Webb. Thank you for all that you do!

We appreciate our school librarians! Pictured from top to bottom are Heather Cottrell (Kirksville High School Librarian), Janelle Stephens (William Matthew Middle School Librarian), Nichole Walker (Ray Miller Elementary School Librarian), and Robyn Pasa (Kirksville Primary School Librarian). Thank you for all you do to inspire readers and learners!

We appreciate our paraprofessionals at Ray Miller Elementary School! Pictured (from left to right, top to bottom): Christopher Baker, Mary Carpio, Sasha Cook, Cleona Dillavou, Kevin Long, Dolores McClenathan, Renuka Quinn, Patricia Power, Justin Reynolds, Robbi Shedron, Emmi Stoehner, Kristin VanRie, and Whitney Ward. Thank you for all that you do!

We appreciate our paraprofessionals at Kirksville Primary School! Photo page one (from left to right, top to bottom): Christine Aldrich, Kelly Chaumont, Teri Gibbs, Allison Harden, McKenzie Hilderman, Raelynn Kelso, Meredith Kinney, Regana Leckbee, and Joshua Meehan. Photo page two (from left to right, top to bottom): Michelle Reeves, Kenda Roberts, Katie Roland, Robbie Shedron, Lauryn Shoush, Jill Stewart, Whitney Thompson, Alexandria Wernert, and Kelly Williams. Thank you for all that you do!

We appreciate our assistant teachers at our Early Childhood Learning Center! Photo page one (from left to right, top to bottom): Alaena Aldridge, Tessa Attebery, Robert Bray, Dannan Crossgrove, Charity Findling, Vanessa Gomez, Katie Grossnickle, Kristen Gunnels, Rachel Haley, Pam Kilmer, Taylor Kissee, Alexis Luebbering, Zoe Miller, and Natousha Moots. Photo page two (from left to right, top to bottom): Jimi Motter, Michelle Muffley, Gracie Patterson, Jennifer Potter, Angelica Roland, Shanea Rusk, Jennifer Smith, Sheila Smith, Sarah Trauernicht, Zan Tyler, Janelle Vorkink, Sarah Ward, and Krystal Wilcox. Thank you for all that you do!

Enrollment is now open for our summer school program, Summer Journey! Enrollment must be completed before Friday, April 25, 2025! It is open to incoming Kindergarten through 9th graders for the 2025-26 school year. Paper enrollment packets have been sent home. You can return completed paper forms to school or complete the online version: https://forms.gle/BuXwE3ksBdQNC96KA Summer Journey will be held June 2-27, 2025. 🐅Bus Transportation Available 🐅Breakfast and Lunch Served, at No Cost to Families 🐅Academic and Enrichment Learning Activities 🐅4 Weeks, 5 Days a Week, Full School Days

Attention Families of 2025-26 Kindergarteners: Kindergarten registration is now open! Register here: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/registration Wednesday, April 23, 2025 will be Kindergarten Open House at Kirksville Primary School from 4:30-6:00.

March is School Board Recognition Month! School boards are made up of community members from varied backgrounds who meet regularly to make decisions and oversee the management of a school district. Board members volunteer their time and are not paid for their service. The Kirksville R-III School Board consists of seven members. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Julie Sneddon, Nan Davis, Angela Caraway, and Mikey Bishop. In the back row, left to right, are Nick Billington, Jeremy Houser, and Ted Frushour. Thank you to the KVR-3 board members for your dedicated service!

We are hiring for the following open positions for the 2025-26 school year. Come join us! Apply here: https://kirksville.schoolspring.com/

In between the snowstorms this week there were some hours where garden classes at Ray Miller Elementary were able to get outside, plant some seeds, and enjoy the spring weather. Students planted lettuce seeds. They will keep them inside on a mobile grow cart for now. When the seedlings are ready, and the weather is more dependable, the classes will transplant their lettuce out to the garden.