Here's Our Appleton City Elementary Bulldog Friday Update!
Have a great weekend!
Have a great weekend!
Friday Night Lights are back! The first football game of the season is tonight. Our AC Bulldogs will take on the Greenfield Wildcats in Greenfield. Kickoff is 7 pm. Go Dawgs!
The game will be streamed on Prepcasts this evening via the following link: https://www.citylinktv.com/channel/st-louis-prepcasts-tv-2/
The game will be streamed on Prepcasts this evening via the following link: https://www.citylinktv.com/channel/st-louis-prepcasts-tv-2/
Here's Our Bulldog Friday Update for 08/22/2025
Have a great weekend Bulldogs!
Have a great weekend Bulldogs!
The Powerschool app is currently disabled for parent access. It will open again next week after student schedules are finalized. if you need help after next Tuesday, please call your building office.
You know it is going to be a great school year when the first thing you see is the Seniors having breakfast together in the parking lot on the first day of school.
What a great way to celebrate your last first day of school! Looking forward to a great year! So happy to have students in the building today! We are off to a great start!
Cell Phone Procedure Update:
AC JH and HS Parents and Students,
A new Missouri law has been passed to restrict students from using their cell phones during the school day. To follow these guidelines, ACHS has a new cell phone policy/procedure. Students that bring a cell phone into the school building will be required to lock their phone in our cell phone lockers located by the HS office during school hours. Students who are caught with a phone or a device connected to a cellular device will have it taken away and held until a parent or guardian can pick it up during school hours. Additional consequences will apply for each infraction. Students that drive may leave their phones in their vehicle during the school day. This means students will not be allowed to visit their cars during school hours without office permission. During the school day, if you need to contact your students, please contact the HS office.
We appreciate your support in reinforcing this policy at home. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to the HS office.
JH athletes interested in playing volleyball this year, practice will start on Tuesday, August 19th from 5:30 to 7 pm in the HS gym. All players will need an up to date physical in order to practice.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at Open House tomorrow evening from 5:00-7:00 pm. We will be serving hot dogs, chips, cookies, and a drink to everyone who attends. See you soon!
A HUGE THANK YOU to Dirks Heavy Contractors in Bulter for their generous donation of over 30 backpacks and school supplies.
Thank you for your support of our school and our students! It is much appreciated!
Appleton City Elementary Families,
Back to School Time is here! School Starts Tuesday, August 19th! We also hope to see everyone at Open House on Thursday, August 14th from 5- 7 pm. All the details, as well as back to school forms, are included in the links below. See you soon!
Letter from Mrs. Bauer, Elementary Principal - https://5il.co/3no5k
All the Important Back to School News and Forms - https://5il.co/3no77
2025 / 2026 School Calendar - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3293/Appleton_City/5467356/2025-2026_School_Calendar.pdf
School Supply List - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3293/Appleton_City/5686831/school_supply_list_2025_2026.pdf
Student Handbook - https://5il.co/3no4r
Free / Reduced Lunch Form - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3293/Appleton_City/5942884/Free_Reduced_2025.pdf
Lunch Menus - https://www.appletoncity.k12.mo.us/dining
Back to School Time is here! School Starts Tuesday, August 19th! We also hope to see everyone at Open House on Thursday, August 14th from 5- 7 pm. All the details, as well as back to school forms, are included in the links below. See you soon!
