Bulldog Bytes - October 2019
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News briefs about the people, places, and events of the Carl Junction School District.
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Oct 4: CJ Day - Wear your Red & White
Oct 6: High School Fall Vocal Music Concert, Stark Performing Arts Center, 3 pm
Oct 7: Ribbon Cutting at remodeled "Power of Play" playground, 201 S Verbryck, 10 am
Oct 8: Fall Sports PINK OUT Night at the CJ Volleyball game, 4:30-8 pm High School Gym
Oct 10: Family Library Night, 3:30-6:30 pm at K-1, 2/3, and Intermediate
Oct 11: CJ Day - Wear your Red & White
Oct 11: PAT & Early Childhood Play Date at the CJ Fire Station - 200 E Pennell, 9-10 am
Oct 14-18: National School Lunch Week
Oct 15 Octoberfest on Main Street, Carl Junction, 4-7 pm
Oct 17: Great Central U.S. Shake Out - Earthquake Drill @ 10:17 am
Oct 18: CJ Day - Wear your Red & White
Oct 21-25: Red Ribbon Week
Oct 22: Junior High Vocal Music "Pops" Concert, Junior High Gym, 7 pm
Oct 25: CJ Day - Wear your Red & White
Oct 28: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8 pm
Oct 29: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8 pm
Oct 31: Fall Festival Parties & Parade (10 am). Early out for students - 11:30 am
Nov 1: No School for students or staff
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For more information, check out your
student's building newsletter or daily announcements:
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The Cookie Chronicle: Power of Play!
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Welcome to an exciting edition of
The Cookie Chronicle, a video blog series by Dr. Phillip Cook, Superintendent of Carl Junction Schools.
This recurring series focuses on the great things that are happening in Carl Junction Schools and our community.
"In this installment, I am thrilled to show you around our new accessible playground that was made possible through the Power of Play Project." Click on the video below to watch.
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Scott named National Merit Commended honors
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Carl Junction Senior Katie Scott has been named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. Katie is the daughter of Curtis and Misti Scott of Carl Junction.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2020 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2020 competition by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
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District enrollment shows slight increase
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The last Wednesday of September is the first state reporting day for school district enrollment each year.
This year our district has noted a slight increase in the total number of students. Last year our total district enrollment was 3,155 students, this year we are at 3,185. An increase of 30 students.
Class sizes per grade are noted below.
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Great schools have great principals ... and we have the Best!
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Principals are visionaries who lead us in providing the best possible education to future generations, and National Principals Month helps us thank them for all they do.
We appreciate our impactful school leaders—join us in October as we recognize their dedication to our students and staff.
Thank you to all of our Carl Junction principals: (front row L to R) High School Principal Theresa Wilson, Junior High Principal Scott Sawyer, CJ Unlimited Principal Cyndy Giebler, (back row) Primary K-1 & Early Childhood Principal Kari Arehart, Primary 2-3 Principal Lauri Mead, Intermediate Principal Dr. Gretchen DeMasters, and Satellite School Principal Cynthia Jackson.
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Red Ribbon Week at CJ Schools
October 21-25
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During Red Ribbon Week, messages about living a healthy, drug-free life will be incorporated into the daily lessons of our elementary students.
Fun events are planned during the week to encourage further engagement for students.
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Students Selected for High School District Honor Choir
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Back row from L to R – Cooper Leary, Miles Stamper, Jackson Marlett, Logan Carnes, Lance Smith / Row 3: Sophia Hensley, Emma Schultz, Taylor Lewis, Hannah Huffman, and Hannah Carnes / Row 2: Kaylee Svehla, Emma Lietz, Grace Derfelt, Rowan Stamper, Haydn Murphy, Cameron Crespino, / Front Row: Hannah Weber , Audrey Hoggatt, Constance Graham, Isaac Crane and Morgan Crespino. (Not pictured are Maddie Bailey and Bailey Brower)
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Congratulations to our twenty-four students who have been selected to the Southwest District Honor Choir and have now qualified to audition for the All-State honor choir to be chosen this month.
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Bright Futures receives large donation from WC Elks Club
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Thanks to a generous donation from the Webb City Elks Club, Bright Futures Carl Junction is well stocked with shoes and emergency clothing items for all ages of students who might have a need.
This month, Bright Futures is collecting socks and underwear in all sizes as they celebrate "Socktober".
Details of their drive are posted on Facebook -
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Pictured with items from this donation are members of the WC Elks Club that work at Carl Junction Schools.
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CJ to participate in Shake Out
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What do you do in the event of an earthquake? Carl Junction students will participate in a drill to educate them on earthquake safety. As part of an organized/simultaneous regional drill: “The Great Central U.S. Shake Out,” students of Carl Junction will practice the procedure on Thursday, October 17 at 10:17 am.
The Shake Out program and CJ schools follow a method for earthquake safety known as:
Drop, Cover, Hold On
. Firstly:
Drop
to the ground. Next,
Cover
your head and neck. Get under a desk or work table. And lastly,
Hold On,
to whatever you can and don’t move until the event is completely over.
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Madison Stamps was crowned 2019 Homecoming Queen.
At the football game, our Bulldogs were victorious over the Ozark Tigers: 56-20.
The homecoming parade float winners were:
1st place: 4th Grade Football
2nd place: 6th Grade Cheer
3rd place: 3rd Grade Football
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- Athletic Calendar
- Admission to High School and Jr. High Athletics: $4/adults & $2/students
- All Varsity Football games, Home Varsity Volleyball matches, and various other sporting events are live-streamed by our fan volunteers or CJHS students. Bulldog Broadcast Network
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Come out for PINK OUT NIGHT
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Carl Junction vs. Webb City
All proceeds go to HOPE 4 YOU.
Honorary Volleyball Coach, Breast cancer survivor, Stephanie Miller, CJ girls head swim coach.
ALL fall sports teams donated gift baskets to be raffled and the football team donated a silent auction basket!
Pink lemonade, cupcakes and other baked goods available for purchase also! Come out and support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and our local HOPE 4 YOU foundation!
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- Congratulations to Salma Lewis: MAXPREPS/AVCA player of the week for Missouri & All-Tournament team for the CJ Classic!
- Maddie Blackford & Taylor Storm finished in 2nd place in the COC Girls Tennis Tournament!
- Jenna Teeter won the COC Golf Tournament for the 3rd year in a row. This year she lead the way by 7 strokes!!! She was also the Joplin Globe Athlete of the week for the 1st week of October.
- Lance Ward earned a State Track honor - the Aldo Sebben Award for Class 4. The Aldo Sebben award is given annually to the most outstanding track and field athlete in each class. The award is presented by the Southwest Missouri Cross Country and Track Coaches.
- Kyndal Channel (Class of 2019) won the State Trap Shooting Tournament while setting a State League record of 84.
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Maddie Blackford & Taylor Storm
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Carl Junction Bulldog Athletics
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