School News
Ava High School Awarded $250 for Student Commitments to Being Safe and Sober
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – This spring 277 students at Ava High School took a pledge to be Safe and Sober. Safe and Sober, a nonprofit organization, rewarded Ava High School and its students this month for their outstanding participation in the program by giving the school a check for $250. In the 2018-2019 school year, 506…
Read MoreBears Den Activities
Submitted Photo Preschool children had fun practicing their Easter egg handling skills.
Read MoreSchool Lunch Menus
Plainview School Breakfast Menu Monday, June 3 Cereal, breakfast bar fruit, juice, and milk. Tuesday, June 4 Scrambled eggs, toast, jelly, fruit, juice, and milk. Wednesday, June 5 Oatmeal, cinnamon toast, string cheese, fruit, juice, and milk. Thursday, June 6 Sausage patty, biscuit, jelly, fruit, juice, and milk. Friday, June 7 No school. Plainview School…
Read MoreSummer School Now Underway at Ava R-I
Activities at Ava R-I Schools are well underway as summer school officially started on Monday, May 20. As a reminder, here are a few tips about summer school that may help students, parents and grandparents facilitate morning and afternoon activities more smoothly. • Summer School drop off for elementary students is at the middle school…
Read MoreStudents of the Month for May
Ava Middle School students of the month for May are, front row, l to r, Nolan Clark, Baylinn Holt, Emma Stewart, Jordan Hutchison, and sponsor, Rosanna Proctor, Farmers Insurance; back row, l to r, Glenda Little, Kiwanis; Brandon Reed, School Resource Officer; Qwynn Gieber, Mallory Barnes-Ludwig, Brett Ross. AMS student Jesse Scott was unavailable. The…
Read MoreStill Standing (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
Ava tops Clever, 1-0, moves to quarterfinals By Jason Hoekema “Aim for the stars,” is the colloquial phrase used when telling youth to yearn and reach for their goals. Interestingly enough the Ava Bears have aimed and set their sights on the Fatima Comets after a win over the Clever Blue Jays in Monday’s Missouri State High School Activities Association sectional…
Read MoreAmerican Miss Finalist
Submitted Photo Chansity Clanton of Ava has been selected as a state finalist in the National American Miss Pageant to be held in Columbia, Missouri beginning August 3, 2019. She will compete for the title of Miss Missouri Teen. If she wins she will proceed to the national pageant held in November in Los Angeles, California.…
Read MoreSchool Board: Staffing Changes, Year-End Reports, Bus Camera Discussion
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Ava R-1 School Board convened for their regular monthly meeting last Thursday, May 16. In a closed session, the board made a number of staffing decisions: Resignations/Retirements: Charlie McDonald (Rodeo Club) David Dooms (Maintenance) Recommendations (new hires into existing positions): Chelsea Maggard – Family and Consumer Science Jessica Fleetwood –…
Read MoreMoving Up: Lady Bears Track & Field
Eden Little, left, competed in the pole vault and placed seventh. Hannah Evans placed fourth in the high jump by clearing the height of 4 feet 10 inches. The top four finishers in each event will go on to compete in the State Track Meet that will be held in Jefferson City on May 24th…
Read MoreLong Shot – Little breaks school record
Eden Little placed first in the javelin at the Class 3 Sectional Meet held at Waynesville High School on Saturday, May 18th. She broke the school record, which she already holds, by throwing the javelin 126 feet 3 inches. Eden also competed in the pole vault and placed seventh.
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