Ozark Tiger E-News

Ozark School District classrooms will have a bit more books in them, thanks to Ozark Board of Education Member Patty Quessenberry and the raffle she won at the Missouri School Board Association Annual Conference.

“When they called my number and I won, it was just so exciting," Quessenberry said. "If you know me, you know I love kids and reading and books. I get to give back to my community and my District with these 500 books.”

Read the full release here.

We are so excited to say that this year 47 of Ozark High School's amazing and talented band students were selected for one of the south-central All-District bands!

• 31 students made either honor or concert band
• 16 students made one of the jazz bands
• 7 students made both a concert band and a jazz band
• 10 students were selected as the first chair in their instrument
• 30 students qualified to audition for the All-State bands

And if that wasn't enough, for the fifth year in a row Ozark had more kids make the All-District band than any other program in the district! WOW!! Congrats to all our awesome band kids we are so proud of you!

Read more about All-District band here.

Gobble, Gobble. Parents as Teachers Tiger Cub Club hosted a Turkey Trot Wednesday morning. Learn more about Parents as Teachers here.

Nov. 13 was World Kindness Day and South celebrated big! Students made a paper chain with kind words and South Student Council spread kindness by passing out motivational bracelets to every student and staff member in the building! Students and staff also showed kindness by collecting non-perishable food, winter hats and gloves over the past few weeks. Collectively, the school donated over 1,000 items to The Way Community Church and their Blessing Box for those in need!

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 Brittany Robbins, seventh grade ELA teacher at Ozark Junior High, and Teri Beeman, first grade teacher at South Elementary.

• Ms. Robbins’ genuine passion for the subject and intentional interest in each student as an individual fosters a love for learning that has a lasting impact on every student lucky enough to be in her class.
• Mrs. Beeman is an exceptional teacher who goes above and beyond to support her students as well as her team! She has a passion and genuine heart for seeing her students achieve success

Congratulations to Ozark High School's Athletic Director Yancey Little who is being inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Dec. 13 for his success and service to athletics at OHS as a coach and administrator. During his tenure in Ozark, Little has led the girls basketball team to multiple conference and district titles as well as two state championships. Additionally, he has led the softball team to multiple conference and district titles. He has been serving Ozark as the athletic director for seven years.

Congratulations to West Elementary paraprofessional Angela Porter! On Nov. 16 Ozark’s locally-owned McDonald’s restaurant honored her as the 2023 McDonald’s Outstanding Educator! Porter won a $100 gift card to use in her classroom as well as McDonald’s coupons to “Teach it Forward” for outstanding student achievements.

Thank you to the Ozark community and school staff who participated in Tuesday’s first Long Range Planning Committee meeting! It was a great night, and we are excited to work with you to develop a plan to accommodate Ozark’s growth. It’s not too late to join in! There are two more meeting – Dec. 12 and Jan. 16. Register to participate in the Long Range Planning meetings here.

Parents, you have options:

• Visit www.myschoolapps.com to see if you qualify for free/reduced meals and to fill out the application, this is completely confidential.

• Pay your meal balances at www.myschoolbucks.com or download the app “My School Bucks”

• Send a check or cash with your student in their backpack. Please communicate with the teacher when you send it so they can look for it. Put the check or cash in an envelope/zippy bag with their name on it and write “lunch money.” Checks should be made out to Ozark Schools.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share their thoughts and opinions with the City on the Onward Ozark public survey. The survey window closes Nov. 30. This survey will help shape the future land use for North Highway NN, South Third Street/Highway 14, and South Street from Highway 65 Highway W.

Survey: https://ozarkmo.info/OnwardPublicSurvey

Next, the City will hold virtual public open houses. The first one will take place in December through January 2024. So, stay tuned for those details. Sign up to receive email updates here: https://ozarkmo.info/OOsignup

You can also sign up to receive text messages. Just text “OnwardOzark” to 888-521-3871 and follow the prompts.

See the full update here: https://ozarkmo.info/OOupdate