Ozark Tiger E-News
WEEKLY NEWS HIGHLIGHTING OUR STUDENTS & STAFF
Robotics Club Blasts Off
After months of practice, all the hard work of the Ozark Middle School Robotics Club paid off with two teams heading to state and another team receiving the Judges’ Choice award. Five teams comprising of 40 OMS students competed Nov. 10 at the Regional Qualifying Competition: FIRST LEGO League at Nixa Junior High School.
The Powerbots team placed first and the Telebots team placed second. Both of those teams will now prepare to compete at the State competition Dec. 8 in Camdenton. Other Ozark teams competing include the Herobots, which received the Judges’ Choice Award, the Invisabots and the Wonderbots.
To read the full article, click here.
7th grade District Honor Band
Congratulations to these OMS seventh graders who participated in District Honor Band on Nov 10: Back row, Joshua Glenn, Garreth Posey and Truman Griessel; front row, Jerel Dufault, Madison Hylton, Emma Hedrick, Kimberlee Surface and Ryan Ray.
Pride of Ozark Marching Band has successful season
Ozark High School Pride of Ozark Marching Band had a successful season, placing in various competitions, hosting a competition and, of course, performing at the home football games.
"I'm very excited that our students here at Ozark Band Department get the opportunity to compete nationally and we will continue to learn and grow musically to achieve our goals,” Band Director Tom Meyer said.
While it was a great season, it’s not over yet. The band will march at Walt Disney World in March.
To read the full season recap, click here.
Oct. 14, Ozark second graders got a sneak peek of the Ozark High School Musical Theatre Department’s performance of “Elf Jr. The Musical.” There is one more community performance at 7 p.m. tonight, Nov. 16, at the Ozark High School Auditorium. A fundraiser for Care to Learn Ozark, admission is $5 for students and children, and $7 for adults. You can also have your photo taken with Santa Claus before the performance for $1.
Under the Sea
Third graders at West Elementary explored Wonders Of Wildlife in Springfield on a field trip Nov. 14.
World Kindness Day
Sophomores to take Pre-ACT
Helps students identify their current academic readiness for college and career
Helps predict how the student will perform on the ACT after an additional year of learning
Determines areas where students can improve
Allows students to explore how their career goals align with their interests
OHS faculty will discuss the scores and provide feedback to parents and students during the winter ICAP conferences in February.
College signings
- Nya Morgan - SBU - Softball
- Chloe Nelson - MSU - Swimming
- Dylan Frandsen - Drury - Baseball
- Carson Shaver - MSU - Baseball
- Blake Mozley - MSU - Baseball
- Ava Scott - Drury - Soccer
- Keeley Combs - Drury - Soccer
- Ashley McCulloch - Drury - Soccer
- Jadyn Easley - Mizzou - Soccer
- Haidan Baade - William Jewell - Volleyball
- Kennedee Anderson - MSU - Volleyball
- Holly Luginbill - MSU - Volleyball
- Julia McCown - MSU - Volleyball
- Katie Vorhies - Harvard - Volleyball
- Olivia Lyon - Pitt State - Track & Field
All About Animal Science
For animal science class, senior Dayton Pruiett presented his project on instinctive and learned behaviors of a horse. Ozark students are fortunate to have a school farm horse where students can walk out of the classroom and put their studies to practice.
Once upon a time
Students of the Month
8th Grade District Honor Band
Adopt-A-Class
Go Automotive visited its Adopt-A-Class partner, the Ozark Junior High Introduction to Business classes. Owner Amy Gilbert shared valuable insights with the students about business ownership, advertising and customer retention.
Fall Activity Results and Accolades
Congratulations to Ozark's fall program participants, coaches and sponsors for an outstanding fall season. Ozark just finished one of its most successful fall seasons to date.
Sports teams won five of the seven possible COC championships (volleyball, softball, girls tennis, girls golf and boys soccer).
Ozark also won three of the seven possible district championships (volleyball, softball and boys soccer).
A list of program and individual accomplishments can be found here.
Be aware and drive with care
Thank you to Zoe Bus for visiting with the Ozark Transportation Department about school bus safety, and making this video. Here are some tips for drivers and children:
- Driving impatiently or distracted around a school bus puts children in danger.
- Be aware of caution lights on a school bus.
- The red lights on a school bus mean stop.
- Children – Know the danger zones and stay 10 feet back from the yellow and black.
Elementary School Yearbooks
Christmas Assistance
Elks Hoop Shoot
Ozark School District
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