Bunker R-III School District

For children who will be entering Preschool for the 2024-2025 school year, screenings will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd! Please call the elementary office to set your time slot with Ms. Sandy. Your child must be 4 years old before August 1, 2024. A birth certificate and an up-to-date shot record must be brought in on the day of screening.

Thursday, March 21, 2024 1. Students attending prom! YOU MUST HAVE DATES & FORMS RETURNED & PAID FOR BY 4-2-24 2. FBLA members must pay Mrs. Crabtree $10 by April 5th in order to go on the Top Golf trip. 3. SENIORS: Peoples Community Bank Scholarship and Reynolds County Rotary Scholarships are both due Friday March 22nd. 4. Seniors: You will have a job shadowing meeting TODAY after lunch. 5. We will host the JH BRL Tournament on Friday, March 22nd starting at 1:00. JH Lady Eagles will play at 3:00. Concession stand workers are: Maddy, Callie, & Ayla 12:30-3:30. Loren, Hailey, & Jesslynn 3:30-6:30. Staff on Duty: Brittany & Merial 6. Congratulations to the HS Scholar Bowl students Zoey and Sadie tied for 4th and 5th place and Riley got 6th. 7. These Jr Beta members will be hiding eggs for elementary 7th hour Friday: Bella, Kara, Gus, Wyatt, Payden, Josie, Phillip, Cooper, Hadley, Keira, Traven, Easton, Benton, Ximena, and Katie B. 8. The Elementary Teams will travel to East Carter Today, March 21st at 5:00. The bus will leave at 3:15. 9. The HS Baseball Team will travel to Winona on Tuesday, March 26th at 4:30. The bus will leave at 2:45. 10. The JH & HS Baseball Team will travel to South Iron on Thursday, March 28th at 4:30. The bus will leave at 2:45. 11. The following students will be going to Branson for the State Archery Competition on Today, March 21st and Friday, March 22nd. Wyatt, Ledgen, Layla & Cody. 12. ALL SUMMERS SCHOOL FORMS MUST BE TURENED IN BY FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND. 13. Little Eagles Basketball forms and money are due by the end of the day Friday, March 22nd, NO LATER! 14. ELEMENARTY BASKETBALL GAMES ON SATURDAY HAVE BEEN CANCELED 15. No School Monday 25th-April 1st. School Resume on April 2nd. AV must go to AV the 25-27. 16. Spring Pictures will be April 4th. Individual, Class, Activity Groups, Spring Sports. More information and packets will come out later. 17. The Elementary Basketball Teams will host Van Buren on Tuesday, April 2nd at 5:00. Those working the concession stand workers are: Ayla, Jacqueline, & Kinsey. Staff on duty: Courtney & Rod 18. Kindergarten Screening will take place Tuesday, April 2nd and Preschool Screening will take place Wednesday, April 3rd. For more information call the Elementary office. 19. Activity Week will start when we come back on Tuesday, April 2nd. All agendas are due TOMORROW!

High School Scholar Bowl didn't place at the BSC meet today, but we did come home with some MVP medals for top scorers: Sadie and Zoey Elam tied for 4th and 5th place for JV, and Riley Skaggs got 6th place for Varsity.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 1. Students attending prom! YOU MUST HAVE DATES & FORMS RETURNED & PAID FOR BY 4-2-24 2. FBLA members must pay Mrs. Crabtree $10 by April 5th in order to go on the Top Golf trip. 3. SENIORS: Country Mart and PTO scholarships are due Wednesday. Alumni Scholarship due on the 20th. Peoples Community Bank Scholarship and Reynolds County Rotary Scholarships are both due Friday March 22nd. 4. Seniors: You will have a job shadowing meeting Thursday after lunch. 5. Congratulations to the Elementary Basketball Teams on your wins over Lesterville. 6. We will host the JH BRL Tournament on Friday, March 22nd starting at 1:00. JH Lady Eagles will play at 3:00. Concession stand workers are: Maddy, Callie, & Ayla 12:30-3:30. Loren, Hailey, & Jesslynn 3:30-6:30. Staff on Duty: Brittany & Merial 7. Congratulations to the JH Scholar Bowl on 2nd Place. And Congratulations to Wyatt Amsden on winning MVP for 8th grade. 8. The HS Scholar Bowl will travel to Mt. View Today, March 20th. The bus leaves at 7:15. Riley Skaggs, Jayton Skaggs, Sadie Elam, Zoey Elam, Kiera McClanahan, Jacqueline Brawley, Regan Bowen. 9. The Elementary Teams will travel to East Carter on Thursday, March 21st at 5:00. The bus will leave at 3:15. 10. The HS Boys Baseball Team will travel to Winona on Tuesday, March 26th at 4:30. The bus will leave at 2:45. 11. The following students will be going to Branson for the State Archery Competition on Thursday, March 21st and Friday, March 22nd. Wyatt, Ledgen, Layla & Cody. 12. ALL SUMMERS SCHOOL FORMS MUST BE TURENED IN BY FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND. 13. Little Eagles Basketball forms and money are due by the end of the day Friday, March 22nd, NO LATER! 14. No School Monday 25th-April 1st. School Resume on April 2nd. AV must go to AV the 25-27.

