Montgomery County R-II

Montgomery County R-2 is fortunate to have many great staff members and many wonderful community members who support our kids. The district recognizes staff members, as well as our community supporters each month with Wildcat Awards. The community members receive the P.A.W.S. award, P.A.W.S. stands for Perpetually a Wildcat Supporter. Mr. Alan Brake retired after teaching and coaching for many years here at R-II. Coach Brake has left a legacy of high expectations, hard work and respect. As a student you never had to wonder what he was thinking or where he was because his voice and laugh could be heard throughout the pod. Mr. Brake has been a Wildcat long enough to teach and coach former students' kids. There is no doubt that if you mention Coach Brake’s name to anyone who had the pleasure of having him as a teacher or coach for the three decades that he served as an educator in our district that they will for sure chuckle and have at least one story to share from their time in his health class, history class or on one of the teams he coached. Coach Alan Brake is truly one of a kind and the epitome of the term “Wildcat for Life”. Thank you is not enough to express our appreciation of his dedication to our students, staff and community. He is the keeper of our stats, responsible for many articles in the Montgomery Standard and the voice many associate with Friday Night Football. And, we would be remiss if we didn’t first say THANK YOU to Mrs. Jan Brake for sharing her husband with our district for many decades! Coach Brake, THANK YOU for your continued support of the Wildcats. You have made a lasting impression on many generations of Wildcats. We continue to take nominations for the Wildcat and P.A.W.S. Award by completing the linked form, or you can email me (jschluss@mc-wildcats.org) your nominations. Congratulations Mr. Brake, and thank you for your continued dedication to our students, district and community!

MRC2 Elementary Schools are hosting Title 1 Family Fun Night Under the Lights before the MCHS football game on Friday, September 22 from 5:30-6:30 pm. The event is free with your paid gate admission. Join us at the MCHS Football Stadium for lots of games, prizes, and fun.

Join JBE for a colorful morning of fun. The JBE PTO Color Run is scheduled for Saturday, October 7th at 9:00 am. Registrations are due back to the school by Tuesday, September 12th. Make sure your registration is in on time to guarantee your color run shirt.

We can't wait to see our students!

Open house for 9th and 11th grade students at MCHS will be held on August 15 from 5-7 pm, 10th and 12th grade students will be on August 16 from 5-7. MCMS 6th grade open house will be from 6-7:30 pm on August 16. JBE Meet and Greet will be from 4:45-7 pm, MCE Meet and Greet will be from 5-7 pm, both on August 17. MCMS will have 7th and 8th Open House on August 17 from 6-7:30 pm.

We are ready to road trip to you!

It's back to school time!

MCR2 Student Registration is from noon to 8 pm on August 8. Please bring proof of residency and immunization records to get your students registered for the 2023-2024 school year.

The Montgomery County R-II School District would like to announce the March winner of the Wildcat Award. The Wildcat Award is given to a staff member who exemplifies our mission of creating lifelong learners and productive citizens. We are excited to present this award to Mrs. Kista River. Mrs. River currently teaches PLTW at Montgomery County Middle School. In her years at MCMS she has served our students in many roles. Her nomination says, “Kista provides endless opportunities for learning in her classroom. Her curriculum is extensive, interesting, and grasps the interest of middle level learners which can be very hard. She has built a lot of positive relationships with students and has an amazing reputation in our building. She has dedicated a lot of time to our school and community and goes above and beyond to ultimately make students happy.” Congratulations, Kista, we truly appreciate your dedication to our students! The district invites parents, community members, and employees to nominate any district employee for the Wildcat Award by completing the nomination form.

Montgomery County R-2 is proud to announce the 2023 District Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Kristi Ferguson. Mrs. Ferguson teaches at Montgomery City Elementary and had several nominations from parents and colleagues. Congratulations, Mrs. Ferguson, and thank you for your outstanding service to our students and district!

MCR2 will host kindergarten screenings for the 2023-2024 school year in April. If your child (or you know a child) will be 5 years old before July 31, 2023, please see the attachment for details about kindergarten screening.

MCR2 Title 1 Preschool Screening for the 2023-2024 school year will be held on March 17 at MCE and March 22 at JBE. If your child (or you know a child) will be 4 years old before July 31, 2023, please see the attachment for details.

We are looking for future Wildcats! To help plan for the 2023-2024 school year, and beyond, we are asking for families with children ages 0-5 to complete the attached survey.

MCR2 families are invited to attend the Science Fair at Montgomery City Elementary on January 12th. Student and class projects will be open for viewing from 5-6:30 pm. Thanks to generous community donors there will be a free meal served to the first 400 people attending the Science Fair. Awards will be given at 6:30 pm.

