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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
La Plata R-II School News
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Friday, January 23rd, 2026 will be AMI day 2 (Alternative Method of Instruction) due to the dangerous temperatures. Please see specific AMI building information below.
Elementary
: All elementary students grades K-5 will complete the AMI packet for Day 2. Packets are labeled clearly and were sent home in backpacks. Do not do other packets until alerted to do so. There is a detailed cover letter that will give you all the information you need to be successful on an AMI day. Please be sure and read this letter. As a reminder, completed work returned the first day of returning to school is necessary for students to be marked present (state requirement). Students who are marked absent for not returning the work the following day we return to school will have three days to complete their work per our absent work policy. 6th graders will do virtual work in Google Classroom and have their Chromebooks to use. Reach out to classroom teachers via email with any questions.
Cheer Camp:
If anyone K-5 is interested in doing cheer camp, but have not turned in their forms yet, please email
chall@laplata.k12.mo.us
with student information and shirt size. We will accept forms & money upon returning to school. If you need assistance with camp fee, please reach out to the elementary office.
JrH/HS:
7th-12th grade students are expected to get on Google Classroom for class assignments and direction. All teachers will post their assignments for the day on Google Classroom by 8am. Teachers will have office hours on Google Meets according to the schedule below. Students may login to the Google Meets or email teachers to ask questions and get additional guidance but are not required to do so. Students are required to complete work assigned on AMI days and return the first day of return to earn credit/attendance (state requirement). Students can reach out to teachers for alternative assignments (paper packets) if needed. Chromebooks have been sent home with students and hotspots are always available upon request for internet connectivity.
10:00am-11:00am: Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. LWood, Mrs. Grimes, Ms. Davidson, Mrs. Hulett, Ms. AWood, Coach Woodward
11:00am-12:00pm: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Davison, Ms. Hardwick, Mr. Pearson, Mr. Pippin, Mrs. Gulso, Mr. Jones, Mr. Daniels, Mr. Fields
**After school activities (Basketball Game, etc) will be determined and alerted out once decisions are made.
**KATC students will not attend Kirksville (January 23rd).
Elementary
: All elementary students grades K-5 will complete the AMI packet for Day 2. Packets are labeled clearly and were sent home in backpacks. Do not do other packets until alerted to do so. There is a detailed cover letter that will give you all the information you need to be successful on an AMI day. Please be sure and read this letter. As a reminder, completed work returned the first day of returning to school is necessary for students to be marked present (state requirement). Students who are marked absent for not returning the work the following day we return to school will have three days to complete their work per our absent work policy. 6th graders will do virtual work in Google Classroom and have their Chromebooks to use. Reach out to classroom teachers via email with any questions.
Cheer Camp:
If anyone K-5 is interested in doing cheer camp, but have not turned in their forms yet, please email
chall@laplata.k12.mo.us
with student information and shirt size. We will accept forms & money upon returning to school. If you need assistance with camp fee, please reach out to the elementary office.
JrH/HS:
7th-12th grade students are expected to get on Google Classroom for class assignments and direction. All teachers will post their assignments for the day on Google Classroom by 8am. Teachers will have office hours on Google Meets according to the schedule below. Students may login to the Google Meets or email teachers to ask questions and get additional guidance but are not required to do so. Students are required to complete work assigned on AMI days and return the first day of return to earn credit/attendance (state requirement). Students can reach out to teachers for alternative assignments (paper packets) if needed. Chromebooks have been sent home with students and hotspots are always available upon request for internet connectivity.
10:00am-11:00am: Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. LWood, Mrs. Grimes, Ms. Davidson, Mrs. Hulett, Ms. AWood, Coach Woodward
11:00am-12:00pm: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Davison, Ms. Hardwick, Mr. Pearson, Mr. Pippin, Mrs. Gulso, Mr. Jones, Mr. Daniels, Mr. Fields
**After school activities (Basketball Game, etc) will be determined and alerted out once decisions are made.
**KATC students will not attend Kirksville (January 23rd).
Basketball Tournament update:
Due to incoming weather, our Bulldogs will finish out the tournament according to the following:
La Plata Boys will play Friday at 4pm at SOUTH SHELBY HS and La Plata girls will be at 6:30 at NORTH SHELBY!
