🎉 It's a wrap! 🎉
Today marks the last day of the year for our incredible teachers in McDonald County Schools. 📚🎓 They came together for their annual end-of-year celebration, and what a celebration it was! 🥳
We took this moment to recognize the dedication and hard work of our amazing teachers and staff who have been with us for 5 to 30 years. 👏🏼 They are the heart and soul of our district, shaping young minds and inspiring our students every day. Thank you for your unwavering commitment! 💙
This year, we bid farewell to two exceptional individuals who have made a tremendous impact on our district. 👋🏼 Dr. Mark Stanton, our long-time Superintendent, and Assistant Superintendent Joy Hardridge are retiring. 🌟 We had the opportunity to shake their hands, give hugs, and express our heartfelt appreciation for their many years of dedicated service. 🤗
We also had the chance to recognize all our retiring teachers. We wish you the very best as you embark on this exciting new chapter of your life. Enjoy every moment and embrace the adventures that lie ahead! ✨
For our returning teachers, we hope you have an incredible summer filled with relaxation, rejuvenation, and plenty of memorable moments. You deserve every bit of it! ☀️🌴
And to everyone at McDonald County Schools, from our administrators to our support staff, we want to extend a massive THANK YOU for your unwavering dedication and commitment. 🙌🏽👏🏽 You are truly superheroes in the eyes of our students, and we appreciate you more than words can express.
Thank you for making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes!❤️🖤📚
#LastDayOfSchool #EndOfYearCelebration #TeacherRecognition #RetirementFarewell #NewBeginnings #SummerVacation #ThankYouTeachers #McDonaldCountySchools #MCR1Proud #WeAre1
Happy National School Nurse Day to our amazing school nurses and nurse aides at McDonald County Schools! 🩺👩⚕️👨⚕️💉
From checking temperatures and handing out band-aids to administering medications and providing emotional support, you all play a vital role in ensuring our students can learn and grow in a safe and healthy environment. We appreciate you more than words can express! ❤️❤️ 🙌
So, let's give it up for our incredible school nurses and nurse aides today! 🎉👏🎉👏
Thank you so much for helping McDonald County Schools make a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🍎🏫
👩🏫👏 Let’s have a big round of applause for Bridget Epperson, the 2023 McDonald County Schools Teacher of the Year! 🎉🏆
Bridget's years of dedication to teaching Early Childhood Special Education students at Noel Primary School are truly inspiring. 🌟📚
She is a role model for all educators, and we are proud to have her on our team. 👍🙌
Epperson was selected from a group of amazing candidates from schools all across the district who were also recognized at tonight’s McDonald County Teacher of the Year Banquet.
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Congratulations, Bridget, and thank you for making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes. 🙏👏📚
#TeacherOfTheYear #Education #NoelPrimarySchool #Inspiration #Dedication #Commitment #McDonaldCountySchools #ProudEducators #MCR1Proud #WeAre1 ❤️🖤
📢 Talk about a sweep! 🧹🏆🎉
👏 Congratulations to the talented students of McDonald County High School for their big wins at the 25th annual Southern Media Showcase at Missouri Southern State University
🎥📷📰 The showcase saw over 200 students from different schools competing in categories such as short films, comedies, news writing, social media, and photography.
