Billings School District

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!!

Please plan to join us for our back to school Open House on August 20th, 2026 from 5:00-7:00 pm!

You will be able to pick up your 2025-2026 yearbooks as well as place your order for your 2026-2027 yearbook!

Our Cafeteria will have a table set up with Free & Reduced meal applications to fill out as well.

PTA will also be set up with a table and would love to chat with parents about all the ways you can help and get involved!

If you have any questions you can reach out to your building secretaries:

Elementary - Natalie Verch, 417-744-2552
JH/HS - Cheryl Thornton, 417-744-2551

We can't wait to see you all!

It's the end of July and we are gearing up for Back to School! Join us next week on Wednesday or Thursday from 10am-6pm for our JH/HS Registration. Please check your email for more details or reach out to Mrs. Hickman if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you next week!

Are you interested in Monday School camps for K-6th graders? The City of Billings in partnership with Oacac and Show Me Christian County will now be hosting 'Wildcat Camps'. See the flyer below for more information!