McDonald County High School

🎉 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! 🙌 ❤️🍎 🏫👩‍🏫👨‍🏫

📢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! ❤️🖤

Good Evening Mustangs! I hope you had a relaxing and fun Spring Break! We are all looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! A couple of reminders we come back to school. First, dress code! Crop tops and pjs are not allowed and shorts need to be a reasonable length. We have had a great first 3 quarters of school and we want the last quarter to be even better, so discipline rules will be strictly enforced, We have a couple of fun reward days planned in the next few weeks like Earth Day and a Spring Carnival! So put in the work Mustangs; Come to school each day, and stay off the F list. If you need help with schoolwork tutoring is available Monday- Thursday! Just come see one of us in the office or in the Counseling Center and we will help you out! Enjoy the rest of the evening and we will see you tomorrow at MCHS!

🎉🎓🚌 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! 📚👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 🌸🌞🎉

📣 Happy #MotivationalMonday everyone! 🔥 Let's start the week with this inspiring reminder from William Butler Yeats: "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." 🔥 We hope this quote inspires you to approach your learning with a passion and curiosity that ignites a lifelong love for education. 💕📚 🤔 Remember, every day is an opportunity to learn and grow, so let's make the most of it! 🌟

✋ High 5 Friday at 5! 🙌 We thought it would be fun to wrap up the week by highlighting 5 great things our students have done over the past several days. This week, our high fives ✋ go out to: 1️⃣ Rhapsody N’ Rhythm, the McDonald County High School’s show choir program. They wrapped up a fantastic competition at the Webb City show choir showcase, taking home Best Ballad for Desperado, Best Male Vocalist (Jaxson Campbell), and won 4th in the overall competition! 🎵🎤🎼 2️⃣ Elly Wasson and her speech and debate coach Alexus Underwood. Elly qualified for state in the Lincoln Douglas debate competition as a Freshman! She also placed 5th in domestic extemporaneous speaking. (That’s a mouthful!) 🗣️ 🎤 3️⃣ The McDonald County Strength and Conditioning program had several weightlifters win state awards and set personal records, and Connor Yang set a new state record in the 119-pound weight category for deadlifting 425 pounds! (Can you say "Beast-mode!") 🏋️ 💪 4️⃣ It’s contest season for the McDonald County FFA and members have been busy traveling to different competitions and placing high in the ranks! From dairy cattle contests, creed speaking, ag sales, and much more, our kids are representing the county well! 🐄 🤠 5️⃣ MC Pom team member Kaylee Banta will continue her dancing career at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Ks. She was selected to be on the school’s dance team starting in the fall. Awesome! 🩰 🥰 So proud of all our students and their wonderful accomplishments! 👏 Just another way McDonald County Schools make a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! ❤️🖤 #High5at5 #FridayHigh5 #ShowChoir #Powerlifters #FFAContests #SpeechandDebate #DancingIntoTheFuture #McDonaldCountyR1 #WeAre1 #MCR1

👀 A sneak peek of a big production in a little theater. Elementary students from across McDonald County Schools got a first look at the new musical “Mary Poppins Jr.” 🎶 The play, put on by the McDonald County High School drama department, is a shorter version of the popular Disney musical “Mary Poppins”. ☂️🪁 🎙️ It’s the first big production for the department in the McDonald County High School Little Theater, which is on the McDonald County High School campus. 🏫 The sneak peek gives the elementary students a look at what the high school drama classes offer and gives the high school students a chance to run through the production in front of a live audience. 🎭 The play opens to the public Friday, March 10, at 7 pm, and Saturday, March 11 at 2 pm and 7 pm. Tickets are $10 and are available at the MCHS office or the theater door the night of the play. Just another way McDonald County Schools make a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! ❤️🖤 🎭🎶

🚀🌎🌔🌱👩‍🚀👨‍🚀👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 🤔 Ever wonder what life on Mars will look like in the future? 🚀🔮 🙋 Just ask the students in Mrs. Holz’s astronomy class at McDonald County High School. 👩‍🚀👨‍🚀 They created 3D models of Mars colonies that allow people to live on the red planet based on what they learned in class. And they absolutely nailed it! 👏 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Throughout this project, our students gained valuable skills in designing, modeling, and problem-solving. They learned about what's needed for life on Mars, including air, water, food, and shelter, and applied this to create their own unique models. 💪 🌟 We're blown away by the creativity and hard work put into these 3D models! Congratulations to Mrs. Holz's class on a job well done! 🎉 Just another way McDonald County Schools are making an out-of-this-world difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! ❤️🖤 🚀🌎🌔🌱👩‍🚀👨‍🚀👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