8th grade Scholar Bowl took 2nd place in the Big Springs Conference today. Wyatt Amsden received MVP for the most questions answered in 8th grade.

Congratulations Zachary Nelson on winning Treasure Chest #3 for our Book Blast Event!! If anyone within the community wants to support our school in this event, you can visit http://tinyurl.com/BunkerCommLink Thank you so much to those who have already contributed and supported our quest to promote literacy and reading by helping every child earn free books!!

Today, we gave away our 2nd Treasure Chest stuffed with cash, gold coins, jewelry, and candy! Congrats to our winner, Kye Lacey!! We still have 2 more treasure chests to give away, so be sure to complete your treasure map assignment tonight! Our Book Blast event only has a few days left. If you haven't, register your student and invite at least 10 friends and family: http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/BunkerES63629 Already registered? We still need your help to get more books for our students. Inviting 2 more friends or family to this wonderful cause will help us reach our goal (use the link above). Your participation also helps our teachers earn school supplies and books for their classrooms, and your student still has a chance to win a Treasure Chest stuffed with cash! Thank you for showing our students they are supported by you, your friends, family, and our community!

Summer School registration forms are due this FRIDAY (March 22nd). Students that turn in a registration form by Friday AND attend the first full week of summer school will be entered into a drawing for a 60" SmartTV! Summer School 2024 Highlights: only 12 days, field trip every week, $100 for perfect attendance AND students will have a choice of topics they would like to learn about each week. Registration forms were sent home students last week.

School Board Recognition Month We would like to recognize our Bunker R3 School Board Members for their commitment to our school community and for the role they play in ensuring the success of our students and district. THANK YOU to our Board of Education for supporting the students, staff and families of the Bunker R3 School District. Our Board of Education members are: Allen Ritter- President Mike Dickerson - Vice President Nancy Amaral - Treasurer Jason Davis Kirk Martin Gary Conway, Jr. CJ Wisdom

Monday, March 18, 2024 1. Students attending prom! YOU MUST HAVE DATES & FORMS RETURNED & PAID FOR BY 4-2-24 2. Senior Meeting during lunch on Tuesday, March 19th in Mrs. Brickey’s room. 3. FBLA members must pay Mrs. Crabtree $10 by April 5th in order to go on the Top Golf trip. 4. Today 7th hour will be a Pep Assembly, please wait for an all call. 5. The Elementary Basketball Teams will travel to Ellington Today, March 18th at 5:00. The bus will leave at 4:00. 6. SENIORS: Country Mart and PTO scholarships are due Wednesday. Alumni Scholarship due on the 20th. 7. The JH Volleyball Team will host South Iron Today, March 18th at 5:00. Those working the concession stand are: Maddy, Callie, & Hailey Staff on Duty: Marilyn 8. The Elementary Basketball Teams will host Lesterville on Tuesday, March 19th at 5:00. Those working the concession stand are: Ayla & Kinsey. Staff on Duty: Chelsea and Tracy G. 9. We will host the JH BRL Tournament on Friday, March 22nd times TBD. Concession stand workers are: Girls Basketball Team Staff on Duty: Rod & Merial 10. The JH Scholar Bowl will travel to Mt. View on Tuesday, March 19th. Wyatt Amsden, Gus Skaggs, Lilly Brawley, & Phillip Bode 11. The HS Scholar Bowl will travel to Mt. View on Wednesday, March 20th. The bus leaves at 7:15. Riley Skaggs, Jayton Skaggs, Sadie Elam, Zoey Elam, Kiera McClanahan, Jacqueline Brawley, Regan Bowen 12. The following students will be going to Branson for the State Archery Competition on Thursday, March 21st and Friday, March 22nd. Wyatt, Ledgen, Layla & Cody. 13. No School Monday 25th-April 1st. School Resume on April 2nd. AV must go to AV the 25-27. 14. Bead necklace challenge Rules: You can NOT say: Ain’t, Bruh / Bro, Rizz, Lit, Dawg If you do and someone asks for your beads because of it, you have to give them up immediately.

