Ozark Tiger E-News

Congratulations to OHS Athletic Director Yancey Little as well as Ozark's 2005 and 2006 Girls State Champion Basketball teams who were inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame during a luncheon on Dec. 13. Little was recognized for his immense success as a coach and athletic director for Ozark including coaching the back-to-back state champion girls basketball teams in 2005 and 2006!

We are so lucky to have Yancey continuing to guide and support Ozark athletics and activities, as well as such an amazing group of alumni who have helped build Ozark's reputation for excellence both on the court and in the classroom!

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Ozark School District police were honored Dec. 12 at the Christian County Sheriff’s Office annual Christmas party and awards ceremony with three service awards and four life-saving awards.

“Our school resource officers are the most dedicated and humble group of individuals you will ever meet,” said Kim Fitzpatrick, who oversees the District’s school police as the executive director of student services. “I am extremely proud of them for not only these accomplishments but for what they do every single day to keep our students and staff safe.”

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Ozark School District Assistant Superintendent of Learning Dr. Craig Carson was recently presented with the inaugural Linda Dorn Leadership Award at the Missouri Association of Reading Recovery Educators conference, recognizing his outstanding leadership in the field of literacy within the District and across the state of Missouri.

“It’s humbling for literacy leaders around the state to choose me for this award,” Carson said. “It’s my pleasure to work for our students and staff around best practice in literacy.”

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This week was #TeacherProud Tuesday! Ozark is excited to join other school districts across the region in celebrating teachers on the second Tuesday of each month. This week we honored Jeanette Middleton, math teacher at Finley River School, and Lauren Constantino, second grade teacher at North Elementary.

• Jeanette is such an important asset to the FRS program. There is nothing she can't do and she is one of the strongest advocates for students. Her ability to demystify math and empower students is impressive across all the coursework she teaches. Her talents don't stop in the classroom either as you can often find her driving the bus for FRS field trips!
• Lauren capitalizes on her strong student relationships to drive instruction through stagecraft and engagement. She is constantly working collaboratively with her second grade team to plan lessons that meet the needs of every learner and has specifically raised the bar in creating lessons strong in enrichment.

Check out these awesome playhouses and sheds students in the OHS Construction Trades class built! And, good news — you can buy one!

• The playhouses are available in green with white trim or yellow with white trim and measure 8x8' and approximately 8 1/2' tall. There are cut outs for windows and the door and have a little front porch with railing. Cost is $1,500, which is not much more than the cost of materials.
• The 8x12’ storage shed has a window and interior loft shelf. Cost is $2,500, which again isn’t much more than the cost of materials.
• For more details and to purchase, please email trades@ozarktigers.org.

Months of hard work and dedication paid off for Ozark's Varsity Cheer team Dec. 8 when they were named the MCCA 6A Large State Champions! This is the 13th state championship win for the program. This season, the team has also been named the regional champions at competitions in both St. Louis and Kansas City. In addition to winning state, 11 athletes were give All-State honors. Congrats to the following cheerleaders:

• Noelle Winstead - Back Spot
• Ella Ferretti - Back Spot
• Caylin Hilton - Back Spot
• Emma Dial - Base
• Izzy Reinecke - Base
• Kayleigh Shadwick - Base
• Sophia Morgan - Base
• Kylie Lindsey - Flyer
• Madison See - Flyer
• Elsa McGowen - Tumbling
• Gilhian Gonzales - Tumbling

Board of Education Member Patty Quessenberry recently won 500 books from Scholastic and MSBA, and this week she dropped some off at North and West for classroom libraries.

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OMS choir students visited North second grade this morning to sing some Christmas songs together. It was SNOW much fun! Watch the video on North or OMS social media pages!

Many of our schools are having a great time dressing up for holiday spirit days. Find more photos on the schools' social media pages.

Congratulations to Ozark's Mach 5 team (Nickalaus Raby, Gabriel Wheeler, Nathaneal Martin) for taking first place in the Hack 4 Good High School Programming Competition in Springfield back in November. Hack 4 Good connects designers and developers with community projects and uses skills to help an area non-profit achieve greater impact through technology. Teams of 1-3 students solve 10-12 problems of varying difficulty and upload solutions using JavaScript, Python 3 and Java.

Ozark School Board member Patty Quessenberry visited Tiger Paw this week to read to students. Thank you for spreading Christmas cheer!

On Dec. 12, Ozark School District held the second Long Range Planning meeting. Assistant Superintendent of Operations Dr. Curtis Chesick led the meeting as the committee discussed safety, grade configuration, class size, maintenance and facility needs, budget and more. Assistant Superintendent of Learning Dr. Craig Carson shared information about class sizes and configuration. Interim Superintendent Dr. Lori Wilson expained how the District gets funding through bond issues and our bonding capacity.

About 80 people attended which consisted of parents, teachers, administrators, students, school staff, city leaders, board members and community members. The next planning meeting will be Jan. 16 at Ozark Middle School. It's not too late to participate!

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