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Below you will find news and information about the Republic School District. As a reminder, regular issues of Tiger Talk will be distributed on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month during the school year. Two summer issues will be distributed as well.
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End of Year Information
Republic High School will host its graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 14 at 1:30 p.m. The location will be JQH Arena on the campus of Missouri State University.
The annual 8th grade promotion ceremony will take place at Republic High School on Tuesday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m.
May 17 will be the last day of school. It will be a half day for students and a full day for teachers. Secondary students will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m. and elementary students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. Tiger STRIPES will be available for students currently enrolled in any capacity. Contact 735.3778 for questions. Please contact your school office if normal after school plans will be different than usual.
TAKE NOTE: If your child has medication checked in to the school health office, please plan to pick it up during school hours prior to the last day of school. Any medications not picked up by 10:00 a.m. on the last day of school, May 17, will be disposed. Contact your child's school nurse with questions.
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Summer School 2017
We are very excited to welcome students to summer school on May 30! The online deadline to register, May 5 has passed. If you'd like to place your child on the waiting list for summer school at the elementary level, please contact your child's school building.
Elementary families attending Summer SLAM, save the date for Summer School Open House on Thursday, May 25. Summer school class lists will be posted on this date as well. Below are the details!
As a reminder, summer school is FREE! Also, breakfast and lunch are provided for FREE as well! This applies to ALL grade levels. Below is the schedule for summer school:
Elementary:
May 30-June 23
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(Kindergarten & sibling pick-up at 2:40 p.m.)
Middle School and High School:
May 30-June 22
7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
TAKE NOTE: Students attending summer school
must be up-to-date on all required vaccinations for the grade they will be in for the 2017-2018 school year. This primarily impacts incoming kindergarten, 8th grade, 9th grade and 12th grade students.
CLICK HERE for a summary of these requirements.
May 20 is the deadline to have vaccinations updated in order to attend summer school.
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Random Student Drug Testing Information Night,
May 9
 All patrons are invited to an information night regarding the implementation of random student drug testing on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Republic High School. Law enforcement personnel, an attorney and toxicology company representatives will join district personnel to provide information and answer patron submitted questions. To read more about the process and the preliminary draft regarding this policy visit
https://goo.gl/SDSPDQ
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ROAR Run Recap
You can also see pictures from the event HERE.
Thank you to all of our volunteers, sponsors and participants who made this special event possible!!! It was truly a GREAT DAY to be a Republic Tiger!
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2017-18 School Calendar
Earlier this school year the Board of Education approved the 2017-18 school calendar. It can be found on our website by clicking
HERE. The school year will begin on Thursday, August 10. Dates regarding open houses and other back to school events will be forthcoming.
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28 Students Awarded at LAD Fair, One Awarded MO Hall of Fame Piece
On Thursday, May 4 we had a wonderful afternoon celebrating 28 WINNERS who submitted writing pieces to the LAD Fair (Language Arts Department of Southwest Missouri)! The district hosted the inaugural Republic Writer's Reception in honor of these students and their teachers. We invite you to follow the link to see a list of the winning writers:
http://bit.do/2017RepMoLADFairWinners
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One student in particular we want to congratulate as her submission is now considered a Missouri Hall of Fame piece! Congratulations to sophomore Hunter Mayo on her submission entitled "Liquid Gold." This is the very first Missouri Hall of Fame winner Republic has ever had! Congratulations to all of the winners!
#repmoproud
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RepMO Ready Update
The district's technology expansion plan, RepMO Ready is making great strides as we plan for the 2017-18 school year. At the start of next school year 3753 devices will be in the hands of students within their classrooms, and 2153 of those devices will be going home with students.
Incoming 6th, 8th and 9-12th grade families, you received communication regarding the required parent orientation. Please be sure to review that information
HERE.
Below is a summary of what to expect for next school year in regards to RepMO Ready! You can also ready more about the entire plan at
republicschools.org/repmoready or by clicking on the infographic to the left.
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Preschool Openings
Republic Early Childhood Center is currently enrolling students for the 2017-18 school year. We have openings in our Monday through Friday afternoon class. All other classes are on a waiting list. For more information please visit
http://www.republicschools.org/ec
or call 735-3736.
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End of Year Meal Checklist Reminder
- Meals cannot be charged during May at any grade level.
- All meal charges should be paid as soon as possible and enough money sent to prepay current meals.
- There are 13 days of school in May.
- A complimentary PBJ + Milk for lunch and Whole-Grain Toast + Milk for breakfast is available for students without lunch money in their meal account and are not on free meal benefits who forget their money or a packed lunch from home.
- Graduating Seniors receive a refund of any money remaining in their meal account. Checks are mailed for refunds $10 or over; and refunds under $10 are given out with diplomas. All other balances rollover to the beginning of next school year.
- Parents of students who will not be returning next school year can complete a "Lunch Refund Request" to have any remaining money donated to another student or mailed as a check to their new address. The form can be filled out at the child's school or downloaded from the Food Service Department's website under "Resources", then "Lunch Refund Request".
- Balances may be checked online thru your Parent Portal account or contact the Food Service Department at 735-3753 or email ruth.melvin@republicschools.org.
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District & Community Events
Text RHS17 to 51660 to support Project Graduation! Get a buy one, get one toasted ravioli in the process!
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Upcoming Dates
May 9: Random Student Drug Testing Policy Information Night, 6:30 p.m. at RHS
May 14: RHS Graduation, JQH Arena 1:30 p.m.
May 16: 8th Grade Promotion, RHS gym 7:00 p.m.
May 17: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, half day for students (12:00 p.m. secondary dismissal & 1:00 p.m. elementary dismissal)
(elementary grade cards distributed, RMS and RHS grade cards to be emailed in the coming days)
May 18: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Central Office
May 29: District Closed for Memorial Day
May 30: First Day of Summer School
For additional events and dates, visit the district calendar
HERE.
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For questions or comments please contact me via
email or by calling 417-732-3605.
Sincerely,
Josey McPhail Director of Communications
Republic School District |
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