Letter from Mrs. Bauer, Elementary Principal - https://5il.co/3no5k
All the Important Back to School News and Forms - https://5il.co/3no77
2025 / 2026 School Calendar - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3293/Appleton_City/5467356/2025-2026_School_Calendar.pdf
School Supply List - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3293/Appleton_City/5686831/school_supply_list_2025_2026.pdf
Student Handbook - https://5il.co/3no4r
Free / Reduced Lunch Form - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3293/Appleton_City/5942884/Free_Reduced_2025.pdf
Lunch Menus - https://www.appletoncity.k12.mo.us/dining
25-26 Appleton City JH/HS Online Registration:
Follow this link to the checklist below, then please send a confirmation email to: Jessica Stephan at jstephan@appletoncity.k12.mo.us when you have completed all of the forms.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dkwP-CqOsxcSS0YOiGLfu--MTVz_w5EpLxneIPya3FE/edit?tab=t.0
Follow this link to the checklist below, then please send a confirmation email to: Jessica Stephan at jstephan@appletoncity.k12.mo.us when you have completed all of the forms.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dkwP-CqOsxcSS0YOiGLfu--MTVz_w5EpLxneIPya3FE/edit?tab=t.0
We are in need of substitute teachers and substitute kitchen help for the 2025-2026 school year. Substitute certificates can be obtained using college hours or through the completion of an online training. If interested, call 660-476-2161 for more information.
For directions on how to obtain a substitute certificate, visit the following Department of Elementary and Secondary Education link at https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/substitute-teachers
For directions on how to obtain a substitute certificate, visit the following Department of Elementary and Secondary Education link at https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/substitute-teachers
If you have a student interested in playing Softball or running Cross Country, the information from Montrose is included below. Please note, these sports are hosted for AC students by the Montrose School District. The parent meeting will be held at Montrose School.
Elementary and JH/High School Registration information is included below. Elementary returning students will need to update information sheet at Open House. New students may set up an appointment by calling the Elementary office at 417-476-2161 beginning tomorrow.
For JH/HS: You must complete paperwork for the 25/26 school year. Paperwork must be completed prior to the first day of school for students to receive a Chromebook, Sports/Club/Extracurricular activities, and care from the School Nurse. Schedules may be picked up at Open House if the paperwork has been completed and returned. Otherwise, the student will receive their schedule the first day of school. Help will be available for those wishing to set up the PowerSchool app to check grades.
For JH/HS: You must complete paperwork for the 25/26 school year. Paperwork must be completed prior to the first day of school for students to receive a Chromebook, Sports/Club/Extracurricular activities, and care from the School Nurse. Schedules may be picked up at Open House if the paperwork has been completed and returned. Otherwise, the student will receive their schedule the first day of school. Help will be available for those wishing to set up the PowerSchool app to check grades.
Parent/Guardian notification:
Last Spring, 3rd-8th grade students participated in the Missouri Assessment Program Grade-Level Assessments. Individual Student Reports (ISR) for the assessments your student participated in will be available during Parent-Teacher conferences in October.
For each assessment, the ISR provides a scale score and a performance level, including a brief description of the level. The scale score is a representation of student responses, converted onto a consistent and standardized scale. Based on the scale score, the student is assigned a performance level. Student achievement is broken down into four performance levels:
•Advanced: The student demonstrates advanced proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course, and a thorough command of the skills and processes as specified in content expectations.
•Proficient: The student demonstrates proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course, and an adept command of the skills and processes as specified in content expectations.
•Basic: The student demonstrates partial proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course, and a partial or uneven command of the skills and processes as specified in content expectations.
•Below Basic: The student does not yet demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course, and a minimal command of the skills and processes as specified in content expectations.
The ISR also includes scale scores for the individual reporting categories of the assessment. Reporting categories are an overarching subset of items measuring a specific type of content. Depending on the grade level/course, categories include:
•English Language Arts – Reading, Research, Writing, Listening
•Mathematics(Grades 3-5) – Number Sense and Operations in Base Ten, Number Sense and Operations in Fractions, Relationships and Algebraic Thinking, Geometry and Measurement & Data and Statistics
•Mathematics (Grades 6-7) – Ratios and Proportional Relationships, Number Sense and Operations, Expressions, Equations and Inequalities, Geometry and Measurement & Data Analysis, Statistic and Probability
•Mathematics (Grade 8) – Number Sense and Operations & Expressions, Equations and Inequalities, Geometry and Measurement & Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability, Functions
•Science – Physical Science, Life Science, Earth and Space Sciences
If you have any questions about the student report, please do not hesitate to contact your student’s teacher or our school office after August 5th. Thank you for your continued support of the Appleton City School District and our students.
