The Summit 5th grade science team meets regularly to discuss ways to help students learn a particular topic better. Recently, they gathered and worked on a lab assignment together where they were given few instructions up front but just told the basics of what to do. The teachers then took the same lesson back to their classroom and presented it to their students the same way. The goal was for the kids to think independently about solving a problem instead of having every piece of information given to them right away.

Last weekend, 23 Nixa High School Speech and Debate students competed in their first tournament of the year at Missouri State University. The kids did a great job and brought home 11 trophies!

The following students earned their respective placements:

• 🥇 Zoiya Okumu placed 1st for Original Oratory
• 🥇 Reese Morris placed 1st in Congress
• 🥉 Nala Hansen & Karli Johnson placed 3rd for their Duo
• 🥉 Levi Ellis & Kaleigh Jackson placed 3rd in Public Forum debate
• 🥉 Bennett Lyons & Rei Coluccio placed 3rd in Policy debate
• 👏 Athan Haldoupis placed 4th in Lincoln Douglas debate
• 👏 Sid Prabhakaran placed 4th in Lincoln Douglas debate
• 👏 Bennett Lyons placed 5th in Original Oratory
• 👏 Joey Brown & Lucia Howe placed 6th for their Duo

Congratulations, Eagles! 🎊

The JROTC raider team continued its successful season at the Smith-Cotton Raider meet on October 12. The Raiders competed against 26 other teams in seven different events, earning top-five placement in six of the seven events and an overall 🥉 3rd place trophy. The team is led by Andrew Durbin, Mason Aldrich, and Iva Jordan. 🛞💪

Great job, Eagles! 🦅

🪈🎷🎶 This past Saturday, the Nixa Crimson Corps competed in the River City Showcase Marching Festival on the Fort Zumwalt North High School campus. Following the prelims competition, the band was seeded 6th overall. After a strong final performance, the band jumped almost six points to finish 🥉 3rd overall. Congrats, Nixa Bands! 🎊

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the band begins the Bands of America (BOA), a national competition circuit, portion of their season when they compete at the BOA Super Regional in St. Louis, featuring 60+ bands from over 10 states. 🎶 🥁🎺

Date & Time: Saturday, Nov. 16, from 8 to 10 a.m.

Location: Inman Intermediate

Entry Fee: No charge! This event is all about spending time being active as a family.

There will be a fun run/walk plus some other fun activities. We will have a live DJ, turkey gobble contest, balloon twister, face painting and fun surprises including the first ever GREAT Turkey Mystery Hunt! Plus the school with the most participation will "TURKEY THEIR TEACHER" by making their PE teacher dress like a turkey for the day. All finishers will receive a finishers medal and one lucky person will win a frozen turkey! Trophies will be given for top boy and girl for each division.

To learn more about the Great Gobble Gallup go to Nixa.red/Gobble.

T-shirt sales will run through Oct. 31. The T-shirts are $10.00 each. To purchase a t-shirt, click here.

Join us in celebrating our food service staff and all their hard work!

Thank you for all that you do for our students and staff! 👏

The district is excited to celebrate this group during our two weeks of staff celebrations in November and May rather than individual celebrations for each recognition day.

Vote for you favorite breakfast and lunch foods in this year's Nixa Schools Food Battle on Instagram stories at instagram.com/nixaschools during Food Service Staff Appreciation Week!

The winner of the breakfast brackets will meet in the finals! The winner of the food battle will be announced in Thursday's QuickNews.

The High School Artist of the Week is sponsored by Rocco's Pizza of Nixa. 🎊

“Congratulations to our Student of the Week, Dalton Herring! A hardworking leader and a great example for other students, Dalton excels as a section leader and participates actively in multiple choirs. As a state gold medalist, he recently ranked among the top 25 basses in the South Central Missouri Honor Choir auditions and will be competing at state. We are proud of his achievements!" - Daniel Gutierrez, director of Nixa Choirs 🦅

“Choir is a way for me to use the abilities God has given me to share joy with others. It's something I look forward to every day. I have grown not only as a singer but as a person. I'm grateful for the opportunities I've had through choir.” - Dalton Herring 🎶

SchoolCafe:

Visit schoolcafe.com/nixaps to sign in or create a new account.

