USD 444 will not have school today, Tuesday October 27th, due to the late arriving ice storm. I apologize for the late notice. Timing of the storm did not allow for notice., but we want to keep everyone safe. Bus students will be arriving home soon if they have been picked up.
Parent-teacher and student-led conferences will be postponed this evening. We will keep the same time for conferences as scheduled and hold them next Monday, Nov. 2nd. If you had a zoom session scheduled please plan on the same time next Monday. If conferences need to be rescheduled for a different time next Monday, please let your school office know. Thank you.
Little River and Windom schools will be closed today, Oct. 26, 2020 due to current road conditions in some areas. Stay safe.
Little River Redskins 64 Solomon 0
Fellowship Friday - All JH and HS students and staff are welcome tomorrow morning at 7:30 for great fellowship and food. Freemont Lutheran is supplying breakfast. LET'S GO!
1A SUB-STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, October 24, 2020 at Little River
Little River High School is excited to host a Class 1A Sub-State 7-Team Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, October 24th starting at 1:00 p.m. Teams attending include: Canton-Galva, Goessel, Langdon-Fairfield, Little River, Norwich, Pratt-Skyline, Pretty Prairie. The 7 teams will compete for births in the State Quarterfinals at the Group #6 Site on Tuesday, October 27th.
Sub-state drawings will take place on Wednesday, October 21st at 10 a.m., and the bracket will be available on the KSHSAA website.
❏ The main entrance and the pass gate entrance will be on the north side.
❏ Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for students K-12th grade and NO PASSES will be accepted per KSHSAA. �
❏ There will be a concession stand available, and a Chick-Fil-A sandwich meal deal will be available. �
Sub-State KSHSAA Safety Guidelines
Event Attendance
ATTENDANCE AT POSTSEASON EVENTS: limited to no more than 50% of the arena/facility capacity. Little River Gymnasium capacity is 1,100. I believe we can stay within the 550 if only teams/fans of teams playing are in attendance. VERY IMPORTANT, fans should not arrive until immediately prior to their team’s scheduled match time. Matches will start no earlier than the scheduled time. Once spectators are done watching participant/team or when they are done competing or eliminated from the event, spectators should leave the facility in a timely manner. This will take great cooperation and communication of all administration and schools competing at the Little River Sub-State. All help is appreciated with following this guideline so that we do not have to limit spectators wanting to support their teams. A bracket with match times will be posted Wednesday, Oct. 21 at kshsaa.org. We will have personnel in place to adhere to the expected KSHSAA attendance guidelines, and this could involve holding spectators outside prior to the start of matches if needed.
Masks/Social Distancing
• All spectators will be required to wear a mask while in attendance at the event.
• At least 6’ of social distancing is to be observed while in attendance. Family members may sit together in a pod but must wear a mask.
• Participants may, but are not required to, wear a mask while competing or during warm-up.
• When participants are done competing, they will wear a mask while seated on the bench and between matches.
• It is the coach’s responsibility to enforce the wearing of masks by their players when not actively participating.
• Tournament managers will monitor spectators. Spectators choosing not to wear a mask once admitted will be reminded to wear the mask. Those refusing will be asked to leave the event.
• When eating or drinking, masks can be removed, however, masks cannot remain off until the entire beverage is consumed. It is to be worn when not drinking.
• Please maintain 6’ social distancing at the concession stand area and when using the restrooms.
COVID-19 Update October 21, 2020
Please click on the links below for the information.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/976003/USD_444_Covid-19_Update_10-21-2020.pdf
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/975980/COVID_Flow_Chart-new.pdf
These documents can also be found on the district's web site (www.usd444.com) under Documents then choose COVID-19 Virus.
Congratulations to our Scholars Bowl team on their 3rd place win and medal in the Elyria-Christian Invitational! Great job!!
Congratulations to our JV Football team on their 46-6 victory over Central Plains last night!! Way to GO Redskins!!
Congratulations to our JH Volleyball team on their 2nd place finish to the season at the WSL Tournament yesterday! It was fun watching these girls play!!! Great teamwork!
If you would like to order a HS Sub-State Volleyball T-Shirt, please click the link below. Orders are due at 3:30 p.m. TODAY!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebKWdu8XiKhYAQv06mQ1Dv5GhbEPUqnpq7OkuMH6ySa2dgog/viewform?usp=pp_url
Little River Redskins over Herington 54-6!
LRJH Volleyball: LR A over Peabody 25-13, 25-5; LR JV over Peabody 25-7, 25-13. Undefeated regular season! WSL Tournament starts Monday at Little River at 2:00. LET'S GO!
Reminder: Tomorrow, October 16, is NO SCHOOL for students Pre-K to Grade 12 as this is a Teacher Inservice/Work Day. Have a great weekend!
USD 444 Food Service Update
On October 9, 2020, USDA announced to extend free meals to students through June 30, 2020. What does this mean for USD 444 Little River? It means ALL students attending and enrolled in USD 444 Little River will continue to receive free meals, which includes breakfast and lunch, through May 12, 2021. Additionally, students will have to pay for seconds at the jr./sr. high school. Any remote learning students will need to notify the school by 9:00 a.m. if they would like to receive the free meals and will be responsible for picking up the meals at the school that is closest to your residence between 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. District families still need to fill out the free/reduced application as the free/reduced application is needed on file for families to possibly qualify for free textbook fees and school band instrument fees. This application also helps our district receive additional state funding needed to provide resources for our students.
USD 444 Little River is looking for an assistant cook for possibly 6 to 7 hours per day school is in session for their Little River Jr./Sr. High School. Please contact Brent Garrison, Superintendent, at 455 W. Prairie, Little River, Kansas or by calling 620-897-6325 for an application or more information. EOE
LRHS Lady Skins Volleyball-Inman V over LR 21-25, 21-25; LR V over Inman 25-17, 25-19; Inman JV over LR 21-25, 25-11, 11-15; LR C 29 Inman 27, LR C 10 Inman 20.
Correction: JH FB: Little River 16, Rock Hills 38
LRJH Football 16 Rock Hills 16
LRHS V Volleyball over Medicine Lodge 25-11, 25-20; Cunningham over LR 21-25, 21-25.