Appleton City R-II School District

𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 ACHS Senior Airica Sherwood has been accepted to more than ten schools! Over the next few weeks Airica will be comparing offer letters and deciding which school is the best fit for her future in the dental field. Congratulations, Airica! #rootedmissouri #rootedmo

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. ACHS seniors and their parents/guardians are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible. The Priority Deadline for Missouri is February 1, 2024.

To help ACHS seniors and their parents/guardians complete the FAFSA, Ms. Deel will be hosting a FAFSA Frenzy at ACHS on Wednesday, January 10th from 10:45 am - 2 pm in the High School Gym. A taco bar from Half Baked Take and Bakery will be available to everyone in attendance. Parents/guardians should RSVP to the FAFSA event ASAP by emailing Ms. Deel at adeel@appletoncity.k12.mo.us

Link to the 2024/2025 FAFSA: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

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FAFSA TIPS: It is recommended that families gather the following important documents and information for the senior and parents/guardians in case any data needs to be entered manually into the FAFSA: 2022 tax returns, child support payments, current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts, net worth of investments, business, and farms. This information should be kept private and not shared with ACHS employees or students.

Students and their parents/guardians must provide consent to have federal tax information transferred directly from the IRS into the FAFSA form. If consent and approval are not provided the student will not be able to complete the FAFSA and will not be eligible for federal aid. Even if parents/guardians are not helping to pay for educational expenses they are still required to answer questions on the FAFSA.

𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 We’re proud to announce that ACHS Senior Preston Anderson has been accepted to Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) in Springfield, MO. Congratulations, Preston! Your future sure is looking bright! #rootedmissouri #rootedmo

𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 Congratulations to Emily Frost! Emily has completed her required High School courses and was approved by the Board of Education to graduate at the end of this semester. Emily was accepted to numerous colleges and plans to further her education at State Fair Community College. Emily is planning to become a Registered Nurse. Your future is looking bright, Emily! #rootedmissouri #rootedmo

And that's a wrap for 1st semester! Wishing all of our students, parents, families, and community a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you to all of our students and staff for all of their hard work this semester. We hope everyone enjoys some much deserved time off. See you in 2024!

Please help us in sending a BIG Thank You to Zink Motors for donating hats and socks for EACH student at Appleton City Elementary! Their kindness is very much appreciated! https://www.facebook.com/ZinkMotorCompany

Just a reminder, school will be in session tomorrow, Monday, December 18th. The Elementary Christmas program is Monday at 6 pm. Winter Break will start December 21st and students return January 3rd.

Congratulations AC JH Boys Basketball for their first place victory in the WEMO Conference Tournament! Go Bulldogs!!

The Appleton City Elementary Music Concert is Monday, December 18th at 6:00pm in the Elementary Gym. Performances will be presented by Kindergarten through 6th Grade students. Students should arrive by 5:45pm and should wear red or green shirt, jeans and tennis shoes.

Great job to our Band and Steel Band for their performances last night at Crown Center. They were fantastic and represented AC well!

Best of luck to our Band and Steel Band members as they play at Crown Center this evening. What an awesome experience for our students and great exposure for our band! I'll try and stream some of it when we get up there this evening. Proud to be a Bulldog!

We have some great news! Our preschool program will start up in January! After searching, we were able to hire a teacher and will be ready for students mid-January. Here's some FAQ's: 1. Enrollment will be limited to 10 students for this school year. Enrollment packets may be picked up during school hours starting Tuesday, December 12th from Central Office. 2. Preference will be given to students who will be entering Kindergarten in the Fall of 2024. If any open slots remain, students entering kindergarten during the Fall of 2025 may enroll. 3. There will be no fee for preschool. 4. Enrolled students must live within our school district boundaries. 5. No transportation will be provided. 6. Preschool will be a full day (most likely from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm). 7. Students' first day in session will be January 16th, with an Open House on the evening of January 8th. 8. The preschool will operate on the same calendar as the District. 9. Enrollment packets may be turned back in to Central Office. We will enroll students in the order paperwork is received. As part of the enrollment process, a Free and Reduced Lunch Application must be filled out, whether eligible or not. 10. When we have reached our capacity of 10 students, we will put any remaining students on a waitlist in the order paperwork was received. We hope you are as excited as we are to start our preschool program up again! We can't wait to meet all of our future Little Bulldogs! If you have any questions, please call Central Office at 660-476-2161 or email smiller@appletoncity.k12.mo.us

Thank you to our community members who attended our Golden Apple Dinner today. It was a fantastic time with great food, wonderful servers/hosts, and great entertainment. A big shout out goes to Mrs. Gutshall and her fantastic group of students for such a wonderful event today!

Congratulations to our JH/HS November Students of the Month. JH - Griffin Strope and Larain Weisbach. HS - Sam Young, Natalie Nitchals, Laryn Sprinkle, and Raeah Hill. Great job Bulldogs!!

Come support our Band program by attending the Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, December 9th from 8-10:30 in the Elementary Gym. Proceeds will go to the AC Band to help get them to St. Louis for Competition! This should be a fun event!

Join us for the Golden Apple Dinner on Thursday. RSVP by calling the number below. If you have not yet let us know you will be in attendance, please do so as soon as possible so we can get an accurate count of attendees.

Mrs. Piepmeier's 4th Grade Class has triple reasons to celebrate today! Not only did they obtain the attendance trophy, for best classroom attendance in November, but they also received special recognition for being the classroom with the most academic growth on the Evaluate Test, in both ELA and Math!!! Congratulations 4th Grade! Keep up the good Work!

Congratulations to all of our November STAR Students! From Ms. Raybourn's Kindergarten Class, Marin Evans From Mrs. Schenker's Kindergarten Class, Maddox Koshko From Mrs. Vogel's 1st Grade Class, Knox Knight From Mrs. Bartz's 2nd Grade Class, Brilyn Green From Mrs. Hendrickson's 3rd Grade Class, Fischer Heiman From Mrs. Piepmeier's 4th Grade Class, Gage Pettyjoyn From Mrs. Cooper's 5th Grade Class, Karlie Gilkey From Mrs. Nold's 5th Grade Class, Larry Weisbach From Mrs. Scotten's 6th Grade Class, Ella Siegismund We are so very proud of all of you! Keep up the good work! It's a great day to be a bulldog!

The Appleton City R-II School District encourages qualified persons interested in running for a position on the school board to file to be a candidate in the April 2, 2024, election. Interested persons may file at the Superintendents office located at 408 W. 4th Street, Appleton City, MO. 64724. For more information contact Sarah Miller at 660-476-2161. Filing will begin on December 5, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. and will continue during the district's regular business hours, which are Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Except for the first and last day of filing, filing will not occur on days that the school district's Central Offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will also not occur on the following holidays and breaks when the school district's Central Offices are closed: December 21, 2023 - December 25, 2023 for Christmas Break. Filing will resume on December 26, 2023, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. There are two positions available with three-year terms.

Junior High basketball hosts Archie tonight at home! Game time is 5:30 pm. B Boys will play first, followed by A Girls, then A Boys. Let's Goooooooooooooooooo, Bulldogs!