Macon County R-IV School District

Reminder: Our Back to School Open House Night is Thursday, August 15 from 6:00-7:30. We look forward to see you there.

MACTEC students, please see the following flyer about the MACTEC OPEN HOUSE!

We encourage all families to fill out the 24-25 Free & Reduced Lunch Application. See flyer for more information. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Liebhart by email: dliebhart@mcr4.k12.mo.us or 660-226-5615. #raidernation Link to application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hghFsgdy6sLhg3K9eamgAfL5T_hQiRQi/view?usp=drive_link

Reminder: The next MCR-4 FFA Alumni & Supporters meeting is coming up. You do not have to be a former FFA member to attend these meetings. Anyone who wants to help support our FFA chapter is welcome to attend. Sunday, August 4 @ 7:00 PM in the annex.

Practice schedule is out for the first two weeks of practice. See BMC Cooperative Headquarters for more details. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KOxyRdCnOhT1NEKEGOBjMI2obKb3bjrH3vIBZRsOIf8/edit

List has been updated to show donated items. RePost: We are excited and thankful to announce that Macon NECAC has reached out and through community and business donations, they will be providing a LOT of the school supplies for our students in grades K-5 (not including, backpacks, gym shoes, headphones or the change of clothes for PreK/K). 2024-2025 School Supply List https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g0pm9iXff5w2xl_V0SG7ZoI8jTlX2PQs/view?usp=sharing

Reminder: Fall Softball & Baseball practices will begin on Monday, August 12th. Be sure to have a current physical on file.

The district is accepting applications for substitute teachers for the 2024-2025 school year. If you are interested in substitute teaching at MCR-IV, please contact Mrs. Bell by emailing kbell@mcr4.k12.mo.us or calling 660-226-5615. Application link is below or it can be found on our website at www.mcr4.k12.mo.us >District Information>Employment>Employment Documents>Support Staff/Substitute Application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11wmj2WTEkqgpl_I2ecaZIQe06xYoAEWJ/view?usp=drive_link

We enjoy hearing from MCR-IV Alumni. Here is another alumni spotlight. Samantha (Hogenson) Bray, Class of 2007 1. What was your favorite thing about MCR-IV? I could not have asked for a better place to spend my K-12 years. I loved going to the same school with the same kids (and staff, for the most part!) during my formative years. For example, what an honor to have had Mrs. Guilford as my music teacher all 13 years, Mrs. Roberts as my librarian, and Mrs. Amen as both my kindergarten teacher and high school Spanish I-IV teacher (she created Spanish III and IV for me - a perk of being in a tiny school!) I feel like I got a top-notch education, and each teacher cared - a lot - about me and my classmates. I was constantly encouraged and able to take part in all kinds of extra curriculars and opportunities due to the small class sizes. 2. What is your current career? Please share any information about your career and/or the process to get you to that point! I am a sustainable tourism expert! While at Missouri State University, we had a speaker from the National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations. I fell in love with the presented concept of geotourism - tourism that sustains and enhances geographical character of place (environment, culture, heritage, aesthetics, and well-being of residents). I started studying it, and the speaker from NatGeo became my mentor. I also had three fantastic professors at Missouri State who mentored me along the way, keeping me after class to discuss my ideas and encouraging me to get a PhD ("Yeah, right!" I said at the time.) I ended up going to The George Washington University in Washington, DC, to do a Master of Tourism Administration, with an emphasis in Sustainable Destination Management. During college and grad school, I worked in theaters and performing arts centers (my first love) and did internships at the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, Disney, the American Society of Travel Agents, the National Tour Association, and the NatGeo Center for Sustainable Destinations. After graduation, I went to work at the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), a nonprofit based in DC, for eight years (though I was remote from Charleston, SC, for six of those years). Our mission was to promote responsible tourism policies and practices to help communities thrive and steward their cultural resources and biodiversity. I was there for eight years, ending as the managing director. One of my proudest accomplishments was helping to start a destination stewardship council in a rural community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which reminded me in a lot of ways of home. The community wanted to invite visitors in to experience their beautiful landscape and way of life as jobs dwindled, but they didn't want tourism to change the way of life or hurt the characteristics that made the area so special. So we collected data, worked on a vision together, made a plan, and built capacity for a wide array of community members to implement it. I was also proud to be a founder of the Future of Tourism Coalition, which provides guidance to destinations to ensure impacts of tourism are positive and sustainable instead of negative and degrading. Most recently, my professors' encouragement came full circle, and I find myself pursuing a PhD in Geography from the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Fittingly, I'm studying the topic of destination stewardship, at the intersection of sustainable tourism, public/private/civil partnerships, and climate action. I did my first semester in person and am able to do most of the rest from home, in Kansas City. I'm on parental leave right now but look forward to diving back in in January. I feel very lucky to have had the start I had at MCR-IV, and now that I'm back in Missouri, look forward to seeing everyone more often! *If you are an MCR-IV Alumni, we would love to feature you in our upcoming Alumni Spotlights. Please email your information to Mrs. Bell- kbell@mcr4.k12.mo.us.

