Pierce City Schools

🎓 Seniors & Parents – Mark Your Calendars! 🎓
As we wrap up the school year, here’s a guide to upcoming Senior Days, deadlines, and celebrations:
📌 April 25
Deadline to submit Senior Spotlight info ✨ → Ms. Shockley. Students should reply to Ms. Shockley's email.
📌 May 1
Last day for seniors not taking finals
Final day to submit senior pictures & quotes → Miss Brown: dbrown2@pcschools.net
📌 May 5
Senior Finals
📌 May 14 – Baccalaureate
7 PM @ First Baptist Church, Pierce City ⛪
📌 May 15 – Senior Day
8:30 AM – Breakfast Social 🥐☕ (Parents who want to help can contact: Courtney Garner, Barbara Jones, Jenn Gold)
9:00 AM – Awards Ceremony 🏆
10:00 AM – Cap & Gown Parade 🎓 (Elementary School)
10:30 AM – Graduation Practice 📝 → Lunch → Paint the Hill 🎨 (Designs must be preapproved)
📌 May 17 – Graduation 🎉
7 PM @ Football Stadium 🏟️
Seniors: return library books & pay lunch balances
Let’s make these last days unforgettable! 💚

🌷 Spring is a Busy Time! 🌷
Spring is always a busy time at Pierce City Schools, and we have a lot of events coming up!
📅 Mark Your Calendars:
• April 1 – Elementary Easter Parties 🐣
• April 3 – No School
• April 8 – Blood Drive & Preschool Screening
• April 11 – Prom 💃🕺
• April 16–17 – Mobile Dentist
• April 23 – 8th Grade Silver Dollar City Trip 🎢
• April 28 – May 1 – MAP Testing
• April 30 – Kindergarten & Preschool Screening
• May 1 – Band Trip to Dallas & Last Day for Final-Exempt Seniors 🎶
For a complete list of events and updates, be sure to visit the district website calendar. https://www.pcschools.net/

🎶 Congratulations to our talented students who competed at District Solo & Ensemble Contest! 🎶

We are incredibly proud of all of your hard work and performances!

🥇 Excellent Rating (Gold) – State Qualifiers
Elizabeth Russo – Flute Solo
Alyssa May – Clarinet Solo
Kordel McBlair – Vocal Solo
Clara Hull – Flute Solo
Clara Hull – Piano Solo

Mixed Woodwind Quartet
Elizabeth Russo, Alyssa May, Clara Hull, Kenyen Finley

Mixed Vocal Quartet
Kordel McBlair, Harper Merritt, Isabell Wilcock, Karlea McBlair

🥈 Outstanding Rating (Silver)
Alonso Gaitan – Alto Sax Solo
Eli Adams – Tenor Sax Solo

Vocal Solos
Harper Merritt, Isabell Wilcock, Karlea McBlair, Clara Hull

Clarinet Quartet
Iris Gennaro, Katy Leavitt, Joseph Velten, Maria Navarro-Paz

🥉 Satisfactory Rating
Joseph Velten – Bass Clarinet Solo
Bryton Nicholls – Trumpet

Girls Vocal Ensemble
Isabell Wilcock, Karlea McBlair, Audrey Chapman, Carleigh Cholley

👏 Great job to all performers and best of luck to our state qualifiers! 🎶

Athletics this week.

🏌🏼‍♀️🏃‍♀️Game Day 🏃🏼‍♂️🏌🏻‍♀️
Golf will compete in Aurora today starting at 9am.
JH Track will be in Diamond at 4pm for their first track meet.
Good luck, Eagles! 🦅

🏃Eagles Earn Top Finishes at McDonald County Stampede 🏃🏻‍♀️
Pierce City Track & Field had a strong showing at the McDonald County Ebenee Munoz Memorial Stampede yesterday!
Out of 14 teams, the Lady Eagles earned 4th place and the boys brought home 5th place—great effort across the board!
Top 3 finishers for the Eagles included:
• Eli Genzler – 1st place in the 300m hurdles and 2nd in high jump
• Paige Fenske – 1st place in triple jump, 2nd in long jump, and 3rd in pole vault
• Liliana Lasker – 2nd place in the 100m and 400m dashes
• Addison Avondet – 3rd place in the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles
You can check out full results for all competitors, including times and distances here:
https://mo.milesplit.com/.../721426-mcdonald.../teams/14536
Next up: the Eagles are back in action Tuesday, March 31st at Diamond. Field events begin at 4:00 PM.
Let’s keep the momentum going! 🦅

🎉📊 FBLA Competition at Crowder 📊🎉

Our Pierce City FBLA Eagles crushed it at the Crowder competition on Wednesday!