👀 🔍 Seeking out the best! It’s what recruiters from McDonald County Schools are doing as current teachers are retiring and others are moving from the district. 🏫 The team recently gathered several top prospects from the Missouri Southern State University Education Career Fair. 🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫 It’s just part of a push by school leaders to attract educators who are passionate, dedicated, and motivated to make sure our students are provided with the highest quality education. 📚🏅 Here’s a look at a story by KODE/KSN TV highlighting McDonald County at the career fair: https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/mssu/learning-about-teaching-opportunities-at-the-education-career-fair/ Just another way McDonald County Schools make a difference in the lives of every child, every day, whatever it takes! ❤️🖤

📖 History in the making for McDonald County Schools! 👋 A big send-off today for McDonald County High School wrestlers headed to the Missouri state wrestling tournament in Columbia, MO. 🎉 8️⃣ Eight of our student-athletes on our boy's wrestling team qualified for state this year, the most the school has ever sent! 😲 💪 Good luck to the following wrestlers listed with their weight classes: 🤼 106 Eberson Perez 🤼 113 Robinson Yoshino 🤼 138 Blaine Ortiz 🤼 144 Levi Smith 🤼 175 Colter Vick 🤼 190 Malosi Sosef 🤼 215 Samuel Murphy 🤼 285 Jayce Hitt 🥹 We’re so proud of your hard work and accomplishments this year! Go MC! ❤️ 🖤

🌊 Diving deep into the study of sea creatures without leaving the dry ground. 🐠🐟🦞 🔬🦑🧑‍🔬 Dissection day in Mr. Putney's Zoology class at McDonald County High School found students taking advantage of the nice weather to go outside to examine squid! 😯 🔪 By dissecting a squid, our students are learning about its anatomy, including its organs, systems, and functions. They're also examining its unique adaptations, such as the beak, ink sac, and chromatophores. 🦐🧠 Not only are our students developing their dissection skills, but they're also building their scientific inquiry skills by formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, and drawing conclusions. 🤓 We're proud to offer our students these valuable learning experiences and can't wait to see the amazing things they'll accomplish! 🙌 Just another way McDonald County Schools - and its teachers - make a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! ❤️🖤 #McDonaldCountyHighSchool #ZoologyClass #SquidDissection #Anatomy #Adaptations #ScienceSkills #HandsOnLearning #Education #FutureScientists #MCR1 #WeAre1 📚🔍👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 🦑

📣 How about a big shout-out to some real heroes in McDonald County Schools? 🦸💪 Wednesday, February 22 is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! 🎉🚌👏 With more than 420 square miles in the school district, our bus drivers travel hundreds of thousands of miles each year to get our students safely transported to and from school. 🙌🏫 To all our dedicated bus drivers, we want to say a big THANK YOU for everything you do. Your commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students is truly valued and appreciated. 🙏❤️ Let's give a round of applause to all the hardworking and caring school bus drivers out there who make a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes!! 🎉👏🚌

It’s National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day! 🎉👮‍♀️👮‍♂️ 🗓️ Today, we celebrate and honor the incredible work of our SROs here in the McDonald County School District. From ensuring the safety and security of our students to serving as positive role models and building relationships within our community, our SROs go above and beyond in their line of duty. They work tirelessly to provide a safe and welcoming learning environment for our students and staff, and their dedication is truly appreciated.💪 So let's give a big shoutout and thank you to all of our amazing SROs for making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes! 🙌👏

💗 We’re ready! 💕 💘 Hearts cut and glued. 💘Cards made with help from high school friends. 💘 Balloons filled and delivered. All across the district, our students are “valentined” up! 🫶 We hope you are too! 💓 Happy Valentine’s Day from your friends at McDonald County Schools! #HappyValentinesDay #Balloonsfilled #CardsMade #Heartscutandglued #McDonaldCountySchools #MCR1 #WeAre1 #BeMine

Congratulations to all the amazing candidates and attendants of the 2023 MCHS Basketball Homecoming! 🏀🎉 👑 Queen Candidates are: Leia Bryan, Megan Elwood, and Analisa Ramirez. 👑 King candidates are: Cross Dowd, Weston Gordon, and Dalton McClain. Attendants are: Freshman Class - Tatym Trudeau and JP Clarkson. Sophomore Class - Jaylee Brock and Hayden Lett. Junior Class - Carlee Cooper and Cory Eastburn. 👏 You all deserve to be celebrated, cheers to your hard work and dedication! Find out who wins the crown at the homecoming ceremonies on Friday, Jan 13 at 6:15 pm. And be sure to come out and cheer on the Mustangs as they take on the Seneca Indians! Let's make it a night to remember!🎉🎊 Go MC!