We would like to wish our students, families, and staff the very best for the upcoming school year. We look forward to seeing all of our students and families back in our schools tomorrow. Have a great evening and see you tomorrow morning!
Special moment today as we closed out our back to school PD for staff. Our district has had many benefactors providing scholarships. The Debbie Blaha scholarship was created last spring. The Plattin staff joined Larry Blaha today to view the new plaque outside the library.
We have a very important podcast out about Danby start time change and traffic management. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify or watch it on our YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/Du0X4TAymNQ
Jefferson R-VII School District has a job openings for Paraprofessionals. If you or someone you know is interested, please go to our website for more information on the position & how to apply. https://www.jr7.k12.mo.us/page/employment-opportunities
Jefferson R-VII School District has a job opening for a Food Service Cook. If you or someone you know is interested, please go to our website for more information on the position & how to apply. https://www.jr7.k12.mo.us/page/employment-opportunities
Starting August 14th through the 18th, Texas Roadhouse in Festus will donate 10% of your food purchase back to our school district. Drop your receipt in the R-7 box when you dine-in on those dates.
Softball and football practices started today. Good luck to these athletes and coaches on their upcoming season!
Jefferson R-VII School District has a job opening for a Nurse. If you or someone you know is interested, please go to our website for more information on the position & how to apply. https://www.jr7.k12.mo.us/page/employment-opportunities
Fall sports practices have officially begun! Volleyball tryouts began early this morning. Good luck to everyone trying out and we wish the volleyball teams the best of luck this season!
We would like to remind parents if you have not completed your child/children’s annual online registration for this coming school year please do so before school starts. See the attached link to review these changes and for information on how to register. https://5il.co/1tbb4.
Part of our CSIP planning has been the sanding of the Kiepe Gym floor at Danby Middle. The project came in well under budget. The budgeted funds were used to put LED lights in the JHS gym. We will have CSIP opportunities this fall with our community to plan for our kids.
Thank you to all the volunteers and those that made this mornings event possible. Just a reminder the back-to-school event is at the United Methodist at Highway AA and 61 starting here in a few minutes.
In preparation for our Class of 2013 reunion, former Principal Mark Ruark (virtually)and former Counselor Suzanne Richardson (in-person) joined us today for a podcast. Look for the posting next week as we prepare for the upcoming reunion!
Our Maintenance and Custodial Staff have been working hard inside and outside the buildings. They have gone the extra-mile to clean-up the Courtyard at Danby Middle School. We appreciate all they do for the district!
Jefferson R-VII School District has a job opening for a Night Custodian. If you or someone you know is interested, please go to our website for more information on the position & how to apply. https://www.jr7.k12.mo.us/page/employment-opportunities
We would like to welcome back Jeff Whitener as our announcer for football, softball, basketball, track, and baseball for the 2023-2024 school year.
The Community Engagement Plan updates were approved by the Board of Education in the June Board Meeting. For information regarding the updates, please watch this short video.
https://youtu.be/bEeyAVjCoBM
R-VII Community: Reminder the Missouri Back to School Tax Free Weekend begins Friday, Aug. 4th through Sunday, August 6th.
Pre-K: https://5il.co/1zzdg
Plattin: https://5il.co/1zezt
Telegraph: https://5il.co/1zzdh
Danby: https://5il.co/1zsaa
JHS: https://5il.co/1zawn
Wesley UMC Festus is having a Back to School Fair on Saturday, August 5th at 10am. It is open to ALL, no income requirements. They encourage teachers to come grab some supplies for classrooms as well. Free Kona Ice, hot dogs and drinks will be provided.
Our Plattin and new Telegraph staff receiving I-Ready training this summer.
