In the upcoming election, on April 4th, 2023, you will see a Tax Levy Transfer for the Lafayette County School District. Read below with facts pertaining to this item:

• The question asks if we can deposit more of the total levy into our operating account instead of our debt service account.
• Breakdown as follows:
• Current-:
• Expense Fund 1 – Operating Fund Local Tax Levy $3.4508
• Expense Fund 3 – Debt Service Local Tax Levy $1.1131
• Total $4.563
• Changes with YES vote
• Expense Fund 1 – Operating Fund Local Tax Levy $3.7008
  
• Expense Fund 3 – Debt Service Local Tax Levy $0.8631
• Total $4.563
• Estimated to move $200,000 to $250,000 from debt service fund to operating fund
• We will use this to pay for staffing
• This will be a continual source of revenue
• We will still have plenty of ability to continue with capital improvements
• You will see no difference on your tax statements
• Without this, the district will have less flexibility with our spending
• In the future, there is the possibility of reduced staff hiring or salary freezes

Any questions please contact:

Aaron Knipmeyer

Superintendent

660.584.3631

knipmeyera@huskersk12.org

Semester 2 has been off to a great start. Students and staff have been busy learning and participating in great events and spirit weeks! Students participated in a SuperBowl Spirit Week, held Family Night, some visited John Knox Village, and so much more! Keep scrolling to see more!

Did you order a "Nothing Bundt Cake" from the Grandview Fundraiser? If so, cakes will be available for pick up on Sunday, April 2, from 5 pm - 6 pm, at Grandview.

What an "Art"-tastic day at Grandview Elementary! Kyle Tiernan, an artist and teacher, came from San Diego, California to lead Grandview students in a Draw-Along assembly.

All about Kindness! This Grandview student was caught being kind!

Our students have been busy "tasting" books in the Library! The kids did great discovering new authors and new books to read!

Students:

“Do you have more books by this author?”

“I love this book!”

“I didn’t know these books were even in the library!”

Grandview students visit John Knox for some fun with the residents!

Many great lessons and many smiles throughout our Middle School classrooms as Semester 2 has come to its half way point. Middle School has taken part of Special Olympics, listened to great speakers in assemblies, traveled to learn at different field trips, and more! Scroll through the newsletter to see more!

Students received a positive referral from the staff.

Staff members pictured about received a positive referral from students! Typically students received a positive referral, but now it was their time to recognize their teachers! Great idea!

Congratulations to Lafayette County C-1 Middle School Scholar Bowl Team!

Games 1 and 2 of the season scores- 330 Lafayette County to 190 Cameron and 390 Lafayette County to 120 Cameron

Students enjoying FACS class!

Middle School percussion practicing diligently!

Students in Art Club were able to teach and lead a lesson to their peers.

Smiles share the story! Students enjoying Art class.

Mr. Wiley's Science Class went outside for a cross-curricular activity, predator/prey freeze tag as an introduction to their Ecology unit.

Dr. Logan and Ms. Barnes went to Grandview Elementary to visit 5th grade students to discuss 6th grade.

Proud of our MS/HS Student Council presenting to the School Board!

Middle School Scholar Bowl had a great day competing at the Big Cat V Tournament at Columbia Independent School. Congratulations to Marshall on his 6th place individual most points award!

Congratulations to students who participated in District 5th and 6th Grade Honor Choir! It was a great day!

Thank you to all who make our Choices program so successful!

Just a few of the student athletes that put in the time this past month to work on basketball skills. We had up to 48 in the gym at a time.

Students participating in their Spring Dance- a GLOW PARTY! What fun!

18 Middle School Students who participated in Battle of the Books attended the 54th Children's Literature Festival at UCM today. The author sessions they attended were Pablo Cartaya, Lisa Fipps, Dusti Bowling, Gary Schmidt, and Roland Smith.

High School has been busy! Winter and Spring are always busy with competitions, transition from post-season sports, and preparing for graduation! Check out all the awesome things our Huskers have done so far this semester!

Seniors be sure to check your email often as there is alot of information is being shared by Mrs. Summers, Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. Munson, and Mr. Whitney during this time of year.

• Spring is a busy time for scholarships. Mrs. Bentley sends out a weekly reminder with links to all of the scholarships on our Husker website.
• Time to finish up those senior service hours.
• Mark your calendars:
• College 101 - March 29 at 6pm
• Prom - April 22
• Baccalaureate - May 7 (more details to come)
• Scholarships & Awards Night - May 8 6pm
• Last day of school for seniors - May 10
• Graduation practice - May 12
• Graduation - May 14 at 2pm

The end of senior year is a stressful time for everyone - teachers, students, parents, etc. Be kind, say thank you, do what the adults in your life ask you to do, celebrate safely, and enjoy the last few weeks of your senior year!

