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 Phone: 417-679-4200

April 26: Lion's Club Auction

May 3: Elementary Someone Special Dance 6-8 pm

May 8: Senior Decision Day

May 14: Field Day

May 15: Senior Awards & Baccalaureate

May 16: Kindergarten & 6th Grade Graduation

May 17: Graduation @ 7:30 pm

May 17: Teacher In-Service

May 28-June 21: Summer School

*Please check district website for additional extracurricular events

Freshman Alvin Nelson competed in the 1st annual South Central Job Olympics at the West Plains Civic Center on April 4th. Alvin placed 2nd in three events.

-Job Olympics is a competition developed to promote transition and employability skills for a broad spectrum of high school students in special education. Job Olympics brings together students from different schools throughout the area. Competitions representing actual job and employment situations are judged by business people from the community and professionals in education.

These nine students competed in the Trig Star contest Wednesday, April 10th. McKoy Dobbs was the winner of the contest and earned a $1,000 scholarship.

Students in Mrs. Humbyrd's World History class practiced painting the Sistine Chapel after studying about the Renaissance.

Students in Mr. Smith's Environmental Science classes worked hard on constructing solar eclipse models. The students presented a solar eclipse slide presentation created by Mrs. Skaggs to the elementary school students on April 1st and demonstrated their models. They had a lot of fun explaining to the elementary students what a solar eclipse is, what to expect on April 8.

The junior high baseball team has a current record of 2-2 with a conference record of 2-0. The Bulldogs have a lot of baseball to play over the next few weeks and we look forward to watching these boys get better and grow as a team so we can be playing our best baseball come conference tournament time. The conference tournament will be held at Fordland on April 26 and 27. A tournament bracket will be posted on Facebook as soon as we seed for the tournament in a couple of weeks.

Submitted by Coach West

Junior high softball has gotten off to a strong start! The girls had their opening game against Seymour April 5th, A girls only, winning 12 - 4. They played Hartville next. They started the game behind, but battled back with some aggressive base running, winning 12 - 6. The B girls also got to play their first game against Hartville and won 7 - 3. Thursday, the 11th, the girls unexpectedly had their first away game, switching locations to Hollister's turf field. The A girls experienced their first loss, losing by 1 run. The B girls remained undefeated. Friday, the 12th, the girls traveled to Cabool and had an awesome day of big hits. The final score was 32 - 14! The B girls again pulled out a win. This week the girls will be on the road Monday, Thursday, and Friday to face Mansfield, Fordland, and Sparta.

The girls are playing hard and learning a lot about the game. They are working well as a unit to encourage each other and staying focused. I've been very pleased with their commitment, determination, and hustle!

Submitted by Coach Misti Eslinger

The junior high track and field team travelled to Chadwick for a 12-school competition. The results were excellent with several medals earned and a few stand out performances that show great promise in the upcoming years. Medals were awarded to the top three and team points awarded for the top 8 finishers in each event. There were two divisions in this meet. 6th and 7th grade competed together and 8th grade competed in a separate division.

Bulldogs in the top 8:
8th Grade
Jessica Suit – 1st 1600 meter (one mile), 1st 800 meter, 2nd 400 meter
Hunter Nelson – 3rd Discus
6th-7th Grade
Nina Sponaugle – 2nd 200 meter, 1st 800 meter, 4th 4x200 relay
Raine Similkier - 4th 400 meter, 5th 800 meter
Pazlea Foster – 5th 400 meter
Ainsley Luna - 7th 400 meter
Moxie Similkier – 8th 100 hurdles, 4th 4x200 relay
Maycen Bailey – 3rd 200 meter, 5th 400 meter
Isabelle Workman – 4th 100 meter relay, 4th 200 meter relay
Sierra Jarvis – 4th 100 meter relay, 4th 200 meter relay
Ainsley Luna – 4th 4x100 relay
Calla Cochran -4th 4x100 relay

The future is bright with these Bulldogs!

Submitted by Coach Gary Emrick

The Gainesville boys and girls track and field teams travelled to Chadwick last Friday for competition. The results continue to show excellent progress. The Boys team finished in 4th place out of the 13 schools attending. The Girls team placed 9th out of 12 schools.

