News briefs about the people, places, and events of the Carl Junction School District. |
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June 1-28: Summer School
August 14-18: Teacher In-service days
August 14: K-1 Open House, various times assigned by the teacher, 4:00 pm - 6:15 pm
August 17: Primary 2-3 Open House, 5-6:30 pm
August 21: First Day of School
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Congratulations to the 2023 retirees |
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Photo: Front Row L-R – Lana Royster, Debbie Starks, Terry Higgins, and Lynne Yates; Back Row L-R – Sheila Prather, Jennifer Shaner, Stacey Whitney, Kim Cristy, Stacie Baker, and Teri Adkins. Not pictured Doug Buckmaster, Randy Heatherly, and Mark Robertson. |
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Hali Shorter, Class of 2023 received the 2023 Missouri Award for Outstanding Achievement in Citizenship. |
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Logan Jones, Class of 2023 was selected to the All-Area Academic Excellence Team by the Joplin Globe. |
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Samantha Sims, Class of 2023 was selected to the All-Area Academic Excellence Team by the Joplin Globe. |
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Abts awarded the Golden Lion |
Chloe Abts, a Carl Junction High School senior, received the regional Golden Lion Award.
The Golden Lion program selects a local senior nominated by a faculty or community member for acts of service, generosity, or positive community impact. Each month, one student is chosen for this recognition and, for it, receives a $1000 scholarship to Missouri Southern State University.
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Congratulations to our fantastic Teacher Impact Award recipients!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the CJ Teacher Impact Awards:
District & Secondary Teacher of the Year – Amanda Royster!
Elementary Teacher of the Year – Elizabeth Merrell
Shanna Newhouse – Primary 2-3 Teacher Impact Award
Ashlea Large – Intermediate Teacher Impact Award
Jess Whitehead – Junior High Teacher Impact Award
Scott Schneider – High School Teacher Impact Award
These incredible teachers were nominated by the community, students, parents, or other staff members through our "Teacher Impact Award" process. They were then selected by their building administration and chosen by an external panel after an interview process.
We are so proud of all our nominated teachers, and we want to celebrate this amazing group who rose to the very top! You are all heroes to us.
Way to go, Bulldog Educators!
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Principal Appreciation Day |
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Our FBLA students did amazing at the State Competitions in Springfield, MO!
Congrats to our talented students who placed in the following categories: Business Calculations – Blaine Wilkerson 3rd – qualified for nationals, Business Plan – Ari Beckham & Tanav Gandhi 10th, Client Services – Raquel Zaragosa 10th, and Local Chapter Report – Akaysha Mitchell, Tori Snodgrass & Jasmine Woerner 4th – qualified for nationals A special shout out to Raquel Zaragosa for her incredible help on the report! Keep up the great work, FBLA students!
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Summer Reading Adventures |
Join us from June 1 - 28 at the Intermediate School Library Media Center! Fun activities EVERY DAY!
Schedule:
- Mon. & Tues.: 1:00 – 2:15
- Wed./Thurs./Fri: 8:30 – 2:15
Don't miss out on the exciting incentives and prizes!
This FREE program is open to all Carl Junction students from Pre-K to 6th grade.
Dog Days at the Library every Thursday from 1 – 2 pm! Kids can read to certified Reading Therapy Dogs. Call 417-649-7026, ext. 2310, to reserve your time.
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Congratulations to Acadia Badgley, Emma Brower, Liam Hall, Daniel Hodson, and Tommy Walker for being selected to represent Carl Junction High School at Missouri Girls State and Missouri Boys State.
Webb City VFW Post 7630, Joe Wilson Commander, sponsors Carl Junction Girls State candidates. The Boys State selections are sponsored by CJ American Legion Post #781, Bob McCoy Chaplain.
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Congratulations to Mr. Adamson's CJHS students!
Your hard work and dedication paid off at the Science Day competition at Pitt State University! Hailey Hunter, Corinne Merrell, Marissa Newman, and Olivia Bakos took 1st place, while Jaxton Wobken, Wyatt McAfee, and Gabe Sitton took 2nd place in the First Year Team- Chemistry competition! Owen Numata, Nathan Dean, Acadia Badgley, and Ross Craig took 2nd place in Physics Face-Off! And Joseph Harris rocked the General Biology Written Exam with a 3rd place win!
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Jr. High Students of the Month - May |
Trevor Grieb, Briley Farris, Kirsten Miller, and Caitlyn Ganz |
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Jr. High Students of the Month - April |
Cienna Rodriguez, Kylie Smith, Morgan Stauffer, and Maddox Shorter |
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What a great day at CJ! We had the honor of hosting the 2023 Special Olympics Southwest Area Spring Games with athletes from various communities, including Carl Junction, Carthage, Columbia, Liberal, McDonald County, Neosho, Nevada, Seneca, Webb City, Wheaton, Community Support Services, Easy Living Inc., Preferred Family Healthcare, and Southwest Area Independents.
We had some amazing highlights throughout the day, including Jason Fleming from Easy Living Inc. of Joplin singing the National Anthem, Joplin Police Officer Chris Gene Dunning and Special Olympic Athlete Andrew Kinyon from Carl Junction High School serving as torchbearers for the opening ceremonies, and Carl Junction Senior SO Athlete Thomas Moser leading the Athlete Oath.
None of this would have been possible without the volunteers and coaches who worked tirelessly to keep the Games running smoothly and the athletes encouraged. A big shoutout to volunteers from Carl Junction High School’s Student Council and Service Learning, Carl Junction National Junior Honor Society, Aurora High School National Honor Society, Sarcoxie High School Student Council, Missouri Southern Students, Missouri State Teachers Association, General Mills, and Premier Truck.
