M a r i o n C . E a r l y S c h o o l D i s t r i c t

Panther Press Volume 1

20 18 Fal l Sem ester Ne wslet ter

The Lady Panthers began the season strong, fighting off six opponents and a lot of rain. In their seventh game, the ladies fell in a tough game to Mack’s Creek with a score of 10-14. It was a hard loss, but the girls came back the next day to play in a rivalry game with the Walnut Grove Lady Tigers. With a lot of heart, determination, and support from the home crowd, the Lady Panthers pulled out a tough 9-6 win.

The girls only kept winning after that. They had a record of 12-1 as they were in a battle with Norwood for the Summit Conference title. Facing their toughest test in the conference, the fighting Lady Panthers brought home a huge 5-4 win to claim their title as Summit Conference champions. The Lady Panthers went on to finish the regular season with a 15-1 record as they entered districts. After knocking off Fair Play in an 11-1 route in their first game of the district tournament, the Lady Panthers were set to play for the district title against the Walnut Grove Lady Tigers who were looking to avenge an earlier loss. In a riveting back and forth game, the Lady Panthers pulled out a walk-off win to secure the title with a score of 6-5. The Lady Panthers went on to play a tough Weaubleau team on their home field for the sectional game. Their great season came to an end as Weaubleau pulled out the victory 2-14. Led by Coach Mac and Coach Banks, the team fought hard all year and had a terrific season.

District Champions!

Inside this issue:

Grandparents Day 2

Carnival 2

Elem. Students of the Month 2

History Bowl 3

Service Projects 3

HS Students of the Month 3

Fall Activity Highlights 4

New to This Year 4

District News 4

Marion C. Early softball team after defeating the Walnut Grove Lady Tigers for the district championship

August

High School: Mr. Brandon Martinsen

Elementary: Mrs. Rhonda Agee &

Mrs. Rachael Sawyer

September

High School: Mrs. Sandra Jennings

Elementary: Mrs. Amy Becker

October

High School: Mrs. Rita Shadwick

Elementary: Mrs. Bev McMasters

November

High School: Mr. Jason Ariciu

Elementary: Mrs. Alesia Stokes

Educators of the Month

#MCEAlwaysLearning

#PantherNation

A NOTE FROM THE NURSE

Sickness…. Can we say Yuck!!! We all need to do our part in helping keeping the sickness from spreading. If you can help keep your body strong on the inside you can help keep yourself from getting sick, or at least as sick.

1. Get plenty of rest. The more you over do it the more you wear your body down. Try and get 8-9 hours of sleep per night. 2. Eat healthy and drink lots of water. There is a saying, ‘You are what you eat’. That is true to a point of course. If you eat junk food all the time your body is not able to build up any defenses to keep you from getting sick. If you eat healthy and drink water it will help your body build up defenses and help flush out the bad stuff. 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes and WASH YOUR HANDS!!!! Did you know that when you sneeze 3,000 infectious droplets can spray into the air at about 100+MPH? PLEASE keep that to yourself! 4. After you have been sick make sure you help get rid of all those germs. Get a new toothbrush, wash your bedding, coats, wipe down your phone, iPod, T.V. remotes, door knobs, etc. Cold and flu virus can live up to 24hrs on hard surfaces such as desks and tables. 5. If you have a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or con-stant cough - stay home! Stay home from school, work, church, Walmart. STAY HOME! Nobody else wants it!

The sickness is going around so please help do your part to keep yourself and others healthy.

I wish you all good Health and Happiness!! Your MCE School Nurse

Stephanie McMillen RN

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Grandparent’s Day at Marion

C. Early is a time for students

to invite their grandparents

to spend a day with them at

school, show off their

classroom, and meet their

teachers, view special pro-

jects, and join them for

lunch. On October 26, 2018,

Marion C. Early Elementary

School opened up its doors

to nearly 250 grandparents

and family members to

celebrate the importance of

relationships across

generations. We’d like to

send a special thank you to

all grandparents who were in

attendance for supporting

our students and community.

We’d also like to thank all of

the very special people who

came to spend the day with

students whose grandparents

were not able to attend. In all,

this years Grandparent’s Day

turned out to be a very

special day.

raised to support classrooms and

different organizations, while over

$2,400 was raised for PTO.

Students were able to play games of

all kinds, get their faces painted, and

have a great time with friends.

This year’s carnival queen and king

were Brailey Williams and Cole

Wooliver of Mrs. Sawyer’s class.

The PTO Carnival was held on

October 13. The carnival was a

great success, with many thanks

going to all the volunteers,

teachers, and students who put

in a lot of hard work to prepare

for the night.