💼 Accounting
🥈 Second Place: Landon Iman

🧮 Business Math
🥈 Second Place: Lincoln Jones
🥉 Third Place: Keenan Kleiboeker
💚 Division 2 Team First Place: Lincoln Jones, Keenan Kleiboeker & Hudson Jones

📈 Economics
🥈 Second Place: Levi Knight

🚀 Entrepreneurship
🥉 Third Place: Stella Yonker

📊 General Business
🥈 Second Place: Brooklyn Blinzler

🗣 Impromptu Speaking
🥈 Second Place: Merian Graves

💰 Personal Finance
🥇 First Place: Eli Genzler
💚 Division 2 Team First Place: Eli Genzler, Emerie Brown & Jaelee Mettlach

💼 Sales Presentation
🥉 Third Place Team: Max Brown, Kinzley Chapman, Kellen Avondet

📱 Social Media Strategies
🥇 First Place Team: Hadley Barchak, Andi Himes, Liliana Lasker

✨Way to go, Eagles!💚🦅

📚✏️ Preschool & Kindergarten Screening – 2026-2027 School Year ✏️📚
It’s time to get your child ready for the upcoming school year!
🗓 Preschool Screening
📅 April 8
⏰ 4:15 PM – 6:30 PM
👧 For children who will be 3 or 4 years old by August 1
🗓 Preschool & Kindergarten Screening
📅 April 30
⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
👦 Kindergarten: Must be 5 years old before August 1
👧 Preschool: Must be 3 or 4 years old by August 1
📍 Location: Central Elementary
📞 Call Mendi to schedule your child’s screening appointment today!
We look forward to seeing our future Eagles! 🦅

🐰Don't Forget!🐰
School will be in session Monday, March 30th. No school on Friday, April 3rd.

⚾🥎 GAME DAY! 🥎⚾
Baseball and Softball are both in action this afternoon!
⚾ Baseball travels to Exeter
🕓 4:00 PM
🥎 Softball hits the road to Verona
🕔 5:00 PM
Good luck to both teams—let’s go Eagles! 🦅💚

🏃‍♂️ MEET DAY! 🏃‍♀️
High School Track kicks off the season today at McDonald County!
🕛 Field Events – 12:00 PM
🏃 Running Events – 1:40 PM
Our seniors begin their final high school season today, chasing records and making one last run at STATE.
It’s a great day to be outside—come out and support the Eagles! 🦅💚

📣 Now Hiring for the 2026–2027 School Year! 🦅💚
Pierce City School District is looking for dedicated individuals to join our team!
Employment Opportunities:
• Middle/High School Band & Choir Director
• Elementary Teacher (K–5)
• Paraprofessional
• Custodian
If you’re passionate about making a difference and being part of a great school community, we’d love to hear from you!
👉 View job details and apply here:
https://www.pcschools.net/page/employment-resources
Come be a part of Eagle Nation! 💚🦅

📢 Attention 8th Grade Parents/Guardians:
If you would like to attend the 8th grade Silver Dollar City trip and purchase your ticket and meal at a reduced cost, please make sure to send your money by tomorrow, March 26th.
🎟️ Ticket: $47.50
🍽️ Meal Ticket: $12.25
💰 All student fundraising money is also due tomorrow.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Garner.

💪 Summer Weights Are Almost Here! 💪

Get ready to put in the work this summer! Our summer weights program will run from May 26th through June 26th.

🏋️‍♂️ Schedule:

High School Boys: 7:00–8:00 AM
Junior High Boys: 8:00–9:00 AM
High School Girls: 9:00–10:00 AM
Junior High Girls: 10:00–11:00 AM

This is a great opportunity to get stronger, improve performance, and get ready for the upcoming seasons. Let’s show up and get better every day! 💚🦅

⏰ Track Meet Update!⏰
This Thursday, our track teams will compete at McDonald County! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️
⏰ Schedule:
12:00 PM – Field Events
1:40 PM – Running Events
With nice weather in the forecast, it’s going to be a great day to be outside cheering on the Eagles! 💚🦅

🥎 Game Day! 🥎
It’s opening day for Junior High Softball! The Lady Eagles hit the field at home today as they take on the Monett Cubs.
Come out and support these girls as they kick off their season and defend their home field! Let’s pack the stands and cheer them on to a great start!
Good luck, Lady Eagles! 🦅
🕟 Game time: 4:30 PM
📍 Location: Home Field

⚾️Game Day⚾️
The Eagles take on Blue Eye this evening in Exeter at 6pm.
Eagles won last night 9 to 4 against Cassville.
Good luck, Eagles! 🦅

⚾️Game Day ⚾️
The Eagles will be playing in Exeter at 6pm this evening.
Good luck, Eagles!🦅

🥎The Lady Eagles Softball team is headed to tournament play! 🥎
They will be competing in the Joplin Area Tournament (hosted by Purdy) with games being played in Carthage. The Lady Eagles take the field tomorrow at 11:00 AM—good luck to the team as they battle it out!
Tomorrow also marks the start of our seniors’ final season. Let’s send them off with a great start and plenty of support this season! 💚💚💚

🩸 Blood Drive at PCHS 🩸
Pierce City High School will be hosting a Blood Drive on April 8th from 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM in the high school gym.
Your donation can help save lives—every drop counts! ❤️
To schedule an appointment, please call 417-227-5006.
Thank you for supporting this important cause!