
Congratulations to the Lady Bears basketball team on on their 2020-2021 season! It was a season full of accomplishments and memories!


Sectionals for track will be held at South Callaway on Saturday, May 15th. Tickets must be purchased online at www.MSHSAA.org. Tickets are $7 for ages 6 and up. Tickets will not be available at the gate on Saturday. Good luck to Breah and Hunter!

Congratulations to both Breah Morris and Hunter Reed who qualified today at districts for State Sectionals next week. Breah qualified in the 200m dash and Hunter in the 800m run. Good luck to you both!



Hiring Fair in Richland to join the Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area (LORA) team! See the flyer below for some great opportunities for High School and College students to keep them busy and earning some money over the summer. Positions open at our Lake Area in Linn Creek.


Family & MWR is hosting a Hiring Fair in Richland for Lake Area Students to join the Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area (LORA) team. It will be held at the Richland Fire Station on May 12 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Applicants must be at least 16 years old and need to bring the following items: resume, SSN, valid photo ID, transcripts, and a high school diploma. For further details, call NAF HR office at 573-596-0283.


Congratulations to all our WCC students on their achievements! Richland is proud of all of you and the hard work you've put into your classes. You deserve it!!


A reminder that Fine Arts Night is tonight at the high school from 6:30pm-7:30pm in the high school gym. Please come out and enjoy a night of student art and music performances.


The baseball team received the one seed for baseball districts! Baseball districts will be hosted by Crocker High School. The RHS baseball team will play on May 18th at 5:00.


2021 District Track and Field Meet schedule of events. May 8th at South Callaway High School.


Just a reminder that COMC is offering free sports physicals at the Richland High School on May 13, 2021 from 1-5 for our student-athletes for grades 5th and up. Forms are available to print on the Richland Bears website under athletics. Forms will also be available in the high school office as well as made available to the student-athletes to bring home ahead of time. Parent consent is required for your child to receive a physical. Please have the necessary sections completed on the physical prior to the examination. Please contact Kim Latham if you have further questions: klatham@richlandbears.us or 765-3711 ext. 1122.


Bear Den News


Congratulations to Haidyn Walters for breaking the school record for girls in the 100m dash with a time of 13.28. Haidyn also broke the junior high record for girls in the 75m hurdles and the 100m hurdles. Congratulations Haidyn on a great track season!


Ft. Wood Lion's Club sponsored an art contest recently. The students created a peace poster expressing their visions of peace. Two 6th grade students at Richland Elementary School received awards in the contest.
Congratulations to Franklin and Eva for their outstanding artwork.



We had previously been told by DESE that we would have to make up the two full days that we took off after Thanksgiving break for COVID issues. After discussing it with them on the number of hours we have been in school, we no longer need to make up both of the COVID days. We will be able to meet state statutory requirements by attending school on Monday, May 24. That will be the final day of school and it will be an early release day. Summer School will still start on May 27.

Congratulations to the following athletes who medaled at the Lebanon Junior High Invitational track meet:
100m hurdles: Haidyn Walters - 3rd place
100m dash: Haidyn Walters - 2nd place
1600m run: Brooklynn Lercher -3rd place
High Jump: Brooklynn Lercher - 3rd place

Congratulations to the following athletes who medaled at the Crocker Invitational high school track meet:
400m dash: Noah Johnson - 1st place
800m run: Hunter Reed - 1st place
Long Jump: Noah Johnson - 2nd place
200m dash: Dylan Heberling - 3rd place
3200m relay: Dana Long, Lily Gibson, Leanne Bailey, and Hana Muse - 2nd place
800m relay: Lily Gibson, Hana Muse, Emily Ogle, and Breah Morris - 3rd place
400m dash: Breah Morris -3rd place
800 m run: Lily Gibson - 3rd place
200m dash: Breah Morris - 2nd place
Shot Put: Marissa Henson - 3rd place

The Richland School Board is pleased to introduce Mr. Sam Callis as the incoming high school principal. Mr Callis is excited to be coming to Richland and brings with him 23 years in education. His first 17 years were in Texas where he was born and raised. The last 6 years have been in Missouri. He has been a teacher and coach in Cuba and Waynesville School Districts before moving into administration. He was an Assistant Principal in Cuba from 2018-2020. This past year he served as Principal at Cuba High School. His wife teaches at Waynesville High School. They have a 6 year-old son who will begin Kindergarten next year. Mr. Callis is excited about this opportunity to work with the Richland Schools and he looks forward to meeting everyone and getting started.


Track districts will be held May 8th at South Callaway High School starting at 10:00 am.
TICKETS: All tickets will be digital. You must purchase the tickets online. Money will not be accepted at the gate. You will receive a QR code after ordering. That code can be used on your phone or printed off. You must have the QR code for entry.
1. Go to mshsaa.org
2. Click on the large ticket
3. Click on Track and Field
4. Click on Class 1
5. Click on District 2

Just a reminder to the Parents and Athletes that the Richland JH/HS Sports Banquet will be held Tuesday, May 4th beginning at 5:45. The banquet is sponsored by the Richland Athletic Booster Club.


Thank you to all students who participated in last Saturday's Prom Night event. Your Prom King and Queen are Tyler Muxlow and Leanne Bailey and the Prince and Princess are Daveton Fearon and Dana Long.