We also want to extend a huge thank you to Southwest Missouri Bank and The Dawson Family Foundation for sponsoring the lunch.
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It's storm season - Be Weather Aware |
Did you know that our high school shelter/indoor practice facility is a PUBLIC storm shelter?
Doors will unlock in the event of an NOAA severe weather warning (storm or tornado) - 24 hours a day.
The community entrance is on the west side of the building at #1 Bulldog Lane, marked "E."
Read more about the shelter on our
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Free breakfast and lunch will be available for ALL kids 18 and under during JUNE!
You don't have to be enrolled in summer school to participate. Just swing by the K-1, 2-3 at these times, and enjoy a healthy meal.
Breakfast times:
Lunch times:
- K-1 - 12-12:30
- 2-3 - 11:25-11:55
This program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will be available every weekday (Monday-Friday) during the June 1-28 summer school session. Don't miss out!
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High School choir and band students from all over the state of Missouri performed for the judges at the State Solo and Small Ensemble Music Festival recently in Columbia, MO. Carl Junction’s students made an impressive showing, with multiple students receiving Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medal ratings.
CJ students earning a Gold Medal (1 Rating):
Tallie Ayton - Clarinet Solo
Addison Carroll – Oboe Solo
William Schultz – Piano Solo
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Six talented art students from Carl Junction High School have been accepted into the Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA) at Missouri State University this summer!
MFAA is a prestigious two-week residential program that brings together motivated student artists in visual arts, theatre, dance, creative writing, and music. It offers intensive classes in various arts disciplines, along with a wide range of co-curricular activities.
Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding achievements: Madison Petter, Etta Dikeman, Chasity Elston, Olivia Schultz, Peyton Talley, and Sadie Emanuel.
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Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet |
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What an amazing night at Carl Junction Schools!
We inducted former coach Sarah Wall, former athlete Matt Magee, lifetime contributor Larry Cowger, and the 2001 Football team into the Carl Junction Athletics Hall of Fame!
But that's not all! We also celebrated some current athletes at CJHS through Athletic Scholarships, Booster Club scholarships, MSHSAA scholarships, Iron Dog Awards, and Bulldog Award winners!
Congratulations to all the inductees and award winners!
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Girls Soccer - Girls soccer has had a great season, finishing with a 19-6 record, 5-4 in the COC, and has three tournament championships! The Bulldog's post-season ended against St. Michael the Archangel, losing 1-3.
1st Team All-COC
Hannah Franks and Jocelyn Brown
2nd Team All-COC
Chrissy Figueroa
Honorable Mention
Constance Graham
Boys Golf - Boys golf had a great season with a first-place win at the Colgan Invitational with a team score 329. On Friday, May 5, the Boy’s Golf Team was at Marshfield Golf Course for the district tournament.
- Jack Spencer qualified for the State tournament with an impressive score of 75.
- Jacob Teeter, Tommy Walker, and Jack Spencer were also named All-Conference.
- Jack Spencer took 2nd place in the State Tournament, giving him All-State honors for the 2nd year in a row!!
Boys Baseball - Baseball has been in full swing, and they are nearing the end of their season. They had their senior night and got a shut-out win, 7-0, against Colgan. The Bulldogs were later defeated in the first round of the District Tournament.
Track and Boys Tennis -Track competed in their COC meet: Sydney Ward won two events in the girl's meet, setting records for the conference-- the 100-meter dash in 12.12 seconds and the 200 in 25.23. The girls also won the 4x200 relay running 1:47-- the athletes that competed in that event were Olivia Battagler, Destiny Buerge, Dezi Williams, and Sydney Ward.
Acadia Badgley and Brooke Jasperson were placed in the pole vault. Zoie Weibel and Madilyn Olds placed in the javelin, Hannah Cantrell placed in the triple jump, and Izzy Southern placed in the shot put.
On the boy's side, Ryder Pyles finished fifth in the long jump. And Braxton Dodds placed eighth in the javelin. We want to give a big congratulations to Braxton Dodds for breaking the school record for javelin throwing! He surpassed the old record with a 46.95-meter throw!
Sectional Results:
Carl Junction sophomore Sydney Ward was the sectional champion in two events — the 100-meter dash (12.31 seconds) and the 200-meter dash (24.92 seconds).
Carl Junction’s girls had three other individual qualifiers, as junior Acadia Badgley was the runner-up in the pole vault (10-0.5), sophomore Madilyn Olds finished third in the javelin (121-0), and freshman Bella Montez took fourth in the 300 hurdles (49.1).
Carl Junction’s 4×200 relay team of Olivia Battagler, Destiny Buerge, Dezi Williams, and Ward advanced by finishing fourth.
For the Carl Junction boys, senior Donnie Keith advanced by finishing fourth in the discus (137-4).
State Results:
Sophomore sprinter Sydney Ward placed fifth in the 100 in 12.21 and the 200 in 25.15, repeating the nifty feat from her freshman year of earning medals in both sprinting events.
Last year, Ward finished sixth in the 100 in 12.32 and in the 200 in 26.01.
Carl Junction junior Acadia Badgley finished sixth in the pole vault by clearing 10 feet even, earning all-state recognition.
Carl Junction sophomore Sydney Ward advanced to the finals in two events.
In Friday’s prelims, Ward finished fourth in the 100-meter dash (12.08 seconds) and fifth in the 200 (25.1). Ward will compete in the finals of both events on Saturday. She was a medalist in both events last year as a freshman.
The CJ girls finished 15th in the prelims of the 4×200 relay, as Olivia Battagler, Destiny Buerge, Dezi Williams and Ward recorded a time of 1:48.7.
Freshman Bella Montez was 12th in the prelims of the 300 hurdles with a time of 49.39 seconds.
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Carl Junction Bulldog Athletics |
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Bulldog Broadcast Network |
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