What is SchoolCafe and why do I need it?

• Apply for Free/Reduced Meals and view your eligibility letters
• Check balances for your students meal account
• Check on what your student is purchasing in the cafeteria with line item transactions
• Set purchase restrictions and Low Balance Alerts for your students meal account

Nixa Public Schools Food Service Information:

Visit nixapublicschools.net/menus to view meal prices, menus, resources, and information about allergen needs

If you have any questions about SchoolCafe or Nixa food service, please email MealProgram@nixaschools.net.

The Junior High Artists of the Week is sponsored by Lucid TLC Arts 🎶

"Ben is one of the best kids I know. He is funny, passionate, unashamed, and one of the hardest workers I know. He strives to do his best each and every day, which has caused him to grow exponentially as a singer. Ben is someone I want to be like when I grow up. He is exactly what we want all Nixa Choir students to be like." - Dr. Blake Richter, director of Nixa Junior High Choirs 🎤

"My favorite thing about being a part of a choir is not being afraid to fail. I love getting to prove what I am capable of and make beautiful music with my peers. I am always striving to be someone who makes others smile, so that is why I love performing and singing in the choir." - Benjamin Breithaupt 🦅

Join us in celebrating our admin professionals and all their hard work! 🤗

Thank you for all that you do for our district! 👏

Nixa Public Schools is requesting the support of Nixa in our Annual 'Can the Tigers' event.🥫

This annual contest allows Nixa and Ozark to come together and donate funds to Least of These Food Pantry for a great cause. $1 = 5 Pounds of Food Help Nixa keep the trophy! 🦅

You can help support the Eagles by donating at Nixa.red/CanTheTigers. 🥫🐯

🏈 The winner will be announced at the Backyard Brawl on October 18 at Eagle Stadium. The winner will earn bragging rights and win the 'Can Trophy'! 🏆

To put your business message in front of decision-makers,

just contact Tricia Chapman at 417-983-0314 or triciachapman@nixaschools.net.

We're seeking sponsors for Nixa SpEd Edcamp, a free professional development and networking event for special education teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and service providers. Held on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mathews Elementary, this in-person event will bring together educators dedicated to serving students in special education. Attendees will engage in interactive sessions, share insights, and build connections in a collaborative environment.

By sponsoring, your business will be supporting the ongoing professional growth of our educators.

Contact Tricia at triciachapman@nixaschools.net

Presenting sponsor $1,000

• Promotion includes prominent position on the tournament tshirts, speaking opportunities, video board commercial and a table to greet fans

Eagle Partners $500

• Promotion includes logo on tshirt and recognition on the video board

SOLD - Smile Cam $500

Limited - Tshirt sponsor $300

• Business logo on tshirt

If your business is interested, please contact Tricia at triciachapman@nixaschools.net.

To see more highlights around the district follow Nixa Public Schools at facebook.com/nixapublicschools, x.com/nixaschools, and instagram.com/nixaschools.

🦅 The Board of Education and district administrators visited Mathews Elementary on Tuesday, October 8. 🚌

📓 During their visit, they visited teachers and students in all grade levels and were able to interact with the students during class time and at lunch. 🥪

🍎 The Board of Education and district administrators visited Nixa High School on Tuesday, October 8. ✏️

🦅 During their visit, they ordered treats from the Birdhouse, the school's student-run coffee shop. ☕️ They learned about the Advanced Placement Ambassador's program and the fine arts classes. 🎭 They saw the new journalism studio, and the family and consumer sciences class prepared pizza for them to sample. 🍕

To see athletic updates follow Nixa Athletics at facebook.com/nixaathletics, x.com/nixaathletics, and instagram.com/nixaathletics.