Preschool students create Leprechaun traps to try to catch the leprechaun that makes his appearance this time of year for St. Patrick's Day! He's always making a mess when he shows up! Way to go preschool!!!

THANK YOU to the Bunker Girl Scouts and their troop leader Tiffany Bullock for delivering a box of Girl Scout cookies to all of our teachers today. The teachers were excited for this sweet treat.

Congratulations to Riley Suhling for winning our 1st Book Blast Treasure Chest!! It was full of cold hard cash, gold dollars, jewelry, and candy!! She was one happy girl!! We have 3 more treasure chest to give away next week!

Friday, March 15, 2024 1. Students attending Prom: Sign-up sheet is in the office. You must pay for outside of school dates and have a permission slip signed. YOU MUST HAVE DATES & FORMS RETURNED & PAID FOR BY 4-2-24 2. Senior Meeting during lunch on Tuesday, March 19th in Mrs. Brickey’s room. 3. FBLA members must pay Mrs. Crabtree $10 by April 5th in order to go on the Top Golf trip. 4. Congratulations Brennen, Ashton, Kinsey, Hailey and Maddy for BSC All Conference. Congratulations Owen and Callie for Honorable Mention BSC All Conference. Way to work hard Eagles. 5. The Elementary Boys Basketball Team will travel to Winona Today, March 15th at 1:00. The bus will leave at 11:30. 6. The JH Volleyball Team will travel to Clearwater Today, March 15th at 5:30. The bus will leave at 3:45. 7. The HS Band will be gone to the Clay Cooper Theater Today. 8. Monday 7th hour will be a Pep Assembly, please wait for an all call. 9. The Elementary Basketball Teams will travel to Ellington on Monday, March 18th at 5:00. The bus will leave at 4:00. 10. SENIORS: The Ray Johnson scholarship is due TODAY. Raffle tickets are due Friday! Country Mart and PTO scholarships are due Wednesday. Alumni Scholarship due the 20th. 11. The JH Volleyball Team will host South Iron on Monday, March 18th at 5:00. Those working the concession stand are: Maddy, Callie, & Hailey Staff on Duty: Marilyn

We are BLESSED in Eagle Country 🦅 ~Thanks to Pat Sanders for snapping this picture outside of school last night after the storms had passed.

