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Watch Ava Bears Football Live Online
The Douglas County Herald is again partnering with TDHMedia to livestream the Ava Bears High School Football games this season. The season kicks off this Friday night at 7:00 P.M. with an away game against Buffalo. Visit the Herald’s website – douglascountyherald.com – on game day to access the live stream.
Read MoreFFA Students Take 3 Day Ag Industry Tour
by Kerre Clark President, Ava FFA Boosters Last week, the Ava FFA Booster Club sponsored the third Ava FFA Ag Industry Tour. Ava FFA Booster Club Vice President, Ed Wittorff and President, Kerre Clark organized the three day event designed to visit locations in Southeast Missouri. 17 Ava FFA members ranging from incoming Freshmen to…
Read MoreMSHP Completes 2020 Annual School Bus Inspections
The Missouri State Highway Patrol recently completed its 2020 School Bus Inspections. Ava R-1 had 33 buses inspected. 60.6% were approved. 27.3% were deemed defective. 12.1% were considered “out of service.” Ava Superintendent Dr. Jason Dial said “All 8 district owned buses passed inspection. We had one bus classified as “defective” and had to move…
Read MoreAva R-1 School Board: Most Students Will Return to Class
180 choose distance learning option by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Ava R-1 School Board held a special session on Thursday, August 6th at 6:30 p.m. Attendance Board member Dan Johnson attended via speakerphone. Bart Ellison was absent. During the hour-plus meeting, the board voted on the following action items: Copier Bids In a 6-0 vote,…
Read MoreAva R-1 1st Day Sports Practice Times
Ava R-1 Schools will begin sports practice on Monday, August 10th. Times and locations are: Football Football Field 6:30 – 11:00 AM Softball Softball Field 9:00 AM – 12:00 Cross County HS Gym 6:30 – 8:00 AM Volleyball HS Gym 4:00 – 7:00 PM Coach Sawyer reminds students that they must have had a physical…
Read MoreLegal Ad
The Ava R-I School District is accepting bids for the awarding to Right to Contract for Bus Route #1 for $32,425.01 which will be based on a rubric that may include experience, driver qualifications, ability to pay contract in full up-front and availability to provide service by the first day of school, other criteria may…
Read MoreAva R1 School Board: Pay Raise Comments, Bus Route Re-listed, New Driver Contracts Approved
Board and Drivers Agree on Bus Camera Terms by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Ava R-1 School board met for it’s regularly scheduled meeting on July 16th. The meeting had four significant portions: Board explanations of the recent bus driver pay raises A public address to the board by Wayne Cipriano Approval of new contracts with…
Read MoreAva R-I School District Pre-Enrollment
The Ava R-I School District will host Pre-Enrollment for new and transferring students on Tuesday, August 4th and Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 from 9:00 am – Noon and 1:00 – 3:00 pm in the Board of Education meeting room. Families should bring birth certificates, current immunization records, previous school records or last grade cards (if…
Read MoreAva R-1 School Board Approves Raises For Teachers & Bus Drivers, Switches to Local Auditor
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Ava R-1 School Board held a budgetary meeting on Thursday, June 25th at 5:30 P.M. During the hour-long meeting, the board voted on the following action items: Budget Amendments for 2019-2020 School Year Dr. Dial reported that the school had seen $576,959 in additional revenue for the 19/20 school year.…
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