Billings School District

Join our TREND club as we celebrate Red Ribbon Week next week by encouraging our students to make healthy choices and stay drug free!

Elementary Spirit Days:
Tues - Shine Bright Day
Wed - Blue Skies and Beach Vibes
Thur - Move It, Groove It Day
Fri - Costume Day

JH/HS Spirit Days:
Tues - Wrong Occasion Day
Wed - Dress Like a Teacher Day
Thur - Red Out Day
Fri - Costume Day

A couple of reminders for you on this Friday eve!

Monday is Parent Teacher Conferences from 11:00 - 7:00! Please reach out to your building secretaries if you have questions.

Also, on Monday, Ms. Pybas and Mrs. Datema will be holding a Senior Parent Meeting from 5:00 - 6:00 at the HS. They will be in the fish bowl (across from the HS office.)

Last Friday, September 25, was 9-2-5 Day at Billings! Mrs. Datema and Ms. Pybas joined the fun by dressing like Dolly Parton, reading to students, and even serenaded the JH/HS assembly with a little “9 to 5” and “Jolene.” 🎶📚

It was a fun way to celebrate Dolly and her Imagination Library, which has gifted more than 300 million books to children around the world!

A big thank-you to Peoples Community Bank of Republic for the many ways they support us here at Billings! They take such good care of us throughout the year, and they also treated our entire staff to lunch during our back-to-school meetings!

We’re grateful to be part of a community with partners like Peoples Community Bank. Thank you for all you do for Billings! 💙

We have two opportunities for you to join and support our school tomorrow! Join our FCA students and teachers in the morning for a nationwide prayer event with "See You at the Pole" at 7:15am at the flagpole by the gym! Then, join our Stu-Co students tomorrow afternoon in the FEMA to donate at our fall blood drive from 1:00-5:30pm! Not only will you get a t-shirt and two zoo tickets, but if we get 20 donors, a scholarship will be offered to our seniors!

Grandparent's Day for Billings Elementary is this Friday, September 18th!!!

Morning PK: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Afternoon PK - 6th Grade: 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Please call Mrs. Verch with questions - 417-744-2552

🏫 Last but certainly not least.... we are wrapping up our teacher introductions with Coach Anderson!

Please help us welcome Coach Anderson to the Billings team! Coach Anderson will be teaching K–6 PE and Art and will also be joining our coaching staff as our new High School Baseball Assistant Coach.

We are so excited to have Coach Anderson here and look forward to all he will bring to our students, classrooms, and athletic programs!

Welcome to Billings, Coach! We are so glad you’re here! 💙

✨ Another teacher introduction! ✨

Please help us welcome Mrs. Hosman to the Billings team! 🐾💙 Mrs. Hosman will be taking over our amazing band program, and we can’t wait to see all that she brings to our students!

And if the name sounds familiar, it should! 😉 Mrs. Hosman is the wife of Mr. Hosman, our choir director! Looks like we’ve officially got a musical duo joining the Wildcat family! 🎶

Welcome to the team, Mrs. Hosman! We’re so glad you’re here! 💙

Just a reminder about school this week! We are in session on Monday and off school on Friday!

✨ Continuing our teacher introductions! ✨

Please help us welcome Mr. Smith to Billings! 🐾💙 Mr. Smith will be joining our team as our Agriculture Education Teacher and FFA Advisor.

Be sure to stop by the FFA cook shack next weekend to say hello and introduce yourself! Come hungry and grab dinner while you're there!

Fun fact: Mr. Smith is the husband of our new English teacher, Mrs. Smith! 💙 We’re excited to welcome the Smiths to the Billings family!

Please join us in giving Mr. Smith a big Wildcat welcome! 🐾

We want to thank the Ozark Mountain H.O.G. Chapter based out of Springfield, MO for their donation to our Paw Pack program that included a check and a backpack! Our Paw Packs program helps to supply food to our students over the weekend. We truly appreciate their support for our school and programs!

✨ Another teacher introduction! ✨

Please help us welcome Mrs. Gerke to the Billings family! 🐾💙 She’ll be joining our team as our Elementary Special Education Teacher.

We’re grateful to have her experience and expertise joining our school community, and we look forward to the difference she’ll make in the lives of our students!

Welcome to Billings, Mrs. Gerke! We’re so glad you’re here! 💙

✨ Starting your Thursday off right with another Teacher Introduction! ✨

Please help us welcome Mrs. Cheely to our Billings team! 🐾💙

She may not be a stranger around here, though! Mrs. Cheely is now teaching Kindergarten in the very same classroom where she was once a kindergartener herself! How special is that? 🥹📚

We’re so happy to have her back at Billings and can’t wait to see her make new memories with her kindergarten students!

Welcome to the Wildcat team, Mrs. Cheely! 💙

✨ Finishing the day with another introduction! ✨

Please help us welcome Mrs. Smith to Billings! 🐾 She’ll be teaching 7th–9th grade English, and we’re so happy to have her joining our Wildcat team.

Welcome to Billings, Mrs. Smith! We’re glad you’re here! 💙

✨ Continuing the introductions of our new teachers! ✨

She’s already a familiar face around Billings, and we’re thrilled to officially welcome her to the Wildcat team! 🐾

Let’s hear it for Mrs. Wilson! 🎉 You can find her in 5th grade, and we’re so excited to have her joining us!

Welcome to the Wildcat family, Mrs. Wilson! 💙

✨Continuing our introductions of our new teachers!✨

Please help us welcome Ms. Pybas, our new K–12 School Counselor! After spending four years in the classroom, Ms. Pybas is excited to take on a new role supporting our students as a school counselor.

We’re so excited to have her joining the Billings family and look forward to all she’ll bring to our school community!

Welcome to Billings, Ms. Pybas! 💙

Please join us in welcoming our new Title I Reading Teacher, Mrs. Helsel! We’re so excited to have her joining the Billings family and look forward to all the wonderful things she’ll bring to our students.

Welcome to Billings, Mrs. Helsel! 💙📚

With the start of a new school year here, we’re excited to begin introducing our new teachers! 🎉

Over the next couple of weeks, keep an eye out as we share a little more about each of them. We’re so excited to have them join the Billings family and can’t wait for you to get to know them!

Please help us give our new teachers a big **Billings welcome!** 💙

We are starting out today with Mrs. Moreland, one of our new Kindergarten teachers!

We are excited to see everyone tomorrow morning!!