Trenton High School National Honor Society and Trenton Middle School National Junior Honor Society will hold a joint induction ceremony next week. Sixteen NHS and 15 NJHS members will be inducted in the THS gym on Wednesday evening, April 24, at 6 o’clock. Kasey Bailey will deliver the message, and senior NHS members will be […]
The end of the school year means state assessments for many students. Tiffany Otto is principal at S. M. Rissler Elementary School in Trenton and says students in third through eighth grade will take Missouri Assessment Program tests, and many high school students will take End of Course exams. Otto provides several tips to prepare […]
Information from an executive session of the Trenton R-9 Board of Education last night shows six resignations were accepted and nine hirings were approved. Resignations were accepted from teachers Jamee Greener at the elementary school and from Amy Franklin and Jeremy Austin at the high school. Brian Upton resigned duties as the girls’ basketball coach. […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved an audit bid and a grant request at its meeting Tuesday evening. Conrad and Higgins, LLC was the only audit bid submitted for the school district. The audit fee for 2019 will not exceed $8,950. Conrad and Higgins also submitted bids for the 2020 and 2021 audits with […]
A written statement was sent to parents of the Trenton R-9 School District on Tuesday following an incident at the Trenton High School Tuesday morning in which a student used a classroom kitchen knife to cause a self-inflicted wound. In the statement, Superintendent Dan Wiebers says “classroom staff and students quickly notified emergency personnel who […]
Trenton Middle School has selected its students of the month for the character trait sense of humor. They are fifth graders Josie Tuggle and Aryn Pajak, sixth graders Evelyn Mehrhoff and Aiden Weyer, seventh graders Emma Roberts and Cayden Spears, and eighth graders Juliet Schmadeke and Dylan Smith.
Patrons of the Trenton R-9 School District approved the district’s no tax increase levy issue by 71% Tuesday. The levy will allow the debt service levy to remain at 90 cents and allow the school district to borrow seven million dollars to complete several capital projects. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says he is “excited” and “very […]
Members of the Trenton High School and Trenton Middle School Student Councils will hold a First Responders’ Breakfast in the Trenton High School Health room, on April 12th from 6:30-7:30 a.m. The meal is for current, retired, on duty and off duty responders. The school organizations are asking first responders to join them in celebrating […]
Trenton Middle School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America will decorate yards in the Trenton area with eggs filled with prizes and candy to raise funds for members to go on the National Leadership Trip. Thirty eggs in a yard will cost $20, 40 eggs will be $25, and 100 eggs cost $50. For […]
Patrons of the Trenton R-9 School District will vote on the district’s no-tax-increase bond levy Tuesday, April 2nd. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the bond issue would allow the district to increase safety, address the need for a performing arts center, and provide for upgrades to the Trenton High School and Middle School Library Media Center. […]
Wright Memorial Hospital and the Grundy County Health Department have joined forces to offer free sports physical exams for Trenton R-9 students planning to participate in athletics, cheerleading, color guard, and marching band activities during the 2019-2020 school year. Free sports physical exams will be offered on March 27 and April 3 from 8:30 a.m. […]
The Trenton R-9 School District will have a ballot measure on the April 2nd Municipal Election asking to extend the district’s debt service levy of 90 cents for an additional 20 years. The last no-tax-increase extension of debt for the district was in 2010. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says a yes vote on the no-tax-increase levy […]
