GAINESVILLE R-V SCHOOL DISTRICT

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

"We will commit our financial, educational, and personnel resources to equip all students with the skills and knowledge necessary to develop to their fullest potential as self-motivated, life-long learners."

Website: www.gainesvillebulldogs.com
Location: 422 Bulldog Drive, Gainesville, MO, United States
Phone: 417-679-4200

OCTOBER 25: FALL CARNIVAL @ FOOTBALL FIELD - 6 PM

OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 1: RED RIBBON WEEK

OCTOBER 29: OZARK COUNTY SPELLING BEE @ GAINESVILLE ELEMENTARY

OCTOBER 30: FIELDS OF FAITH - 6 PM

NOVEMBER 8: TEACHER IN-SERVICE

NOVEMBER 11: ELEMENTARY VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM - 9:30 AM

NOVEMBER 12: FALL SPORTS BANQUET - 6 PM

NOVEMBER 14: RED/WHITE CHILI SCRIMMAGE - 5 PM

NOVEMBER 18: BOARD MEETING - 6 PM

NOVEMBER 22-29: THANKSGIVING BREAK

The Gainesville R-V District has been preparing a Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Grant for submission. The LWCF grant is up to a $500,000 matching grant. The LWCF committee is writing the grant to build a new 8-lane track where the current one exists with ADA parking and accessibility! Please click on the link below to complete a short survey.

Don't forget to check out the weekly video about what's going on at Gainesville High School and Junior High. The video is posted every Monday morning on the district Facebook page.

Students in 7th grade work together on their idea of a perfect society to better understand the utopian idea in their next novel, The Giver.

Eighth grade students engineered cars to better withstand a collision, while protecting their passengers (eggs). Then, they calculated the speed, velocity and momentum of their cars.

Seventh grade students dissected flowers while learning about parts of the plant and plant reproduction.

Mr. Johnson's life skills class has been learning about stress management tools such as art doodling, journaling and aromatherapy.

Students in Computer Science are learning about networking and coding. One lesson demonstrated the importance of programming languages. Students provided instructions using "human" language to explain how to recreate a Lego figure. The instructions proved difficult to follow, allowing students to understand why programming languages are used as opposed to "human" language. Another lesson taught students how networks of computers are connected.

Creative Writing students participated in group discussions about the fairytales they had written.

The JH Girls Basketball Teams have wrapped up their regular seasons for the 2024 school year.

B team overall record 6-2

Conference Record 5-1

A team overall record 12-2

Conference Record 7-0

The A team just finished up the Norwood tournament this week, beating a solid Plato team with win first place! The A team is seed 1st in the conference tournament and will be playing #8 seed Mansfield on Saturday, October 19 at 10:00 a.m. in Seymour.

Submitted by Coach West

The JH boys basketball team finished the season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses. The team gained valuable experience and showed much improvement throughout the season.

The A boys team currently has a record of 9 wins and 5 losses. We just finished the Norwood tournament, coming home with the 1st place trophy! In the tournament we had wins over Mansfield, Norwood, and Plato. They will now finish the season with the Summit Conference Tournament.

Go Bulldogs!!

Submitted by Coach Jenkins

Over the past couple of weeks the Jr. High and High School Cross Country teams have competed at a high level and have had fantastic results. On October 4th They travelled to School of the Ozarks. With competition from 14 different schools the bulldogs showed the grit and determination we have come to expect. The Jr. High boys placed 1st in the team scoring and the Jr. High girls placed 2nd overall. Several runners from both teams received medals. The High School Boys and Girls showed up with an attitude of perseverance and took on the tough course and weather conditions with a smile. The boys team placed 3rd in team scoring. The girls did not field enough runners to receive team points but found success on the course bringing home some medals including a 1st place overall finish from Freshman Jessica Suit.

On October 10th, the teams travelled to Conway and competed at a high level. The Jr. High girls placed 1st as a team with several runners receiving medals. Annabel Snelson placed first overall in the race. The Jr. High boys collected some medals too and placed 2nd as a team. They were led by Aiden Thome. The high school boys placed 3rd as a team and had 3 individual medalists. The high school girls also had 3 individual medalists.

Overall, this program is on the right path as we enter the final stretch of the season.

