Smithville High School -

The Smithville Varsity Scholar Bowl Team won the championship at the Maple Woods Scholar Bowl for the second consecutive year! Team members were Alex Duckwitz, Nate Kershaw, Eli Bosley, and Ben Kershaw.

Need a new mattress? Smithville High School band is hosting a mattress fundraiser. BIG savings! Financing Available! Come check out your options on Saturday, March 11th from 10am-5pm.

SHS Advertising & Promotional Marketing students went on a field trip to VMLY&R today.

The HS Archers have been amazing this season. They shot 2 tournaments this weekend which included The Pirate Showdown @ PCMS on Saturday & then at the 2nd Annual Border Wars which they competed against 775 total archers from 9 states. The Pirate Showdown @ PCMS The team took 2nd in HS teams HS Boys Wesley Duncan 3rd with 283 Mason Throm 8th with 276 Aldyn Mathis 9th with 274 HS Girls Trinity Holland 2nd with 284 & a new PR Sonja Schurmann 5th with 278 Lilah Keller 8th with 270 Madison Breshears 10th 269 Border Wars @ JCCC There was 775 archers from 9 states with 316 of them being HS archers 177 HGS Boys & 139 HS Girls The team took 10th out of 14 HS teams HS Boys Division Wesley Duncan 6th with 290 Mason Throm 36th with 280 HS Girls Division Morgan LeGrande 16th with 280 Trinity Holland 21st with 277 Sonja Schurmann 29th with 275 We have our last season tournaments this weekend with 3D @ PCMS & Bullseye @ NCES. We currently have 19 of our 25 archers that will be competing in the 3D division at state & 18 of them will also be competing in the Bullseye division. The state tournament is March 15-18th at the Branson convention center where there will be upwards of 4,000 archers from across the state.

Congratulations is in order for senior Lily Palmer who broke both her previously established records in today's State Championship Finals. The first was in the 100 butterfly with a super fast 59.88 and the second was in the 100 backstroke with another solid finish at 1:01.25 Congratulations to sophomore Izzy Sapp on placing 18th in the individual medley and breaking her previously set school record and also placing 24th in the 100 butterfly while shaving off time and establishing a new personal best. Congratulations to senior Lily Palmer, sophomore Ally Pottebaum, sophomore Izzy Sapp, and senior Lily Medley in placing 12th at the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championships for their 200 Medley Relay and once again breaking their previous school record with a smoking hot 1:58.21 Congratulations to sophomore Ally Pottebaum, sophomore Izzy Sapp, senior Lily Medley and senior Lily Palmer on breaking their previously set school record in the 400 freestyle relay and barely missing the finals qualification with a 17th place Congratulations to sophomore Ally Pottebaum, sophomore Mia Marchetti, junior Abbie Parr, and senior Lily Medley on a 28th place finish in the 200 freestyle relay

Smithville FFA Chapter Spring Meat Sale

Congrats to your 2023 Wrestling State Qualifiers. Girls Class 1 State Qualifiers: 115 Zoe Yim 130 Noellie Parrott 140 Gwen Lewis 155 Adalee Pickett 190 Ellie Pickett Boys Class 3 State Qualifiers: 113 Tristan Waters 144 Nate Lawhon 150 Alex Hutchcraft 165 Haze Middleton These wrestlers will have a send off at the end of first Block on Tuesday 2/21 before the girls leave. Girls compete Wednesday & Thursday Boys compete Friday and Saturday

Smithville High School Cadet Teachers met with Cassandra Brehemr, who is an Early Childhood Mental Health Manager from the Family Conservancy, to learn about Conscious Discipline. The students learned how to interpret and respond to children's behavior in a positive and effective way. Cassandra teaches classes for Smithville parents through Parents as Teachers and supports some of our elementary teachers with ideas and strategies as well.

KC SuperStar Auditions March 26th & 28th - $10,000 Scholarship -- ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SING Dear Friend of The J, Thank you so much for your support in helping spread the word about KC SuperStar to your talented students. Produced by the Jewish Community Center, KC Superstar is an “American Idol” style event that will award $10,000 to the best high school singer in the metropolitan area. Second, Third and Fourth place winners will receive $5,000, $2,500, and $1,000 respectively. Preliminary auditions for this unique competition are March 26th & 28th at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, KS. We hope you will want to publicize the auditions to your students. In addition to the prizes, KC SuperStar is a great opportunity to audition outside of school and grow as a performer. There is no fee to participate. If your students are interested, they can visit www.kcsuperstar.org to register and get more information. A brief quote from the mother of one of a finalist “I want you to know that the whole KC SuperStar competition has been the greatest experience for our daughter. She has loved every moment from auditions to practices to the final event. She has made some nice friends... You all have influenced her to work hard and strive for the best she can be. AND I THANK YOU! A lot of people go their whole life without getting an opportunity as such and she understands she is blessed. YOU ALL ARE THE BEST! Many, many thanks!” Thank you for supporting young talent in Kansas City, and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at robinl@thejkc.org or 913-981-8895.

Daily Announcements for 2/3/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IjrsKHFqR3rmt8krLirrhyAwIBf3Ifaj9JxelrClnWo/edit?usp=sharing

Daily Announcements for 2/2/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e5JnwMt0W2YqDS-lbmAB1w31pzOI6MVs_lvXlBhWkM0/edit?usp=sharing

Daily Announcements for 2/1/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O2HEeiKia4yftkZzZHJvn3fhtW06kh9wUBuX5qwzZ5Q/edit?usp=sharing

Daily Announcements for 1/31/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FPR9FuL9fNcwltfCvl0GyRPXtQZioBUma9rhINr5jYk/edit?usp=sharing

Daily Announcements for 1/30/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mm7lNHGU2mozr6e2KbF9vkZCPVZ7PYB0HZeJvyK_zEo/edit?usp=sharing

We will have an informational meeting on Wednesday February 8th at 7:15 am in the cafeteria for students interested in joining the Smithville Youth Coalition. If you are interested in working on decreasing substance use and building mental health and resiliency with your peers, come to this meeting to learn more and snag a donut while you are there. This is also an opportunity for you to learn more about being in the senior trading card program also. Information is being sent out to your email. If you have any questions please see Ms. Fite after school in the training room or Ms. Leary.

Daily Announcements for 1/26/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c1mBT7yTS6pVu_VY35Kt-Nma2bO7fuNCz8RsT_E65Cc/edit?usp=sharing

Daily Announcements for 1/25/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5xZR3IeC1ziYu-MgsW2Q9EsFjPLKgrwEWqsoI8N-Bc/edit?usp=sharing

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Daily Announcements for 1/24/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q44qJkRGesRNKVY6fa3mWwek94IogHzWh3uzQAxVG1k/edit?usp=sharing

Daily Announcements for 1/23/23 -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pj8qrGWifIO7kuXyjXYr_RurQq5BjdbgNVeZgnUEta8/edit?usp=sharing