South Harrison
Spring
Newsletter
Statement of
Non-Discrimination
Adult & Community Education
Classes for Lifelong Learning
Applicants for admission and employment,
students, and employees of South Harrison R-II
Schools are hereby notified that this institution
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability,
age, genetic information or any other
characteristic protected by law in admission or
access to, or treatment of employment in its
programs and activities. The district provides
equal access to the Boy Scouts and other
designated youth groups. As stated in Policy
AC the following persons have been designated
to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:
The following classes will be held at the North
Central Career Center. Contact Mary Ward at
425-6609 ext. 5004 or visit the school website
for information or enrollment.
Yoga/Pilates: Donna Eiberger
Country Line Dance:
Connie & Eldon
Graham
Country Couple Dance: Connie & Eldon
Graham
Essential Oils: Annie Graham
Body Camp For All Ages: Jeffery Epperly
Cupcakes: Heather Benedict
Linkedin: Pam Fitzgerald
Re-Purposing A Picture Frame: Pam
Fitzgerald
Bee Keeping For Beginners: Raymond
Heldenbrand
Beginning Bridge: Sharon Smith
Investigating The Top Social Networks:
Pam Fitzgerald
Container
Gardening/Small
Space
Gardening: Heather Benedict
Destination Germany: Dennis Eastin
Beginning Belly Dance: Erica Fitzgerald
Quilting: Broken Glass: RosaLee McGuire
Infant Massage: Tiffany Cox
Geocaching 101: Denise Wagner
Deco Mesh Seasonal Wreath: Betsy Friesz
Monogram Burlap Wreath: Betsy Friesz
Vintage Button Bracelet (Crochet): Betsy
Friesz
Ruffle Scarf: Betsy Friesz
Compliance Officer:
Superintendent
South Harrison R-II School District
PO Box 445
Bethany, MO 64424
Phone: 660-425-8044
Fax: 660-425-7050
Email: deastin@shr2.k12.mo.us
Acting Compliance Officer: (in the event
the compliance office in unavailable)
Special Services Director
South Harrison R-II School District
PO Box 445
Bethany, MO 64424
Phone: 660-425-6933
Fax: 660-425-7050
Email: jslaughter@shr2.k12.mo.us
Yearbook
This is your last chance to order a 2014-2015
yearbook! To reserve your copy, the yearbook
staff must have your order by the end of
March! Yearbooks are $35 each, you can pay
Ms. McFall, a yearbook staff member or order
online at www.jostens.com. Don’t miss out, this
yearbook includes all Middle School, High
School and Career Center students and faculty.
Spelling Bee
On February 12, 2015, South Harrison hosted
the Harrison County Spelling Bee in the Little
Theater. We had 24 spellers from 5th-8th
grades.
The schools represented were
Cainsville, North Harrison and South Harrison.
Austin Eads, 8th grader and Brooklyn Ellis, 6th
grader were our 1st and 2nd place winners. They
will go on to represent Harrison County at the
Regional Spelling Bee in St. Joseph, Missouri on
March 14, 2015.
Last Day for
Seniors/Commencement
The last full day for seniors will be Friday, May
15, 2015. Seniors will rehearse at 12:30 p.m. for
commencement, check in books, pay bills, and
clean out lockers.
Commencement exercises for the Class of 2015
will take place at the high school on Sunday,
May 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Baccalaureate will be May 13, 2015 at 7:00
p.m.
Last Day for Students
The last day for students will be Wednesday,
May 20, 2015. We will be having final exams
for hours 1-4 on Tuesday, May 19th, and for
hours 5-8 on Wednesday, May 20th.
Fourth quarter grades will be mailed to
parents unless your child has outstanding fees,
lunch, and library books, etc. Please feel free
to call the principal’s office at 425-8051 for
further information.
Summer School
Summer school will be offered at South
Harrison High School. For more information
contact Mark Forster, Principal at 660-4258051 or Valerie Neal, Counselor at 660-4258113.
