It was a busy weekend for our Smithton athletes. Junior High Cross Country came to a close with the state championship meet. Congratulations Tyler for finishing as the 25th best runner in the state. The High School teams competed in Westphalia Saturday morning and the soccer team got another victory on the road Friday night in Iberia.
Halloween Dance on Saturday, October 21 for all students in grades 5-8 from 7 to 9pm in the elementary gym! $5 admission with a costume, $8 without! Haunted Hallway, Costume Contest, and Games! See You There...If You Dare!
BIG VICTORY for our girls tonight! They will be playing for a District Championship on Monday at 6pm. Well done Ladies!
In July, Lily Stevens was able to attend CYCLE or The Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience held annually in Jefferson City. This conference brings in some of the best and brightest young leaders from across Missouri. The focus is to show students more about electric cooperatives, teach leadership skills and experience Missouri state government. The program includes nationally known speakers, tours of great Missouri museums, and a day at the state Capitol.
Check out her interview in the news article shown here: https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ruralmissouri/202310/index.php?dyn=Central#/p/B
Yesterday, students got to attend "Build My Future" in Jefferson City. It’s a construction career industry showcase with a ton of hands on experience!
FBLA members celebrated Missouri FBLA Day by touring local non-profit, Retrieving Freedom, Inc. The staff at Retrieving Freedom provided a tour of the facility, educated us on service dogs, volunteer opportunities, and the types of careers needed to run such a successful organization. The students also got to see demonstrations by the wonderful staff and current service dogs in training. Thank you to Retrieving Freedom, Inc. for a wonderful experience for our students!
Come on out and dine with us while you attend Parent/Teacher conferences!
We had a remarkable turn out for Grandparent's Day! It was wonderful to see such a large crowd and so many smiling faces!
Grab your friends and family and head to El Tapatio tonight for tacos!
10% of proceeds go to Tiger Athletics United! 4PM- Close
We are so very excited to welcome all the visitors to our Grandparent's Day tomorrow!
Junior High and High School Parent/Teacher Conferences are October 19th from 2:00-7:00pm! Please meet your student's teachers in their rooms! They are eager to share your student's progress! We hope to see you there!
Cross Country had a good show at our Pumpkin Run this weekend. The cold and rain didn't stop this group of hard workers from multiple top ten finishes. Check out the results: https://mo.milesplit.com/meets/557098-6th-annual-smithton-xc-pumpkin-run-2023/results
A great night of volleyball tonight in Green Ridge for the Kaysinger JH volleyball tournament! Our girls went 1-1 this evening with a win over Tipton and a 3 set thriller with #1 seed Sacred Heart! They will be back in action tomorrow in Green Ridge at 9:00am!
What a great night for our seniors. Congratulations to Ryleah, Kaelynn and Karlee for some great Tiger volleyball memories. Tigers get a 3 set win this evening against Windsor.
Ryleah Kennebeck is a senior Volleyball player. After high school, Ryleah plans to attend Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School to receive her cosmetologist, barber, and esthetics licenses. Ryleah would like to thank all of her coaches throughout her high school career but especially would like to thank Coach Larimore for the knowledge given during this season. She would also like to thank her team for being a second family but most importantly she would like to thank her mother for being her biggest supporter of all. Ryleah would like to tell her teammates to never give up and that things will get hard and you will want to quit but there is always something good to come when you persevere. Thank you Ryleah for your commitment to Smithton athletics.
Karlee Ross, a senior captain in volleyball, is proud of earning her leadership role on the team. She says she hopes to see the team keep improving, win districts, and make memories. She plans to go to State Fair Community College to become a sonographer. They don’t currently have a volleyball team, so she’s working hard to make the most of the games this year.
During PLTW, students measured the energy use of several devices ranging from a hair straightener to a large buffer. They also compared the energy use of a modern game system using the Oculus VR headset to that of an old system by using a Nintendo 64 from the 1990s. The N64 actually used a little bit more power despite only having a fraction of the computing power as an Oculus. The N64 power use varied based on how many items were on the screen that the system had to process.
Kaelynn Demand is a senior volleyball player whose main goals are to have a fun year, be a leader in volleyball, and put in hard work. Kaelynn plans to attend Avila University after high school. She isn’t sure yet if she wants to play volleyball after high school, but she wouldn’t say no to a scholarship.
What a great evening for the Smithton cross country athletes. Great performances out of all runners capped off by an individual conference championship for senior Gabe Aitken and conference championship in junior high for Tyler Wilson.
Conference Champs 2023! The varsity boys cross country team takes first in the conference meet.
