Congratulations to Abby Aguirre, our Support Staff of the Year, and to Scott Girth, our Volunteer of the Year. Abby is currently the lead custodian at the high school. Scott is the owner/operator of Legacy Trucking based in Springfield. He volunteers with the high school band and drives the semi-trailer that transports the band equipment to competitions all across the country.

Thank you to Central Gas Propane for sponsoring these awards!

Nixa High School had 20 students receive the Missouri Seal of Biliteracy this year. With this Seal on their transcript and their high scores on the proficiency exam in their chosen language of study, they will earn 12 college credits or more for FREE participating Missouri universities when they continue their language studies at the university level!

To achieve this award, students had to pass a proficiency test in their second language and score at least proficient on the English II End-of-Course (EOC) assessment. These students dedicated at least four years to learning their second language to become biliterate.

The following students earned the Missouri Seal of Biliteracy:

Kendall Ernst, Camila Figueroa, Isabella Hanners, Salvador Herrera, Hailey Jarvis, Spencer Ward, Kylene Minton, Paige Pearcy, Sailor Powley, Seb Sweaney, Lane Loney, Lauren Loney, Kenneth Coor, Abby Martin, Jaeden Smith, Treasure Bougher, Kaleb James, Alexa Gaunt, Harper Jane Simpson, and Brianna Gonzalez.

Congratulations to these students for their hard work and dedication!

This past weekend, the Nixa Archery Team placed 2nd overall while competing in the National Archery In The Schools Program (NASP) Archery IBO/3D Eastern Nationals (JROTC Division) in Louisville, KY.

Nixa Archery Team members are the following:

Hailey Anderson, Alex Arnold, Caleb Craig, Tyler Cubic, Michael Ewald, Jacob McConnell, Logan Pauhl, Karson Robb, Andrew Smith, Karsen Tunell, and Kiya Ward.

Great job, Eagles!

The High School Artist(s) of the Week is the class of 2023 choir seniors! Artist of the Week is sponsored by Rocco's Pizza of Nixa.

“This exceptional senior choir class, with their harmonious voices and unwavering commitment, has truly embodied excellence. Their inspiring leadership, poignant performances, and heartfelt contributions will resonate long after their final note. They leave an unforgettable legacy.”- The Nixa Vocal Music Team

A video summary from the Nixa Board of Education on their May 2023 regular monthly meeting.

What if an entire community read the same book during the same month? What if the book we all read together has a unifying message about kindness, neighborliness, and friendship? What if we celebrated these lessons with family-friendly events where readers can come together to discuss?

That’s the question posed by the City of Nixa, Nixa Public Schools, and the Christian County Library’s Nixa Branch. The answer we came up with is what we call the “One Nixa, One Read” program.

We’ll be encouraging the entire Nixa community, young and old, to read the same book, Wonder by R. J. Palacio, together during the same month.

To learn more about One Nixa One Read Website, go to onenixaoneread.net.

To put your business message in front of decision-makers.

Just contact Tricia Chapman at 417-983-0314 or triciachapman@nixaschools.net

Let your business message ride along into over 16,000 Nixa addresses three times per year! Approximately 2 cents per household, less than you'd pay for direct mail on your own.

Contact Tricia at 417-983-0314 or triciachapman@nixaschools.net to get started.

Every afternoon parents sit in carline to pick up their children. Every afternoon they must have a hang tag with their child's name on it. How much exposure would your business have by adding their message to the back side facing the driver?

Get signed up by contacting Tricia at 417-983-0314 or triciachapman@nixaschools.net

Follow Nixa Athletics on Facebook and Twitter (@nixaathletics) for live updates on events and more Nixa Athletics coverage.

MONDAY, MAY 15

• BOYS GOLF - CLASS 5 STATE TOURNAMENT @ SILO RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB | 8AM

TUESDAY, MAY 16

• BOYS GOLF - CLASS 5 STATE TOURNAMENT @ SILO RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB | 8AM
• VARSITY BASEBALL - CLASS 6 DISTRICT 6 QUARTERFINALS VS SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL @ US BALLPARK | 4PM
• VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER - CLASS 4 DISTRICT 5 SEMIFINALS VS OZARK @ NIXA HIGH SCHOOL | 7PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

• VARSITY BASEBALL - CLASS 6 DISTRICT 6 SEMIFINALS | TBD

THURSDAY, MAY 18

• VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER - CLASS 4 DISTRICT 5 CHAMPIONSHIP | TBD

FRIDAY, MAY 19

• VARSITY BASEBALL - CLASS 6 DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONSHIP | TBD

SATURDAY, MAY 20

• HS BOYS & GIRLS TRACK & FIELD - CLASS 5 SECTIONAL 3 MEET @ PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 11:30AM

Good luck to our boys golf team as they compete in day one of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 5 State Tournament at Silo Ridge!

We will have live updates on the Nixa Athletics Twitter (@nixaathletics) on our golfers throughout the tournament.

Nixa Boys and Girls Track and Field teams finished runner-up at the Class 5 District 6 meet. Nixa is going to sectionals in eight of 19 events for boys and 15 of 19 for girls.

Congratulations and good luck at sectionals!

Non-profits can provide flyers for information on various things for students in Nixa Public Schools.

Have a flyer that you want to post, then go to www.nixapublicschools.net/flyers for more details.