Due to incoming weather, our Bulldogs will finish out the tournament according to the following:
La Plata Boys will play Friday at 4pm at SOUTH SHELBY HS and La Plata girls will be at 6:30 at NORTH SHELBY!
Come join us at the La Plata R-II School District!
Check out the Bulldog Dispatch!
Important information!
IT IS HOMECOMING WEEK!!!!
Shirts will be delivered or available to be picked up Tuesday after 3pm.
Spirit Days:
Tuesday: PINK OUT- BB game at Atlanta starts at 5:30-2 JV Boy quarters
Wednesday: Country vs Country Club
Thursday: Dress as your favorite Meme--Homecoming activities by Bulldog Backers will start at 6:30 (arrive at 6pm to decorate cars!)
Friday: Spirit Day-Homecoming shirts and/or RED! Pep Rally at 2pm in HS gym., BB game starts at 5:30 with 2 JV boy quarters. Art club will be painting faces for $1--fill the stands with lots of Bulldog Spirit!
Then, next week support our Bulldogs at the North Shelby Tournament. First games are on Tuesday 1/20-Girls vs Marion Co at 7pm and Boys vs North Shelby at 8:15. See bracket attached!
IT IS HOMECOMING WEEK!!!!
Shirts will be delivered or available to be picked up Tuesday after 3pm.
Spirit Days:
Tuesday: PINK OUT- BB game at Atlanta starts at 5:30-2 JV Boy quarters
Wednesday: Country vs Country Club
Thursday: Dress as your favorite Meme--Homecoming activities by Bulldog Backers will start at 6:30 (arrive at 6pm to decorate cars!)
Friday: Spirit Day-Homecoming shirts and/or RED! Pep Rally at 2pm in HS gym., BB game starts at 5:30 with 2 JV boy quarters. Art club will be painting faces for $1--fill the stands with lots of Bulldog Spirit!
Then, next week support our Bulldogs at the North Shelby Tournament. First games are on Tuesday 1/20-Girls vs Marion Co at 7pm and Boys vs North Shelby at 8:15. See bracket attached!
We have a couple extra Homecoming Shirts for Sale--see below for availability. Submit Payment to the HS Office or contact Mrs. Smoot. This will be a first come first serve basis!
We have the follow available:
Short Sleeve
-1 Youth Large
-3 Youth XL
-4 Adult Medium
-2 Adult Large
-3 XLarge
-2 XXLarge
Long Sleeve:
-3 Adult Small
-3 Adult Medium
-3 Adult Large
Crewneck:
-2 Adult Medium
-2 Adult Large
-1 Adult XLarge
We have the follow available:
Short Sleeve
-1 Youth Large
-3 Youth XL
-4 Adult Medium
-2 Adult Large
-3 XLarge
-2 XXLarge
Long Sleeve:
-3 Adult Small
-3 Adult Medium
-3 Adult Large
Crewneck:
-2 Adult Medium
-2 Adult Large
-1 Adult XLarge
Check out our video during Meme Day!
https://youtu.be/49xy3tRZryk
https://youtu.be/49xy3tRZryk
Winter Break is December 22nd-January 5th. Students return Jan. 6th!
As we are only 7 school days away from break, check out what our Publications team have put together!
As we are only 6 school days away from break, check out what our Publications team have put together!
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Science Spotlight! Check out what Ms. Davidson's class is doing!!!! We love Ms. Davidson's labs .
Time to spread some Bulldog cheer!
Want to brighten a staff member's day? We’ve made it easy to send a digital holiday card!
Visit the link below, pick a design, and share a personal note of thanks or holiday cheer. Let’s fill the district with joy!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjh649_-gt68SK8r4-dCdB_eSnY6N6VDoEu2omyFnkVOCN_Q/viewform
Want to brighten a staff member's day? We’ve made it easy to send a digital holiday card!
Visit the link below, pick a design, and share a personal note of thanks or holiday cheer. Let’s fill the district with joy!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjh649_-gt68SK8r4-dCdB_eSnY6N6VDoEu2omyFnkVOCN_Q/viewform
Check out these photos from our Winter Formal on Friday. A huge thank you goes to Mrs. Hulett and the FCCLA members who did a fantastic job organizing it!
