News briefs about the people, places, and events of the Carl Junction School District. |
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Thank you for checking out our February Bulldog Bytes newsletter. We usually send our newsletter early in the month but with the ice and snow two-week delay, it is just now landing in your inbox. We have updated a few of the stories and calendars to reflect some changes. Be on the lookout for the March edition. We have so much more to tell you about!
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Feb. 25: Early Childhood & PAT playgroup - Pizza and Bball w/ Dads and Dudes, CJ Community Center (303 N Main), 6 pm. View the calendar for more info.
Feb. 26: CJ Day - Wear your Red & White
Mar. 7: High School Vocal Music "Pops Concert", 3:00 pm (facial coverings required)
Mar. 11: Family Library Night, 3:30-6:30 pm at K-1, 2/3, and Intermediate (all in-person, one adult and one student allowed entry, facial coverings required)
Mar. 11: Jazz at the Junction, Stark Performing Arts Center, 7 pm (facial coverings required)
Mar. 22-26: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL for staff and students
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For more information, check out your
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The Cookie Chronicle: Board and Bond |
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 our fantastic school board and how much they do to serve our students, and discuss the upcoming no tax increase bond issue for the district that will appearing on the April ballot."
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Intermediate Spelling Bee |
At the annual Spelling Bee at Carl Junction’s Intermediate Building, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders showed their spelling skills with Sixth Grader Lily Shepard 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. You can watch the archived livestream of the Spelling Bee.
Other School-Wide Finalists include Sixth Grader Audrey Besperat, 2nd place; Sixth Grader Estevan Rankin, 3rd place; and Fourth Grader Hudson Trosper, Alternate.
Additional grade-level winners included fifth-graders Damien Meister, Matteo Le, and Ty Schupbach; and fourth-graders Olivia Eidson and Gabe Ackerson.
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Intermediate Spelling Bee winners – Lily Shepard (1st place), Audrey Besperat (2nd place), Estevan Rankin (3rd place), and Hudson Trosper (Alternate).
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6th-grade winners - Lily Shepard, Audrey Besperat, Estevan Rankin
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4th-grade winners - Hudson Trosper, Gabe Ackerson, and Olivia Eidson
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5th-grade winners - Damien Meister, Ty Schupbach, and Matteo Le
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Jazz at the Junction is a Carl Junction School tradition. Regularly, bands from dozens of regional high schools come together to present an entire evening of performances. This year, due to concerns from COVID-19, Carl Junction Jazz Bands have decided to hold a district-only version of the event.
On Thursday, March 11, beginning at 7 pm in the Stark Performing Arts Center (206 S. Broadway), Carl Junction School’s Junior High Jazz Band, and High School Jazz Ensembles 1 and 2, will perform. The event will be free to all attendees. Social distancing and facial coverings are required.
The traditional chili and dessert supper will not be offered this year.
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District Band Results (Virtual) |
The students recently selected for District Honor Band for Concert performances were:
Alyssa Graves - 9th Chair Flute, Grace Derfelt - 2nd Chair Oboe, Olivia Wobken - 10th Chair Clarinet, David McCaulley - 1st Chair Horn, Lance Smith - 3rd Chair Horn, Chloe Miller - 4th Chair Trombone, Avery Elsten - 6th Chair Trombone, Meagan Greenlee - 3rd Chair Tuba, and Nate Rogers - 3rd Chair Percussion Option 1.
The students selected for District Honor Band for Jazz performances were: Rowan Stamper - 3rd Chair Trombone, Morgan Payton - 4th Chair Trombone, David McCaulley - 1st Alternate Piano, and Nate Rogers - 2nd Chair Drumset.
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Alford takes 2nd place with VFW essay |
Sophomore Eden Alford claimed 2nd place in the local 2021 VFW Voice of Democracy Essay Contest. The contest, sponsored by the Webb City Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7630, is open to high school students from Carl Junction and Webb City. Eden earned $50.00 with her 2nd place finish.
Established in 1947, the Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay. This year’s theme was Is this the Country the founders envisioned. The National audio-essay winner earns a $30,000 college scholarship.
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February is School Board Appreciation Month |
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CJ Schools want to thank these selfless individuals for their impact on the personal and educational improvement in the lives of our district’s children. This amazing group volunteers their time, working diligently to put our students first. A close second goal is to provide a healthy and happy environment for staff. These priorities show in a big way by producing a stellar school district.
Members of the board are: President - Larry Cowger, Vice President - Christie Hutcheson, Rob Herron, Brian Massey, Kasey Cowger, Bob Hays, and Travis Spencer.
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Three educators are honored with HOOT Awards in January |
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Megan Goetz
January 13 edition
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Chrissy Plumlee
January 20 edition
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Natalie Fletcher
January 27 edition
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National School Counseling Week: February 1-5, 2021 |
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On February 1, Carl Junction Schools celebrated 100 days of being in school! In this crazy year, filled with uncertainty, the kids of the K-1 Building got to celebrate the milestone by having a fun day of themed-activities and dressing like they were "100 years old". |
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Athletic schedule changes |
There have been a lot of athletic event schedule changes for our winter sports. Keep up with the latest notifications on the Athletic Calendar.
Individual sports schedules posted on the website may not have all of the latest changes but we do our best to keep this master schedule as accurate as possible.
Go Bulldogs!
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Athletic News
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Winter Sports are wrapping up. Check out the schedules here.
- Please wear a mask and social distance at our athletic events.
- When attending AWAY games, meets, or matches, please check out the school's safety requirements and follow their guidelines.
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Congratulations to Salma Lewis for being name AVCA Region 6 (KS, MO, IA, IL) All-Region team.
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Congratulations to these brainy Volleyball players! Academic All-State: Kylie Scott, Logan Jones, Maggie Brown, Ellie Lawson, Abigale Wilson, Jillian Kennedy, and Salma Lewis. Team GPA 3.69. We are always proud of our students' success in the classroom.
- Congratulations to the Girls Swim Team - COC Champions
View these stories and more on our
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Salma Lewis named to the Volleyball Region 6 All-Region Team. |
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Volleyball Academic All-State! |
2021 Conference Swim Champions! |
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Patterson signs NLI to play football |
Carl Junction Senior Wide Receiver Drew Patterson signed a National Letter of Intent on February 3 to play football at the collegiate level.
Drew will play for the Ottawa University Braves beginning next fall. He plans to major in Education/Sports Studies.
While at Carl Junction, Drew was a 2-time Varsity Letter-winner, Honorable Mention Quarterback, 1st Team All-District Wide Receiver, 3rd Team All-Area Wide Receiver, and 3rd Team All-Conference Wide Receiver.
Congratulations Drew!
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Basketball Homecoming 2021 |
On Friday, February 5, Carl Junction hosted Willard for Basketball Homecoming.
The Homecoming court consisted of Senior candidates Josie Wells, Mariah Barnett, and Maggie Brown. Junior attendant was Catie Smith, Sophomore attendant was Halie Shorter, and Freshman attendant was Mya Thomure. Maggie Brown was crowned as queen.
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Senior Maggie Brown,
2021 Basketball Homecoming Queen
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2021 Homecoming Court: standing, from L to R - Freshman Mya Thomure, Junior Catie Smith, Sophomore Hallie Shorter. Seated, from L to R - Seniors Josie Wells, Mariah Barnett, and Maggie Brown. |
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