As a reminder, the Staff Communicator will be distributed each Thursday that we are in session, and two summer issues are also distributed. Archived copies can be found on the "Communications Department" web page.
Board of Education Candidates
The annual election for the Republic School District Board of Education will take place on Tuesday, April 4. The five candidates below filed for the three 3-year term seats (candidates listed in order of appearance on the ballot.) Currently, Ed Cantrell, Denny Lawson and Vicki Neal hold these seats.
Denny Lawson
Tammy Messier
Todd Bassore
John Parker Pamala Sells
Summer School Dates
Below are the dates for summer school 2017! More information will be released in the coming weeks.
Elementary:
May 30-June 23
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Middle School and High School
May 30-June 22
7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Early Retirement Incentive, $500 Deadline Feb. 12
The BOE recognizes that teachers are the essential ingredient in student learning. In order to secure the best possible candidate pool, the BOE is offering an early retirement incentive. Those who submitted retirement notification by January 12 will receive $1,000, and those who submit by February 12 will receive a $500 incentive.
Dustin Baldwin Named Head Football Coach
Republic School District would like to welcome Coach Dustin Baldwin to our team. The Board of Education approved Baldwin to serve as Head Football Coach, to teach PE and to also serve as the Strengths and Conditioning Coordinator at RHS for the 2017-18 school year. Baldwin brings with him 18 years of successful coaching and teaching experience, eight of which were in head coaching positions. His track record of on-field success in his previous positions along with his experie
nce in leading all facets of a football program make him an excellent fit for Republic.
Baldwin is known for his dedication to developing players into leaders both on and off the field. When asked about his goals for Republic he indicated it was "Producing a consistent winning football program that also produces consistent leaders on the field, in the school, and in the community."
Most recently, Baldwin served as the head football coach at Neosho High School where he was also the head strengths and conditioning coach. Prior to his time at Neosho Baldwin served as the head football coach at Miller High School for four years.
Throughout his previous head coaching career he lead his teams to three state quarterfinal appearances, four conference championships and three district championships. In 2009, 2010 and 2012 he was honored as SWMOFBCA Class One Coach of the Year. In 2010, 2011 and 2012 was named SRVC Coach of the Year.
Coach Baldwin will be joining the Republic community along with his wife, Heather and 3 year old daughter, Hadley. Welcome to Coach Baldwin and his family!
PHP Souper Bowl Challenge, Jan 30-Feb 3
**Teachers and buildings, please share with your families!
Yearbooks on Sale
EC & Elementary Yearbooks:
ORDER DEADLINE FEBRUARY 24
All books are softcover and are $15.00 each. Order yearbooks online at
www.inter-state.com/yearbook and enter the code for your child's school (or where they will be attending in the future for EC families).
Lyon Elementary: 10962Z
McCulloch Elementary: 10967D
Price Elementary: 10965P
Schofield Elementary: 10966D
Sweeny Elementary: 10964K
Republic Middle School Yearbook:
ORDER DEADLINE FEBRUARY 24
All books are softcover and are $17.00 each. Order yearbooks online at
www.inter-state.com/yearbook and enter the code 10967V.
Republic High School Yearbook: The cost of yearbooks is $50 if ordered by
February 1, and then goes up to $60. There are two ways to order:
Order online at
yearbookforever.com. Send a check or cash with your student to Ms. Howard in Room 214 at RHS.
District & Community Events
Winter Wonderland Courtwarming at RHS is this Friday, January 20! Candidates are listed below, and a queen will be crowned prior to the boys' varsity basketball game. The dance will take place from 9:30-11:30 p.m. for RHS students.
Candidates for 2017 Courtwarming are:
Senior Candidate: Abbey Loveland escorted by Jase Houchin
Senior Candidate: Christyn Fenton escorted by David Lisenby
Senior Candidate: Katie Hamilton escorted by Hunter Brooks Junior: Caleigh Wright escorted by Hunter Creek Sophomore: Akela Berry escorted by Broc Smith Freshman: Emma Thompson escorted by Race Looney
Congratulations to these students!
Upcoming Dates
January 20: RHS End of Progress 7
January 20: Courtwarming at RHS
January 22-28: Missouri Board of Education Appreciation Week
January 27: RHS progress reports distributed
For additional dates, please view the website calendar
HERE.
EC & Elementary Yearbooks: 
