Elsberry High School

Another new face is Jill Thompson in our EHS Special Education Department. Her advice to students is to soak up every moment of childhood but prepare yourself to explore and learn a new adventure called adulthood. It can be full of surprises and challenges. Welcome to Elsberry!

Activities for the Week of August 28-September 1 August 28 -FFA Open House at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday 8/29 -Softball @ Warrenton 4:30 p.m. Bus Time 2:15 p.m. -Soccer @ Mexico 5:00 p.m. Bus Time: 2:45 p.m. Wednesday 8/30 -FFA Trapshoot West Quincy Thursday 8/31 -High School Softball vs Wright City Home 5:00 p.m. -Soccer @ Wright City 4:30 p.m. Bus Time 2:30 p.m. Friday 9/1 -No Activities

We have had a great start to the school year even with the warm temperatures. At the end of the day Tuesday, we experienced a partial power outage that caused some problems with our HVAC units today. All of the classroom units are now functioning and we are currently working on the cafeteria and kitchen units. At this point we are planning to follow our normal dismissal time for the remainder of the week. An early release time was considered, but the forecasted temperature is only a few degrees warmer from 11 am to 4 pm and therefore would not provide much benefit. The bus ride home is our biggest concern for our students and bus drivers. If you are able to pick up your students Thursday and Friday, we would appreciate you doing so to shorten our bus routes as much as possible. Please communicate any changes from normal pickup routines to your child’s building office by 2:00 pm daily.

Day 1 is complete. Let's have an amazing day 2. If you need a schedule change you need to contact Ms. Towery ASAP!

The Elsberry R-2 School will be using a new student information system this school year. Infinite Campus will be replacing Tyler SIS. All parents with an email address on file were sent instructions and a unique identification code to create your new parent portal account. If you did not receive an email, please make sure all information is updated on the Student Verification Sheets that are sent home the first week. Also, please be patient with our staff as we are all navigating this new platform.

Back to school night is tonight, August 16, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. See you soon!

Opaa!® Food Management, Inc. has been awarded the food service contract for the 2023-2024 school year. You can go to their website or download their app to look up the menus. There are 2 breakfast menus (K-8 and HS) and 3 Lunch Menus (K-4) (5-8) (9-12). https://myschoolmenus.com/organizations/2006

Meg Bartig is joining the Elsberry School District staff as an art teacher at EHS and EMS. She is a graduate of Culver-Stockton College. Her advice for students is to take risks (wisely) and see mistakes as a learning opportunities, not things to be avoided.

Mark your calendars! We are busy prepping for the first day of school and cannot wait to see our students on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Regular school hours are 7:45 a.m.-3:35 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

Please help us welcome Brandon Moeller to the EHS staff. Brandon will be not only be teaching business but he is also the FBLA sponsor and the EHS Head Boys Basketball Coach. Mr. Moeller is a Truman State University Graduate.

Tonight was the EHS and EMS athletics meeting where basic information was shared about athletic opportunities and expectations, Gold Cards, Booster Club and FCA. If your family missed this meeting make sure you reach out to our athletic director, Kari Koch-Dowell. If you are interested in purchasing a gold card, contact any athlete.

There is a mandatory parent/athlete meeting on August 6 at 5pm in the high school gym. If your high school or middle school student athlete plays any sport, they must be there with a parent. If you can not attend for any reason, you must get in touch with the athletic director, Coach K, prior to the meeting date. All athletes must have a current physical on file to be eligible to start practices. For any student that needs a physical, this can be done on site after the meeting. The price is $30. High school practices begin on August 7 and middle school practices begin on August 14.

Back to School Night is August 16 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Freshman Orientation will be in the highschool gym at 6:30 p.m.

The Registrar's Office is open! If you have questions about enrollment or the documents needed to complete the enrollment process please contact Kellie Stonebraker at 898-5554 ext. 225.

Attention all prospective trapshooters: Meeting August 3 at 6 p.m. in the Ag Building to discuss safety procedures, permission slips, calendars, etc. This meeting is for 8th-12th grade students.

Schedule changes will be Wednesday, August 9th and Thursday, August 10th from 9am-2pm in-person in the Concession Stand area. Meetings are first-come-first-served and requested changes must be made in person. Emailed requests will not be honored. Copies of new schedules will be available at Back to School Night and on the first day of school. Absolutely no schedule changes will be made after the first week of school.

There is a mandatory parent/athlete meeting on August 6 at 5pm in the high school gym. If your high school or middle school student athlete plays any sport, they must be there with a parent. If you can not attend for any reason, you must get in touch with the athletic director, Coach K, prior to the meeting date. All athletes must have a current physical on file to be eligible to start practices. For any student that needs a physical, this can be done on site after the meeting. The price is $30. High school practices begin on August 7 and middle school practices begin on August 14.

Cross country info

The Missouri 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has launched a new website: www.missouri988.org. The site provides information for anyone who may be experiencing a mental health, suicide, or substance use crisis. The newly designated 988 phone number went live nationwide on July 16, 2022. Since that time, it has routed thousands of individuals to local, trained crisis specialists at Missouri’s 988 centers. The 988 crisis line connects anyone experiencing a mental health, suicide, or substance use crisis to compassionate, accessible care and support, available 24/7. Support is free and confidential.

The Elsberry Athletic Booster Club Golf Tournament will be here before you know it. Registration information for the August 19, 2023 tournament is attached.