Thank you to those who have completed the 2020 Census. Important federal funding comes to our school as a result. Please go to 2020census.gov to find out more.
Featured in today's Rockets From a Distance is Mrs. Melissa Cook! Can you tell what they're doing without reading the caption?
FFA Officer Applications (through Google Forms) have been sent to the student emails. Members need to be sophomore-senior during the 2020-2021 school year. Applications are due May 15th.
Congratulations to Matt Adkins and Lexi Moore for receiving their State FFA Degrees!
Special Session of the West Nodaway Board of Education, Thurs. Apr. 30, 2020; Executive Session begins at 6:00pm in the Media Center; brief Regular Session will follow; meeting agenda can be found on website (MENU/DOCUMENTS/BOARD OF EDUCATION tabs)
Maryville Pizza Ranch Community Impact Night/Day for WN will be on Saturdays thru May 9; any order received and delivered to Burlington Junction and any pickup in Maryville on these Saturdays, WN schools will receive 10% of the profits. Thank you Pizza Ranch for your support!
Volleyball girls are getting excited for the upcoming season. Enjoy our "Quarantine Pepper" 😊 *I do not own the rights to this music.*
https://youtu.be/-GFYEJTGVYY
GOVERNOR PARSON ANNOUNCES FIRST PHASE OF “SHOW ME STRONG RECOVERY” PLAN TO BEGIN MAY 4
https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-parson-announces-first-phase-show-me-strong-recovery-plan-begin-may
Braxton and Brody with their sports books of choice! Thanks for sharing! Do you have a book to share? #WhatAreOurRocketsReading
Any Junior High or High School students interested in being a football cheerleader please contact Coach Bailey (660-254-0312) in regard to football tryouts.
I have a new video! Maybe you can make some May Day Baskets at home! Here's the youtube link.
https://youtu.be/uVG8ZMr05uQ
The Nodaway County Health Department will be conducting COVID-19 testing tomorrow, April 28 from 8-2 at the Maryville Community Center located at 1407 North Country Club, Maryville. There are 200 tests available. You do NOT have to be symptomatic to be tested. This test will provide a random sample for the state of MO. Anyone who tests will have to self-quarantine for about 24-48 hours or until they receive a phone call with their results. So far only there are only 25 registrants. Register at this link:
https://redcap.link/mocovidcctesting
Lights on again in Burlington Junction. Seniors 2020. Hope isn’t cancelled!
Inquiring teachers want to know: What are our Rockets reading? (Any student, little or big.) Send a picture of you and the current book you are reading! mgrace@wnrockets.com
8th grade: Don't forget to fill out the Google form, about 8th grade graduation, that is in your email. These are due on Friday!
Sports physical will take place on Monday May 11th and Monday May 18th at West Nodaway Family Medicine. Physical hours will be 1:00 PM-4:00 PM. Please contact the clinic to schedule your appointment, (660) 725-3365. The cost is $20.00.
Physicals will be available throughout the summer if people are unable to make it on May 11th and 18th, but these are the dates set aside to do only sports physicals. Reminder that sports physicals expire every 2 years.
Attention current 5th, 6th, and 7th graders! You should have received an email from Mrs. Bell about Student Council for the 2020-2021 school year. If you'd like to be on the ballot, you need to complete the form by the end of the day on Thursday, April 30th. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Mrs. Bell!
While we all wish that things could be different, that we could see one another, learn together in person, and generally be together again, focusing on those things we can control is most beneficial. No one from our district created this exercise, but you are all welcome to use it.
Any band student needing to return instruments can also do so tomorrow during the two designated times. Thank you!
Hey there Elementary! I thought it might be fun to watch this four-part video set about George Seurat. (don't worry, they are short videos) After you learn about Seurat and Pointillism, maybe you can try a "Seurat" at home using whatever you have available, whatever can make dots of color.
The link is below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DX5MhkfYQ