Written by

Beth Farrah, SMT Writer

April is a very busy month for the Richland Rebels as they continue MAP and EOC testing in the elementary, junior high, and high school. Spring sports including high school and junior high baseball and elementary and junior high volleyball have recently started and both seasons are going well for the Rebels.

Here’s an update on Richland Elementary:

-April’s RES Student of the Month is Liza King, congratulations Liza! The other nominees included Preston Shiver, Adam Chafin, Eric Williams, Dillion Williams, Lennon Cook, Kylie Herrion. The nominees will be treated to a special pizza party during the lunch hour on April 23^rd to celebrate their hard work and citizenship.

-On April 8^th through 11^th, the third through sixth graders completed the Math portion of their MAP test. Throughout the rest of this week (April 15^th through 18^th) the third through sixth graders will be testing in the Communication Arts portion.

-On April 17^th, Mrs. Taylor will be holding Open Library for any student who wishes to check out books after school hours.

-On April 26^th, annual Dental Screening will be held in the elementary.

-On Monday, April 29^th, there will be NO SCHOOL.

-While the upper elementary students are about to finish MAP testing, the kindergarten through second grade students will begin their Terra Nova Testing on April 30^th and will be finished by May 3^rd.

-On May 7^th, the 6^th grade band concert will take place in the gymnasium.

-Mark your calendars for May 9^th, because you won’t want to miss the annual Elementary Spring Music Program! Mrs. Duley and the students have been working very hard to prepare for one of their favorite times of the year.

Here’s the Junior High Update:

-The junior high volleyball team, consisting of the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders have been helping host the SCAA volleyball tournament in the Richland gym. It was a busy day with so many teams on Saturday, but the tournament is still going on today (April 15^th) and the championship game (April 16^th) will be held tomorrow.

-Junior high baseball will be playing at Bloomfield tomorrow (April 16^th). The team has a back-to-back game on April 18^th and April 19^th against Gideon and Bell City. On April 23^rd, the team will be playing the Puxico Indians at home but on April 30^th, they will be playing their rival at Puxico.

-On April 26^th the junior high Student Council will be putting on their annual Spring Dance.

-Junior high Science Club members, don’t forget to keep working on your rockets! The club will get ready to launch them within the next few weeks. Also, due to MAP and EOC testing, Class/Club Meeting Day will not be held this month so you must build your rocket on your own free time. The high school science room will be open before and after school on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.

Here’s the High School Update:

-Beta Club members: your Little Caesars Pizza fundraising money is due to Mrs. Monroe in the art room no later by Wednesday, April 17^th. All order forms must be turned in by this date in order for the money to go towards the trip to Beta Nationals in June. The orders will arrive and distributed to students on the 25^th.

-On April 20^th, the State History Day Competition will be held in Columbia at the University of Missouri.

-The high school baseball team will compete against Bloomfield on April 22^nd, Cairo on the 25^th, Oak Ridge on the 26^th, and Charleston on the 29^th.

-Skit members will have practice during their lunch hour in the gymnasium on April 24^th and 25^th.

-On April 26^th, the Athletic Banquet will be held in the cafeteria for all junior high and high school athletes, coaches, and families.

-On April 27^th, the Science Club will be heading to St. Louis for a day filled with fun activities at the Science Center and other sites.

-On April 29^th, there is NO SCHOOL but the high school baseball team is still having a game at Charleston.