August 2023
LADY PANTHER SOFTBALL
Over the summer, our softball team has put in a lot of work. We had eight girls attend practices during the months of June, July, and August. The 2023-24 Lady Panthers have two seniors on our team this year, but we also have five incoming freshmen, which gives us a total of 14.
We got a new head coach, Scott Knight, and a new assistant coach, David Love. We have been struggling with the heat already. It's been too hot to practice outside, so our girls have been putting the work inside. Despite the heat, our girls have been keeping the energy up.
Make sure to look at our Madison C-3 Facebook page to see how exciting our season is going! We hope to see you all in the stands! Go Panthers! - Haylee Cantu
Back to School/Club Night
Madison C-3 School had Back to School/Club Night on August 17 from 5 to 7pm and clubs set up informational tables in the commons. FFA (Future Farmers of America), a Clothing Drive, Clarity Healthcare, Quiz Bowl, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), Parents as Teachers were the clubs in attendance. The students could sign up for any clubs they would like to be in that night.
85% of students came to the Back to School/Club. In addition to visiting the club tables, students went around the school meeting their new teachers for what they would have this year. Attendance was good this year, but wouldn’t it be great if we could get 90%-100% attendance next year? - Briant Bone
Madison Baseball Team Overview
Our fall baseball team got some new coaches for the new year: our head coach David Love and our assistant coach Connor O'Bannon. We have 13 players: 2 seniors, Logan Hubert center-fielder and Briant Bone 2nd base; 6 sophomores, and 5 freshman. With the heat during the first week of school, we practiced inside, in the weight room, and in the halls. The week of August 28th were back on the field. Our first game, we had a 4 to 14 loss to Macon County/Bucklin on August 29th, at home. - Logan Hubert
New Teachers
Jacob Baymiller
“New Year New Me'' is what we usually hear at the beginning of a new year. But for the new Madison C-3 school year it is “New Year New Teacher.” Starting off the 2023/2024 school year we have a bunch of new teachers ranging from coaches to even a new principal. For a small town like Madison we are so glad to see all these new teachers. It brings a massive amount of new and great opportunities to the student body. With new coaching styles from the coaches and new learning techniques from the teachers, it's going be great to see how everyone grows with each other and the bonds we see come up. We could possibly see a few growing pains with the new coaching and learning techniques, but that's all part of the process; once we all get to know each other, we are going to be better than ever. Let me introduce you to all the new teachers and staff members.
Ms. Hoffman is our new counselor for K-12 here at Madison schools. She is most excited to “meet and work with all of the Madison Panther students and staff. I am also excited to learn and continue my own education while completing my Master's degree in School Counseling.”
Ms. Painter is the new librarian, 5th/6th grade English teacher, and the cheer coach. She is most excited about “starting my teaching journey and being a Panther again.”
Ms. McCain is the new kindergarten teacher. She stated, “I’m super excited to meet, and be a part of the Madison community this upcoming school year! I’m also thrilled to be teaching my dream grade, Kindergarten!”
Ms. Gerlmann is the K-6th grade special education teacher. She is most excited about “meeting my students, getting to know them, and building positive relationships with them so that I can watch them grow throughout the school year.”
Ms. Embree is the 4th grade teacher; she is most excited about “getting to know my 4th graders and everyone at Madison this school year!”
Ms. Hardy is the 5-8th grade math teacher, and she is most excited about “getting to know the new students and what their likes or dislikes are about math in hopes to build on that.”
Mr. Love is the 5-8th grade social studies teacher as well as the head baseball coach. He is most excited about “Seeing the kids' growth in the classroom and on the field.”
Mrs. Reinhart is the 5-10th grade science teacher, and she is most excited about “teaching science! Science is something I am very passionate about, and I hope to instill some of that passion into my students. I know that science is something that can seem intimidating, but I want students coming out of my class feeling confident in their ability to learn it."
Ms. King is the new Title 1 Paraprofessional; she is most excited about this school year is “helping kids realize they are capable of being successful.”
Mr. Knight is the new head softball coach. He is most excited about “seeing our youth grow another year older and wiser, but I'm most excited to help then develop skills for success while also having fun!”
Mr. O’Bannon is the new assistant baseball and boys' basketball coach. He said it's exciting “to be a part of growing the culture at Madison (again).”
Ms. Prewitt is the new k-12th grade music teacher. She is most excited “to meet the community of students, parents, getting started on my very first year of teaching, and having fun making and learning about music!”
Ms. Adcock is the new principal, and she is most excited about “Getting to know the staff, students, parents, and community! I am also excited about watching staff and students grow to the next level!”
WLC & State Fair/FFA
WLC: This summer the Madison C-3 FFA chapter was kept busy attending Washington Leadership Conference "WLC" and the Missouri State Fair.
Five FFA members worked hard during the 2022-2023 school year to raise money for their trip to Washington D.C.: Sierra Bryson, Dylan Bishop, Andrew Stutlz, Michael Winn, Annabell Wolfe and AG advisor Katie Havercamp were in attendance. Members learned each day of the conference different principles taught throughout our nation's capital. These principles include exploration, encouragement, advocacy and service. At the end of the week, members left with a Living to Serve Plan they brought back into their communities. Senior Sierra Bryson, came up with a Living to Serve Plan where she collected clothing donations and then offered them to her community. This gives our community the opportunity to have proper fitting clothes, if they do not have that opportunity.
