North Mercer School District

📚✨ Last day of school is this Friday! Let the summer adventures begin! 🌞🌴 #SummerBreak #LastDayOfSchool #MemoriesMade

🏅 End of Year Awards Assemblies – This Friday! 🎉 We’re wrapping up a great school year by celebrating our students’ hard work and achievements! ❤️ 📅 Date: Friday, May 16th 🕣 Elementary Awards: 8:20 AM 🕙 JH/HS Awards: 10:00 AM 📍 Location: North Mercer School Families are welcome to join us for these special assemblies as we honor our students' accomplishments. We hope to see you there!

🎓 Preschool Graduation Reminder! 🎓 We’re so proud of our littlest Cardinals! ❤️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, May 14th 🕦 Time: 11:30 AM 📍 Location: North Mercer School Join us as we celebrate our preschoolers and all they’ve accomplished this year! Please note: This will also be PK's last day of school for the year. We look forward to seeing our preschool families there for this special milestone! 🎉

🎓 6th Grade Graduation Ceremony 🎓 We are excited to celebrate our amazing 6th grade students as they take the next big step in their journey! 🎉 📅 Date: Thursday, May 15th 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM 📍 Location: North Mercer School Families and friends are invited to join us for this special evening as we honor the accomplishments of our graduating class. We can't wait to see you there! ❤️

📣 Reminder for North Mercer Elementary Families! 🏃‍♀️☀️ Our elementary students will be heading to Princeton School on Tuesday for Track & Field Day! 🎉 Please make sure your child comes prepared: ✅ Pack a lunch for the day ✅ Wear tennis shoes ✅ Bring sunscreen to stay protected in the sun ❤️North Mercer will be providing red Track & Field Day t-shirts for all our elementary students to wear — we’re excited to see our kids represent with pride! Thank you Miss Joni for making them for us!! Let’s have a fun and active day! ❤️

🎉 North Mercer Athletic Banquet 🏅 📅 Wednesday, May 14 🕠 5:30 PM 📍 North Mercer School Join us as we celebrate the hard work and achievements of our athletes this year! The main dish (meat) will be provided. We kindly ask that each family bring two side dishes to share. Let’s come together for a great evening of food, fun, and recognition for our student-athletes! ❤️🖤 #NorthMercerPride #AthleticBanquet

Mrs. Willis's Home Ec class created adorable stuffed animals for our preschool students, and they did an incredible job!

🎓 Graduation Reminder! 🎓 We are so proud to celebrate the Class of 2025! Graduation will be held this Sunday, May 11, at 2:00 PM in the school gym. This special day marks a major milestone in the lives of our students, and we couldn’t be prouder of the hard work, growth, and determination they’ve shown. To our graduates: You’ve dreamed big, worked hard, and now it’s your time to shine. We can’t wait to see what your future holds. Let’s come together as a community to honor these amazing young people! 🎉👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 #ClassOf2025 #GraduationDay #ProudMoment

🏃‍♂️🎉 Elementary Track & Field Day 🎉🏃‍♀️ Mark your calendars! Our Elementary Track & Field Day is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13th. ☔ If the weather doesn't cooperate, the make-up date will be Wednesday , May 14th. We’re excited for a fun day of races, games, and cheering on our students! Go team! 💪🎽

🎓 Senior Graduation Tables 🎓 Parents who wish to set up a Senior Table in the Commons for Graduation may do so during the following times: 📅 Friday, May 9th — 4:00 to 5:15 PM (prior to Baccalaureate) 📅 Sunday, May 11th — 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Please remember: ✅ You must bring your own table and decorations. We look forward to seeing all the creative displays celebrating our amazing seniors!

