MSHSAA is looking for volunteers!
Calling all 4th, 5th and 6th graders! We are looking for Ball Kids to assist during the Basketball Show-Me Showdown at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. This is your chance to sit courtside, help retrieve basketballs, provide water to officials, and be part of an unforgettable experience! Sign up in pairs of two or four for one of three daily shifts between March 12-15 (Classes 1-3) and March 19-22 (Classes 4-6). Participants will receive a digital ticket, a chaperone pass, a free t-shirt, and snacks. Spots are limited and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis—so act fast! Email Samantha Lavy at samantha@mshsaa.org to secure your spot by Friday, Feb. 28. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity!
Saturday the 4th - 8th grade math teams traveled to Truman State University in Kirksville to compete in the qualifying round of math contests. We took a total of 14 students and brought home a ton of individual awards:
Number Sense:
Macy Dixson 4th Place 4th Grade
Carmen Van Delft 6th Place 4th Grade
Hailey Klocke 7th Place 4th Grade
Rhett Scoggin 5th Place 5th Grade
Chad Hunter 7th Place 5th Grade
Jentzen Hinds 9th Place 5th Grade
Sprint:
Carmen Van Delft 2nd Place 4th Grade
Rhett Scoggin 3rd Place 5th Grade
Brooke Golden 9th Place 5th Grade
Jonah Wolf 8th Place 6th Grade
Emma Starr 2nd Place 8th Grade
Jillian Robertson 3rd Place 8th Grade
Target:
Carmen Van Delft 3rd Place 4th Grade
Rhett Scoggin 3rd Place 5th Grade
Jentzen Hinds 5th Place 5th Grade
Team Test:
The team that consisted of Macy Dixson, Bracyn Howerton, Kigar James, and Hailey Klocke earned 2nd place.
Overall:
Carmen Van Delft 4th Place 4th Grade
Macy Dixson 7th Place 4th Grade
Hailey Klocke 8th Place 4th Grade
Rhett Scoggin 4th Place 5th Grade
Jentzen Hinds 10th Place 5th Grade
Jonah Wolf 10th Place 6th Grade
Emma Starr 2nd Place 8th Grade
Jillian Robertson 3rd Place 8th Grade
Carmen Van Delft and Rhett Scoggin will move on to the next round of contests! Math Teams are coached by Mandi Delaney and Nathan Pippert.
Congratulations to our 2025 Courtwarming King & Queen, Garrett Glass and Delana Hatfield!
Congratulations to the Knox County Varsity Softball team for being named to MHSFCA Academic All-State. To qualify as a team, a team must meet the academic requirements including:
have a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.3 or better on a 4.0 scale. Our team had a cumulative GPA of 3.85 and were #3 in Class 1. Again, congratulations to all of our softball players on your academic success! Softball is coached by Nathan Miller.
Congratulations to Grayson Miller, Patrick Clark, and Ruah Park for being named to MTCCCA Cross Country Academic All-State. Athletes must have competed in either districts, state or both. They must meet the academic requirements including:
25 or higher on the ACT, 1150 or higher on the SAT, 3.6 cumulative GPA (non-rounded, non-weighted) at the end of the fall semester. Cross Country is coached by Brandi Wriedt.
Congratulations to our FBLA members who received 17 cumulative medals at District Leadership Contests on Monday, February 17th. Many of these students will advance to State Leadership Contests in April. FBLA is sponsored by Brandi Wriedt.
Thank you to all our parents and students for their understanding and support during the recent weather-related changes, postponements and cancellations. Those decisions are never easy, but the safety of our staff and students is always our top priority. That said, charge those iPads! We will see everyone tomorrow, Friday, February 21st!
The Varsity basketball games at Atlanta tonight 2/20 have been canceled. The MS Quiz Bowl matches at Schuyler have also been canceled.
Varsity Scholar Bowl for today 2/19 is postponed to Thursday, February 27th.
Due to the extreme cold temperatures, the Knox County R-1 School District will not be in session Wednesday February 19, and Thursday February 20.
This is our year for FREE physicals! Permission slips will be emailed home closer to April. Thank you, Scotland County Hospital!
Get all up-to-date school information on our Knox County R-I School District mobile app (Menu-Events) or on our website at www.knox.k12.mo.us (Explore-Events)!
Games, cancellations, concerts, and all other important information can be found on our Events Calendar! We are also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!
Tonight's (2/18) JV/V basketball games at Marceline have been canceled. They will not be rescheduled.
Due to the extreme cold temperatures forecasted for tomorrow, the Knox County R-1 School District will not be in session.
Middle School Scholar Bowl traveled to North Shelby for their annual tournament on Saturday. After the morning rounds, the teams came out ranked 4th, 5th, 10th, and 11th out of 14 teams.
Jason Devlin got 5th on the All-Tournament Team and Thatcher Townsend tied for 3rd on the All-Tournament Team.
Pictured below is Knox A, who ended the day in 4th place!
Varsity games tonight 2/17 will be played as scheduled. After Prom meal starting at 5pm. Senior night will be in between games.
Games for today 2/14 are canceled and rescheduled for Monday, February 17th.
Valentine's day is Friday! Here are a couple of options for students to purchase!
FFA, FCCLA and FBLA kicked off CTSO week Tuesday. Club officers were interviewed on KMEM Coffee Break and students enjoyed a taco lunch. Listen to KMEM coffee break here: https://kmemfm.com/podcasts/coffee-break (click on Tuesday).
Rescheduled meal date!
