Area Sports and Education

The Licking High School/Junior High Archery Team traveled to Branson last week for the State Bullseye and 3D Tournaments. Licking archers competed along with over 3,500 other archers, grades 4th through 12th, male and female, from across the state. Licking archers scored as follows in the Bullseye Tournament: Malachi Smith (259) – middle school boys…

Four basketball players from Licking High School were selected to this year’s KJEL Area All Star Teams. Wildcats Keyton Cook and Austin James, and Lady Wildcats Abbie Sullins and Hannah Medlock earned places on this year’s teams.

  Five students have been selected by Licking High School faculty, American Legion Post #559, and members of the community to attend Boys and Girls State 2023. Leighia Johnson, Ryleigh Barton, Dawson Havens, Trevor Richards, and Sami Hall will attend this year’s event, to be held June 24 – July 1, at Lindenwood University, St…

Licking High School’s National Honor Society Induction Ceremony was held Thursday, March 16. Nineteen new members were welcomed into the honor society. National Honor Society is a nationally recognized and respected organization that recognizes students for scholastic achievement, a history of service and leadership, and positive character traits. New NHS members must be a sophomore…

The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association has released the official All District teams for Classes 1, 2 and 3. Junior Keyton Cook, from Licking High School, was named to the Class 3 District 10 boys’ team. Licking High School seniors Abbie Sullins and Kaida Cook, and junior Hannah Medlock earned spots on the Class 3 District…

The Frisco League All Conference teams were recently announced. Licking coaches and players were both honored this year. Both Wildcat Coach Mike Phillips and Lady Wildcat Coach Steve Rissler were named Coach of the Year in the Frisco League Conference. Keyton Cook was the Boys’ Frisco League MVP and Hannah Medlock was the Girls’ Frisco…

By Supt. Cristina Wright Licking R-VIII School District is excited to announce the hiring of Mrs. Angela Loughridge as Junior High Principal/Curriculum Director following the resignation of Mr. Doug Dunn at the end of this school year. Mrs. Loughridge earned a specialist degree in Educational Administration from William Woods University after earning a master’s degree…

  By Supt. Cristina Wright Licking R-VIII School District is excited to announce new Elementary Assistant Principal Mrs. Crystal Reiner. Mrs. Reiner graduated from Fayetteville State University with a degree in Elementary Education. She completed her master’s degree at Liberty University in Special Education, and obtained a postgraduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from Arizona…