Let’s go Bulldogs!

No Grit. No Grind. No Greatness.

Set the Standard.

Submitted by Coach Murphy

The Lady Bulldogs Varsity participated in the Houston Tournament and Mansfield Tournament in October and worked hard, but did not make it out of pool play for either. The Varsity Lady Bulldogs beat Dora in a hard fought 5 sets for the first time this season and then hosted an exciting Pink Out game against Bakersfield. The Bulldogs were victorious in a hard fought 5 set game against Bakersfield. The Pink Out game honored Jamie Wyman and was a successful show from the community of our support for her fight against breast cancer, raising an estimated $2000. The Bulldogs look to finish their regular season games with a win against Mansfield for senior night where we will recognize Gentry Blackburn. Senior night will be 10/21 starting at 5:30.

Submitted by Coach Kinzee Ellison

Gainesville Baseball finished the fall season with a 15-1 record. They won the Conway Wood Bat Tournament and were able to get to host the Summit Conference Tournament. They were also Summit Conference Champions.

Some Notable Stats

- the teams ERA on the mound was 1.167 and held opponents to a .163 batting average.

- the team batting average was .315 - We rallied in 139 hits over the course of 16 games.

Hunter Luna (.649) and Grant Leeker (.840) led the charge on the mound but Dawson Hewett (.609) was a game changer for us. Those 3 combined for a 12-1 record, 2 saves. and 123 strikeouts. All 3 of them had sub 1 ERAs (actual ERAs are next to names).

Offensively Dawson Hewett led the team in batting average (.423) and hits (23). Grant Leeker led the team in extra base hits (8 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR).

The team has a lot of potential to make some noise in the Spring. If they continue to put the work in and challenge themselves then they have the ability to potentially bring home a district championship trophy.

Submitted by Coach Hobbs

The Gainesville FBLA chapter has a variety of activities planned for the upcoming month including a trip to New York City, Krispy Kreme and Candleberry fundraisers, the District 14 meeting, and a trip to Silver Dollar City.

Upcoming Activities

Monday, October 21st: Monthly meeting during Homeroom

Thursday, October 25th: Krispy Kreme & Candleberry orders and money due

Wednesday, October 30th: District 14 Meeting @ Mountain Grove - all members welcome!

November 6th - 9th: Trip to New York City

Wednesday, November 13th: Krispy Kreme donut delivery day

Friday, November 15th: Trip to Silver Dollar City

Monday, November 18th: Monthly meeting during Homeroom

The 2024 Parent Night, Creed Speaking Contest and Labor Auction was held October 10th.

Kindergarten students have been having lots of fun during this Fall season! They’ve learned about Johnny Appleseed, the seasons of an apple tree, and even made homemade applesauce. Kindergarten students have also been learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin. To end the unit on pumpkins, students participated in carving pumpkins!

October has been a wonderful month of exploration and learning for our students in first grade! This month, our focus has been on pumpkins, where we delved into their composition and life cycle. The children enjoyed discovering how pumpkins grow from seeds to the vibrant, orange fruits we see in the fall.

To wrap up our pumpkin unit, we had an exciting trip to Mckenna Family Farms Pumpkin Patch. Students had a fantastic day filled with hayrides and engaging hands-on activities that allowed them to experience the joy of the season.

In addition to our pumpkin adventures, the students also had some creative fun with chalk during recess. It was a great way for them to express themselves and enjoy the outdoors.

Second grade students enjoyed learning about the three states of matter by enjoying root beer floats, apple volcanoes, and crockpot applesauce! These activities provided students with hands-on activities alongside the learning in the classroom.

Third graders are ending the first quarter and wrapping up their first Math Module. In order to show their understanding of the multiplication process, they have created a visual that demonstrated multiple strategies to solve a multiplication problem. Students know the best approach is to memorize the multiplication facts, but they can also use number bonds, tape diagrams, or arrays to determine the total of equal groups.

This month 4th grade has been working very hard! They became tree investigators in science and learned about plant and animal adaptations. They have been busy adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers in math.

Fifth grade students have been developing models and diagrams to represent how energy gets passed within an ecosystem.

Sixth graders designed paper roller coasters to demonstrate the transfer of potential and kinetic energy.