Girls Golf
South Harrison Girls Golf will be starting their
spring bulb sales. Don’t forget to get your
spring flowers and help support the golf team.
You can now order online or contact any golf
member.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 and Thursday,
March 14, 2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Fool’s 5K/Fun Run/Walk & Field
Events
Sponsored by the Jr/Sr High Student Council,
the Fool’s 5K/Fun Run/Walk & Field Events will
take place Wednesday, April 1, 2015. More
information will be in the announcements and
sent home soon.
FCCLA
The South Harrison Chapter of FCCLA catered
a Valentine’s Day Banquet for the Unified
Services. Members made lasagna, breadsticks,
salad and cheesecake. Members then served
over 100 people on Wednesday, February 11,
2015, in the high school commons. All patrons
and members had a good time. Thanks to all
the members for helping support this event.
State Bound Science Olympiad
Teams
Congratulations to the 2015 1st Place Region 1
Championship Science Olympiad Senior High
Team! The first time in the history of the South
Harrison School District! The team will continue
on to the State competition at Westminster
College in Fulton, Missouri on April 18, 2015.
Individual medals were:
Air Trajectory -- 2nd Place -- Samantha
Garrett & Hannah Baker
Anatomy & Physiology -- 3rd Place -- Kylie
Gannan & Hannah Baker
Astronomy -- 4th Place -- Danielle Hayden &
Ryan Carmichael
Bridge Building -- 1st Place -- Cody Fish &
Aleah Squires
Bungee Drop -- 1st Place -- Ryan Carmichael
& Cody Fish
Cell Biology -- 1st Place -- Kylie Gannan &
Victor Babinski
Chem Lab -- 3rd Place -- Jacob Wagner &
Danielle Hayden
Disease Detectives -- 2nd Place -- Jacob
Wagner & Kylie Gannan
Dynamic Planet -- 1st Place -- Rebecca Prest
& Keagan Madison
Experimental Design -- 4th Place -- Angel
Gomez, Zachary Faulkner & Tayla Doolittle
Forensics -- 5th Place -- Victor Babinski &
Danielle Hayden
Fossils -- 2nd Place -- Jacob Wagner &
Rebecca Prest
Geologic Mapping -- 2nd Place -- Samantha
Garrett & Rebecca Prest
Green Generation -- 3rd Place -- Samantha
Garrett & Keagan Madison
It’s About Time -- 3rd Place -- Victor Babinski
& Charity Flanders
Mission Possible -- 1st Place -- Aleah Squires &
Angel Gomez
Protein Modeling -- 1st Place -- Rebecca
Prest & Victor Babinski
Scrambler -- 2nd Place -- Zachary Faulkner
& Charity Flanders
Tech. Problem -- 5th Place -- Angel Gomez &
Tayla Doolittle
Wright Stuff -- 2nd Place -- Jacob Wagner &
Zachary Faulkner
Write It-Do It -- 4th Place -- Aleah Squires &
Tayla Doolittle
The Junior High Science Olympiad Team
placed 3rd as a team and will compete at a
state level on April 18, 2015.
