Strafford Community,

Exciting things are happening on campus! The HPER (Health Physical Education and Recreation) building project is well underway and scheduled to be completed in the fall. The 42,000 square foot building will provide an excellent indoor space for a variety of educational and extracurricular activities. This facility will be utilized throughout the day for many educational activities, including physical education courses, marching band practice, etc. There will also be two classrooms included in the facility which can be available for several classes throughout the day. After school the facility will be utilized as an indoor practice facility.

In addition, construction on a separate facility will begin June 1. The FEMA cafeteria will be located behind the high school and middle school. This facility will be used as a high school cafeteria and will also serve as a storm shelter for students and staff. With this addition, all students and staff on campus will have access to a safe room facility in the event of severe weather. The plan is to allow district patrons within a certain radius from the school access to the facility in the case of an emergency. The facility would only be open to those patrons within this radius, after school hours due to the capacity of the building. We will communicate more details regarding community access as the facility gets closer to completion around the end of next school year.

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Striving to Serve,

Dr. Mark D. Hedger, Superintendent of Schools

Congratulations to the Strafford High School Class of 2022! We are proud of all of your efforts and accomplishments and wish you the best in the future.

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Strafford Schools summer school session begins Tuesday, May 31! As in the years past, classes will be for students needing remedial core or credit recovery. Parents have been notified if their child is recommended to attend. The schedule is:

Week 1: May 31 - June 3 (Tuesday-Friday)
Week 2: June 6 - June 9 (Monday-Thursday)
Week 3: June 13 - June 16 (Monday-Thursday)
Week 4: June 20 - June 23 (Monday-Thursday)
* 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Each Day

The board approved calendar for the 2022-23 school year can be viewed below.

2022-23 Strafford R-VI School District Calendar

(Please click the picture below for some resources to help encourage summer learning and fun throughout the summer break!)

The Strafford R-VI School District is excited to join Greater Ozarks Cooperating School Districts and other school districts across the region in celebrating teachers on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. This month we’d like to honor C.J. August, middle and high school special education teacher. Mr. August also serves as an assistant girls basketball coach for our MS and HS girls’ teams!

Mr. August was nominated because he brings a positive attitude to the students of Strafford and encourages them to be their best at whatever they are tackling, whether it's in the classroom or on the basketball court!

We are proud to have C.J. August on our team!

The Board of Education approved promoting Steve Frank as the assistant principal for Strafford Middle School beginning with the 2022-23 school year. Mr. Frank will be taking over for Shane Pierce, as he will be a middle school assistant principal for Republic Schools next year. A big thank you to Mr. Pierce for his 22 years of service to Strafford Schools!

Mr. Frank brings 27 years of educational experience in physical education 5th-12th grade, 9 of those years in the Strafford School District, along with 31 years of coaching experience. Steve promotes positivity among parents, students, and staff and will build upon the excellence already established in the district. He has a unique ability to connect with everyone!

Steve Frank stated, “I love the Strafford School District and community and I’m looking forward to continuing to build student and staff relationships as I move forward in this position. I will work hard to promote the middle school vision. It is GREAT in the middle!”

If you missed any of our end of the year events, you can still watch from home. All ceremonies and graduations have been recorded on YouTube via the Strafford Auditorium page. To access that channel, please follow the link below;

https://youtube.com/channel/UCKZwDwl_a_TBd3VtIpEqH_Q

Congratulations and best wishes to our employees retiring! Thank you to Lesa Collins, Joyce Graves, Brandon Kovach, Kay Myers and Anne Stever for all your years of service to Strafford Schools! You will be missed!

The Strafford R-VI School District would like to thank former board of education members, Nancy Dollins and Tim Goodin, for their years of dedicated leadership in public education and service to our students and staff. We appreciate you both!

Congratulations to our SHS track and field athletes who qualified for the state meet. Avery Voysey took 1st place at sectionals in javelin and went on to finish 3rd in the state meet, while setting a new school record! Colton Willis qualified in the 3200m and the girls 4x1 team, Abby Chadwell, Keylee Crawford, Emma Compton & Destiny Means, also qualified and set a NEW SCHOOL RECORD! Way to go Indians!

Congrats to Senior Parker Waterman for qualifying for the Missouri State Golf Championships for the second year in a row!

Congratulations to senior Alexis Yarbrough! Alexis has been selected to receive a National Leadership Conference (NLC) Scholarship. She is to be commended for her involvement with FBLA-PBL! This $695 scholarship may be used to pay for conference and travel-related expenses, as well as her NLC registration fee. Congrats Alexis!

Congratulations to our SHS FFA Teams and Individuals!

Ag Mechanics Team: Blake Cowan, Teagan Lawler and JD Hunt

* Crowder College Aggie Days - 3rd Place Team; All 3 Top 10 Individuals

* Districts - State Qualifier, 2nd Place Team; JD Hunt 4th Place and Blake Cowan 9th Place Individual

Farm Management Team: Sydney Tune, Hayden Reed and Eric Willis

* Crowder College Aggie Days - 3rd Place Team; Sydney Tune 2nd Place Individual

* Districts - State Qualifier, 8th Place Team; Sydney Tune 4th Place Individual

Congratulations to our SHS FBLA National Qualifiers and Top 10 Finalists from the state competition. Bailey Anderson, Lillie Easterly and Taylor Landon are National Qualifiers and will compete this summer in Chicago! Good luck to these students!

Congratulations to Emma Compton on signing to play basketball for Baptist Bible College next year! Good luck, Emma, the Patriots are getting a good one!

Congratulations to Emma Mullings on signing to play basketball for Evangel University next year! Good luck Emma, the Valor are getting a good one!

Congratulations to Avery Voysey on signing with Pittsburg State University's track and field team! Good luck, Avery the Gorillas are getting a good one!

Congratulations to Seth Soden on signing to play basketball for College of the Ozarks next year! Good luck Seth, the Bobcats are getting a good one!

If you are interested in any of the following positions, please click on the picture above to apply through our new online employment system.

Full Time Bus Drivers

Substitute Teachers, custodians, and bus drivers

We would like to thank the Strafford Area Chamber of Commerce for thinking of our teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. Vice President Terri From Shelter Insurance & President JJ From Thee Quaint Market delivered fruit trays to all 4 of The Strafford Schools in honor of Teacher Appreciation week from the Strafford Area Chamber of Commerce. We appreciate your support!

Superintendent of Schools

Strafford Schools

Email: markh@straffordschools.net
Website: straffordschools.net
Location: 201 West McCabe Street, Strafford, MO, USA
Phone: 417.736.7000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/straffordpublicschools/
Twitter: @SuptMarkDHedger