News briefs about the people, places, and events of the Carl Junction School District. |
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Mar. 10-11: Book Fair K-6 / Untraditional formats, check building websites for details.
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, High School Gym, 7 pm (facial coverings required)
Mar. 14: Daylight Savings Time begins, set clock forward one hour
Mar. 22-26: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL for staff and students
April 2: NO SCHOOL for staff and students
April 6: Go Vote!
May 21: Graduation
May 21: Last day of school, students dismiss at 11:30 am
June 3-30: Summer School
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For more information, check out your
student's building newsletter, social media, or daily announcements:
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The Cookie Chronicle: Go Vote |
The Cookie Chronicle, for the month of March, will be an upcoming video created by our High School Video Productions classes and featuring an interview with Dr. Cook and Board President Larry Cowger about the upcoming Proposition S.A.F.E., no-tax-increase bond issue. Look for it soon on Social Media and go VOTE on April 6!
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Kindergarten Registration for 2021-22 is now open! |
The time has come to begin welcoming our new Kindergarten class! Registration is open now, and is a required first step to completing enrollment! Use Parent Portal, to complete as soon as possible. Further instructions may be found here.
Eligible children must be 5 years old before August 1, 2021, and live within the Carl Junction School District (proof of residency is required at screening).
After this step is complete, information will be emailed to parents about screenings and document verification appointments in April.
** Current CJ Preschooler’s families must also complete this step.**
For help, call 417-649-7045 during school hours with questions.
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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 High School Gym, 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.
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It's storm season -
Be Weather Aware!
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Did you know that our high school shelter/indoor practice facility is a PUBLIC storm shelter?!
Doors will unlock in the event of a NOAA severe weather warning (storm or tornado) - 24 hours a day.
The community entrance is on the west side of the building at #1 Bulldog Lane, marked "E". Please respect social distancing guidelines and wear a mask. Masks will be provided if needed.
Read more about the shelter on our
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Wilkerson is National Merit Finalist |
Senior Cade Wilkerson, has moved from Semifinalist to Finalist in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.
About 16,000 students out of about 1.5 million who entered the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2019 PSAT/NMSQT were named as semifinalists. Ninety percent of the Semifinalists met the requirements to move on to Finalists status. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships, earning the Merit Scholar title.
Cade is still reviewing college options but plans to major in computer science and mathematics.
Cade is the son of Brent and Barbara Wilkerson of Joplin, Missouri.
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Art Department wins big at COC Competition |
High School Visual Arts students recently entered artwork of all types into the Central Ozark Conference Art Exhibit and Competition. Carl Junction students did very well, earning First Place in many categories.
Hailey Koester, received First Place and Best of Show for 2D Media with her charcoal drawing, "Moving Forward". This drawing has also earned a prestigious Merit Award from MSU's Department of Art and Design.
The art will be on display at Crowder College's Longwell Museum until March 29.
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Hailey Koester's Charcoal Drawing "Moving Forward". COC Best of Show, 2D Media. COC 1st place: charcoal drawing. MSU Merit Award. |
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Anna-Kaye Vangilder, 1st place: Acrylic Painting |
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Darby Skiles, 1st place: Fiber Arts |
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Singers selected to Honor Choir |
High School choir students recently submitted virtual vocal auditions for the Southwest District choir competition. Sixteen CJ students were selected for the Honor Choir.
Carl Junction students chosen for the 9th/10th Grade District Honor Choir include Kiley Brenneis, Francesca Mitchell, Caitlyn Garrett, Mary Parker, and Rowan Stamper.
Chosen for the 11th/12th Grade District Honor Choir were Carl Junction students Hannah Weber, Sophia Hensley, Kaylee Svehla, Emma Lietz, Grace Derfelt, Lance Smith, Miles Stamper, Morgan Crespino, Jackson Marlett, Logan Carnes, and Cooper Lea.
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Virtual District Leadership Conference for FBLA was recently held, with a large group of Carl Junction students receiving top marks. This National non-profit organization has a goal of preparing students for business careers.
The four students pictured received 1st place in their categories: Cade Wilkerson for Cyber Security, Peyton Grimes for Job Interview, and the duo of Claire Eubanks and Emma Sargent for Publication Design.
For the complete list of FBLA District contest winners, please see the website article.
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L to R top: Cade Wilkerson & Peyton Grimes
L to R bottom: Claire Eubanks & Emma Sargent
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FFA Area Proficiency Awards |
The results for the Agricultural Proficiency Awards are in, with many Carl Junction FFA students being honored (see graphic for details)!
