Ozark Tiger E-News

You are invited to join Ozark School District's Board of Education for a community Town Hall on Oct. 10!

Each question must be in written form and turned into the moderator before reading. Questions could also be submitted in advance on this Google form.

The moderator will read the question to ensure it does not violate the following rules:

• Questions must not name employees or individuals.
• Questions must not concern personnel matters.
• Questions cannot be about or even mention personal information about board members or employees.

Each Town Hall participant may ask one question. If there are no other questions from the participants, an individual may ask another question.

Each question will be no longer than 2 minutes with each response limited to 3 minutes. This allows time for everyone in attendance to participate and have the opportunity to ask a question.

Ozark School District will soon have added safety measures in the hallways and on buses to keep students and staff safe after receiving $300,000 through the state’s School Safety Grant Program.

“We are thankful and excited to be chosen as one of the recipients of the 2024 School Safety Grant,” said Ozark Executive Director of Student Services Kim FItzpatrick. “These funds will allow us to upgrade our video surveillance and install GPS systems in all our school buses and school vehicles. Funding will also allow the purchase of new emergency handheld radios for building administrators to communicate quickly in emergency situations, along with some other safety upgrades in buildings.”

Read the full release here.

Christian County Associate Circuit Judge, the Honorable Judge Steven Ward, held a mock trial with West second graders this week. He talked about the importance of fairness for all people and rules. Thank you Judge Ward for taking time out of your day to speak with our students!

Congratulations these five OHS seniors who are being honored by the College Board for their academic achievements and outstanding performances on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and AP Exams.

• Adam Lupton: Commended Student in National Merit Scholarship Program
• Matthew Baum: National Rural & Small Town Award
• Ella Counts: National Rural & Small Town Award
• Kately Sutherland: National Rural & Small Town Award
• Gabriel Wheeler: National Rural & Small Town Award

Christian County Presiding Circuit Judge Laura Johnson and Circuit Judge Jessica Kruse visited third graders at East and North elementary schools this week to explain the job of a judge and their role in the judicial system. Students have been learning all about the three branches of Missouri’s government and this was a wonderful way to see a real world example of this in action.

North students also surprised the judges with a birthday banner and sang "Happy Birthday," as both judges celebrated birthdays this week.

Thank you so much, judges, for taking time to teach students about the court system.

On Sept. 30, the Ozark High School Army JROTC Raider Team hosted the Third Brigade Raider Championship sponsored by the United States Army JROTC Cadet Command at Camp Arrowhead. There were 31 teams in attendance from 17 schools across three states.

The Ozark Raider Team placed as follows:

Black Team

• Rope Bridge: 1st
• PTT: 1st
• CCLR: 1st
• Gauntlet: 1st
• 5K Run: 2nd
• Overall: 1st

White Team

• PTT: 3rd
• Overall: 6th

Red Team

• Overall: 8th

Ultimate Raider

• Female: Cadet Drew Ridinger-3rd place
• Male: Cadet Dayton Moison-2nd place

It is that time of year again, where your Ozark Tigers take on the Nixa Eagles in the Backyard Brawl at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at Nixa's Eagle Stadium. The annual contest is more than a game; it is an opportunity to support Ozark in our "Can the Eagles" competition. The district with the most contributions to Ozark's Least of These will earn bragging rights and the "Can Trophy" award.

Help your Tigers by giving today!

Give by:

• Texting "Ozark" to 417-620-3210
• Donating online
• Scanning the QR Code
• Bring in non-perishable food items or monetary donations to ANY Ozark School building
  
  

Together we can make a real impact in our community.

Monday was National Custodian Appreciation Day. It takes a village to raise a child, and custodians are part of that village! Ozark School District has amazing custodians who not only keep our schools clean and safe, but have a heart for kids.

• Visit www.myschoolapps.com to see if you qualify for free/reduced meals and to fill out the free/reduced meal application.
• Pay your meal balances at www.myschoolbucks.com

This weekend we are transitioning to our new and improved website! Don't worry, it has all the same information as before, in basically the same locations. Find our start & release times, information on each individual school, details about how students can get involved ... and so much more!

If you have an issue accessing the website over the weekend during the transition, click here.

If you have troubles finding something, shoot us an email: ozarkcommunications@ozarktigers.org