Richland R-IV School District

Teacher Appreciation Week sponsored by the Richland R-IV PTSO May 3 - May 6 Join the PTSO in thanking our teachers! Choose a day or two (or all five) to participate! Show your teachers that they are loved and appreciated! Monday - You Make us Bloom! Bring in your favorite teacher a flower! (Fresh, fake, hand-drawn or even floral print!) Tuesday - Teachers are Noteworthy! Write your teacher a note to explain how he or she has impacted your life this year! Wednesday - Supply them with Thanks! Pick up any supplies your teacher is running low on for your class! (class snacks, room supplies, tissues, germ-x, etc.) Thursday - My Teacher's a Treat! Treat your teacher with his or her favorite snack, beverage or candy! Friday - Thanks are in the Cards! Bring your teacher a homemade card and/or a gift card!

Katelyn Cole has signed to play basketball with Baker University. Katelyn helped lead her team to the quarterfinals this year. Katelyn was named All Conference MVP, All District MVP, All State, and KJEL Player of the Year this season. Katelyn is pictured with her parents, Jesse and Elaine Cole and her sister Kylie, Head Coach Justin Rees (Baker University), RHS Head Coach Nancy Ward, and the RHS Lady Bears basketball team.

The baseball team won tonight against Tuscumbia 12-5. Baseball seniors, Kaden Kardosz and Justin Shelton were recognized tonight. Congratulations!

Summer School Enrollment is still open for students in grades K-8. Students in 1st-3rd will building bots and working with legos while student in 4-5 will be flying drones and playing sports. Students in 6-8 grade will be learning golf and cooking. Daily attendance prizes will be given along with a drawing for 2 ipad minis. Students will also have the opportunity to earn a visa card for attendance.

Results from the Osage Warpath High School track meet: 400m dash: 1st place-Breah Morris 200m dash-3rd place Breah Morris 400m dash: 2nd place-Noah Johnson High Jump: 2nd place- Noah Johnson Long Jump: 2nd place- Noah Johnson

Richland Junior High and High School would like to invite our parents and the Richland community to two upcoming events. First, Fine Arts Night will be held on Thursday, May 6th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm in the gym. Please join us for an evening of student art work and musical performances. Second, National Honor Society Induction will be held on Monday, May 10th at 5:30pm in the gym. Come out and help recognize the school's academic leaders.

Results from the Vienna Junior High track meet today: 100m dash: 1st place-Haidyn Walters Girls 4x100m relay: 2nd place- Audrey Bowling, Mallory Moss, Brooklynn Lercher, Haidyn Walters High Jump: 2nd place- Brooklynn Lercher Triple Jump: 2nd place- Peyton Ward 1600m run: 3rd place- Brooklynn Lercher

Please join us at the high school as dinner is now being served.

In addition to desserts, a Paint It Pink Quilt sewn by students in Mrs. Evans' Genius Hour will also be available for auction. Stay warm with a handmade quilt designed and created by Richland Junior High students.

Tonight, bring your money and get ready to bid on some fantastic desserts made by the best bakers in town. Desserts up for auction will be: Missy Douglas' Rum Cake, Joyce Fritts' Pecan Pie, Barb Bolan's Italian Cream, Amber Johnson's Cookie Dough Cupcakes, A.Pemberton & J.Zeigenbein's Strawberry Cake, Karen Pemberton's Peanut Butter Pie, Rick Brashear's Homemade Pie, Kelsey Bunnell's Pretty Cake, Shirley Zeigenbein's Chocolate Chip Cookies, Linda Zeigenbein's Cinnamon Rolls, Sandra Gibson's Homemade Cobbler

THE BIG DAY IS HERE! Please join us tonight for the Spring Extravaganza. Dinner from 5:00-6:00pm followed by youth sports recognition, alumni game, dessert auction, homecoming court, and Paint It Pink presentation. See flyer below for more information.

Congratulations to the baseball team on their win tonight over Climax Springs 13-1.

Congratulations to our JH/HS Frisco League Conference track medalists! Noah Johnson Conference Champ- High Jump 2nd- 400m Dash 3rd- Long Jump 3rd- 100m dash *4th Overall in Top 10 Boys HS Athletes Dylan Heberling 2nd- High Jump 3rd- 300m Hurdles *9th Overall in Top 10 Boys HS Athletes Breah Morris 3rd- 400m Dash Dana Long, Emily Ogle, Leanne Bailey, Lily Gibson 3rd- 4 X 800m Relay Marissa Henson 2nd- Shot Put Haidyn Walters Conference Champ 100m Dash 3rd- 100m Hurdles Brooklynn Lercher 2nd- 1600m Run 3rd- High Jump *6th Overall Top 10 JH girl Athletes Peyton Ward 2nd- Triple Jump *8th Overall JH girl Top 10 Athletes Junior High Girls placed 3rd Overall!

Please see the results at the following link of the JH/HS Frisco League Conference track meet. http://www.microsport.com/cgi-bin/tmr.cgi?id=5137

Good luck to the junior high and high school track athletes at the Frisco League Conference meet tomorrow at Waynesville starting at 9:30. Spectators are asked to wear a mask at the Waynesville facility.

Richland R-IV would like to welcome Ira Moss and Tim Sherrer as our newly elected Board of Education members! Thank you for your willingness to serve the district and our staff, students, and patrons!

The baseball game at Iberia is cancelled today!

At tonight’s meeting, the Board voted to make masks optional at this time. All other COVID protocols will remain in place.

Don't forget, this Friday, April 23rd, Richland High School will host the first ever Spring Extravaganza! Events begin with a Paint It Pink pulled-pork dinner fundraiser from 5:00pm-6:00pm in the cafeteria. Dinner is $10/person. After dinner, the Richland Youth Athletic teams will be recognized for their participation in their local sports clubs followed by a Men’s and Women’s Alumni Basketball game. During the game, a dessert auction will be held to help satisfy your sweet tooth. After the game, we will reveal who was selected to the 2020-2021 RHS Homecoming Court. We will end the evening by presenting our Paint It Pink fundraising proceeds to Mrs. Susan Lindsey. A lot will be happening this night and there will be something for everyone.

The Junior High track meet at Lebanon is cancelled for today!