Brian Mercer Community and Education Volunteer Advocate #schoolpr

02/19/2025

Liberty High School Men’s Basketball 🏀 Senior Athlete Spotlight-Rue Wells!

1. Hobby? Family time

2. Funniest Teammate? JP Pearcy

3. Words of Advice? “At your lowest point don't stop pushing cause God has something in store for you.”

4. Favorite memory? Teammates after i was denied to play.

5. Future? Play at the highest level I can.

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02/19/2025

Liberty High School Men’s Basketball 🏀 Senior Athlete Spotlight- Kale Mortimer!

1. Future Profession? Chiropractor

2. Best Sports Memory? Playing in the Nike Peach Jam

3. Best Dressed Teammate? Rue Wells

4. Who do you admire and why? Jalen Lewis-Role model for hoops and life

5. One word to describe you? “Determined!”

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02/19/2025

Oak Park High School - Northmen Pommies celebrated their 4 Senior student athletes last Friday! 📸

02/19/2025

Staley High School Girls Basketball vs Blue Springs South back in December!

The Lady Falcons are currently 20-1 on the season and play Blue Springs tomorrow night!

📸- Reese Hansen

02/19/2025

Oak Park High School - Northmen Men’s Basketball athlete Corbin Allen is 1 of 5 local high school phenomenal athletes spotlighted in Kansas City Magazine!

https://kansascitymag.com/meet-five-teen-athlete-phenoms/?

02/19/2025

Liberty High School Liberty Blue Jay Football athlete Jaxon Hicks is 1 of 5 local high school phenomenal athletes spotlighted in Kansas City Magazine!

https://kansascitymag.com/meet-five-teen-athlete-phenoms/?

02/19/2025

Kearney High School Men’s Swim and Dive athlete Whitaker Steward is 1 of 5 local high school phenomenal athletes spotlighted in Kansas City Magazine!

https://kansascitymag.com/meet-five-teen-athlete-phenoms/?

02/19/2025

Park Hill High School Girls Basketball vs North Kansas City High School!

Boston Wand led the Trojans with 19 points, Audrey Sims added 13 points! Park Hill is now 15-7 on the season!

📸- Len Lehmann

02/19/2025

Breaking news out of Clay County 📌

A former Clay County election official faces criminal charges after a forensic audit uncovered more than $15,000 in unauthorized expenses.

02/19/2025

AMI day tomorrow for Smithville School District 📌

Due to road conditions and to ensure the safety of our students and staff, Smithville School District is implementing an AMI (Alternative Method of Instruction) Day for Wednesday, February 19, 2025. For more information visit https://www.smithvilleschooldistrict.net/page/inclement-weather-information.

02/19/2025

Snow ❄️ day for North Kansas City Schools tomorrow 📌

02/19/2025

Virtual learning day at Liberty Public Schools tomorrow 📌

LPS Community,
Due to the inclement winter weather conditions, Liberty Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, February 19, 2025. We have determined that we can hold one more Virtual Learning from Home day before needing to make up time in the 2024-2025 academic calendar. Therefore, Wednesday will be designated as a Virtual Learning from Home day. If any additional inclement weather days are needed beyond Wednesday, these days would be traditional snow days and be made up later this school year.

Below are a few additional reminders:

*Families/students will receive an email from your teacher or school either later today or Wednesday morning. Our Early Childhood Center and elementary families will receive an email by 8:30 a.m., while all secondary students will receive an update by 8 a.m. In addition, THRIVE Boards have been made available for the different grade levels, and these can be accessed by clicking here. These have been developed in an effort to allow for additional virtual learning opportunities for students.

*Our LPS school-age care program (Kid's Zone) will be open and available at Liberty Oaks Elementary from 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. for children currently enrolled in this program. Please note that children will need to be signed in by 9 a.m.

*For any additional inclement weather cancellation information regarding other LPS events and activities, you are encouraged to visit the district website at www.lps53.org, or stay connected to our social media platforms at both the district and building levels.
As always, thank you for your patience and flexibility as we have navigated the recent inclement weather conditions. Stay tuned for any further updates regarding inclement winter weather this week.

02/19/2025

Snow ❄️ day at Park Hill School District tomorrow!

Due to snowy roads and extreme wind chills, the Park Hill School District will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 19, for a traditional snow day. Since we’ve already used all five of our Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) days, this will be a traditional snow day, meaning we will not have school.

We will make decisions about the last day of school as we get clear of winter weather. Please know we are looking at several options for this – and we are also reviewing any potential guidance from the state as to how days can be made up.

Note that both Adventure Club and Gerner tuition preschool will be open.

See our webpage for more information: www.parkhill.k12.mo.us/families/ami-days-snow-days-and-late-starts

02/19/2025

Important information for Smithville School District parents, students, teachers and community!

To help breakdown the various parts of the no tax rate increase levy transfer and bond initiative, we will be sending out a weekly "FAST...

02/18/2025

Congratulations to Liberty North High School LN Eagles Football Special Teams Coordinator Mark Krause!

This past weekend Coach Krause and his family attended the RockStar Passes/FieldTurf Broyles Awards for the 2024 Assistant Coach of the Year!

Congratulations to Coach Krause and his family on this honor! 📸

02/18/2025

Congratulations to the Smithville School District Smithville High School Girls Swim and Dive 2024-25 State Qualifiers and State Team!

State Team:
Ally Pottebaum
Ava Maus
Elliette Chambers
Izzy Sapp

Alternates:
Bayley Freeman
Jordan Vincent
Mia Marchetti

📸- SHS Athletics/Activities

02/18/2025

Bilingual teacher Brooke Wiens popped in to Crestview Elementary one snow ❄️ day last week. Brooke shares a great “view” from Crestview along with shoutout and story.

“The new space ➕ windows with this view still isn’t lost of me. I popped in over at Crestview Elementary to get a few things done. Got my indoor walking workout in too.”

“Crestview Elementary is a perfect ‘walking track!’ ShoutOut 📣 to Linda Phillips who modeled Crestview so well for us all those years!”- Brooke Wiens 📸