Bulldog Bytes - February 2020
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News briefs about the people, places, and events of the Carl Junction School District.
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Feb 10 - 14: School Board Appreciation Week
Feb 13: Family Library Night, 3:30-6:30 pm at K-1, 2/3, and Intermediate
Feb 14: CJ Day - Show your school spirit by wearing RED & WHITE
Feb 14: School is in session - make up day for snow day on 12/16/19
Feb 14: Jazz at the Junction, a free jazz festival, Stark Performing Arts Center, 4 - 9 pm
Feb 15: Special Olympics Basketball Stevie Lain Classic @ HS Gym, 7 am - 3 pm: Volunteers needed, especially to referee 3-on-3! Contact msahni@cjr1.org
Feb 17 - No School for students or staff
Feb 20: 5th Grade DARE graduation, 5:30 or 6:30 pm in the Stark Performing Arts Center
Feb 21: Early Childhood & PAT playgroup - Dunkin' w/ Dads and Dudes, CJ Community Center (303 N Main), 6 pm. See
https://www.cjr1.org/domain/363
for more details
Feb 21: CJ Day - Show your school spirit by wearing RED & WHITE
Feb 22-29: National FFA Week
Feb 24: Board of Education meeting, ISC, Room 5, 6:30 pm
Feb 27: 6th Grade Band Concert, 2/3 Gymnasium at 7 pm
Feb 28: CJ Day - Show your school spirit by wearing RED & WHITE
Feb 28: FFA Community & Business Leaders' Breakfast, CJHS, 6-8 am
Feb 28 - Mar 6: Spring Book Fair @ K-1, 2-3, & Int Libraries
March 16-20: Spring Break
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For more information, check out your
student's building newsletter or daily announcements:
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Next year's school calendar has been approved by our Board of Education.
Due to state law changes, this calendar looks a little different than previous years. View below.
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The Cookie Chronicle: School Calendar
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Welcome back to
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 video I discuss the design of our school calendar, specifically explaining snow days and how they are managed for our school system." Click on the video below to watch.
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When: Friday, February 14
Time: 4 - 9 pm
Where: Stark Performing Arts Center & 2/3 Gym
Free Admission
CJ Bands will host Jazz at the Junction, a jazz festival featuring live jazz band performances by multiple regional high school and junior high bands and will feature a headliner from Crossroads Jazz.
The cost for the optional Chili Supper is $5. Concessions will also be available. Proceeds will go toward the Carl Junction Jazz Program.
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Congratulations to High School teacher Ryan Jones who has received the Joplin's Globe's HOOT recognition. This program has been started to recognize regional educators who are going above and beyond in their classrooms. He received a spotlight in the Joplin Globe and a Target gift card, courtesy of Crowder College.
To nominate your favorite teacher, fill out the fast and easy form here:
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School Board Appreciation Week: February 10 - 14
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We love our School Board! Thanks for all you do for our district's students and staff!
President - Larry Cowger, Vice President - Christie Hutcheson, Kasey Cowger, Claudia Cox, Bob Hays, Brian Massey, and Travis Spencer
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Intermediate names spelling bee champions
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At the annual Spelling Bee at Carl Junction’s Intermediate Building, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders showed their spelling skills with Fourth Grader Kylee Sheward earning the building championship.
Each classroom held a spelling bee with the top 4 places going on to the grade-level championship. Grade-level finalists then competed for the Intermediate Building honors.
Other School-Wide Finalists include Sixth-graders Hayden Wilkerson, 2nd place; Corinne Merrell, 3rd place; and Benjamin Battaglia, Alternate.
Kylee Sheward will represent Carl Junction Intermediate School in the Joplin Globe’s Regional Spelling Bee.
Additional grade-level winners included fifth-graders Estevan Rankin, Peyton Meyer, and Zane Gunnett; and fourth-graders Jaxon Merrell and Adriana Maturino.
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Photo attached: Intermediate Spelling Bee winners (front
) – Kylee Sheward (1st place) and Hayden Wilkerson (2nd place); back row – Corinne Merrell (3rd place) and Benjamin Battaglia (Alternate).
