School News
Go Blue Update
Go Blue committee members are currently working to modify activities for April, according to the pandemic mandates set in place. Since Ava schools will not return until at least April 6th, the Pinwheel Garden and April 3rd activities for 2nd, 4th, and 6th-grade activities will be rescheduled or canceled. In addition, Ava High School art…
Read MoreAcademic Students of the Month
Ava High School students Karcee McFarlin and James Smith were recognized recently as academic students of the month. According to school officials, Karcee, the daughter of Will and Summer McFarlin and Alicia McFarlin and Russ Lawson, is a member of National Honor Society and Tri-M Music Honor Society. Karcee is involved in Band, Anchor Club,…
Read MoreAva Kindergarten Enrollment
Enrollment for kindergarten at Ava R-I for the fall of 2019 is currently scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, and Wednesday, April 8, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Enrollment will take place in the elementary office. Packets may be picked up in the office prior to enrollment. Parents enrolling a student will need to provide proof…
Read MoreAgainst The Odds: Bears Make Mark in Ava History
By Jason Hoekema The Bears started the season in the worst way manageable for the basketball team. Seniors and starters were benched early in the season as the school’s football team soared to new heights with the town’s first-ever trip to the state championship arena. It meant a new coach, with a new way of…
Read MoreA Novel Dillema: Ava R-1 Extends Break, Suspends Athletics
By Jason Hoekema What started as a far and distant issue not really concerning Americans has turned its nasty head and is sweeping across the nation, even as you read this. With three presumed positive cases in Springfield following the first positive in St. Louis, and another in the Kansas City area – something far…
Read MoreCameras Continue to Divide Board and Drivers
By Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Ava R-1 School District and the Ava School Bus Route Owners Association continue to be at odds over installation of school-owned security cameras on privately-owned contracted school buses. The board communicated it’s desire for the cameras to the bus drivers via registered letters. The Herald has obtained copies of those…
Read MoreAva Elementary Kindergarten Enrollment
Enrollment for kindergarten at Ava R-I for the fall of 2019 will be on Tuesday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 8 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Enrollment will take place in the elementary office. Packets may be picked up in the office prior to enrollment. Parents enrolling a student will need to provide proof of…
Read MoreBus Cameras: Statement from School Board
(Provided to the Herald by the Ava R-1 School Board) In August 2019, the Board of Education for the Ava R-I School District approved the purchase, installation, and operation of safety camera systems on the fleet of school buses used to transport the District’s students. The Board’s decision enhances the safety of students and drivers…
Read MoreNHS Students Attend State Conference
Members of the Dorothy Norman Chapter of National Honor Society attended the Missouri Association of NHS Convention at Tan-Tar-A March 3-4. Over 300 NJHS and NHS members and NHS advisers representing 25 schools from across Missouri attend the conference. The State President School Smith-Cotton High School presented a successful conference with the theme “Superheroes of…
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