Medals were awarded to the top three in each event. Team points were earned by the top 8 finishers in each event. Each event had about 20 athletes competing.

Bulldogs in the Top 8:
Aaron Kahl – 2nd 400 Meter, 2nd 200 Meter, 4th 100 Meter, 5th 4x400 Relay
Isaac Pippin – 3rd 4x800 Relay, 5th 4x400 Relay, 6th 400 Meter
Ryder Murphy – 3rd 4x800 Relay, 6th 800 Meter, 6th 1600 Meter, 8th Javelin
Archer Luna – 7th 3200 Meter
Macray Hambleton – 3rd 4x800 Relay, 3rd Javelin, 5th 4x400 Relay
John Botts-Papke – 5th 4x400 Relay, 6th 4x200 Relay
Nick Goodson – 3rd 4x800 Relay
Zeke Yarger – 6th 4x100 Relay
Kyden Myers – 6th 4x100 Relay
Paul Goodwin – 6th 4x100 Relay
Evan Heriford – 6th 4x100 Relay
Damion Goss – 6th 4x200 Relay
Terry Goss – 6th 4x200 Relay
Lucas Luna – 6th 4x200 Relay
Peyton Hathcock – 6th High Jump
Walker House – 5th High Jump
Kaitlyn Kahl – 4th 4x800 Relay, 5th 4x400 Relay, 2nd 400 Meter, 5th 1600 Meter
Alyssa Smith – 4th 4x800 Relay, 5th 4x400 Relay, 6th 800 Meter
Jeanne Chevrier -4th 4x800 Relay, 5th 4x400 Relay
Breanna Rowland – 6th 4x100 Relay
Brianna Welch – 6th 4x100 Relay
Whitney Jarvis –6th 4x100 Relay
Lauren Smith – 4th 4x800 Relay, 4th 4x400 Relay, 6th 4x100 Relay

Big thanks to J’s Grill for sponsoring the TEAM lunch before the meet. Community support is a huge part of the continued success for these student athletes.

Submitted by Coach Gary Emrick

Gainesville archery competed at the Missouri archery championship on Saturday the 22nd that was held in Branson, Missouri . It was a four day tournament with over 3000 shooters. Congratulations on your well deserved success wishing you even more success in the future. We are proud of you!

Jasper James (269)
Division Rank 308
Grade Rank 69
Overall Rank 488

Rehett Lawson (266)
Division Rank 349
Grade Rank 93
Overall Rank 566

John Botts-Papcke (267)
Division Rank 378
Grade Rank 116
Overall Rank 627

Victoria James (253)
Division Rank 431
Grade Rank 117
Overall Rank 757

Brandon Barcelona (250)
Division Rank 507
Grade Rank 124
Overall Rank 1179

Asher Cato (249)
Division Rank 97
Grade Rank 80
Overall Rank 1230

Submitted by Coach Gary Emrick

The Lady Bulldogs have a record of 4-11. We have had a tough schedule on the front end and hope to get some wins as we face several teams in our conference the next couple of weeks against Bakersfield and Mansfield. We have conference wins against Fordland and Conway. The Lady Bulldogs got a great win against Norwood and will face them in our first home game, and senior night on April 22. We have a lot of freshmen and sophomores stepping into positions they have never played before. They have shown a lot of growth over the season. Our seniors have done a great job leading the team and I am looking forward to the rest of the season. Some years are growing years and the girls are learning more every game.

Submitted by Coach Ashley Comstock

Baseball is currently 6-7. Of the 7 losses, only one has been to a school our size.

We are showing significant improvement like taking 2nd in the Hartville tournament and scoring 33 runs in the tournament. Our team is led by Grant Leeker, Hunter Luna, Andrew Hambelton and Jarett Hogan.

Grant

- .395 avg, 17 hits, 10 RBIs

Hunter

- .343 avg, 12 hits, 15 RBIs

Andrew

- .625 avg, 10 hits, 1 HR, 8 RBIs

Jarett

- .324 avg, 12 hits, 17 Runs scored

Kannon Morrison leads our pitching with a 2.800 ERA

Grant and Hunter lead the team in strikeouts with 23 and 22.