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Academic Bowl teams succeed
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Recently, CJ students in grades 6-8 have competed in Traveling Academic Challenges matching their academic skills against students from other regional school districts. These events test students with a series of five challenge bowls throughout the year, each on a different subject including: Language Arts, Science, Math, History, and Humanities.
In the Science Academic Bowl:
- 6th grade team received 1st place
- JH B Team received 1st place
- JH A Team received 3rd place
In the Math Academic Bowl:
- 6th grade team receivd 1st place
- JH B Team received 3rd place
- JH A Team received 1st place
Great job brainy Bulldogs!
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6th grade Science Bowl, 1st place team: Hayden Wilkerson, Lydia Churchill, Elliott Brown, Evan Davis, Ethan Conklin, and Alex Hobson
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JH A Team Math Bowl, 1st place team:
Blaine Wilkerson, Liam Hall, Anna Burch, and Reese Hensley
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In order to enrich learning for students, our 7th grade science classes have recently been participating in hands-on lab experiments.
One yearly experience has proven to be a favorite for students, the "Sight Lab" with Dr. Repsher. Stations included using tools such as an ophthalmology viewer and students were able to dissect an actual cow eye.
To further enhance learning about the eye, students also participated in a "Mirror Challenge". Students were tasked with investigating the image transference of a plane mirror versus a half-silvered glass. Their challenge? - attempt to transfer the reflection of a hidden block to each reflective surface, including the mirror that was blocking the wooden block from sight.
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Sight Lab students researching a cow's eye: Sofia Neal, Faith Crow, Devin Willoughby, Cooper Anderson, Hannah Sanders, Rose Shafer, Dr. Repsher
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Mirror challenge students: Jayda Graham, Marcus Emerson, Jake Garrett, Kymira Wainwright
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National School Counselors Week: February 3-7, 2020
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CJ Staff and Students are implementing intentional kindness into daily life here at school. There is a certain correlation between happiness and educational success, so our students are finding ways to brighten the day of their peers.
A group of students at the Junior High recently formed a kindness club called "KREW" (Kids Recognizing Everyone's Worth). Their first initiative has been rolled out on Friday mornings. The students arrive early to school to hold open doors and lavish a warm greeting and a high-five to their peers. The students also reached out to local organizations and churches, and have even gotten some community members to join in on the fun as positive adult role-models.
Throughout most of the months of January and February, Counselors and Students at the Intermediate Building have started a "Random Acts of Kindness Challenge". Each day another idea of how to be kind and inclusive is proposed to the students. Ideas include things such as: "helping someone carry their things", and "be partners with someone new."
We love to see the big hearts of our Bulldogs!
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Members of the JH "KREW" club greet their peers as they arrive at school on Friday mornings
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Intermediate students take to the hallways marking favorite hobbies that they share with classmates, showing support and similarities. See more about the kindness challenge here:
Intermediate Counselors Facebook Page
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Carl Junction teacher Maeve Sahni’s class had a fun and enriching field trip when they were invited to tour the KODE TV, Action 12 News Studio in Joplin. Meteorologist Ray Foreman introduced the lucky students to his work space and even allowed them to do some mock forecasting in front of the green screen.
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L to R: Canon Uebinger, Keaton Duncan, KODE Meterologist Ray Foreman, Maeve Sahni, Kaymn Carrico, Ella Gamble, Mitchell DeCastro, McCayla Starbuck
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- Senior Danielle Wrensch was named the Joplin Globe Athlete of the Week, published in the February 2 edition.
- CJ Swim Team won their first COC Title! Read the full article here.
- Seven more seniors have signed their National Letter of Intent to continue their athletic careers in college. Congratulations to these students and their families:
- Braeden Bakos, Track & Field, Southwest Baptist University
- Hannah Carnes, Softball, Graceland University
- Abbey Goebel, Cross Country, Ozark Christian College
- Micah Lieberman, Football, Southwestern College
- Mayson Montez, Cross Country & Track, Missouri Southern State Univ.
- Reese Vogel, Football, Pittsburg State University
- Lance Ward, Track & Field, Harvard University
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