❄️ NO SCHOOL THURSDAY, FEB. 2 ❄️
🚨GAME CHANGE🚨
Tonight's HHS Tigers 🐯🏀 game against Mountain Grove has been postponed until Thursday. The contest will be part of a home doubleheader with the Lady Tigers. Here's the schedule for that night:
NEW GYM:
🟥 Varsity girls vs. Cabool, 6 p.m.
🟥 Varsity boys vs. Mtn. Grove, 7:30 p.m.
HIETT GYM:
🟥 JV boys vs. Mtn. Grove, 6 p.m.
🟥 JV girls vs. Cabool, 7:30 p.m.
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Elementary students are invited to celebrate National School Counselor Spirit Week with us by participating in daily dress-up days next week. Join the fun!
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The Houston R-1 Bands Winter Guard participated Saturday in a showcase at Clever High School. The event gave students an opportunity to perform their show for winter guard students and families from other schools including Reeds Spring, Hollister, Neosho, Branson, Marionville and Clever.
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📣 Introducing a new member to our team, Alycia Sykes. She was recently hired as a paraprofessional in the district by the board of education.
🟥 YEARS IN EDUCATION: First.
🟥 ABOUT MRS. SYKES: "I spend most of my time at my kids' practices and games. If we have any free time, we enjoy going to the river or exploring. The kids love when we go to rocky falls, Elephant Rock or Branson. We spend a lot of time with friends and family, cooking, watching movies or at the river. And I love fishing, gardening and working with our farm animals."
🟥 WHY SHE IS EXCITED TO JOIN OUR TEAM: "As a mom of three, I love working with kids and I'm excited to be more involved with the school district and community."
Monday's HHS Tigers 🐯🏀 game at Bradleyville is postponed due to inclement weather. The makeup date is to be determined.
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Monday night's Houston Lady Tiger Basketball 🐯🏀 game against Liberty has been postponed until Feb. 7. The contest will be part of a home doubleheader with the Tigers. Here's the schedule for that night:
NEW GYM:
🟥 Varsity girls vs. Liberty, 6 p.m.
🟥 Varsity boys vs. Liberty, 7:30 p.m.
HIETT GYM:
🟥 JV boys vs. Liberty, 6 p.m.
🟥 JV girls vs. Liberty, 7:30 p.m.
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❄️ NO SCHOOL THURSDAY, JAN. 26 ❄️
📣 Introducing a new member to our team, Brandi Raby. She was recently hired as a paraprofessional by the board of education.
🟥 YEARS IN EDUCATION: First.
🟥 ABOUT MRS. RABY: "I am a mother to an 8-year-old son who attends Houston Schools as well as our second baby that is due in July. I love spending time with my family outdoors and traveling and antiquing in different states as my husband travels for work."
🟥 WHY SHE IS EXCITED TO JOIN OUR TEAM: "I love seeing the excitement on the kids' faces every day. I look forward to helping others excel, and I hope to one day further my career and one day become an elementary teacher."
Congratulations to HHS senior Olivia Crites for making the Lady Lion Invitational all-tournament team
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Houston Lady Tiger Basketball 🐯🏀 beats Forsyth 71-62 to finish third in the Lady Lions Invitational.
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These high schoolers are the newest inductees into the HHS Beta Club. They were welcomed to the group during a ceremony this afternoon on campus.
Weekend hoops for Houston Lady Tiger Basketball 🐯🏀 in the third-place game of the Lady Lions Invitational
INSIDE OUR CLASSROOMS 🐯 Eighth graders in Mrs. Mandy Adey's Careers class are touring State Technical College of Missouri on Friday. Students tested in areas of their "career cluster" inventory and discovered interests in programs the technical college offers.
Olivia Crites is the HHS Student-Athlete of the Month for December 🐯🏀
A senior forward for the Lady Tigers basketball team, Olivia has started every game this season and leads the team in scoring and rebounding. She is also the reigning Female Athlete of the Year at HHS as a three-sport athlete. Congratulations Olivia!
Our senior class recently completed surveys sharing their post-graduation goals and where they are in the process with campus visits, completing the FAFSA and other milestones. A drawing was held for all the submissions, and seniors Andy Durham and Harold Lassiter won $25 gift cards. Pictured with the winners are Mrs. Shana Adams, High School Administrative Assistant, and Jeff McNiell, College and Career Advisor.
The drawing was through the rootEd initiative, which places advisers like McNiell in rural high schools to assist students with their post-secondary plans. Our district is was of 153 in the state selected for the program.
Hoops are happening tonight! The Tigers are home while Houston Lady Tiger Basketball 🐯🏀 competes in the semifinals of the Mansfield Invitational
Three HHS football players 🐯🏈 - from left, Kayden Crawford, Casey Merckling and Wyatt Hughes - have been named to the Academic All-State Team. The criteria includes both on-field and off-the-field excellence during the season:
🟥 Player must be a starter in 70 percent of the team's games.
🟥 Must be a sophomore, junior or senior.
🟥 Academically, must meet two of these three criteria: score 25 or higher on the ACT, have a 3.5 GPA or higher, or rank in the top 20 percent of their class.
Congratulations for this incredible achievement! We celebrate your athletic and academic accomplishments!
Four players in double figures lead Houston Lady Tiger Basketball 🐯🏀 to opening-round win at Mansfield.
Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers 🐯🏀 are on the road tonight.
