Clever R-V School District

Our music department is really representing! Once again our choir has shown that bluejays can sing! Our High School Choirs competed at MSHSAA state in Nixa yesterday. Treble Choir earned Outstanding and Mixed Choir earned Exemplary! Congratulations! #bluejaystrong #excellence

Last night at our Board of Education meeting, three board members were sworn in by Superintendent Dr. Brian Breeden. Lindsey Camron and Bryant Burk are joining as new board members, and Rachel Simons will begin her fourth term. We are extremely grateful for their willingness to serve our district!

Mrs. Veach's class has been working on setting behavioral goals. Each week they set a whole group class goal to monitor whole group instruction behavior. They set a goal to earn 40 smiley faces by Friday. Each time they have whole group instruction, they monitor for level zero voice, hands and feet to self, and also sitting crisscross. Last week they met their whole group goal and celebrated with free time!

Last week, our National Junior Honor Society sponsored a food drive in the junior high. Twelve classes participated, and over 420 items were donated! Ms. LaSalle's 6th grade class, Ms. Childers' 7th grade class, and Ms. Nelson's 8th grade class were the leaders in donations and these classes will each receive a popcorn party. #bluejayproud #bluejaystrong

Recently, some of our sophomores attended Explore OTC where they learned about the OTC high school programs students can take during their junior and senior year of high school. While there, Max Jennings was able to break into the wifi at OTC and won a keyboard. #bluejaystrong

Officer Barney Munhollon has served as our SRO at the high school campus, but he has accepted a position with the Stone County Sherrif's Department. SRO Barney, we are going to miss you. We wish you the best of luck in the future! Thank you for your dedication to the district and our students!

Mrs. Grant's classes always have something fun going on! Today the Earth Science students are using engineering skills to create model solar systems. #bluejaystrong #excellence

Our Life Skills class took a walking trip to Apple Market this morning! While there, they participated in a scavenger hunt to find grocery items. Looks like fun AND learning all rolled into one! #bluejaystrong

While on campus today, board member Rachel Simons joined Dr. Breeden and SRO Bouldin in placing some "Do Not Prop" reminder stickers on school entrance doors. These stickers are being placed to remind employees, students and visitors not to prop doors and to close doors they see propped open. This simple step is essential to keeping facilities secure.

Do you know what day it is? It's Flashback Friday! We've pulled some photos from our 2002 yearbook. See anyone you know?

This year, the Clever R-V School District is once again joining with districts all across the region and the Greater Ozarks Cooperating School Districts for “Teacher Proud Tuesdays!” On the second Tuesday of each month, we highlight some of our amazing teachers. Our September Teacher Proud Tuesday recipients are Jeff Boyles (High School), Jedd Anderson (6-8), Chris Cochran (3-5), and Amanda Edenfield (PK-2). Our building principals, assistant principals, superintendent and director of operations presented each teacher with a “Trophy of Awesomeness”. Please help us congratulate these outstanding members of our team! All of these people make us Teacher Proud!

Learning is a lifelong endeavor! Clever teachers and support staff were hard at work today increasing their knowledge through professional development. The agendas included The Artisan Teacher (high school), The Independent Learner (6-8), Kagan Win-Win Discipline (3-5) and Heggerty Phonemic Awareness (PK-2).

You may notice a new face hanging out at the elemimddle campus. Clever School District is welcoming a new SRO! Sergeant Kainon Bouldin will be filling this position until a permanent replacement is hired. Sergeant Bouldin has worked for the City of Clever Police Department since May of 2019, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2021. Here is some more information Sergeant Bouldin shared with us: "I volunteered to fill the SRO position on a temporary basis so the school would have a consistent name and face, while we work at finding a highly qualified and motivated replacement for Officer Strodtman. I am very excited to get to know the students and staff. Taking this time to build great relationships will only help provide better safety and services to our community. Prior to coming to the City of Clever, I carried a commission with both Greene and Christian County Sheriff's Offices. In addition, I am a Staff Sergeant in the US Army Reserves, as a Military Police Officer. I began my law enforcement career in November of 2008, graduating from the Drury University Law Enforcement Academy. I am currently working towards my Bachelor's in Criminal Justice from Drury University. After completion, I will be pursuing my Master's with Lincoln University." We are excited to work with Sergeant Bouldin, and we know he'll be a great addition to the campus!

The Cross Country Clever Bluejays attended their first meet September 3rd at the Fellow’s Lake Invitational hosted by Strafford High School. It was a great day at the races! The Middle School boys did not constitute a team but fielded three finishers. The boys were led by the incredible David Ogan, who finished 17th in a field of 71 runners and a time of 11:05. He was followed by Austin Ginter (11:44) and Hudson Lubinski (11:50). All three were making their Cross Country Debut and each one of them turned in a fantastic performance. The Middle School Girls were represented by the one and only Brooklyn Flood. Brooklyn finished 17th in a field of 36 with an amazing first time performance of 12:58. The Varsity Boys also did not field a team but had three finishers. The boys were led by first-time runner Gage Simons who finished 47th in a field of 78 with a time of 21:48. Gage was followed by Dylan Dodds (22:35) and Cole Gardner (22:48). The Varsity Girls fielded a team of six runners and finished second overall being beaten only by the Class 4 Logan Rogersville team. The girls placed ahead of conference rivals Strafford and Fair Grove. The Lady Jays were led by returning state qualifiers Chloe Smith (21:30) and Riley Britton (22:10) who finished 3rd and 4th in a field of 84. Brea Gardner snagged the last medal at position 20 with a time of 24:45. Also finishing with incredible times were Kierstin Maddox (25:30), Brylie Hicks (25:43) and “Single D” Rylee Lansdown (26:20).

Football Friday means touchdowns and tackles, but it also means sharing, helping and connecting! Again this year, our varsity football players will be spending time with our younger bluejays. What a great day to be a bluejay! #bluejaystrong

It's game day today and meet day tomorrow! #bluejaystrong

Bluejays are on the move! Good luck to all! #bluejaystrong

It's a busy day for Bluejays!

Bluejay Football travels to Central tonight for their Season Opener. The game will be played at Harrison Stadium (900 N Summit Ave in Springfield). Kickoff is 7 pm. Admission is $4 Adults (HS & up), K-8 is $2. Parking is just North of the Stadium. #GoJays! #Bluejaystrong

Join us tomorrow (August 27) for the 16th Annual Clever Banks Car and Truck show! You won't be disappointed!