See more here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17vjOS_SOSyF04bCuu19KZ0NfKSvE9ZkC?usp=drive_link
See more here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17vjOS_SOSyF04bCuu19KZ0NfKSvE9ZkC?usp=drive_link
The zoology students got to see the bacteria that they stained! Some were pretty gross but so interesting! Thank you, Mrs. Grimes for always guiding our amazing labs!
On December 13, seniors Mylie Morse, Layne Mack, Hannah Mitchell, and Macy Davison, along with junior Emmagin Travis, participated in the Wreaths Across America event at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, Missouri, helping honor and remember the men and women who served our country by laying wreaths at each site.
This event was part of the RootEd program at LHS.
This event was part of the RootEd program at LHS.
Check out our Winter/Sprint Activities Schedule!
🤩🤠Announcing the 2026 theme.....BOOTS & BLING!🤩🤠
Orders are due by January 6th to the EL and HS office. Homecoming is January 13-16th!
Orders are due by January 6th to the EL and HS office. Homecoming is January 13-16th!
Big Kickball Tournament Happening Today at LES!
🤩🤠Announcing the 2026 theme.....BOOTS & BLING!🤩🤠 Orders are due by January 6th to the EL and HS office. Homecoming is January 13-16th!
OR order here and pay later:
ORDER SHIRTS HERE
OR order here and pay later:
ORDER SHIRTS HERE
Be sure to order your homecoming shirts for 2026. Turn in forms to the office or fill out the link here. Payments and orders are due tomorrow!
https://forms.gle/yMfWdvPzeVWc2HGQ9
https://forms.gle/yMfWdvPzeVWc2HGQ9
In World History, sophomore students are ending the semester with project based learning. The projects have been focused on two time periods: The Renaissance and Imperial Russia.
For the Renaissance, students learned about significant contributors to the Renaissance period in the field of art by creating miniature notebooks providing important information of key players to the Renaissance, as well as their own sketches of famous works of art and sculpture completed by the men/women of the Renaissance.
For Imperial Russia, students are learning about the Czars of Russia before the Russian Empire collapsed and became the Soviet Union. To do this, students are creating a timeline exhibition over the reigns of Russia's Emperors and Empresses. Each student chose a specific Russian ruler to create a timeline over, and when completed, the timeline will be connected and put on display like you would see in a museum.
For the Renaissance, students learned about significant contributors to the Renaissance period in the field of art by creating miniature notebooks providing important information of key players to the Renaissance, as well as their own sketches of famous works of art and sculpture completed by the men/women of the Renaissance.
For Imperial Russia, students are learning about the Czars of Russia before the Russian Empire collapsed and became the Soviet Union. To do this, students are creating a timeline exhibition over the reigns of Russia's Emperors and Empresses. Each student chose a specific Russian ruler to create a timeline over, and when completed, the timeline will be connected and put on display like you would see in a museum.
Happy Veteran's Day!
On October 29, the following students attended a college visit to Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville: Dillon M., Shaylee B., Ashlynn L., Haylea T., and Macy D. During the visit, students toured campus facilities, explored academic programs, and learned more about student life opportunities at Northwest. The experience gave them valuable insight into college life and helped them consider future educational goals.
We had the opportunity to catch up with LHS alumni, Kristen Wood who attends Northwest.
The college visits are part of the RootEd program at LHS.
We had the opportunity to catch up with LHS alumni, Kristen Wood who attends Northwest.
The college visits are part of the RootEd program at LHS.
Updated Atlanta Tourney bracket!
Great job to the boys that won last night vs Novinger. Girls play tonight at 7:30.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q5DBl7yc85OE2213GZ_30AAh7jYcam21lzGxhXxd0R0/edit?usp=sharing
Great job to the boys that won last night vs Novinger. Girls play tonight at 7:30.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q5DBl7yc85OE2213GZ_30AAh7jYcam21lzGxhXxd0R0/edit?usp=sharing
These LadyDogs gave it their all in a nail biter, cliff hanger, thriller, sit on the edge of your seat kinda game. They battled on the court and came out ahead which showed their grit and determination. The cheerleaders were as loud and proud as ever! They won vs Brashear 40 to 36 and will move on to play in the Championship game vs Atlanta on Saturday at 6:45. Thank you to our cheerleaders who have showed up every night with spirit cheering boys and girls on....we appreciate YOU!
