A student asked the Chillicothe R-II School Board to consider a High School Swim Team. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says Lilly Rose made that presentation The School district has had a Swim Team in the past. Wiebers noted the district does not have a pool at any of their buildings, but could have the option of working with the Grand River […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School Board will meet Tuesday at 6:00 pm at Grand River Technical School. The meeting includes the consideration of bids for Milk, Bread, and Fuel for the 2021 school year. The superintendent will request a special meeting for a public hearing before setting the tax rate. The request will be for August 17th, at 5:45, just prior […]
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Ten $500 scholarships were awarded to students pursuing degrees in the health care field. Hedrick Medical Center Auxiliary presented the scholarships to Kylee Allred, Emma Burk, Mollie Ellis, Karlin Fairchild, Claire Hemry, Kaleigh Hoerrmann, Kylee Larson, Emily Pfeifer, Lauren Price, and Jayden Roeder This year’s recipients also received additional funds through the generosity of the Healthcare Services Group Charitable Foundation […]
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Former Chillicothe Ag Instructor Keith Dietzschold is the new Agricultural Education director and Missouri FFA Association state advisor. Dietzschold assumed the position July 1st after Leon Busdieker retired. Dietzschold previously served in the department as northwest district supervisor and state FFA executive secretary. He says “The agriculture education profession has been an exciting one, I am an educational professional by […]
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Eight graduating seniors across Missouri, including one from Chillicothe, are recipients of the Show-Me Scholars & Tech Masters program. The students were selected by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Each student received $1,000 scholarship that is a statewide effort to encourage Missouri high school students to study more rigorously by bringing local employers into classrooms to encourage them […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School District Budget includes three projects that will take place in the 2021/22 budget and will look like deficit spending. Superintendent Dan Wiebers explains the reason. That funding is already accounted for in the 2020/21 budget.
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The Chillicothe R-II School Board approved several personnel items as part of their executive session Tuesday morning. They include: Certified Staff Hire: James Cookinham – MS/HS Band Teacher Resignations: Holly Noneman-MS/HS Band Teacher Jennifer Techau-MS Special Ed Teacher SUPPORT STAFF Hire: Jessica Saucedo-Field Paraprofessional Robin Morales-MS Paraprofessional Kellen Overstreet-HS Paraprofessional Melinda Atchley-MS Custodian Jody Wright-HS PAC/AO Custodian EXTRA DUTY: Hire: […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School District approved a budget that includes $26.4 million in revenue and $23.4 million in expenditures. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says it is a very healthy budget. Wiebers says the school Board hopes to end the upcoming school year with reserves of around 29.17% Wiebers says the district will be careful with how Stimulus funds are utilized. The […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School Board will meet in special session Tuesday morning. The meeting will start at 7:00 am at Grand River Technical School. The primary purpose of the meeting is to close out the current year’s budget and approved the budget for the 2021/22 school year. An executive session is planned to follow the regular meeting.
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Updates to the Chillicothe R-II School District Student Handbooks were approved by the School Board. The District has handbooks for the Middle School, High School, and Grand River Technical School and a handbook to cover all three elementary schools. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says there were no MAJOR changes. The updated handbooks will be available for review by students and parents […]
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