🥇🥈🥉 In their first time competing, MCHS students won the entire Journalism Sweepstakes division and swept numerous awards categories! Here’s a list of their impressive wins:
📸 Photo Story: 1st Place - Griffin Schutten, 2nd Place - Teea Corcoran, 3rd Place - Natalie Gillming
🏅 Sports Feature Photography: 1st Place - Griffin Schutten, 2nd place - Griffin Schutten
💼 Advanced Portfolio: 1st Place - Griffin Schutten
📁 First Year Portfolio: 1st Place - Teea Corcoran
👤 Portrait Photography: 2nd Place- Griffin Schutten, 3rd Place - Griffin Schutten
🏃 Sports Action Photography: 2nd Place - Griffin Schutten
📊 Design Infographic: 1st Place - Madi Parker, 2nd Place - Abigail Pagel
👑 Instagram Royalty: 1st Place - Jacob Winkler, 3rd Place - Madi Parker & Emily McCool
🎵 TikTok Star: 1st Place - Analisa Ramirez, 2nd Place - Emma Huckabey
💡 Design Logo: 3rd Place - Kynnan Hutchinson
👏 Let’s give a big round of applause to our talented students for their incredible achievements! 🎉
Just another way McDonald County Schools are making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! ❤️🖤
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Maggie Johnson, 6th Grade teacher at Pineville Elementary School, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓 Mrs. Johnson is representing both Pineville Primary and Pineville Elementary Schools with this award.🏅
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️ 🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Morgan Williams, Kindergarten teacher at Rocky Comfort Elementary, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️ 🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Terri Casto, Math teacher at Anderson Middle School, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Bridgette Epperson, Early Childhood teacher at Noel Primary School, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Karen Woods, 2nd Grade teacher at Southwest City Elementary, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Alisen Payette, 5th Grade teacher at White Rock Elementary, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️ 🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Rene’ Jennings, 5th Grade teacher at Noel Elementary, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Crystal Crust, a Title 1 teacher at Anderson Elementary, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 It’s time to celebrate our amazing Teachers of the Year at McDonald County Schools!
Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our Teachers of the Year at each school in the district. 🧑🏫🧑🏻🏫
👏 A big congratulations to Theresa Walthal, Art teacher at McDonald County High School, for this well-deserved recognition! 🎓
Thank you for your dedication to making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌
The overall district Teacher of the Year will be announced at a banquet on Thursday, April 20. 🏆
Stay tuned for the big news! ✴️
#TeachersOfTheYear #McDonaldCountyHighSchool #awesometeacher #McDonaldCountySchools #MCR1Proud #WeAre1 🍎👨🏫👩🏫
🎉 Happy National Assistant Principals Week! 🎉
We’re highlighting some of the unsung heroes in McDonald County Schools! 🤩
Assistant Principals play a crucial role in our schools, and we’re celebrating these incredible school leaders who work tirelessly to create a positive learning community and face the many unpredictable challenges that land on their desks. 👏
Let’s give all our McDonald County Schools assistant principals a hand and say thank you for making a positive impact on every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌 ❤️🍎
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📢It’s High Five Friday at Five!🙌🎉
At 5:00 pm 🕔, we’re celebrating five 5️⃣ fantastic accomplishments our amazing students have achieved this week at McDonald County Schools.
👉 Here are our High Fives for this week: ⬇️
👏A big high five to our McDonald County FFA students who qualified for state competition in nursery and landscaping 🌷🌸🪴 as well as forestry 🌲🌳 ! Good luck to them as they prepare for their next contest!👨🌾🏆
👏 Congratulations and high fives to MCHS business students Cheyenne Craddock who received 3rd place🥉 in Marketing, Madi Parker who received 3rd place🥉 in Business Computer Applications, and Elly Wasson who received 2nd place 🥈in Impromptu Speaking at the Crowder College Business Competition! Way to go whiz biz kids! 👩💼📈💼
👏Our building trades students in the Skills USA class are competing today in the Missouri State Skills USA Contest! Let’s give a high five to these MCHS students as they hammer 🔨, saw 🪚, wire 🔌, and plumb 🚿 their way to success! 🏆
👏 MCHS band students are tuning up for competitions as well. 🎶 Today several of them are playing at the district instrumental solo and ensemble contest at Missouri Southern State University. 🎷🎺 And the whole band heads to Joplin on Monday for the state contest! ✋High fives to them as they prepare! 🎵🎼
👏 A big high five to the little learners at Pineville Primary for wearing wacky socks for a lesson on Down Syndrome! 🧦🧦 Mr. Benish and his daughter Claire talked to classes about Down Syndrome and showed off their colorful socks! What a cool way to learn and share what you know with others! 💙💛
Keep up the fantastic work, McDonald County Schools!👍👏
🤖 Robots, 🎢 roller coasters, and 💻 right clicks!