Mark your calendars for our Back to School Night! We look forward to see you all! Thursday, August 15 from 6:00pm-7:30pm.

2023-2024 Calendar

Please note: MCR-IV MAP/EOC scores are available. These scores will be handed out during fall parent teacher conferences in October. However, any parent wanting their student's scores can email Mrs. Busick @ bbusick@mcr4.k12.mo.us. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

*Edited to add: We are excited and thankful to announce that Macon NECAC has reached out and through community and business donations, they will be providing a LOT of the school supplies for our students in grades K-5 (not including, backpacks, gym shoes, headphones or the change of clothes for PreK/K). 2024-2025 School Supply List https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g0pm9iXff5w2xl_V0SG7ZoI8jTlX2PQs/view?usp=drive_link

Mark your calendars. Fall Softball & Baseball practices are set to begin on August 12. Be on the lookout for more information.

Sharing another MCR-IV Alumni Spotlight with you. Veronica (Shaw) Bodimer, Class of 2011 1. Favorite thing about MCR-IV: All the teachers made sure everybody was on track never left anyone behind. everybody got along with everybody and the great memories of the dances, the games and summer school. 2. Current Career: I am currently working as a CNA at a local nursing home. Soon I would like to further my career as an EMT paramedic *If you are an MCR-IV Alumni, we would love to feature you in our upcoming Alumni Spotlights. Please email your information to Mrs. Bell- kbell@mcr4.k12.mo.us.

Please note: The picnic has been canceled. Come join PAT and have some fun with a picnic and playing on the playground!

The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) is currently awaiting approval on a new program called ‘Missouri SuN Bucks,’ aimed at helping families buy groceries for their school-aged children during the summer. At this time, Missouri SuN Bucks is pending approval. However, families should start preparing for when the program launches. DSS would like local education agencies to include this SuN Bucks graphic and information in emails or newsletters to families. This information gives a high-level overview of the program and encourages families to subscribe for email alerts and to update their address if they have SNAP or Temporary Assistance. NOTE: If families have more questions about the program, please direct them to subscribe for email alerts. DSS will send out information to individuals who subscribe.

We are excited to share another MCR-IV Alumni Spotlight! Eric Souther, Class of 2005 1. My favorite thing about MCR-IV was the small class sizes and personal attention from the teachers, It always felt like home. I also enjoyed being able to participate on the sports teams, in particular baseball and basketball. 2. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Kinetic Imaging teaching art and technology at Western Michigan University and a working artist sharing my work in film festivals, galleries, and museums around both nationally and internationally. I owe a lot to my MCR-IV art teacher Mrs. King for believing in and supporting my passion. I went to the Kansas City Art Institute post-graduation and fell in love with Art and Technology, getting my Bachelor of Fine Art, in New Media in 2009. I went on to get a Master of Fine Art in Electronic Integrated Art from the New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2011. I have been in higher education since teaching art and technology with a focus on Video Art. I truly love what I do, it never quite feels like work. Follow your passions fellow Raiders! You can see what I'm up to on my website: ericsouther.com

2024-2025 School Supply List https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g0pm9iXff5w2xl_V0SG7ZoI8jTlX2PQs/view?usp=drive_link

Reminder: Free Sports Physicals are being offered on Tuesday. See flyer for information.