Nineteen CJ students overall received 6th place or above in their categories. Two students, Aubrey Niess and Katie Fredrickson received first place and will be representing Area 9 at the State-level competition!
National FFA week took place in February and this department took some time to have fun in celebration. Check out some photo highlights on their Facebook page.
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March 7-13 was observed as School Social Work Week. In August 2020, Victori Wright joined our team as the District's new School Social Worker.
We want to thank Victori for the many ways that she supports our District's students, counselors, teachers, and administrators.
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Joplin Globe HOOT Award Recipients |
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Caroline Corbett
February 24 edition
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Lori Henderson
March 10 edition
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Academic Bowl Teams grades 4-8 competing in Traveling Challenges |
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Teams consisting of area 6th through 8th-grade students have recently competed in regional Traveling Academic Challenges. These challenges test children with a series of five bowls, each on a different subject including Language Arts, Science, Math, History, and Humanities.
Pictured here, the Junior High JV team was undefeated and placed first at the History Academic Bowl competition that took place at College Heights at the end of February. Students pictured are from L to R: Evan Davis, Alex Hobson, Lydia Churchill, and Seth Brown.
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CJHS Seniors attending Crowder College receive special gift |
Each school year, a small number of Carl Junction Seniors also spend a portion of their school day receiving education in advanced training programs at Crowder College. One such year-long course of study is in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, to train as Programmable Logic Controller Technicians.
A Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, is a small computer, that is used primarily for industrial automation. For example, you would find a PLC inside of an automated car wash to tell the system which type of wash the customer has selected, and then control the automation of the tasks the machine then carries out.
Recently, an anonymous donor, who is an Engineer by trade, purchased a large group of PLC devices and gifted them to the Crowder students for their personal use, to keep indefinitely. These PLC training students (including three Carl Junction Seniors), will graduate in May with a Level I PLC Certificate and they will take with them a valuable learning tool for continued learning and experimentation.
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L to R: Isaac Pence, Carson Miller, and Riley Sweeney (all Carl Junction Seniors), and Jordan Prater (Crowder Student), pose with their gifted PLC devices and with Crowder Advanced Manufacturing Technology Instructor Andy Wilson. |
The gifted PLC device is shown attached to a laptop in the process of being programmed. |
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District Champs! Good Luck at Sectionals! |
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Our Girls Basketball Team begins State Tournament play on Wednesday, March 10 at 6 pm at McDonald County High School. Here are some details:
🏀 KNEO Radio will also broadcast this game on 91.7 FM 😊
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Athletic schedule changes |
In the Spring Sports Season, there are always lots of schedule changes due to weather. 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.
- Nine Softball players earned Academic All-State honors: Saedra Allen, Hannah Cantrell, Jamie Fabozzi, Kacie Ford, Jayden Green, Kaitlyn Neace, Bryn Neria, Sammie Sims, and Isabelle Southern.
- Girls Basketball Head Coach Brad Shorter has earned several honors over the past two seasons. Here are just a few - National Federation of High School Coaches Coach of the Year, 2019-20 Missouri Girls Basketball Coach of the Year, and NFHS Midwest Section Girls Basketball Coach of the Year.
- Senior Alex Baker ended his basketball season with earning conference and district awards - 3rd Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-District
View these stories and more on our
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Congratulations Girls Swim Team! |
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Results from today’s MSHSAA Class 1 State Championships:
Lady Bulldogs finished 6TH PLACE in team standings!
ALL-STATE: 2nd place- 200-yard medley relay - Skyler Sundy, Emma Lacey, Sophia Hensley, Chloe Miller; 3rd place - 200-yard freestyle relay - Lacey, Ally Montez, Sundy, Miller; 5th place - 50-yard freestyle - Chloe Miller, 5th place - 100-yard breaststroke - Emma Lacey.
ALL-STATE CONSIDERATION: 9th place - 100-yard backstroke - Skyler Sundy, 9th place - 400-yard freestyle relay - Miller, Montez, Sundy, Lacey; 16th place - 100-yard breaststroke - Abigail Wilson, Other finalists: 19th place - 100-yard backstroke - Carsyn Smith.
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Two CJ Wrestlers headed to State! |
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Congratulations to State Qualifiers Senior Jesse Cassatt and Sophomore Lukas Walker. Jesse (182) will go after his 2nd State Championship. Lukas will aim for the 106 lb. title. Good Luck at State this weekend. |
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Carl Junction Bulldog Athletics |
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Bulldog Broadcast Network |
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Bulldog Bytes | Carl Junction Schools | 417-649-7026 | www.cjr1.org
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