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Please see the information below regarding the Missouri Close the Gap Grant for parents. This is coordinated through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education not Advance Schools. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is excited to announce the new Close the Gap Grant program. This is a one-time grant for parents to use for allowable education expenses for their K-12 public school district and charter school student(s). DESE is working with a vendor, Odyssey, to administer this program. Applications will be open from September 20 - October 25, 2023. After applications have been submitted, they are reviewed for eligibility criteria. If approved, the grant funds will be available in a parent’s Odyssey account. The allocated amount is eligible to be used for allowable educational services and products within the Odyssey Marketplace. https://missouri.withodyssey.com/

Advance's first Literacy Night was a success! Reading teachers in grades 1-3 were able to share sample lessons and tips with parents. Information will be sent home for parents that were unable to attend. Thank you teachers for sharing your literacy training! #TeacherProud Tuesday

AHS Volleyball hosts St. Vincent High School on Wednesday 9/20/23. JV begins at 6:00pm, with Varsity to follow. Come support the team! #HornetPride!

AHS Baseball travels to Leopold on Wednesday, for a 4:30pm first pitch. Come support the team! #HornetPride!

JH Girls Basketball hosts Chaffee on Wednesday 9/20 at 6pm. Game will be played in the FEMA gym. Come support the girls! #HornetPride!

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for our Literacy Night and Title 1 Meeting in the cafeteria. The Title 1 Meeting begins at 5:30 with Literacy Night starting at 6:00. See you there!

Cross Country travels to Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday 9/19. First race is at 5pm. Come support the team! #HornetPride!

JH Girls Basketball travels to Scott County Central on 9/18, for a 6:00pm start. Come support the team! #HornetPride!

AHS Volleyball travels to Gideon on Monday 9/18. JV will play at 6:00pm, with Varsity to follow. Come support the team! #HornetPride!

AHS Baseball travels to Neelyville on Monday 9/18 for a 4:30pm first pitch. Come support the team. #HornetPride!

Ms. Evans's first grade group enjoyed reading their decodable books purchased with funds from a grant from the Missouri Department of Education. Congratulations, young readers! “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

JH Girls Basketball tournament continues at Advance tonight. Advance will take on Woodland at 6:00pm, and Meadow Heights will take on Bloomfield at 7:15pm. #HornetPride!

AHS Volleyball travels to Woodland today. JV will play at 5:30pm, and Varsity will follow. Come support the team! #HornetPride!

AHS Cross Country travels to the Cape Osage Center on Saturday for Race Day. Come support the team! #HornetPride!

Congratulations Varsity and Junior Varsity Lady Hornets on your wins over Leopold tonight. JV won in two sets: 25-16, 25-22 Varsity won in three: 25-18, 25-15, 25-15. #HORNETPRIDE GO BIG ORANGE

#LTT #LiteratureTipThursday Phonemic awareness allows children to recognize and work with the sounds of language. These activities are sometimes called ear exercises because the focus is on HEARING the sounds in words. How can you support Phonemic Awareness at Home? ~ Play with alliteration (words that begin with the same sound) ~~example: "Let's think of a sentence and make all the words beginning with the /s/ sound." Seven silly sisters said surprise!

AHS JH Girls Basketball Tournament begins tonight. 6:00pm: Woodland vs Bloomfield 7:15pm: Meadow Heights vs. Advance Come support the team! #HornetPride!

AHS Baseball travels to Naylor for a 4:30pm first pitch today. #HornetPride!

AHS Volleyball travels to Leopold tonight. JV will play at 6pm, with Varsity to follow. Come support the team! #HornetPride!

Congratulations to the JV and Varsity Lady Hornets Volleyball on your victories tonight over Bell City. JV won in three hard fought sets. Varsity was also victorious in three sets. Way to go ladies. Also Lexi Hoffman was recognized tonight for recording her 1,000 kill over the weekend at the Dig for Life tournament. Congrats Lexi.