Southern Boone School District

📢 JOIN OUR TEAM! 📢 Are you passionate about shaping the future of our community through education? The Southern Boone School District is hiring for the 2024-2025 school year! We're looking for dedicated individuals who are committed to fostering a positive learning environment and helping students reach their full potential. Don't miss out on the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students in our community. Explore all current openings and apply online today at sbschools.us/employment.

🌟Community members from the Southern Boone YMCA, Southern Boone Middle School, City of Ashland Parks & Rec and others teamed up last weekend for a town-wide cleanup! Together, we picked up trash, making our streets cleaner and more beautiful. A huge thank you to everyone who came out and made a difference! Let's keep the momentum going! 💪🧹

Students in Mrs. Lazinger's 5th grade English language arts class are reviewing skills this week to prepare for MAP testing. They played "Spoons" to review synonyms, antonyms, homophones and homographs.

🌟 Happy National Administrative Professionals Day! 🌟 Today, we're celebrating the incredible Administrative Professionals who are the backbone of our school district. These dedicated individuals work tirelessly behind the scenes, ensuring our schools run smoothly and our students, teachers and staff have the support they need to succeed. From coordinating schedules and managing communications to greeting visitors with a warm smile, their contributions are invaluable. We couldn't do it without them! Join us in showing appreciation for our administrative team today. Thank you for all you do! #SouthernBoonePride #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay #ThankYou

Southern Boone High School Senior Benton Struchtemeyer has been named one of the state's top academic students through the 2024 Missouri Scholars 100 program. This statewide initiative is organized by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals and recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of 100 outstanding students from the graduating Class of 2024. Missouri Scholars 100 is a competitive program that invites schools across the state to nominate candidates based on academic excellence. The selection process employs a formula considering the student's grade point average and ACT or SAT scores. Nominees must meet the criteria of an Academic Decathlon, successfully navigating ten challenging academic events to showcase their scholastic strength. The 30th Annual Missouri Scholars 100 Luncheon was held Sunday, April 21st, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. Congratulations, Benton!

SAVE THE DATE: Southern Boone Learning Garden will have a plant sale from 2:30PM-4PM on Wednesday, May 1st at the Learning Garden behind the primary school.

REMINDER: The Southern Boone School District will NOT be in session on Monday, April 22nd, 2024. View the 2023-2024 district calendar at sbschools.us/calendar.

Students in Mrs. Hammann's kindergarten class enjoyed a super exciting baby chick week! They incubated eggs for a week and then, on Thursday, the eggs began hatching. The class was very excited to see the baby chicks.

Summer is just around the corner and that means it's almost time for youth summer camps! Our coaches will be offering several camps this summer. MORE INFO: www.sbschools.us/camps

SAVE THE DATE: Southern Boone Middle School will be hosting 8th Grade Promotion on Tuesday, May 21st at 6:30PM in the middle school gym. All 8th grade students and their families and friends are invited to attend the event as we celebrate the 8th grade students and all of their accomplishments while at the middle school.

The Southern Boone Learning Garden provided 9 lbs of carrots, nearly 7 lbs of radishes and 27 bags of mixed greens to the Southern Boone Buddy Pack Program this week!

REMINDER: The Southern Boone School District will NOT be in session on Monday, April 22nd, 2024. View the 2023-2024 district calendar at sbschools.us/calendar.

The Southern Boone School District is hiring part-time bus drivers for morning/afternoon bus routes and athletic/activity bus trips. Learn more and apply online at sbschools.us/employment

Congratulations to Southern Boone High School Student Amelia Hawkins for being selected as a Missouri FFA State Officer. She will officially be sworn into office this Friday during the Missouri State FFA Convention in Columbia.

School Superintendent Dr. Tim Roth gave an update about the school district at this morning's Southern Boone Community Leader Breakfast hosted by the Southern Boone Economic Development Council. High school student Benton Struchtemeyer is the FBLA President and provided an update on how the students did at State FBLA Competition.

Southern Boone High School Junior Varsity Scholar Bowl Team was recognized during this week's school board meeting for earning 2nd place in the small schools division of the MACA JV State Tournament. Kerrington Condron finished in 19th place and Max Rice came in 8th in the individual rankings. Congratulations!

Members of Southern Boone's Future Business Leaders of America participated this week in the State FBLA Competition in Springfield. The Entrepreneurship team consisting of Alex Rice, Benton Struchtemeyer and Ryker Zimmerman earned 1st place and will be advancing to FBLA Nationals in Orlando, Florida at the end of June. Benton Struchtemeyer also finished 2nd place in the Securities and Investment objective test. Congratulations!

Our 3rd grade students from Southern Boone Elementary School had an absolute blast on Tuesday exploring the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. From tales of pioneers to insights into Missouri's rich history, they learned a lot about the Show-Me State!

Camp Invention® is coming back to the Southern Boone School District! In partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame® Southern Boone is excited to offer the Camp Invention® program to children entering K through 6th grade. We also have volunteer positions open for 7th-12th grade! This inspiring, weeklong summer experience provides opportunities for open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and more! The week begins on July 29th, 2024 with Lauren Huntebrinker returning as our Director. Availability is limited, so visit invent.org/mylocalcamp to secure your child’s spot today!

The Southern Boone School District extends its sincerest appreciation to outgoing school board members Tammra Aholt and Lyn Woolford. We appreciate your dedication and tireless service to our community over the past three years. Your contributions have left a lasting impact, and we are deeply grateful for your commitment to the school district.