There were twenty booths that

filled the Field House as well as

the lobby. With the help of

everyone, over $3,400 was

Mystery Math & Reading

Family Night

The elementary hosted a

Mystery Math and Reading Night

on December 6. Over 80 kids

and adults enjoyed a variety of

free activities in the All Purpose

Room and some of the

classrooms. Three students who

attended with their parents were

chosen the next day to receive a

book fair door prize. Those

students were: Kaydance Scott

(1st grade), Silas Carper (2nd

grade), and Lydia Cable (2nd

grade).

Carnival

Grandparent’s Day

Elementary

Students of the Month

Front Row (From Left to Right): Melanie Minacori, Aidan Foster, Kaylee Carruthers, Jaeley

Moore, Emma Woodmansee, Kaydance Scott, Hadley Feind, Gage Peterson, Emery Pratte,

Duncan Walker, Eunicia Ungureanu, Lukas Ball, Korben Bolton, Madison Hamp, Maci Piper

Second Row: Avery Weaver, Byron Bolton, Michael Doyle, Addyson Presley, Elizabeth

Judah, Jonathan Kulcha, Ruby Wooliver, Jordyn Horn, Crista Colvard, Charlotte Hicks,

Joseph Andron, Dyllon Bland, Elyanna Baker, Keegan Fargon, Levi Pellham, Riley Gregg

Back Row: Raycie Maggard, Maylie Letterman, Finley Hart, Ireland Foster, Zoey Feind,

Charissa White, Jessica Fast, Abigail Grosvenor, Wyatt Deaton, Emma Dillard, Haley

Medcalf, Jaxson Rice, Eli Baker, Gavin McKinney, Laine Wren

August September K - Madison Hamp & Maci Piper K - Riley Gregg & Emery Pratte

1 - Keegan Fargon & Gage Peterson 1 - Jaeley Moore & Hadley Feind

2 - Byron Bolton, Jordyn Horn, & 2 - Ruby Wooliver, Addyson Presley, &

Elyanna Baker Finley Hart

3 - Dyllon Bland & Ethan Findley 3 - Crista Colvard & Melanie Minacori

4 - Colton Long & Ireland Foster 4 - Vicky Bratkov & Gavin McKinney

5 - Raycie Maggard & Emma Dillard 5 - Wyatt Deaton & Elijah Baker

October November K - Eunica Ungureanu & Saleen Jeffrey K - Korben Bolton & Duncan Walker

1 - Kaydance Scott & Kaylee Carruthers 1 - Emma Woodmansee & Lukas Bell

2 - Aidan Foster, Jonathan Kulcha, & 2 - Elizabeth Judah, Avery Weaver, &

Jaxson Rice Maylie Letterman

3 - Joseph Andron & Levi Pellham 3 - Charlotte Hicks & Laine Wren

4 - Brayden Cutler & Zoey Feind 4 - Laynee Dejarnette & Michael Doyle

5 - Jessica Fast & Charissa White 5 - Abigail Grosvenor & Haley Medcalf

A huge thank you to Panther Inn for sponsoring MCE Student of the Month.

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On December 6, 2018, Marion

C. Early hosted its first annual

history bowl. The event

included 40 junior high and

high school teams ranging

from Kickapoo to Ava to

Richland. Three hundred

coaches and students were

fed pizza, baked potatoes,

and salad as they competed in

the event throughout the day.

Many of the other school’s

coaches were already ready

for the event next year.

Mr. Francka, Mr. Banks, and

Mr. Winslow were all

instrumental in putting on the

successful event. It also could

not have been completed

without the help of many

community volunteers, the

ladies in the cafeteria, Mr.

Woolard’s technology

skills, and the help of the

custodial staff.

Marion C. Early had two

high school teams and two

junior high teams compete

in the competition.