American Foreign Service Association Scholarship (March 13)

Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (March 15) NEWLY POSTED!!

Confederate Home 203 Chapter Scholarship (March 15) NEWLY POSTED!!

United Daughters of the Confederacy (March 15) NEWLY POSTED!!

Higginsville Youth Wrestling Club/Austin Beck Memorial Scholarship (March 15)

Derek W. Gillilan Scholarship (March 15)

Missouri Farm Bureau Charles E. Kruse Agricultural Scholarship (March 15)

USDA 1890 National Scholars Program (March 15)

West-Central MO Association of School Administrators Educational Scholarship (March 24)

Jerald Brown Welding Scholarship (March 24)

Women Legislators of Missouri Scholarship (March 24)

Opaa!/Kenneth Short Scholarship (March 27)

A great day at MRVC Choir. It was held at Center High School under the direction of Jackson Thomas. Great job Husker Singers!

Thank you to Dr. Chris Kindle from State Fair Community College for giving a clinic to Women’s Choir and Blue and Gold Singers today! We appreciate your help in preparing us for contest!

Both Blue and Gold Singers received “Outstanding” ratings at State Large Ensemble Festival. Both groups worked hard and sounded great! Go Huskers!

Colt Meinershagen qualified for State in International Extemporaneous Speaking. He gave permission for the video to be shared on the Facebook page if you wanted to.

Husker Band students did an outstanding job at the WCMMEA district band event!

Band students performed for the Historical Society fundraiser!

Winter Guard on a great first performance on February 14th!

A big congratulations to these band students who were selected to the MRVC All-Conference Band and performed an outstanding concert!

Congratulations to our State Degree Recipients!

Awarding of the degree is based on a member’s supervised agricultural experience program in agribusiness or production agriculture and leadership ability as demonstrated through involvement in FFA, school, and community activities. Recipients will be recognized on stage at State Convention in April.

Congratulations to all of our Area Proficiency Participants!

Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through supervised agricultural experiences, have developed specialized skills that can apply toward their future careers. These members’ applications will be judged against the other Missouri area winners in each category and one will be given the title of State Winner. This will be announced at State Convention where all area winners will be recognized.

Thank you to Malerie Schutt and all of our State Officers for all you do for Missouri FFA! We enjoyed our visit last week!

Higginsville FFA celebrated National FFA Week February 21-26. Members participated in the following activities: Pizza Luncheon, Chapter T-shirt Day, Chapter Barnwarming, Church Sunday, and other member spirit days. The chapter also attended the Western Farm Show in Kansas City and went ice skating!

2023 FCCLA State Leadership! Let Leadership Soar!

Fun night and another Husker W-I-N!! Our LCC-1 staff beat Lexington staff at the annual faculty-staff basketball game!! Final score 49-46!!!

Mrs. Bennett’s HS Advanced Art Class has been studying the sculptural work of renowned glass sculptor Dale Chihuly. Dale Chihuly is an American glass artist and entrepreneur. He is best known in the field of blown glass, his glass sculptures led to a resurgence of interest in that medium with large installations and chandeliers being displayed all over the world.

The advanced art students have been using the same basic technique of blowing glass as Chihuly would in his studio. Instead of using molten glass, they used melted hard candy and stainless steel straws to create their masterpieces.

Students in Outdoor Adventures started the semester by learning about Archery. Students were able to label the parts of the bow and arrow, know the vocabulary in conjunction with the sport, practice shooting by playing scoring games and Tic-Tac-Toe, as well as compete in a class Archery Tournament. Our winner for the Archery Tournament was Preston H., who shot a 268 which was combined from 3 10m line rounds and 3 15m line rounds.

Recently, students are beginning their Angler Education Unit. Students are learning about fish species and the Missouri Fishing Regulations. Students had some hands on practice with casting a zebco Rod & Reel while trying to catch some of our Backyard Bass fish used for indoor practice. Students will be able to fish in late March for their second semester field trip.

Our Husker Boys Basketball Team had the opportunity to compete as one of the best in the state of Missouri. Huskers advanced to the Final 4 for the second year in a row, with this year finishing in 4th place. We are so proud of the hard work!

Lady Huskers battled through Districts to compete against a very strong University Academy. Both Lady Huskers and Huskers competed in a District Championship in the same year for the first time since 2014.

Lorelei W., Carmen C., Kyana H., and Shauna Wilkson were the first Lady Huskers to wrestle at State. These ladies worked very hard and we are so proud of you!

Huskers send 5 to State to compete at the MSHSAA Wrestling Tournament. Caden M. wrestled in the Championship and finished with 2nd place!