Individual medals or ribbons were:
Air Trajectory -- 3rd Place -- Jacob Nyhagen
& Jeremiah Nyhagen
Anatomy & Physiology -- 5th Place -- Emma
Meinecke & Keighana Oliver
Bio Process Lab -- 2nd Place -- Ally Hoyle &
Daniel Karns
Bottle Rocket -- 4th Place -- Austin Eads &
Emma Meinecke
Bridge Building -- 2nd Place -- Fayne
Hamilton & Gustavo Murillo
Can’t Judge A Powder -- 2nd Place -- Ally
Hoyle & Daniel Karns
Crave The Wave -- 3rd Place -- Emma
Meinecke & Wesley Hall
Crime Busters -- 3rd Place -- Sara Carmichael
& Jeremiah Nyhagen
Disease Detectives -- 2nd Place -- Daniel
Karns & Wesley Hall
Dynamic Planet -- 4th Place -- Hailey Carter
& Brooke Moreland
Elastic Launch Glider -- 4th Place -- Dereck
Bowman
Entomology -- 6th Place -- Keighana Oliver
& Jeremiah Nyhagen
Experimental Design -- 2nd Place -- Ally
Hoyle, Jacob Nyhagen & Dereck Bowman
Fossils -- 1st Place -- Dereck Bowman & Sara
Carmichael
Green Generation -- 5th Place -- Wesley Hall
& Alexis Dutro
Meteorology -- 2nd Place -- Fayne Hamilton
& Gustavo Murillo
Picture This -- 6th Place -- Austin Eads, Sara
Carmichael & Hailey Carter
Road Scholar -- 3rd Place -- Daniel Karns &
Brooke Moreland
Robo Cross -- 5th Place -- Sara Carmichael &
Jeremiah Nyhagen
Simple Machines -- 4th Place -- Brooke
Moreland & Hailey Carter
Solar System -- 3rd Place -- Dereck Bowman
& Jacob Nyhagen
Wheeled Vehicle -- 1st Place -- Fayne
Hamilton & Gustavo Murillo
Write It-Do It -- 4th Place -- Keighana Oliver
& Sara Carmichael
FFA
The FFA Chapter has been very busy preparing
for spring activities.
They recently celebrated FFA Week. Sunday
members attended church at New Hope
Baptist. Monday they served the community a
free breakfast. Tuesday the chapter hosted a
blood drive. Wednesday greenhands painted
their hands. Thursday State FFA Vice President
Brandon Bothwell visited with agriculture
classes and Friday members attended the
Western Farm Show in Kansas City.
This year the chapter has five State Degree
candidates, three State Proficiency winners, six
second place Area Proficiency awards and one
3rd Place Area Proficiency award.
The chapter also has students applying for
State Choir, State Talent, Missouri Agribusiness
Academy, Hymax Academy, Area Scrapbook,
Treasurer’s Book and Secretary’s Book and will
have one candidate for the Area Officer team
this spring.
Payton Gentry, Ethan Coleman and Tanner
Daugherty were selected to attend the
Washington Leadership Conference this
summer.
There are also students competing on seven
Career Development Event teams.
The FFA trapshooting team starts practice
again and will compete at the State FFA
Trapshoot in May.
The FFA Chapter Banquet is scheduled for May
8, 2015 and we would like to invite the
community to attend!
Thank you for all your continued support!!
3 Tips for Parents to Engage
Teens in Summer Learning
Summer learning loss is not a new or complicated
phenomenon. After students spend most of the
year cooped up in classrooms and studying for
tests, most of them are ready for a break when
May and June come along. But this drop-off in
learning can hurt students.
In high school especially, students need to be
sharp
year-round
for
difficult
class
assignments, SATs, graduation tests, and college
applications. After summer break, high school
students must be able to quickly transition back
into a full academic schedule.
1. Talk to your child's teacher: Use these last
weeks of school to get summer learning
suggestions from your child's teacher. With
younger students, parents can often handle
teaching basic skills themselves, but as teens
delve into more difficult classes such as calculus
and AP English, Peck says parents should turn to
teachers.
Go to the teacher and say, 'What do you suggest
my student be doing over the summer? Are
there online resources that you can recommend, or
are there free or affordable activities … that my
student can engage in over the summer?'"
2. Help your teen find a job: I can't think of a
single work experience that doesn't involve reading
or writing comprehension, citing office and
administrative positions, specifically. Parents and
their high school students should be open to
internships and volunteer opportunities, too.
Parents and teens should look for opportunities
with parks and recreation departments, schools,
local businesses, and city governments, which
often have summer job programs. Working at a
summer camp can also be a valuable learning
opportunity, because teens are taking responsibility
for younger children and often teaching a skill.
3. Choose fun learning activities: Summer
learning doesn't mean teens should be hunched
over textbooks at the library for three months, Peck
says. And even if that was the goal, parental
control varies as teens become more independent.
Parents can most effectively engage their teens
in summer learning by choosing fun activities.