Last Spring, 3rd-8th grade students participated in the Missouri Assessment Program Grade-Level Assessments. Individual Student Reports (ISR) for the assessments your student participated in will be available during Parent-Teacher conferences in October.
For each assessment, the ISR provides a scale score and a performance level, including a brief description of the level. The scale score is a representation of student responses, converted onto a consistent and standardized scale. Based on the scale score, the student is assigned a performance level. Student achievement is broken down into four performance levels:
•Advanced: The student demonstrates advanced proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course, and a thorough command of the skills and processes as specified in content expectations.
•Proficient: The student demonstrates proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course, and an adept command of the skills and processes as specified in content expectations.
•Basic: The student demonstrates partial proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course, and a partial or uneven command of the skills and processes as specified in content expectations.
•Below Basic: The student does not yet demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course, and a minimal command of the skills and processes as specified in content expectations.
The ISR also includes scale scores for the individual reporting categories of the assessment. Reporting categories are an overarching subset of items measuring a specific type of content. Depending on the grade level/course, categories include:
•English Language Arts – Reading, Research, Writing, Listening
•Mathematics(Grades 3-5) – Number Sense and Operations in Base Ten, Number Sense and Operations in Fractions, Relationships and Algebraic Thinking, Geometry and Measurement & Data and Statistics
•Mathematics (Grades 6-7) – Ratios and Proportional Relationships, Number Sense and Operations, Expressions, Equations and Inequalities, Geometry and Measurement & Data Analysis, Statistic and Probability
•Mathematics (Grade 8) – Number Sense and Operations & Expressions, Equations and Inequalities, Geometry and Measurement & Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability, Functions
•Science – Physical Science, Life Science, Earth and Space Sciences
If you have any questions about the student report, please do not hesitate to contact your student’s teacher or our school office after August 5th. Thank you for your continued support of the Appleton City School District and our students.
It's hard to believe, but we are about a month out from the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Attached is a copy of a our 2025-2026 school calendar. If you'd like to save the date, Open House will be the evening of August 14th. First day of school for students is August 19th. Our Elementary school supply list can also be found below.
Just as a reminder, immunization requirements for students entering 8th and 12th grade are attached as well.
See you soon, Bulldogs! Hope you're having a fantastic Summer. We've sure missed you!
Attention Bulldog families- In accordance with Senate Bill 68,our cell phone policy will be updated commencing with the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. Cell phone use will be prohibited during the entire school day, including lunch and passing periods.
We are excited to welcome a new addition to the Elementary staff this year! Josie Fayard will serve as our 1st grade teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. We are looking forward to adding Miss Fayard to the Appleton CIty team!
We are so excited to bring yet another announcement of a former graduate coming to work with us full-time! Please take a moment to welcome our new Physical Education Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year, Coleton Smith! Coleton will also be coaching with us next year. We are excited for the knowledge he brings to us and the experiences it will create for our students!
The Appleton City High School Trap Shooting Team competed Saturday at the Missouri High School Trap Shooting Tournament at Linn Creek. The team shot well. They ended their season placing third in the conference as the only 1A school among 5A schools. Congratulations to Kallie Gilkey for receiving a medal for the third high female in the conference. Pictured left to right; Coach Alex Hardin, Kallie Gilkey, Hunter Hearting, Eli Hearting, Drake Brownsberger, Katie Gilkey, Kie Hellwig, and Coach Matt Stephan. Special thank you to the Osage Bottoms Delta Water Fowl Chapter for sponsoring our team. Thank you as well to the Brownsberger Family and Tyler Piepmeier for all of their contributions and support this season.