Wildcat P.A.W.S. Award Winner, Jonesburg Optimist Montgomery County R-II is fortunate to have many great staff members and many wonderful community members who support our kids. The district recognizes staff members, as well as our community supporters each month with Wildcat Awards. The community members receive the P.A.W.S. award, P.A.W.S. stands for Perpetually a Wildcat Supporter. The winners of this month’s award give endless support to our staff and students in so many different ways! It seems that any time we ask, this group shows up for our kids and community. They volunteer time, labor, and donate money to make our schools a great place for students and staff to learn and grow. Their genuine care for the people in their community is evident through the actions of their members. We are excited to award this month’s P.A.W.S. award to the Jonesburg Optimist Club. We continue to take nominations for the Wildcat and P.A.W.S. Awards, there is a link on our website or you can email me your nominations. Congratulations to the Optimist!

The Montgomery County R-II School District would like to announce the October winner of the Wildcat Award. The Wildcat Award is given to a staff member who exemplifies our mission of creating lifelong learners and productive citizens. We are excited to present this award to Mr. Dustin Figg. Mr. Figg is the ISS, MO Options, and credit recovery teacher at Montgomery County High School. He also coaches basketball and middle school softball. His nomination says, “Dustin has been a great addition to our school district. He has been great at his role in the ISS room. He is able to connect with students and get them to complete their work and their classes to graduate high school. Students enjoy being around Dustin because he is always positive and has a good personality. Dustin is very involved outside the school day with coaching various sports and working the score board or book throughout the year!” Congratulations Dustin, we truly appreciate your dedication to our students!

Wildcat P.A.W.S. Award Winners - Paul and Rhonda Johnson Montgomery County R-II is fortunate to have many great staff members and many wonderful community members who support our kids. The district recognizes staff members, as well as our community supporters each month with Wildcat Awards. The community members receive the P.A.W.S. award, P.A.W.S. stands for Perpetually a Wildcat Supporter. The winners of this month’s award have been Wildcat fans for decades! Paul and Rhonda Johnson are frequently spotted in the bleachers of all of our athletic teams. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are positive and encouraging to our students and staff, and we are so appreciative of their continued support! We continue to take nominations for the Wildcat and P.A.W.S. Awards, there is a link on our website or you can email me your nominations. Congratulations to Paul and Rhonda Johnson!

The FBLA Haunted House is back! And now includes the Stuco Trunk or Treat!

The Montgomery County R-II School District would like to announce the September winner of the Wildcat Award. The Wildcat Award is given to a staff member who exemplifies our mission of creating lifelong learners and productive citizens. We are excited to present this award to Mrs. Casey Dillon-Chipman. Mrs. Dillon-Chipman teaches band at Montgomery County Middle School and Montgomery County High School. Her nomination says, “I have recently had the opportunity to be in Mrs. Dillon-Chipman's classroom. To say I was in awe of her teaching and patience would be an understatement. Mrs. Dillon-Chipman is such a positive light as she constantly smiles, laughs, and makes connections to students. These students are entirely new to her craft and need an immense amount of help, and she was still able to pinpoint issues and troubleshoot for individual students, despite the number of students who needed her help. She expertly showed students how to make a "mosquito face" and a "pooh face" to get their instruments to produce the right noise and patiently explained and re-explained how to put their instruments together. In the span of just one class period the students improved vastly in their ability to play their very first note and their excitement was contagious. I am glad our students have someone like Mrs. Dillon-Chipman to help ignite an excitement for learning beyond their core contents! Congratulations Casey, we truly appreciate your dedication to our students! The district invites parents, community members, and employees to nominate any district employee for the Wildcat Award by completing the nomination form.

The Montgomery County R-II School District would like to announce the September winner of the Wildcat Award. The Wildcat Award is given to a staff member who exemplifies our mission of creating lifelong learners and productive citizens. We are excited to present this award to Mrs. Janet Lockhart. Mrs. Lockhart is the daytime custodian at Jonesburg Elementary School. Her nomination says, “Janet is deserving of this award because she has gone above and beyond to help our school community in just 3 short weeks of school. She has stepped up to help when the other janitor needs to be out without complaint to make sure our classes are clean and suitable for learning. She has also taken on the role of training a high school graduate that has volunteered his time to assist her in cleaning our school. She cares deeply about our community and it shows in the work she puts in.” Mrs. Janet brings spunk to JBE. She happily greets our students and holds them to high standards. She cares for all of our students and staff and strives to help make JBE a great place to grow and learn. Congratulations Janet, we truly appreciate your dedication to our students! The district invites parents, community members, and employees to nominate any district employee for the Wildcat Award by completing the nomination form.