Southern Boone School District

The 2024 Southern Boone Classic is this week!

Thank you to Callaway Bank for the $500 donation to Southern Boone Elementary School's Book Swap Program. The donation will be used to purchase new books for the program. The goal of Book Swap is to inspire a love of reading by providing 3rd and 4th grade students access to different books. Once a month, students can choose a book that is new to them to take home. Students can also earn coupons to take home additional books from the Book Swap. They can do this by bringing books from home to "swap" out for a book that is new to them and by completing their reading log for each week.

Here's the latest edition of the Eagle Express E-Newsletter! READ THE E-NEWSLETTER HERE: https://bit.ly/3u5kQWV

Some district staff spent time during Wednesday afternoon's professional development time attending year 1 LETRS training. LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) is comprehensive professional learning designed to provide early childhood and elementary educators and administrators with deep knowledge to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the foundational and fundamentals of reading and writing instruction.

Download the Southern Boone School District App! With the app, you'll find the latest school news, important updates, upcoming events, menus and more. Learn more about the app at sbschools.us/app. ANDROID DEVICES: bit.ly/3wtyKkg APPLE DEVICES: apple.co/3CUg3HF

NO SCHOOL: Due to hazardous travel conditions on the secondary streets and county roads, the Southern Boone School District will NOT be in session on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024.

UPDATE: Due to hazardous road conditions, all practices and events for this afternoon/evening are canceled. All Southern Boone facilities will be closed.

NO SCHOOL: Due to the freezing rain in the forecast potentially leading to hazardous travel conditions, the Southern Boone School District will NOT be in session on Monday, January 22nd, 2024.

Thank you to the Ashland Police Department for stopping by today during the elementary school's scheduled safety drill. We appreciate the officers being in our building and interacting with our students.

NEWS RELEASE: The Southern Boone School District will have two questions for voters to decide on in the April 2nd, 2024 election. The questions will include an $11.6 million no tax rate increase bond issue for a high school expansion construction project and a 20 cent no tax rate increase levy transfer to help increase salaries for teachers and staff. READ MORE HERE: www.sbschools.us/article/1418151

Cupid's Courtwarming 2024 shirts are now available! Join in the fun for Courtwarming and help support the high school student council. The deadline to order shirts is this Friday, January 19th! Courtwarming is on Friday, February 9th, and the Courtwarming dance is on Saturday, February 10th. ORDER ONLINE HERE: https://sobocostore.com/collections/2024-soboco-courtwarming

The Annual Courtwarming Dodgeball Tournament will be on February 8th at 7:30PM. There will be a middle school bracket for 7th and 8th graders and a high school bracket. Registration is $25 per team. SIGN UP HERE: https://forms.gle/9bPDQoreXmf4AXPW7

TRAFFIC UPDATE: South Henry Clay Blvd is closed near Sarah Drive (Near Jose Jalapenos and Randy's Auto Repair) because of a power line down on the road. Please use an alternate route if you are picking up students at any of our schools this afternoon.

REMINDER: Due to the recent snow days, we want to remind parents/guardians that early dismissal will be at 2PM this afternoon and every Wednesday throughout the school year. You can view the 2023-2024 district calendar at sbschools.us/calendar

The Southern Boone Board of Education will meet for its monthly board meeting this evening at 6:30 p.m. in the central office boardroom. The meeting is open to the public. MEETING AGENDA: https://bit.ly/427VsfF WATCH IT LIVE HERE: https://bit.ly/4aDUXht

NO SCHOOL: Due to dangerously cold temperatures and extremely low wind chills, the Southern Boone School District will NOT be in session on Tuesday, January 16th, 2024.

REMINDER: The Southern Boone School District will not be in session on Monday, January 15th, 2024, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. View the district calendar at sbschools.us/calendar

SNOW DAY: Due to the winter weather in the forecast and potentially unsafe travel conditions, the Southern Boone School District will NOT be in session on Friday, January 12th, 2024.

The Southern Boone Senior Beta Club is hosting a Mini Mizzouthon Family Dance Party on from 2-5PM on Saturday, January 27th in the high school gym and commons. Proceeds will benefit the NICU at MU Health Children's Hospital in Columbia. REGISTER ONLINE HERE: https://events.dancemarathon.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=6085

REMINDER: The Southern Boone School District will not be in session on Monday, January 15th, 2024, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. View the district calendar at sbschools.us/calendar.