🎓 Attention North Mercer Girls! 🎓 We’re excited to announce that the Gene Kauffman Foundation Scholarship application window is officially OPEN for this fall! 🌟 This is an amazing opportunity for female students to receive financial support toward furthering their education. Whether you're planning for college, a tech program, or another path, this scholarship could help make your dreams a reality! 📅 Apply now – don’t wait! 📍 Find the application on our school website or click the direct link below: 👉 https://www.northmercer.k12.mo.us/documents/for-students/251442 Let’s make this year’s applicants the best yet! 💪✨ #ScholarshipOpportunity #GeneKauffmanFoundation #NorthMercerProud

🎉 Our students have been hard at work, and we couldn’t be more proud of the amazing projects they’ve completed in class recently! Take a look at some of their creativity and dedication on display. 🖍️📚✨ A huge THANK YOU to Ms. Betty and her students for helping make this week extra sweet! 💕 On Monday, they kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week with delicious cake pops to remind us how “POP”ular our teachers are! Today, they kept the magic going with Pink (Strawberry) and Green (Vanilla) milkshakes and chocolate-covered strawberries in honor of Elphaba-Green and Glinda-Pink Day! 💚💗 We appreciate all the hard work and heart you put into making our staff feel special. 💫 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #StudentProjects #ThankYouMsBetty #WeLoveOurTeachers

🚨 Schedule Update! 🚨 The start time for tomorrow’s HDC Track Meet has been moved up ⏰ Let’s have a great meet! 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🎓 And that's a wrap on our Senior Spotlight series! We're so proud of each and every one of our seniors — your hard work, spirit, and determination inspire us all. Here's to new beginnings and endless possibilities. Congratulations, Class of 2025! 🎉✨

Proud of how far they've come—and excited for where they're headed! 🌟 #SeniorSpotlight

🧙‍♀️🪽✨ Hold onto your broomsticks... Teacher Appreciation Week starts TOMORROW! ✨🪽🧙‍♂️ North Mercer is about to get Wicked — in the BEST way — as we celebrate our amazing teachers and staff all week long! 🎉💚 Students, kick it off by wearing shirts with positive messages or dressing like your mentors — let's fill the halls with kindness, inspiration, and maybe a little Glinda sparkle! 🎀🌟 No flying monkeys here — just LOTS of love, surprises, and appreciation for the incredible people who guide us, lift us up, and remind us that there's no place like North Mercer! 🏡✨ Get ready — it's going to be a wizard-worthy week! 🎶 #TheresNoPlaceLikeNorthMercer #TeacherAppreciationWeek #WickedlyAwesomeStaff

Another round of senior spotlights—celebrating more amazing grads! 🎓✨

🚨 LAST CHANCE! 🚨 Don't miss out on your FREE Sports Physicals! This is your final chance — all forms MUST be turned in by Monday, April 28th to get your physical done on Tuesday, April 29th. If you do not turn your form in by Monday you will not be able to get your physical!

✨💚 Teacher Appreciation Week is NEXT WEEK! 💚✨ We’re over the rainbow excited to celebrate our amazing staff at North Mercer R-III! Our teachers and staff go above and beyond the yellow brick road every single day, and now it’s our turn to show them how much we appreciate their brains, heart, and courage. Whether they’re defying gravity or just helping students find their way home (aka… to graduation), they truly make a difference! 🎁 Need ideas for gifts? Check out the picture below for some Oz-some inspiration to treat the wizards in your life! 👗✨ And don’t miss the Dress-Up Days picture — we've got a magical week of fun planned! Let’s make it a week to remember as we show our appreciation in style. Let’s make sure no teacher feels Wicked-ly forgotten — because they’re the real magic behind the curtain. 💫 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #NorthMercerPride #ThankATeacher #ThereIsNoPlaceLikeNorthMercer

📣 REMINDER! 📣 Summer School Registration forms for K–8th graders (the grade level they will be going into this fall) are DUE TOMORROW! 📝☀️ Please make sure to turn them in to Cameron in the office by the end of the day. Don’t miss out on a great 3 weeks of summer learning and fun! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Thanks for helping us get ready for a great summer! 🎨📚