Submitted by Coach Blake Hobbs

The Gainesville golf team kicked off the season on April 3rd at Lost Woods Golf Course in Isabella. Harmon Johns took 2nd place with a score of 83 and Hayden Johns tied for 9th place with a score of 96. The Gainesville Bulldogs took 3rd place as a team!

On Wednesday, April 4th Gainesville went to Marshfield to compete in the Seymour Golf Tournament. Harmon Johns shot a solid 84 taking 7th place out of 78 golfers.

Submitted by Coach Lance West

On April 14-16, FBLA State Competition was held in Springfield, Missouri. Gainesville High School had 33 students qualify to compete at the state level. At the conference, aside from competitions, members also participated in leader workshops and listened to inspiring speeches. Carrie Richer, as part of the District 14 officer team, presented a workshop about different leadership styles that GHS members attended. At the opening ceremony Gainesville FBLA was awarded Gold Level Chapter of the Year, Gold Seal Award of Merit and Main Street Missouri.

At the time of publication of this newsletter, the awards ceremony had not yet taken place. Check out Gainesville FBLA page for updates.

Academic Team competed at districts on Saturday, April 13th in Spokane. At the event Gainesville placed 4th out of 9 schools and Makenzie Horton placed 6th overall individually. This was the final meet of the year.

Congratulations FFA contest teams!

Spring activities are in full bloom for Kindergarten classes. The students enjoyed a fun egg hunt at the Gainesville Nursing Home then another one that afternoon at the football field. We have also been hatching spring chicks and butterflies! They have been super excited! The solar eclipse was phenomenal! Fun was had not only by the kids but for the adults as well!

First graders enjoyed watching the Solar Eclipse! We sat on the football field with our friends and special viewing glasses while being amazed by the moon and sun! We enjoyed some space themed snacks at our Solar Eclipse after party! First graders are also learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. We are patiently waiting for our caterpillars to turn into butterflies!! We will end our life cycle unit by enjoying a field trip to the Butterfly Palace in a couple of weeks.

Second grade has been learning about the research process. They were able to pick an animal, research it, and will be presenting it to other students in the school.

Third grade enjoyed viewing the solar eclipse Apr 8, 2024! We had space themed snacks, wore our special glasses, and sat in awe at the football field. They were so excited to see the sun covered and experience totality. Furthermore, third grade students are preparing for the big MAP test coming at the end of April! We are studying, practicing, and showing Missouri what we know!

Fourth grade has been busy learning many new things! We are working hard and preparing for MAP testing. Students have been enjoying working with fractions. They are becoming fluent in adding and subtracting them.

Mrs. Hubbard’s science class enjoyed testing whether the weight of paper effected the distance a paper airplane traveled. This was a great way for students to talk about the steps of the scientific process and apply the steps as well.

Students also had a wonderful time enjoying the eclipse. They played “total, total, eclipse” which was a play on “duck, duck, goose”.

We started MAP Attack this week and the students are reviewing topics we have been working on all year.

Our 5th grade students have been hard at work! We have been learning all about the patterns and movement of the sun, earth and moon. Students tested several models for showing how the apparent brightness and size of the sun and other stars is dependent upon the distance you are from each star.

We also had a special guest, Mr. Kiger aka “Snake Man”, who shared his knowledge about snakes and their special features with our students. He brought several different kinds of snakes for students to view and touch.

The 5th grade students are anxiously awaiting the hatching of our 5 ducks. Students learned how to candle an egg to determine if the egg is fertilized. We were also able to see through the shell that each of the eggs had a beating heart! As the eggs continued to incubate we frequently checked for duck growth within the shell and students have witnessed the ducks moving around inside!

6th grade has enjoyed some wonderful presentations this quarter. Mr. Kiger brought a very captivating audience with him as he taught our 6th graders about our legless friends. Few have the ability to capture 55 students' attention for an hour, and leave them wanting more as our snake man does. This is a program he has offered to our school for years, and had been put aside after Covid. Though a few still were a little nervous, I believe all enjoyed and were thankful that he had brought it back.

We also enjoyed mother nature’s majesty with our total solar eclipse. The experience will easily go down in one of the most exciting ones of the year. We were so thankful to Century Bank for providing us with the eclipse glasses to ensure that all students had the opportunity to see this wonderful feat.