SCAA All-Conference Baseball team for 2024 has been released this afternoon.
Congratulations to Advance's Jameson Hamlin and all other players that were selected!
2024 SCAA All-Conference Baseball team:
Jameson Hamlin-Advance
Kale Richardson-Bell City
Leightin Hicks-Bernie
Cody Massey-Bernie
Jayden Robinette-Bernie
Caleb Upchurch-Bloomfield
Beau Carrier-Dexter
Justus Lovelady-Dexter
Landan Burchard-Puxico
Seth Abernathy-Woodland
Players of the Year: Cody Massey-Bernie
Coach of the Year: Coach Marcus Massey-Bernie
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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 2024/2025 school year.
Applications can be found on our district website (www.advancehornets.org) The completed application along with all required paperwork should be mailed to: Advance R-IV Schools, Attn: James Hamlin, 201 School Street, Advance, Missouri 63730. Application information can also be emailed to jhamlin@advancehornets.org
Candidates should hold a current Substitute certificate or be willing to obtain through college hours or DESE substitute training. Questions can be directed by email to James Hamlin, Principal at jhamlin@advancehornets.org or by calling 573-722-3581 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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Advance R-IV Summer School begins tomorrow, May 20th. Doors will open at 7:35am. Dismissal is at 3:10pm. We look forward to seeing summer school students tomorrow.
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Congratulations to the following AHS/BC Co-op Softball players for being chosen All-District and All-Region:
Pitcher: Addi Carlton
Outfield: Kaylee Cline and Maggie Stubenrauch
Infield: Brogan Wright-Hawkins and Natalee Roper
Catcher: Rylee Roper
All-Conference and All-State will be announced at a later date.
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Senior Brayden Young has decided to join the workforce with Counters Etc. as a countertop fabricator. Congratulations, Brayden!
#NextChapter #SuccessInSight

Senior Matthew Woodard has decided to attend ATP Flight School to pursue a career as a commercial airline pilot. Congratulations, Matthew!
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Softball Quarterfinal
AHS hosts Holcomb today at 4:30pm at Westfield Park. Winner will advance to the Final Four at Springfield. Tickets are available at MSHSAA.org and are $8 each. Click the tickets link on the home page. Come out and support the team!
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Parents and Care Givers: Barnes and Noble is giving away free books to students!
Earn a free book through the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program for kids in Grades 1-6. Participation is a fun and easy way for kids to earn free books. They simply read a designated number of books – library books, books borrowed from friends or books bought at Barnes & Noble – write about their favorite part in our Reading Journal, and bring a completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble bookstore. Children then choose their free book from the books listed on the Reading Journal and collect their free book from a store near them during July and August.
https://dispatch.barnesandnoble.com/content/dam/ccr/bnstores/kids/misc/2023/BNKidsSummerReading85x11.pdf
Senior Elana Stokes has decided to attend Southeast Missouri State University to pursue a degree in physical therapy. Congratulations, Elana!
#NextChapter #SuccessInSight

Softball Quarterfinal announcement
Today's game has been postponed until Wednesday May 15 at 4:30pm. Tickets previously purchased for today will be honored for tomorrow's game.
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Senior Gavynn Sticht has decided to pursue a career in autobody with Advance Auto. Congratulations, Gavynn!
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Senior Ella Shirrell has decided to join the workforce after graduation. Congratulations, Ella!
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AHS District Baseball Announcement
Monday May 13th AHS will take on Oran in a district semifinal. This game is at Bell City, and will begin at 12:00pm. This is a new time due to increasing rain chances through the day.
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Good Afternoon,
Advance Elementary Field Day will begin at 8:30am Monday. We are moving the activities to the morning at the Elementary School rather than at the park, due to the likelihood of rain, and the chances increasing throughout the day.
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Here is the link for today's graduation ceremony.
https://www.youtube.com/live/7DU753McQY4?si=LIyprOE-CRgeu2Nc
We will post the link to the graduation ceremony at 3:30. Sorry for the late notice. We can't send the link until we actually start streaming for some reason. So we will start at 3:30.
Advance Schools Kindergarten Graduation will be held today at 2:00 pm at the main gym.
Advance High School Graduation: Today at 4:00 pm. Doors will open at 3:15.
***SOFTBALL QUARTERFINAL ANNOUNCEMENT***
AHS Lady Hornets will take on the Holcomb Hornets Tuesday May 14th at 3:00pm in the MSHSAA State Quarterfinals. Game will be played at Westfield Park .
Tickets for this event MUST be purchased online at mshsaa.org. They are available now.
The winner of this game will advance to the Final Four in Springfield on May 20th and 21st.
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Thank you to Ronald McDonald House Charities of TriState #RMHC and our local Advance McDonald's for their generous grant that supported our literacy program! With the grant, we were able to purchase books in K-3rd grade for our Rooted in Reading program and class sets of novels for 4th - 6th grade.





