Winter is on its way and with it comes the possibility of weather that could prevent the safe transportation of students to school. The Branson School District would like to issue this notice regarding school cancellations.
The BHS cheerleaders placed third at Regionals held in Kansas City last weekend. They will advance to compete in the 4A Large School contest scheduled December 1. The cheer squad is under the direction of Genna Cornelisse, Trista Hilton and Kara Williams.
Members of the BHS chapter of FFA competed in the Area Fall Speaking Contest held November 1. The students were entered in six categories of the competition. They are under the direction of Nicole Crocker and Aaron Magnuson. All five students placing at the Area Contest will advance to the District competition scheduled November 15.
The BHS Student Council hosted the annual Southwest District meeting of the Missouri organization with approximately 1,150 students in attendance. The meeting was held October 26. The students are under the direction of Todd Koon and Sunshine Ridinger.
The district has been awarded two grants from the Skaggs Foundation Legacy fund to be used to benefit the lives of students. Grant presentations were made October 31 at a reception hosted by Ozarks Technical College-Table Rock campus.
The school district’s social work office is recruiting sponsors to provide assistance to some of our needy families this holiday season. Individuals and groups are being solicited to sponsor one or more children.
The Ruprecht Organization, through its area McDonald’s restaurants, donated $1,691.56 to our district through the McTeacher Night event held October 2. The district received a percentage of sales occurring between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m.
BHS students competed at the Great Plains Math League contest hosted by Southwest Baptist University on Saturday. Six Branson students were among the 117 competitors representing 14 area schools. The students are under the direction of Barb Cogdill and Lora Niles.
FFA students attended the Area 12 Greenhand Conference at Missouri State University on September 25. Members attending had the opportunity to participate in workshops led by the Area 12 Officer Team
Branson FFA members attended the University of Missouri Research Center’s annual Field Day on September 13. The Field Day is designed to showcase the many agricultural careers available and provide insight as to requirements for these careers.