MONDAY, OCT. 14

• VARSITY/JV SOFTBALL @ NEOSHO | 5/7PM
• 9TH/JV FOOTBALL @/VS WAYNESVILLE | 5:30/6PM

TUESDAY, OCT. 15

• GIRLS TENNIS CLASS 3 DISTRICT 5 QUARTERFINALS VS REPUBLIC/LEBANON @ NIXA HIGH SCHOOL | 4PM
• 9TH/JV/VARSITY VOLLEYBALL VS OZARK (FREE PIZZA FOR NIXA STUDENTS) | 4:30/6/7:30PM
• JV/VARSITY BOYS SOCCER @ LEBANON | 5/6:30PM
• JH 8TH A/B VOLLEYBALL VS PERSHING | 5:30/7PM
• JH 7TH A/B VOLLEYBALL @ PERSHING | 5:30/7PM

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

• C SOCCER VS REPUBLIC | 4:30PM
• GIRLS SWIM TEAM INFO MEETING @ SPRINGFIELD NATATORIUM | 6:30PM

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

• SOFTBALL CLASS 5 DISTRICT 5 QUARTERFINALS VS BRANSON | 3PM
• 9TH/JV/VARSITY VOLLEYBALL @ NEOSHO | 4:30/5:30/6:30PM
• JV/VARSITY BOYS SOCCER VS GLENDALE | 5/6:45PM
• JH 7TH/8TH A/B VOLLEYBALL @ JOPLIN | 5:30/7PM
• JH 8TH FOOTBALL VS OZARK | 5:30/7PM
• JH 7TH FOOTBALL @ OZARK | 5:30/7PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

• BOYS SWIM/DIVE COC CHAMPIONSHIPS @ WEBB CITY HIGH SCHOOL | 3PM
• JH CROSS COUNTRY COC CHAMPIONSHIPS @ INMAN INTERMEDIATE | 4PM
• VARSITY FOOTBALL BACKYARD BRAWL VS OZARK | 7PM

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

• 9TH VOLLEYBALL NIXA INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT VS KICKAPOO, HICKMAN, & WILLARD | 8:30/9:30/11AM
• HS CROSS COUNTRY COC CHAMPIONSHIPS @ INMAN INTERMEDIATE | 9AM
• JH 7TH VOLLEYBALL COC TOURNAMENT @ ALLISON SPORTS TOWN | TBA
• JH 8TH VOLLEYBALL COC TOURNAMENT @ ALLISON SPORTS TOWN | TBA

🎾👏 Congratulations to our girls tennis individual state tournament qualifiers: 🥇 District Champion, Emily Peterson 🥇 and 🥈Doubles District Runners-Up 🥈, Jocelyn Cosgrove and Paige Morris!

🎽 This week’s Guaranty Bank Athlete of the Week is the leader of the boys cross country team whose work ethic and attitude are infectious and became Nixa’s first-ever All-State runner since 2014 with a seventh place at the 2023 state championships, senior Aaron Ashley.

🥇 Last week, Ashley, a 3x state qualifier and 2023 state medalist (7th) ran to a first-place finish at the Nixa Riann Lubiniski Invitational with a time of 15:40.97, helping lead the Eagles to a team title over Ozark.

🔟 Ashley has run to a top-ten finish at every meet this year: 1st Nixa (15:40.97), 2nd SWCCCA (15:31.65), 2nd, Ray-Pec (15.52.60), and 7th Gans Creek (15:32.30).

Ashley and the Eagles next take the course on Saturday at the Branson Cedar Ridge Invitational.

👏 Congratulations, Aaron, good luck the rest of the season!

🏊‍♀️ There will be a high school girls swimming and diving informational and meet the coach meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Springfield Natatorium.

Who needs to attend?:

• Required for all new, interested, and returning parents and swimmers/divers.

What topics covered:

• Meet the new coach Jordan Boyce
• Receive all the season details
• Team suit sizing

Interested in joining? Come out and see what the season will be all about.

🎣 The 2024-25 Nixa junior high and high school bass fishing season is steadily approaching.

Interested in joining and learning more? Attend the upcoming informational meeting.

🗓️ Date: Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024

⏰ Time: 5:30 p.m.

📍 Location: Nixa High School Library

Items needed/covered for meeting:

• Boat captain & partner
• Team application
• Tournament commitment form
• Transportation permission form
• $50 annual dues

We hope to see you there!

Non-profits can provide flyers for information on various things for students in Nixa Public Schools.

To view the community group flyers or to find out how non-profits can post a flyer, then go to www.nixapublicschools.net/flyers.

Share your ideas, highlights, and suggestions—like staff recognition, food quality, or improvements. Your input at nixapublicschools.net/suggestionbox helps us make Nixa Public Schools better for everyone.