👀 Get ready to witness the ultimate showcase of STEM skills! McDonald County students from kindergarten to eighth grade brought their A-game at the annual STEMAPalooza contest held at McDonald County High School. 🔬🖥️🧑🔬🔢
🌟💻 The competition was fierce as grade levels battled it out to engineer cardboard roller coasters, program robots to move across the floor, and write actual computer code!
Through #STEMAPalooza, students learned the importance of teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving, gaining valuable experience applying their STEM knowledge and skills to real-world challenges. 🌎
We are bursting with pride for our students and can't wait to see the incredible things they will achieve in the world of STEM! 💪🏼👩🔬👨💻
Join us in celebrating our future innovators and the McDonald County Schools' commitment to #STEMeducation and #MakingADifference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! ❤️🖤
#STEMeducation #FutureInnovators #MakingADifference #McDonaldCountySchools #MCR1Proud #WeAre1 🙌🏼🌟
🔦🎖️ Shining the spotlight on some of our awesome teachers, programs, and supporters at McDonald County Schools. 🎊
Let’s give a big round of applause for the more than 20 educators and supporters who were honored at the Celebration of Schools Awards Ceremony hosted by the Southwest Center for Educational Excellence last night! 🎉
👏 Congratulations to our incredible honorees from McDonald County Schools including:
💫 Board Member Recognition - 10 years + service: Frank Woods
💫 District Outstanding Achievement Awards: Sean Mccullough, Brandon Joines, Josh Factor, Beau Bennett, Josh Tyler, Allen Callahan, Oscar Ortiz, Reed Davis, Daniel Sumler, and Christine Ellis
💫 Teacher of the Year Recipients: Theresa Walthall, Crystal Crust, Terri Casto, Karen Woods, Bridgett Epperson, Rene’ Jennings, Maggie Johnson, Alison Payette, and Morgan Williams.
💫 Friend of Education: Randy Smith
💫 Making Learning Come Alive, PreK-6th Grade: Art and Culture Night, Noel Elementary;
Art Trading Cards, White Rock Elementary
💫 Making Learning Come Alive, 7th - 12th Grade: Dabbs Greer Little Theater, McDonald County High School; To Kill A Mockingbird/Place-Based Learning, McDonald County High School
💫 Dr. Al Cade Educational Service Award: Joy Hardridge, Asst. Superintendent MCR1
We are thrilled to share that McDonald County Schools had the biggest showing of nominees of any school in the region! 🤩
Thank you to these excellent educators and supporters for making a difference in the lives of every child, every day, whatever it takes! ❤️🖤
🎉🎓🚌 It's back to class for McDonald County Schools! 🚌🎓🎉
We hope you've had a great Spring Break 🌸🌞🌊 and we can't wait to see all of our amazing students and staff back at school on Monday, March 27!
Let's make it a great week together! 💪📚🙌
🎯🏹👏🎉 The McDonald County Mustang Archers have hit the mark at the state archery tournament this weekend!
Congratulations to the team on an amazing season! 👏
🎉 A special shoutout to Tim Pagel for shooting two perfect 50 rounds, an incredible achievement! 🥇🏆
We also want to recognize and thank our amazing seniors, including 4 four-year commitments! 👋🎓
We are incredibly proud of the growth and dedication we have seen from all our archers this season, and we can't wait to see what the future holds for this talented team! 🌟
#McDonaldCountyHighSchool #MustangArchers #AimHighArchers #OnTarget #StateTournament #Perfect50 #Dedication #HardWorkPaysOff #Proud #Growth #Future #🏹👏🎉🥇🏆👋🎓🌟#MCR1 #WeAre1
📣🌸🌞🎉 HAPPY SPRING BREAK! 🎉🌞🌸📣
Just a quick reminder that McDonald County Schools are out for Spring Break from March 20-24!
🙌🏼🎉 Take some time to relax, have fun, and recharge! 🎉🏖️🌴
We’ll see you back in class on Monday, March 27! 📚👨🏫👩🏫 🌸🌞🎉
