🏫 OPEN HOUSE IS TOMORROW! 🧡🖤
We are excited to welcome our students and families back to Advance High School for Open House!
We are excited to welcome our students and families back to Advance High School for Open House!
We can't wait to welcome our seventh graders!!
Update: meeting postponed due to lack of updated assessed valuation from all counties in our school district. New date below:
Advance R-IV School District Annual School District Tax Rate Notice
August 19, 2026 at 5:45pm, Central Office, 201 School St. Advance, MO
Please see the photo for information regarding this meeting.
AHS Cross Country practice schedule for week 1:
8/10-8/14 all practices begin at 8am.
Monday- Westfield Park
Tuesday: HS
Wednesday:HS
Thursday: Westfield Park
Friday:HS
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"I will be at Open House in the cafeteria with backpacks that include some school supplies for families to take home. Please stop by and say hello, I would love to see you!"
Let's give a big welcome to our new staff joining the Advance Elementary!!!
August Family Newsletter for Elementary families.
Come join us!!!!
Advance R-IV School District is seeking a Paraprofessional/Instructional Aide to work with students both inside the regular education classroom as well as the resource room for the 2026/2027 school year.
Applications can be found on our district website (www.advancehornets.org) The completed application along with all required paperwork should be emailed to Dr. Preston Beal at pbeal@advancehornets.org, or sent via mail to Advance R-IV Schools, Attn: Paraprofessional, 201 School Street, Advance, Missouri 63730. Applications may also be dropped off at the Advance Elementary office.
Candidates should hold a current Substitute certificate or be willing to obtain through college hours or DESE substitute training. The Advance R-IV School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Applications can be found on our district website (www.advancehornets.org) The completed application along with all required paperwork should be emailed to Dr. Preston Beal at pbeal@advancehornets.org, or sent via mail to Advance R-IV Schools, Attn: Paraprofessional, 201 School Street, Advance, Missouri 63730. Applications may also be dropped off at the Advance Elementary office.
Candidates should hold a current Substitute certificate or be willing to obtain through college hours or DESE substitute training. The Advance R-IV School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Good Afternoon,
The old gym floor has been refinished today. The gym will be closed until the morning of August 2nd. Please do not enter the gym during this time to allow the flooring to properly cure prior to usage. Thank you.
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Advance Elementary School has sent our supply lists to families via email this afternoon, if you have one on file in Teacher Ease. The lists are also in the attached photos.
No summer running for XC today.
Bootheel Behavioral Health recently held a collaborative meeting with Stoddard County community partners (Upstream), and identified a pressing need for safe, positive spaces for our youth when school is not in session. To explore the viability of bringing a YMCA or a Boys & Girls Club to Stoddard County, a community needs assessment was developed to determine if one of these programs would be both beneficial and sustainable for local families. They have requested that local schools share the survey with district families.
The assessment is completely anonymous, hosted via SurveyMonkey, and will remain open until Tuesday, July 7, at 11:59 PM. The link below will take you to the survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NR9Q7PH
Advance R-IV School FEMA Building will be available for a cooling center this week:
June 29 to July 3
Monday: 10:30am to 3:30pm
Tuesday: 8:00am to 6:30pm
Wednesday: 8:00am to 6:30pm
Thursday: 8:00am to 6:30pm
Friday: 8:00am to 6:30pm
Enter through the left hand door as you look at the building from School St.
June 29 to July 3
Monday: 10:30am to 3:30pm
Tuesday: 8:00am to 6:30pm
Wednesday: 8:00am to 6:30pm
Thursday: 8:00am to 6:30pm
Friday: 8:00am to 6:30pm
Enter through the left hand door as you look at the building from School St.
Advance R-IV School Calendar for 2026-2027 school year is in the photo.
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Advance R-IV School District
Press Release
June 15, 2026
Effective immediately, the Advance R-IV Board of Education is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Board, due to resignation of a member. The individual appointed to this vacancy will serve until the next school board election of April 2027. Qualifications to serve as a member of the Board of Education are: citizen of the United States, a resident taxpayer in the district who has resided in Missouri for a minimum of one (1) year, and is at least 24 years of age. Candidates are also required to submit a notarized Mo. Department of Revenue Form 5120.
District residents wishing to be appointed to the vacancy must make their desire known by submitting a written statement containing the applicant's name, address, phone number, list of qualifications for the board and their reason for wishing to be appointed to serve on the Board. Applicant statements may be delivered to the Central Office at 201 School St. during business hours. Packets may also be mailed to Advance R-IV School District, Attn: Board Secretary, 201 School St. Advance, MO 63730
Documents must be completed and statements of interest must be received during office hours by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Press Release
June 15, 2026
Effective immediately, the Advance R-IV Board of Education is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Board, due to resignation of a member. The individual appointed to this vacancy will serve until the next school board election of April 2027. Qualifications to serve as a member of the Board of Education are: citizen of the United States, a resident taxpayer in the district who has resided in Missouri for a minimum of one (1) year, and is at least 24 years of age. Candidates are also required to submit a notarized Mo. Department of Revenue Form 5120.
District residents wishing to be appointed to the vacancy must make their desire known by submitting a written statement containing the applicant's name, address, phone number, list of qualifications for the board and their reason for wishing to be appointed to serve on the Board. Applicant statements may be delivered to the Central Office at 201 School St. during business hours. Packets may also be mailed to Advance R-IV School District, Attn: Board Secretary, 201 School St. Advance, MO 63730
Documents must be completed and statements of interest must be received during office hours by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Families eligible by household income or direct certification to receive free or reduced‑price meals through the National School Lunch Program may qualify for Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (SEBT). This summer benefit provides $120 in grocery benefits per eligible student. If your student already receives free or reduced‑price meals this school year, their information will be submitted. Families not eligible during the 2025–2026 school year may use the Missouri SuN Bucks Eligibility Navigator to check eligibility.
SCAA All-Conference Baseball team has been released.
Congratulations to AHS Baseball players:
Cole Curtis, Jameson Hamlin, Caleb Henson
We are proud of you!
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Congratulations to AHS Baseball players:
Cole Curtis, Jameson Hamlin, Caleb Henson
We are proud of you!
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AHS Cross country will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 am to 10 am for Summer running. Grades 6-12 may participate. Coach Horn will meet the group at the High School.
Questions may be directed to Coach Horn at ahorn@advancehornets.org
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Advance High School FFA Leadership team attended the LEAD Conference today at Cape Girardeau CTC.
Parker Jones, Landon Bond, and James Cureton along with Mrs. Seehaver, FFA advisor, participated in many team and leadership activities.
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Parker Jones, Landon Bond, and James Cureton along with Mrs. Seehaver, FFA advisor, participated in many team and leadership activities.
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