Miller County R-III School District

Celebrating EOC testing week with a sweet treat—ice cream for our students! 🍦 Best of luck to everyone testing; we’re proud of your hard work!

Staff Appreciation Week is officially underway! Our staff consistently goes above and beyond in so many ways, and we are grateful for their dedication to our students and school. Today, they were treated to lunch provided by the Tuscumbia School Board, and several also received thoughtful gifts from members of our community. We truly appreciate the support shown to our staff! If you would like to contribute a gift or help recognize our staff this week, please contact Mrs. Burrows.

We will continue our plant sale for the rest of the week during the designated times.(please see flyer attached). We still have a bunch of beautiful hanging baskets and plants for sale. Starting today we will have a buy 2 baskets get the 3rd free ! Don't forget Mothers Day is this sunday , these would make a great gift ;) !

This afternoon we honored our students and celebrated their hard work, dedication, and accomplishments throughout the year. We recognized the following teams and groups: 🎯High School & Junior High Archery 🧑‍🏫High School & Junior High Scholar Bowl 🔬High School & Junior High Honors Research 🏃High School & Junior High Track 🏀High School Boys Basketball 🏀High School Girls Basketball Congratulations to all of our students for representing our school with pride, effort, and excellence! 🎉🏆👏

During our PD day, staff members spent time learning more about our Positive Behavior System (PBS) with RPDC representatives Jeanie and Alyssa. We are focused on building consistency across our campus while collaborating and brainstorming great ideas to continue supporting student success. We appreciate the time and guidance they shared with us! 🍎📚✨

Our 3rd and 4th grade students have officially wrapped up MAP testing! They are still hard at work learning each day, but also took some time to celebrate their efforts by making spaghetti together. We are proud of their hard work, positive attitudes, and all they have accomplished! 🍝🎉📚

The Class of 2026 is gearing up for their final week of school! They gathered for a few last-minute class pictures to help finalize the Graduation Magazine, which is provided to senior families by The Eldon Advertiser. We truly appreciate their continued support of our students and our community. Just look at those senior smiles as they enjoy some of their final moments together as a class. 🎓📸

We celebrated our Pillars of Pride Assembly and recognized students for their outstanding accomplishments during 2nd semester. The character trait for March was Creativity, and the character trait for April was Leadership. We are proud of the students who continue to model these positive qualities in and out of the classroom. Congratulations to all of our honorees! Keep making us proud! 🎉👏

Our Pillars of Pride Assembly was held to recognize students for 2nd semester achievements. The character trait for January was Determination, and the character trait for February was Empathy. We are proud to celebrate the students who demonstrated these outstanding qualities each day. Congratulations to all of our students! Keep showing what it means to have Pride! 🎉👏

The FFA Plant Sale begins today at 9:00 a.m. We invite you to visit the greenhouse located behind the school to browse a beautiful selection of plants and flowers available for purchase. Come support our students and take home something green and growing! 🌿🌸

And the votes are in! Thank you to the 81 people who voted to help us choose our new design for our gym floor! We will have a the LION in the middle of the floor, a shaded area inside the 3-point line, and Tuscumbia and Lions will be written on the sidelines in script. It's going to look amazing, and we can't wait to see the finished product!

It's an early release day today, and we just finished with Pillars of Pride--only 2 more Fridays in this school year! Check out today's Lion's Link: https://app.smore.com/n/5pa79

Sports Physical Information

⚠️ Important Reminder:
We have COMC scheduled to do FREE sports physicals during Open House on August 20th, so make sure your physical is completed and up to date before the first fall practice. High School Fall Sports will start on August 10th. Junior High Fall Sports will start on August 17th. This is for grades 6-12 for the upcoming school year 2026-2027.

If you are unsure whether you need a physical, or if your current one will expire before August 20th, please see Coach White or call the school office for assistance.

Last chance to vote on the gym floor design! The survey will close later today. Use this link to choose the design elements you like best: https://forms.gle/jXSpTsQDcZiKBJXt6

We have several upcoming school events! This link will allow you to watch these events for free. May 1 – Pillars of Pride at 10:30 a.m. May 14 – Awards Assembly High School at 10:30 a.m. Middle School at 12:00 p.m. Elementary at 2:00 p.m. May 15 – Graduation at 7:00 p.m. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/tuscumbia-high-school-tuscumbia-mo

📢Spring Athletic Banquet Reminder📢

Join us this Sunday, May 3rd at 2:00 PM in the gymnasium as we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and achievements of our student-athletes.

We will be recognizing the following teams:
High School & Junior High Archery
High School & Junior High Scholar Bowl
High School & Junior High Honors Research
High School & Junior High Track
High School Boys Basketball
High School Girls Basketball

We hope you will come out and be a part of this special afternoon as we honor our teams and their accomplishments.

We will be having BBQ Pulled Pork and BBQ Chicken. The girls are in charge of bringing sides and the boys are in charge of bringing desserts.

High school EOC testing is scheduled for Monday. Please take a moment to review the testing schedule. All tests will begin at 8:15 a.m., except for Government on May 5, which will begin at 12:30 p.m. Students, please make sure to eat a good breakfast, get plenty of sleep, and charge your Chromebook each night so you are ready to do your best.

We will be having our May meeting today at 6pm in the HS Library instead of next week.

The FFA Banquet was held tonight and it was a wonderful evening celebrating the many accomplishments of our students. From service awards and leadership recognition to retiring officers, new officers, and honorary members, the night highlighted the strength of our National FFA Organization chapter. Presenting retiring jackets to the seniors is always a bittersweet moment as we honor their dedication and the memories they have made through FFA. A special thank you to Mrs. White for putting it all together and creating such a meaningful evening to recognize the FFA organization and its members.

The Tuscumbia Senior Class would like to give a big THANK YOU to The Home Depot in Osage Beach for generously donating charcoal for the Senior BBQs, and to the employees who kindly provided each student with a bag of goodies for Senior Trip. Your generosity and support mean so much to our seniors as they celebrate these special memories together. Thank you for investing in our students and community!