Carl Junction Schools

We have had so much fun this week celebrating Chiefs Spirit Week. From Mahomes Monday, Tyreek Tuesday, Winning Back-to-Back Wednesday, and Travis' Throwback Thursday to Big Red Friday, we are all ready for the Super Bowl! GO CHIEFS! https://www.koamnewsnow.com/carl-junction-students-celebra/

Happy Homecoming! The Girls and Boys Basketball teams will be playing Willard tonight. 4:30- 9th-grade Boys @ JH Gym and 9th-grade Girls in the HS Gym 5:30 - Varsity Girls in the HS Gym and JV Boys in the JH Gym Approx. 6:30 Homecoming Coronation will be held in the High School Gym... 7:00 - JV Girls in the JH Gym and Varsity Boys in the HS Gym Congratulations to the 2021 Winter Homecoming Court: Seniors Mariah Barnett, Maggie Brown, and Josie Wells; Junior Catie Smith; Sophomore Hali Shorter, and Freshman Mya Thomure. The Varsity games will be live-streamed at: http://www.citylinktv.com/channel/carl-junction-tv/ See more

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has just concluded our yearly bus inspections and we are proud to announce that all 50 CJ buses received a % pass rate Let's hear it for our Transportation Department. They are the BEST! Thank you for working hard to keep our students SAFE!

Yesterday, at the annual Spelling Bee at Carl Junction’s Intermediate Building, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders showed their spelling skills with Sixth Grader Lily Shepard earning the building championship. Each classroom held a spelling bee with the top 4 places going on to the grade-level championship. Grade-level finalists then competed for the Intermediate Building honors. Other School-Wide Finalists include Sixth Grader Audrey Besperat, 2nd place; Sixth Grader Estevan Rankin,... 3rd place; and Fourth Grader Hudson Trosper, Alternate. The winning words were meringue and miniature. Watch the spelling bee here: http://www.citylinktv.com/channel/carl-junction-tv/ Lily Shepard will represent Carl Junction Intermediate School in the Joplin Globe’s special section featuring other spelling champions from around the region. There will not be a regional spelling bee this year due to COVID restrictions. Additional grade-level winners included fifth-graders Damien Meister, Matteo Le, and Ty Schupbach; and fourth-graders Olivia Eidson and Gabe Ackerson.

We made it to 100 days of school, but the kids are looking a little "worse for the wear"! (The kids are participating in the tradition of "dressing like you are 100-years old.") Look at some of the adorable 100-day fun we observed today in the K-1 Building. Congratulations on accomplishing 100 days on a difficult year Bulldogs, we have come a long way together!

With the observance over the weekend of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, we wanted to highlight the much loved and appreciated officers of the Carl Junction School District. Our schools make the safety of our precious students a top priority. Vital partners in this goal are our two amazing School Resource Officers: Stephanie Castlebury and Danny Conway, and our Juvenile Officer Kalleigh Richardson. These stellar police officers make our schools their home base, always on h...and to help in any crisis situation. In addition, they also have become encouraging friends and enthusiastic allies around campus. Sincere thanks to these wonderful people! We love you!

January Bulldog Bytes

Congratulations to Alex Baker! MSSU has named him as a Golden Lion Award recipient. He is the third CJ Senior to receive the honor this school year - way to go Bulldogs! As a Golden Lion Award recipient, he will receive a $1,000 scholarship from Missouri Southern. The Golden Lion honors Seniors who are succeeding in their education and are also active in volunteering in their community. Do you know of a deserving CJ Senior who positively impacts their school and community and plans to attend MSSU? Nominate them here: https://www.mssu.edu/advancement/giving/goldenlion.php

Our CJ teachers are all amazing and have gone way above and beyond this year. This is your chance to recognize your favorite teacher. Your nominations will help us choose one teacher per building that will vie for our District Teacher Impact Award. Nominate a CJ teacher that is extraordinarily inventive, engaging, or caring? Fill out the quick and easy nomination form here: https://www.cjr1.org/c/module/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx Our District Teacher Impact Award winner m...ay also be chosen to go on to compete at the regional and state-level before the National Teacher of the Year. Fellow teachers, parents, alumni, administrators, or students may submit a nomination. But do it today, the deadline for submission is February 1.

It is HOOT Award Wednesday! This week we are celebrating Kindergarten teacher Ashley Tuggle! (From the December 23 edition of the Joplin Globe) Mrs. Tuggle has been with the district since 2004! Thank you to parent Julianna Crow for nominating her, highlighting her continued commitment and kindness to the littlest of Bulldogs. There is no doubt that Mrs. Tuggle has touched many lives in her years here! Let's all congratulate Mrs. Tuggle on her wonderful contributions to ou...r District, and leave her some favorite memories in the comments below. Let's keep flooding the Joplin Globe HOOT Award (Honoring Our Outstanding Teachers) inbox with our talented teachers. Nominate your favorite today - anyone can: parents, teachers, or students. Fill out the short online form here: https://www.joplinglobenie.com/hoot-nominations

Reminder... All students may receive free breakfast and lunch through the remainder of the school year and summer school thanks to the US Department of Agriculture. Check out the January menus here: https://www.cjr1.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=357