Saturday, May 18, 2024

North Nodaway Names Extra Duty Staff for 2024-2025

The North Nodaway School Board named its extra duty staff for the 2024-25 school year at its regular meeting Wednesday. Johnny Silkett will return as the coach of the Platte Valley football cooperative. Cody Jenkins was named Athletic Director and Boys Basketball coach, Jody Thompson Girls Volleyball with Madison Thompson as her assistant, Lindsay Alexander as Junior High Volleyball Coach, Luke Hoy as Boys Basketball Assistant under Jenkins, Sami Jackson as Girls Basketball Coach with Madison Thompson as her assistant, Jess Greiman as Junior High Girls Basketball Coach, Cody Box as Junior High Boys Basketball and Varsity Baseball, Cody Jenkins as High School Track Coach, Jess Greiman as Junior High Track Coach, Nathan Schoonover as Assistant Track, Roger Johnson and Nathan Schoonover as Cross Country, McKenzie Black as Football Cheer Sponsor, Kelly Lininger as Basketball Cheer Sponsor, and Emily Higgins as Flag and Dance Sponsor.

Senior Class Sponsors will be Emily Bix, Nathan Schoonover, Bethney Pedersen, and Roger Johnson. Junior Class Sponsors will be Cody Bix and Jess Greiman. Concession Stand Manager will be Troy Nally. High School Student Council Sponsor will be Bethney Pedersen and Kristi Stricker will be student council sponsor for the Middle School. Emily Bix will sponsor the Yearbook. Tiffany Whipple will sponsor the School Paper. High School Play sponsors will be Emily Bix and Bethney Pedersen. Kyle Fitzgerald will sponsor Instrumental and Vocal Music. Troy Nally will sponsor the FFA.

Emily Bix will sponsor the Scholar Bowl teams, Cody Jenkins will be in charge of weightlifting, Nathan Schoonover will sponsor the FBLA, Emily Bix will sponsor the National Honor Society, Heather Townsend will be Special Ed Coordinator, Cameron Morrison will be District Test Coordinator, and Linda Russell will sponsor the Elementary Student Council.

The following were named to unpaid extra duty positions. Victor West, Jake Hoy, and Lori Harris will sponsor the Sophomore Class. Cindy Martin and Kyle Fitzgerald will sponsor the Freshman Class. Catherine Auffert and Cameron Morrison will sponsor the 8th grade, Stacey Meyer will sponsor the 7th grade, and Cody Jenkins will sponsor the 6th grade.

The board accepted the following teacher resignations. Michael McConkey resigned as the Middle School and High School Social Studies teacher. Brylie Goff resigned as the First Grade teacher. Jessica Hilsabeck resigned as the Fourth Grade teacher. Cari Cline resigned as the Volleyball Coach.

The board hired Addison Ogelsby as the 5th Grade teacher, Cameron Morrison as the District Counselor, Brooke McMahon as the 1st Grade teacher, Lori Harris as the Middle School Math teacher, and Traci Westfall as the Elementary Special Ed teacher.

The board approved the summer project list for 2024. Projects approved include teacher work orders, floor scrubbing and cleaning at the high school and elementary, rewaxing the high school gym floor, mowing, installing an office area and bathroom at the bus barn, installing lockers at the high school, deep clean all milk coolers, tear out and install a new elementary playground, tear out the carpet and finish the floors in the elementary cafeteria, paint rooms at the elementary and high school, install a new wood portion and take out a portion of the metal fence at the elementary playground, rekey some of the locks at the elementary and high school, enclose the door in the elementary kitchen, epoxy floors at the high schools, look at upgrading sink counters and stalls at the high school bathrooms, replace bathroom partitions at the high school, carpet high school rooms, get buses inspected, move offices for the technology coordinator, and pour concrete at the bus barn.

For the next meeting, the school board will consider bids on social studies books, carpet installation, an elementary fence, high school partitions, bus barn concrete work, floors for the stage and cafeteria, a wall over the door area at the cafeteria, student lockers, and a freezer for the elementary cafeteria.

Elementary Principal Heather Townsend reported that students completed MAP testing for the year. Field trips are done. Fourth and fifth graders went to the Remington Nature Center. Kindergarten went to Shatto Milk. First through third grade went to the Omaha Zoo. The Elementary Spring Concert was held. Fifth graders who plan to participate in sports next year completed their physicals.

Principal Roger Johnson reported that MAP and End of Course testing was done. Finals were held on May 16th and the last day of school was the 17th. The Senior Class completed its trip to Branson. 40 students attended the Nain Event in Kansas City for receiving end of year incentives. 

The school held an Academic Banquet on May 3rd. There were 36 high school students that were recognized for outstanding academic performance.

Superintendent Chris Turpin reported that Access Elevator will be coming to address a little shaking at the end of the ride of the elevator. They said it would work itself out, but Turpin asked that they come and address it. 

The stage lighting and sound has been completed in the little gym. There are some ripped places on the back curtains.

The school is seeking a grant for their current licensed counselor at the elementary. They have written with two options. The first is to fund their person for three years ($90,000), or let them be the fiscal agent and fund their school and four others for three years ($450,000). The school is also seeking a grant seeking $100,000 to help provide scholarship assistance to noncertified staff members who wish to get their teaching degree.



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