The 2020-2021 school calendar was approved by the board of education at its January 16 meeting.
The 11th Annual Math Relays were held at Camdenton High School on January 18. Fifteen members of the BHS Math Team competed against students representing 15 schools. The students are under the direction of Barb Cogdill and Lora Niles.
The filing period for a position on the Branson School District’s board of education opened December 17 and closed January 21. Terms will expire for Jeff Smethers, Angie Smith and Craig Wescott.
Nate Moore has been named the new assistant superintendent of business services for the Branson School District. He replaces Don Forrest who will retire in June after nine years with the district and 32 years in public education.
FFA students attended the Southwest District Greenhand Conference held January 9 on the campus of Missouri State University. BHS students were among 4,500 first-year FFA members, representing 320 Missouri high schools, who had the opportunity to learn about being positive role models and becoming involved in their school and community.
The school resource officer (SRO) on the Cedar Ridge campus, Corey Hodzic, submitted an entry to the Community Oriented Policing Services Photo Contest. The contest, piloted in 2014, has received widespread support from law enforcement for providing a platform for agencies to share positive interaction with community members.
Monday, January 20 will be used as a snow make-up day and school will be in session. The December 16 snow day caused this change to our calendar.
The BHS Student Council collected over 1,000 cans of food and $1,050 in donations to benefit others through the food pantry at Christian Action Ministries. The student-led initiative partnered with local businesses to fill the shelves at the food pantry.
Stacie Thompson, assistant principal for Cedar Ridge Elementary and Cedar Ridge Intermediate, has been named the Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year representing the southwest region of the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals.
Branson-Hollister VFW Post #11290 sponsored the annual Patriot’s Pen writing competition this fall among area schools. The contest asked middle school students to write on the topic What Makes America Great? The writing competition is also sponsored nationally by VFW.