At their conference the kids enjoyed great workshops and packaged over 65,000 meals. The kids were able to go out to see sights like the White House, Library of Congress, Arlington National Cemetery, and they also saw the Holocaust Museum, the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. For more information check out the Madison FFA Facebook page.
In August, FFA members attended the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, MO. On 8/15/23 the Madison FFA officer team, consisting of Maddie Wood, Haylee Cantu, Annabelle Wolfe, Andrew Stultz, Dylan Bishop, participated in Food Insecurity Day. FFA members helped collect canned food items, sold water at gazebos, and packaged 150,000 meals.
On August 8-14 Senior Sierra Bryson also attended the MO fair. She exhibited her poultry and had great success. She won champion pullet with her black Naked Neck. She also had a champion hen with her White Wyandotte in the American Class. In all the open classes she received 5 first place ribbons , 6 second place ribbons, and 1 fifth place ribbon. In her youth class, she received 7 gold, 6 silver and 1 bronze ribbons. Her turkeys also placed 2nd and 3rd in class. She represented Madison FFA well.
By: Johnnie Thomas
Looking Forward to this Year
When starting the new school year off, there could be a lot of things to look forward to, right? Over the summer, you might not have got to see all the people you have been wanting to talk to, so when you get to school you finally get to catch up. Maybe if you are in a sport you're probably ready for that first football, baseball/softball, or basketball game, as well as all the track meets you will travel to, even if sometimes they're really far. Those bus rides are always going to be the best memories you will probably ever make.
Along with the memories you make here, are the opportunities that you have when becoming an upper class man. Your schedule will be more flexible. There is a lot more to choose from like Vo-Tech, online classes, and Flex programs. Vo-Tech is a more hands-on learning experience for juniors and seniors; you will get out of class at 11:15 to go eat lunch, then load the bus at 11:30 to arrive at the Moberly school around 12:00 P.M. The online programs range from high school to college courses. There are a lot of online classes to choose from: English, Geometry, General Biology, World History, etc. The online classes are basically how your actual classes are, but you will just be on your computer for 55 minutes learning.
The Flex program is almost like Vo-tech. You leave at 11:40, but instead of going there, you will be leaving to go to a workplace. You have to have a certain amount of hours a week, and you will have paper work that will need to be signed by you and your boss.
In the Flex Program, no matter if you go to work or college, you get a writing prompt every week. The writing prompt is a list of questions that are due each Tuesday. The paper has to be one paged, double spaced, 12 point font. You will also need to have your name and the date on it. The prompt can be on a piece of paper or a Google Docs, whichever one is simpler for you. An example of the first question would be "What are you most excited about for your job or classes?" "What do you hope to learn?" The questions for the week are set up like a list so it's Week One : then one or two questions.
In addition to the opportunities you might have as an upper class man, there are more of the things you can be part of that are coming back. Mrs. Brown's classes that were gone last year have made a reappearance. There are more musical options that you can choose from too. We have band, beginning instrumental, and choir that is now available.
Out of all the options, what are you looking forward to this year? The new people you might meet? The old friends? If you're joining a new sport, maybe you're excited for the games and the bus adventures to come. The more chances you will have as you get older? No matter what you're going to be looking forward to, have the best time doing it, because you will never cherish those moments until they become memories. - Brittany West
News of the Month: Cell phone policy
Editorial by Hayleigh Arch
I disagree that phones are not allowed, however in some cases I agree with the policy. I feel during our free time, when we have no work or a lesson, we should be allowed on our phones. I feel phones shouldn't be used during learning time or work hours. During lunch we should be able to be on our phones, as long as we aren't doing anything inappropriate. If you agree with me, continue reading what happens if you are caught on your phone anytime you are in school.
As of the new school year, we have this new policy, that started during summer, where phones are not allowed. If you are a student at Madison C-3 this concerns you or any other school that is now enforcing this rule. Last year, there were a lot of issues with bullying, disruption in class, and dishonesty. As a result, student cell phones, digital cameras, and similar electronic devices are banned during the school day in all areas of the school. That includes dressing areas and while at sport practice. If this rule isn't followed consequences will be enforced.
First offense: If the device is being used without a teacher's permission, is the device will be taken and turned into the office. Parents will be notified and the student can pick the phone up later after school.
Second offense: The device will be taken and a parent will be notified and asked to pick up the phone. Not only that, the student will be required to serve one day after school detention. The student will also be required to turn their phone into the office everyday before school for 4 days. They will be allowed to pick it up after school. If the rules are not followed the punishment will be worse.
Third offense: The device will be confiscated and turned into the office. Parents will be notified and asked to come pick it up. The student in violation of the no phone policy will be required to serve one day of in-school suspension. The student will be required to turn their phone into the principal's office for 8 days. If that is not followed the punishment will be worse.
Fourth offense: The device will be confiscated and turned into the principal's office. The parent will be notified and asked to come pick up the phone. In addition, the student in violation of the policy will be required to serve one day in-school suspension. The student will also be required to check in the phone for the remainder of the school year.
I think that phones should be allowed as long as they aren't being used inappropriately. However, if we are in class, have we have finished our work for the day, and have nothing else to do, we should be allowed on our phones. During lunch time we should be allowed to be on our phones too. Some people don't like talking with others and would rather be on their phones. I like watching TV on my phone during lunch to drown out the noise of others. I feel if it is an appropriate time, phones should be allowed.