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Bland Middle School parents were present at the March 26 Maries County R-2 Board of Education meeting to discuss concerns they had about learning standards and bullying. Both moms had to sign up to be on the agenda. They had three minutes to address the board and were informed it would be strictly enforced prior to beginning. Afterwards, Board President Kenda Sanders thanked them for advocating.
Bland middle school parents share learning standards, bullying concerns
BELLE — Concerned parents of Bland Middle School students shared grievances on March 26 with the Maries County R-2 Board of Education. Board President Kenda Sanders shared the rules with … more
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Belle High School hosts career, job fair
BELLE — Belle High School (BHS) hosted a career and job fair on March 22 to introduce community businesses to potential employees. BHS Principal Garrett Haslag introduced the group and … more
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Dr. Seuss’s birthday celebrated
Belle Elementary first graders on March 7 gathered in the Belle High School gym to play games inspired by famous author Dr. Seuss. Famous for his rhyming books that inspire the imagination, Dr. Seuss … more
Belle FFA Week
Feb. 20-23 was Future Farmers of America (FFA) week at Belle High School. On Thursday, High School FFA members drove their tractors to school and displayed them in the teacher’s parking lot … more
Bobbi Robertson
Robertson hired as BES principal for 2024-25
BELLE — Maries County R-2 officials announced Feb. 15 that the district’s assistant principal Bobbi Robertson was hired as Belle Elementary School principal for the 2024-25 school year, … more
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Students from the Belle Elementary preschool morning class and afternoon class gave tips for how to catch a turkey.
Belle elementary preschoolers share how to catch a turkey
BELLE — Caryl Koch’s Belle Elementary preschool classes answered the question How to catch a turkey? in preparation for Thanksgiving this week. The following answers are all original. … more
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the Dry Fork Creek bridge on Highway 28 south of Belle is scheduled to be replaced beginning Nov. 27.
R-2 school establishes alternate bus routes during Dry Fork bridge project
BELLE —   The Maries County R-2 School District has informed families who will be affected by extended bus rides about alternative routes that will begin Nov. 27 in conjunction with the … more
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Maries County schools observed Veterans Day with assemblies last Friday. The Belle High School Band performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” following the Presentation of Colors at the BHS assembly.
Maries R-2 Veterans Day filled with unity, gratitude
BELLE — In a patriotic gathering at the Belle High School (BHS) gym on Friday, the community came together to honor and remember the nation’s military members in a Veterans Day assembly. … more
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BHS teacher awarded American Chemistry Society Award
Belle High School (BHS) teacher Sarah Mouser was presented with an award by South Central Missouri’s local high school science and chemistry teachers prior to the Oct. 19 pep assembly and fall … more
Kevin Mueller, educational correspondent for Central Electric Co-op, gave an electrical safety presentation on Oct. 13 to BHS students in Sarah Mouser’s science class. Mueller joked that they planned for the electrical safety course to happen during the rainstorm.
Central Electric Co-op expert shares electrical safety tips with BHS students
BELLE — Sarah Mouser’s Belle High School (BHS) science classes on Oct. 13 were treated to a session on electric safety by Kevin Mueller, an educational correspondent for Central Electric … more
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BES students on Sept. 22 walked more than 3,000 laps to raise money for technology. Students asked family and friends to sponsor them with a flat rate or donation per lap. Grades K-4 walked more than 3,000 laps throughout the day.
Maries R-2 “Trek for Tech” has raised almost $60,000 in the past 11 years
BELLE — Kisha Woodruff, co-sponsor of Trek for Tech, announced 270 Belle Elementary School (BES) students completed 3,000 laps on Friday to raise money for technology. “Trek for Tech … more
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First-year agriculture teacher Trent Stockton helps a sixth-hour student prepare to weld on a skid steer plate. Stockton took over for former ag teacher Chris Mertz who retired in May.
Student becomes teacher as Mertz retires, Stockton takes over Ag program
BELLE — ​After breaking the record for the longest-serving agriculture teacher in the Maries County R-2 School District, Chris Mertz bid farewell to his position at Belle High School (BHS) at … more
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First day of school
Students at Visitation Inter-Parish School (above) gathered around the flagpole on Monday’s hot and humid morning to raise the American, Missouri and Vatican City flags to mark the first day of … more
OAC artist, BHS Art Club complete mural
BELLE — Osage Arts Community (OAC) resident artist Ray Swaney, Belle High School art teacher Cody Walker and members of the BHS Art Club collaborated on a mural project on one of the walls of … more
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2023 graduates bid farewell to BHS
BELLE — Belle High School class of 2023 bid farewell to the district and a lost friend on May 21 during their graduation ceremony. The class flowers were white and red roses, the class … more
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May Day celebrations at Belle High School gymnasium
Fourth grade students wound the May Pole to traditional music following the May Day Queen’s coronation ceremony and Kindergartner’s presentation.  more
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