History Bowl

Students of the Month

NHS Led by Mrs. Hinkle & Mr. Walker

Volunteered at the Purpose Place

& Convoy of Hope

Teamed up with the Salvation

Army to ring the bell

Light the Park - Students have a

display at Dunnegan Park in Boli-

var, funds collected will go to the

Keeling Foundation

MCE Apparel Project - Providing

clothing items for students in need

FCCLA Led by Mrs. Back

Started collecting pop tabs for

the Ronald McDonald House

FFA

Led by Mrs. Winfrey

Teamed up with the Salvation

Army to ring the bell on Decem-

ber 14th and 15th

Wrote letters to active military

members

Service Projects

Front Row (From Left to Right): Ally Young, Cierra Bysor, Hannah Cates-

Johnson, Macie Letterman

Second Row: Abigail Dodson, Jordan Heiserman, Chet Reaves, Natalie Bland,

Laura Weihe

Third Row: Harlea Beesley, Charles Gordon Sullins, Justice Stanfield, Kendra

Worthy Williamson, Kirsten McGinnis

Back Row: Garrett Huff, Tristen Alumbaugh, Noelle Perry, Eliza Francka,

Kylie Maxwell

Middle & High school

August September

6 - Dyllon Francka 6 - Hannah Cates-Johnson

7 - Chet Reaves 7 - Natalie Bland

8 - Kirsten McGinnis 8 - Dakota Thompson

9 - Luchiia Barba 9 - Bailey Caviness

10 - Jordan Heiserman 10 - Charles Gordon Sullins

11 - Eliza Francka 11 - Madison Colvard

12 - Noelle Perry 12 - Harlea Beesley

October November

6 - Cierra Bysor 6 - Macie Letterman

7 - Justice Stanfield 7 - Laura Weihe

8 - Kylie Maxwell 8 - Kendra Worthy Williamson

9 - Ally Young 9 - Abigail Dodson

10 - Julia Scurtu 10 - Garrett Huff

11 - Jacob Pruitt 11 - Daniel Scurtu

12 - Cara Taylor 12 - Tristen Alumbaugh

A huge thank you to Panther Inn for sponsoring MCE Student of the Month.

Student Council Led by Mrs. Woodmansee

Volunteered at Convoy of

Hope

Dollar for Doughnuts to sup-

port The Purpose Place

Staff breakfast to provide

turkeys to local families

Organized Blood Drive

Marion C. Early is proud of our teachers and students and the giving hearts that they continue to show.

The following are just a few examples of what a few clubs have already accomplished.

Junior High/High School

Lindsay Anderjaska: MS Science

Jason Ariciu: MS/HS English

Rebecca Bauer: MS English

Mike Gilpin: MS/HS Science

Brandon Martinsen: Business Security Custodial Abe Dickerson John Vest

Elementary

Michelle Sechler: Elementary Principal

Makayla Blehm: Pre-School Teacher

Brooke Bramwell: Elementary Art Teach-

er

Madison Grant: Second Grade Teacher

Alexis Lombas: Kindergarten Teacher

Hailey Needham: Fifth Grade Teacher

Jayden Price: Second Grade Teacher

NEW THIS YEAR

BAND

Applefest

2nd place in Class 2

SBU Homecoming

3rd place in Class 2

Outstanding Drum Major Award: Daniela Bar-

ba

Black Walnut Festival

3rd place in Class 2

MSU Homecoming

Placed 8th in a tough field

CROSS COUNTRY District Results

Hanna Williams placed 14th advancing to state

State Results

Hanna Williams placed 100th

JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL Girls

Overall Record: 11-5

2nd Place in Summit Conference

2nd Place in Summit Conference Tournament

Boys

Overall Record: 5-9

SOFTBALL

Overall Record: 17-2

Summit Conference Champions

Class 1 District 3 Champions

Player Achievements

Class 1 District 3 All-District Team: 1st team:

Katie Collins, Erica Brisley, Bailey Simmons,

Hannah Brisley, 2nd team: Nettie Wiggins

Summit All Conference Team: 1st team: Katie

Collins, Erica Brisley, Bailey Simmons, Hannah

Brisley, Honorable Mention: Nettie Wiggins,

Becca Presley

All Region: 1st team: Katie Collins, 2nd team:

Erica Brisley, Bailey Simmons, Hannah Brisley

All State 2nd team: Katie Collins

FALL ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS

Elementary: @MCEElementary

High School: @MCEHighSchool

District: The MCE Schools

High School: MCE High School

Elementary: Marion C. Early Elementary School

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District News

We are very excited to roll out our new website and mobile app. You can find

our new website at www.mcepanthers.com and download the mobile app by

searching for ‘Marion C. Early Schools, MO’ on your app store.

The student parking lot project was completed over the summer providing our

students with a paved parking lot to park their cars. This allows for a much more

organized and convenient parking.

On November 15, 2018 the Marion C. Early school board voted to go to a four

day school week starting in the 2019-2020 academic year. For more information,

please check out our website, www.mcepanthers.com.

New Staff

Marion C. Early welcomed in a number of new staff members for the 2018-2019 school year.

ATHLETICS

December

18: BBB vs Fair Play

19-31: GBB Walnut Grove Tournament

20: Boys BB vs Mansfield

January

5: MCE Girls & Boys JV BB Tournament

8: BBB vs New Covenant

11: BBB at Hartville

14: BBB and GBB at Wheatland

17: BBB and GBB at Humansville

19: BBB and GBB vs Gainesville, 1:00 PM

22: BBB and GBB at Halfway

24: GBB at Fordland

29: BBB at Conway

29: GBB vs Marionville

SCHOOL WIDE

December

20: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM

21: Christmas Break begins at 12:30pm

January

7: ALL CLASSES RESUME

17: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM

21: NO SCHOOL for MLK Day

February

18: NO SCHOOL for President’s Day

21: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM

25: Blood Drive, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

26: Elementary Spring Pictures, Class

Pictures and Spring Sports Pictures

UPCOMING DATES