Thursday, March 14, 2024 1. Students attending Prom: Sign-up sheet is in the office. You must pay for outside of school dates and have a permission slip signed. YOU MUST HAVE DATES & FORMS RETURNED & PAID FOR BY 4-2-24 2. FBLA members must pay Mrs. Crabtree $10 by April 5th in order to go on the Top Golf trip. 3. Loren Ritter please turn in your Basketball warm up pants. 4. Jr. Beta induction Today during lunch in Mrs. Brickey's room. 5. FCA Meeting will be Today, March 14th during lunch. 6. Congratulations Brennen, Ashton, Kinsey and Maddy for BSC All Conference. Congratulations Owen and Callie for Honorable Mention BSC All Conference. Way to work hard Eagles. 7. Congratulations Kinsey Barton BSC Co-Player of the year. Great job Kinsey! 8. The Elementary Boys Basketball Team will host Eminence Today, March 14th at 4:00. Those working the concession stand are: Hailey & Loren. Staff on Duty is Cheyenne & Janet. 9. The JH Volleyball Team will host Viburnum Today, March 14th at 5:30. This game will take place after the Elementary Basketball games. Staff on Duty Tammy 10. The Elementary Boys Basketball Team will travel to Winona on Friday, March 15th at 1:00. The bus will leave at 11:30. 11. The JH Volleyball Team will travel to Clearwater on Friday, March 15th at 5:30. The bus will leave at 3:45. 12. The HS Band will be going to the Clay Cooper Theater on Friday, March 15th. 13. Monday 7th hour will be a Pep Assembly, please wait for an all call. 14. The Elementary Basketball Teams will travel to Ellington on Monday, March 18th at 5:00. The bus will leave at 4:00. 15. SENIORS: The Ray Johnson scholarship is due Friday. Raffle tickets are due Friday! 16. The JH Volleyball Team will host South Iron on Monday, March 18th at 5:00. Those working the concession stand are: Maddy, Callie, & Hailey Staff on Duty: Marilyn

Congratulations Haylee Bennett on winning the iPad drawing for our Book Blast!!! 💥 Starting tomorrow, we're giving away a Treasure Chest stuffed with cash for the next 4 school days!! There is still time to complete your Treasure Map and get in on the fun!!! Our first 40 students received the 3 prizes right away. All other qualifying students will receive their 3 prizes with our book delivery.

Thank you to those who participated in Day 1 of our Book Blast drive! Some really neat prizes were given out today for those students who got 10+ invitations sent out. If you haven’t registered, you can do that here and invite 10 or more friends and family: http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/BunkerES63629 Follow the steps on your Treasure Map for your student’s chance to win Treasure Chests stuffed with cash and prizes over the next few days. Register tonight to be put in the drawing for a brand-new iPad to be given away TOMORROW. Don't miss out! Together, we're building our students' home libraries and love for reading. #bookblastadventures #literacymatters #booksarefun #bookblast @go.booksarefun

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 1. Trap Meeting will be Today during lunch in Mr. Martin’s room. 2. Students attending Prom: Sign-up sheet is in the office. You must pay for outside of school dates and have a permission slip signed. YOU MUST HAVE DATES & FORMS RETURNED & PAID FOR BY 4-2-24 3. FBLA members must pay Mrs. Crabtree $10 by April 5th in order to go on the Top Golf trip. 4. Congratulations to the Elementary “B” Teams on your wins over the Panthers. 5. Jr. Beta induction tomorrow during lunch in Mrs. Brickey's room. If you want to order a pizza, bring her $5 tomorrow morning. 6. 8th Grade will be gone Today, March 13th to do a tour at AV. They will return at lunchtime. 7. FCA Meeting will be Thursday, March 14th during lunch. 8. Congratulations Brennen Meloy on being selected ALL STATE. We are so proud. 9. The Elementary Boys Basketball Team will host Eminence on Thursday, March 14th at 4:00. Those working the concession stand are: Hailey & Loren. Staff on Duty is Cheyenne & Janet. 10. The JH Volleyball Team will host Viburnum on Thursday, March 14th at 5:30. This game will take place after the Elementary Basketball games. Staff on Duty Tammy 11. The HS Band will be going to the Clay Cooper Theater on Friday, March 15th. 12. Monday 7th hour will be a Pep Assembly, please wait for an all call. 13. The Elementary Basketball Teams will travel to Ellington on Monday, March 18th at 5:00. The bus will leave at 4:00. 14. The JH Volleyball Team will host South Iron on Monday, March 18th at 5:00. Those working the concession stand are: Maddy, Callie, & Hailey Staff on Duty: Needing a volunteer!

Elementary students will be coming home today with a special Treasure Map and buzzing about our Book Blast! This fun and easy opportunity helps get books into your child's home library; for more info check out http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/BunkerES63629 Each child has a chance to earn up to 10 books to keep at home! Book Blast helps ensure at least 1 book goes home with every elementary student at Bunker! This fun drive will only be happening over the next few days so be on the lookout for more info