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NCMC Foundation Holds Officer Elections The North Central Missouri College Foundation Board of Directors met on Thursday, August 24 to elect officers, appoint a new board member, hear committee updates and conduct other business. The quarterly meeting was held in Cross Hall with a meal provided by Great Western Dining. Members of the nominating committee proposed an officer slate that included, Allan Seidel - President, Seth Cox - Vice-President, Cathy McKay Treasurer and Tricia Key - Secretary (nonvoting position). After board approval of the proposed officers, the nominating committee recommended and the board approved the appointment of a new director, Mike Gallagher. “Being nominated for the NCMC Foundation was an honor,” remarked Mr. Gallagher. “I accepted the position on the Foundation because of what I have learned so far about NCMC. I knew very little about NCMC in the beginning and I have found it to be a top notch organization, full of top notch people and I have been proud to be a part of something that will be so beneficial to our region in the future.” Mike Gallagher graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ag-Business in May of 1981. He grew up raising hogs, cattle, corn and soybeans on his fam-
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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 160th Year - No. 3
Mike Gallagher NCMC Foundation Director
ily’s farm located six miles southeast of Maryville before leaving home. After working in banking in Northwest Missouri for 30 years, the opportunity for private bank ownership was realized in March of 2011 when Mike and a small group of investors purchased the Citizens Bank in Oregon, MO. The group pur[See NCMC, Page 2]
BRIEFS Gifted Executive Board Meets The Gifted Group executive board met on Wednesday, Spetember 13 to elect new members to the board. New board members include Joyce Trask, president; Cindy Soptic, vice president; Cole Soptic, secretary; and Judie Leininger, treasurer. The Gifted Group executive board meets monthly.
Fan Appreciation Night I-35 Speedway Fan Appreciation Night will be held Saturday, September 30. Grandstand admission will be free for everyone who wishes to attend. It will also be double points night for the racecar drivers in the Sport Compact, Junior Sport Compact, E Mods and Pure Stocks categories. Classes in competition that evening will be the USRA Modifieds, USRA Medieval Stock Cars, USRA B Mods, Limited Late Models, Pure Stocks, E Mods, Sport Compacts, Junior Sport Compacts and Vintage Open. For the USRA classes, I-35 Speedway is the only track in Northwest Missouri giving USRA National Points on this night. This free night of racing is brought to you by Racindirt, Highway 36 Auto and Diesel and Larry McFee Trucking.
“Racquet Roost” Gets Tune Up The "Racquet Roost" at the Carl Carpenter & Mike Bosley courts at Trenton High School recently received a tune up. Several fresh racquets with new grips in adult and kid sizes have been added. Now that weather has broken, everyone is encouraged to get out and hit some balls. Please don't take the racquets from the Roost. If any local youth wants or needs a racquet to keep as their own, please contact Randall Hutchison or Mitch Dugan. Their email addresses are in the Roost.
