Knox County R-I Schools

Congratulations to Grayson Miller for placing 98th out of 170 runners at State Cross Country in Columbia at Gans Creek Cross Country Course this morning! He had a time of 19:11. Congratulations!

Mrs. Ellison's American History class is learning about the Whig Party. The Whig Party was a conservative political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850s as part of the Second Party System. Four presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore) were affiliated with the Whig Party for at least part of their terms. Other prominent members of the Whig Party include Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate, William Seward, John J. Crittenden, and John Quincy Adams.

3rd grader, Saylor Barnhill, entered the National Red Ribbon Week Home Door Decorating Contest. The theme this year "Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free". If you'd like to vote for Saylor, all you need to do is click the link, enter your email address, and confirm your email. If you have more than one email address you must use a different device to vote with each email address (computer and phone). You can vote once every 24 hours. Saylor has a chance to win an iPad and $1,000 for our school. https://www.redribbon.org/contest/home

Please be aware of new NFHS free throw rules this basketball season!

Friday's (11/3) Varsity football game at Schuyler will be $6 at the gate (no online tickets) with everyone age 6 and up paying admission. No MSTA, senior citizen, family or staff passes allowed due to it being a post-season MSHSAA event. GO EAGLES!

The KC Bus Cafe staff delivered free coffee to the Knox County Nursing Home staff and residents this cold Halloween morning! Happy Halloween!

Booster Club Meeting coming up!

Anthony Brugenhemke and Grayson MIller competed in Cross Country districts at South Callaway on Saturday. Congratulations to sophomore Grayson Miller for finishing 20th. Grayson will move on to the State competition on Friday, November 3rd at Columbia at Gans Creek Cross Country Course. He will compete against 195 runners, with the top 30 medaling. Cross Country is coached by Mrs. Brandi Wriedt. Good luck Grayson!

7th Grade Highland Tournament Nov. 11-18

Veterans Day Assembly & Breakfast

Congrats to Agnes Reel on making 1st team All Region this season! We are proud of all your hard work!

Tickets for Saturday's District Cross Country meet will be digital only. This is the link to purchase them: https://www.mshsaa.org/Tickets.aspx Admission to Friday's District football game at home, however, is cash at the gate, with no passes accepted.

Conferences continue tonight!

Attention students 13 and older!

Mrs. Carlson, College and Career Advisor, took a group of high school students to Mizzou for a campus tour on Tuesday, October 24th.

PINK OUT GAME FRIDAY! Cheerleaders will be doing a bake sale before the game-all proceeds go to the local cancer fund!

Conferences are this week! No school Friday!

Monster delivery day has arrived! Students in Mrs. England's kindergarten class, Mrs. Miller's work experience class, Mrs. Van Delft's library class, Mrs. Barnhill's SWAT class and Mrs. Huchteman's middle school FACS, The Nest and Foods classes collaborated to create felt monsters, cookies, and keepsake keychains for our kindergarten friends. Grab a copy of the November edition of Eagle Nation News to read more about this project.

Fundraiser for the Berry Family!

Mr. Keith Gudehus, KC R-I Safety Coordinator, is pleased to announce both caution lights are now operational. Please note the reduced speed limit throughout the school zone when the lights are flashing. Lights will flash from 7:30am-8:30am, through Preschool pick up/drop off midday, and from 3:00pm-4:00pm each school day. They will also flash in the event of school releasing early for any reason. Thank you for helping keep everyone safe as they enter and exit school grounds.