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Bulldog Bytes - February 2017
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News briefs about the people, places, and events of the Carl Junction School District.
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Upcoming Events
Feb. 3: Basketball Homecoming vs. Willard, 5 pm
Feb. 3: 6th-8th Grade Band Concert in 2-3 Gym and Stark Performing Arts Center, 7 pm
Feb. 3: CJ Day - Show your school spirit by wearing RED & WHITE
Feb. 5: Vocal Music "Pops" Concert in HS Commons Area, 3 pm, $5 admission
Feb. 9: Family Library Night, 3:30-6:30 pm at K-1, 2/3, and Intermediate
Feb. 9:
Early Education/Parents as Teachers: Playdate with Dad, 6 pm at K-1
Feb. 10: CJ Day - Show your school spirit by wearing RED & WHITE
Feb. 17: NO SCHOOL - Students & Staff unless we need to make up a SNOW DAY
Feb. 17: Jazz at the Junction, a free jazz festival, 4 pm in Stark Performing Arts Center
Feb. 20: NO SCHOOL for students & staff.
Feb. 24: CJ Day - Show your school spirit by wearing RED & WHITE
March 20-24: Spring Break
May 24: Last Day of School: New last day to make up snow day from 1/13
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Children must turn 5 before August 1, 2017. For more info, visit
our website or call 649-7045.
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Basketball Homecoming Announced
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Back row, L to R: Seniors McKinzie Ware, Sydney Grimes, and Sarah O'Hanahan
Front row, L to R: Freshman Courtney Mertens, Sophomore Kennedy Snodgrass, and Junior Madison Beecher.
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When: Friday, February 3
Time: 5 pm, Coronation ~7 pm
Where: HS Gym
A group of three seniors and three underclassmen have been selected for Basketball Homecoming Court.
Homecoming will take place Friday against Willard. Games begin at 5 pm with the Freshman game, followed by the JV and then the Varsity. Homecoming festivities will take place between the JV and Varsity games at approximately 7 pm in the High School gymnasium.
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HS Vocal Music "Pops" Concert
When: Sunday, February 5
Time: 3 - 4 pm
Where: High School Commons area
$5 admission for dessert, beverage, & show
The High School auditioned choirs are presenting a POPS concert, called "Laughter, Love and the Little Things". Dessert and beverages will be served while you enjoy the music. All proceeds from admission support the vocal music program and future activities.
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Jazz @ the Junction
When: Friday, February 17
Time: 4 - 10 pm
Where: Stark Performing Arts Center & 2/3 Gym
Free Admission
CJHS band will host Jazz at the Junction - jazz festival - featuring 21 high school and junior high jazz bands along with the
JOMO Jazz Combo and the University of Missouri-St. Louis Jazz Ensemble. Bands from Aurora, Carthage, Diamond, Harrisonville, Joplin, Monett, Neosho, Sarcoxie, Seneca, Smith-Cotton (Sedalia), Webb City, and Carl Junction are scheduled to perform. Each jazz band will also have a clinic immediately following their performance by area jazz professionals.
The cost for the Chili Supper/Dessert Bar is $5. Proceeds will go toward the Carl Junction Jazz Program.
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Nominate your favorite teacher
Do you know a teacher who has made a significant impact in your life or the life of a student? We want to hear about that person.
The Carl Junction School District wants to recognize the wonderful teachers in our schools by presenting the 2017 Teacher Impact Award.
Click here to nominate a Carl Junction Teacher!
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Gifted education testing
The Gifted Program application deadline is Friday, April 7. All nomination forms and gifted scales and/or achievement scores must be received by the screening deadline in order to determine qualification for June 2017 intelligence testing.
New qualifiers will be placed in the gifted program beginning August 2017. Contact Ms. Riley for information.
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Casey Chappel, Peyton Grimes, and Joanne Kim receive honors from VFW 7630 Commander Joe Wilson |
VFW selects CJ students for awards
Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars association holds competitions for school children that may result in scholarships or cash awards.
Two of these programs recently named Carl Junction students as preliminary winners: at the high school level, The Voice of Democracy award and for grades 6-8, the Patriot's Pen award.
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Missouri recognizes school boards
Carl Junction honored their board of education last month, in conjunction with the state of Missouri, for School Board Recognition month. The Board was served a catered meal complete with desserts made by teachers, and they were presented with a stack of thank you letters from students.
Serving on the Carl Junction Board of Education are: Lisa Knutzen, president; Larry Cowger, vice-president; Dr. Glenn Coltharp; Claudia Cox; Christie Hutcheson; Frank Pittman; and Travis Spencer.
These board members are unpaid public servants, elected by the community members.
The community is invited to attend the meetings held the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30 pm in the Instructional Services Center. The next Board of Education meeting is scheduled for February 27. Visit our Carl Junction Board of Education website.
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L to R: JH Athletic Director Doug Buckmaster, JH Asst Principal Trevor Chase, Freeman CJ Clinic Nurse Practitioner Tiffany Huffman, Freeman Sports Medicine Trainer Bill King, CJ Schools Lead Nurse Stacey Whitney. |
Freeman donates AED
As part of an ongoing partnership Freeman Health System donated an Automated External Defibrillator to Carl Junction Schools. This unit is located at the Junior High School. There are now three AED units strategically located around the Carl Junction campus.
Many staff members across the district have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation but having an AED unit available in case of a cardiac event greatly increases the patient's survivability.
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Walker receives Golden Lion Award
Senior and student body president Lauren Walker has received the Golden Lion Award for January. Lauren is well known for her active organizational roles and volunteering. She also holds a part-time job and an in-school job in her graphic arts class
As student body president, she assists with blood drives, Special Olympics events, and a program that eases transitions for new CJ students. She is a member of Team Bulldog, where positive role models spend time with at risk students. She also spends time tutoring reading at the K-1 building.
This program selects local a Junior or Senior, who is nominated for achievement in education and community service. She will receive a $1000 scholarship to Missouri Southern State University.
If you know of a deserving Junior of Senior, fill out an online nomination form here.
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From L to R: Freshman Shila Winder, Senior Ashley Marsh, Senior Emma Frack,
Senior Lauren Taylor, Junior Karli Frazier, and Sophomore MacKenzie Crow
Wrestling homecoming, senior night, and coronation was Thursday, January 19.
Senior Emma Frack was crowned queen.
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Seven continue sports in college
Seven more Carl Junction High School athletes signed National Letters of Intent to play sports in college. Jake Allison will play football at Missouri Southern State University, Ben Byrd will play tennis at Kansas Wesleyan, Michael Elbert will play football at Southern Illinois University, Sydney Grimes will play soccer at Missouri Valley College, Keagan Peters will play football at Missouri Southern State University, Quincy Weston will play football at Northeast Oklahoma A&M College, and Zay'Shawn Weston will play football at Pittsburg State University. Congratulations to these Bulldogs!!!
Front row L to R: Ben Byrd, Sydney Grimes, Quincy Weston, Keagan Peters, Back row: Michael Elbert, Jake Allison, and Zay'Shawn Weston
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