R-9 Board Approves Policy Changes, Hears Reports The Trenton R-9 Board of Education met on Tuesday, September 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the board room at the District Office. The first order of business was to approve the amended agenda. The MAP.EOC Results - CSIP Update were moved to the October 2023 agenda due to illness. Approval was also given for the payment of all bills, the minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer’s report. Under new business, Superintendent Daniel Gott presented the 2023/24 bus routes, which were approved. He also presented six MSBA policy updates to the board, which were approved as well. The health and wellness policy was approved as written upon recommendation by Mr. Gott. A Policy GCBA Professional Staff Compensation clarification was recommended by Mr. Gott,
which reads: An employee must turn in credit hours earned over the course of the year to the superintendent or designee no later than August 30th to progress on the salary schedule for the current school year. An employee on a 12month contract must turn in their hours no later than July 1st. This clarification was approved by the board. It was announced that the first round of emergency drills have been scheduled and include: Fire - 9/7 Tornado - 9/14 SafeDefend - 9/21 8:15 Rissler, 9:00 TMS/THS Evacuation - 10/5 Earthquake - 10/19 It was also reported that the Rissler fence was completed prior to the beginning of the school year. During administrative reports, THS Principal Chris Hodge reported a high school enrollment of 333, which includes 93
freshmen, 78 sophomores, 88 juniors and 74 seniors. He said fall sports are underway and Trenton will be hosting district softball this year. Homecoming is set for September 29 with an early out at 12:55 p.m. Mr. Hodge mentioned that votech enrollment is 38. There are 56 students enrolled in dual credit courses collecting 180 hours of college credit. There is one student participating in the flex program, with more students interested for second semester. He mentioned that September 20 is a Build My Future event for seniors to be held in Macon and the NCMC College Fair is scheduled for October 20. TMS Principal Mike Hostetter reported the middle school has a total of 301 students enrolled this year, including 79 in fifth grade, 82 in sixth grade, 72 in seventh grade and 68 in eighth [See R-9, Page 2]
Area School Boards Discuss Bids, Lead Testing The Pleasant View R-6, Spickard R-2, Grundy R-5, Laredo R-7, Tri-County R7 and Princeton R-5 school boards recently met. Discussion topics included bids, lead testing and school improvements. Pleasant View R-6 The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, September 12 at 6 p.m. The agenda, minutes from the last meeting, financial statement and bills were all approved unanimously. During public comment time, Avery McCauslin, Community Club President, gave an update on the Community Club this year. First grade teacher Mrs. Lindsey Bond gave an update on her class. In old business, discussion was held on school improvements. The exterior coating on the 3/4/5 wing has been completed. Several new exterior doors are being installed throughout the building. Discussion was also held on cleaning the coiling on the heating/air conditioning units.
Under new business, approval was given for a field trip for the first and second grade classes to The Fun Farm in Kearney on October 13th, as well as a request from the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes to attend the Steam and Gas Show in Chillicothe on September 29th. Also approved was for the students who met the iReady Summer Challenge requirements to attend Rush FunPlex on October 2nd. The board agreed to proceed with the testing of any water outlets that could be used for drinking water to be tested for lead. It was decided to make changes to the CSIP plan regarding literacy and social/emotional learning and the MSBA Policy Update 2023C was approved. Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff gave an update on the Trenton sports coop. Pleasant View has four students playing volleyball, two playing football and one playing softball. Future dates of importance include: 9/22-Midterm 1st
Quarter-Family Night 5:307:00 9/29-Early Out-Trenton Homecoming 10/16-PV @ Jamesport 6 pm 10/17-PV @ East Harrison 6pm 10/19-Early Out @ 1:20 pm (Parent Teacher Conferences) 10/20-No School 10/23/24/26-Laredo Tournament 11/1-No School Teacher PD 11/2-Laredo @ PV 6 pm 11/7-PV @ Bishop Hogan 6 pm 11/9-Chula @ PV 6 pm 11/13-Gilman City@ PV 6 pm The board moved into closed session at 6:35 p.m. with no announcements made. The next regular meeting of the Pleasant View Board of Education will be Tuesday, October 10 at 6 p.m. Spickard R-2 The Spickard R-2 Board of Education met on Monday, September 18 at 6 p.m. The board approved payment of bills totaling
$22,251.19. Also approved were budget amendments for the Fresh Fruits & Vegetable Grant, ESEA and Special Education reallocations. Superintendent Erica Eakes reported the final CSIP was submitted to DESE, work on the third floor restroom is to begin on Tuesday, September 19 and the MSBA Fall Meeting will be held on Monday, September 25 in Brookfield. The board approved the raising of substitute pay to $100 per day to begin immediately. The school is in need of more substitute teachers for this school year. Get The Lead Out LLC was approved to begin testing drinking water for lead contamination in compliance with SB681. Reimbursement for graduate credit for teachers to attend DESE LETRS [See Boards, Page 2]