Warsaw R-IX School District

❇️ Meet Ms. McLain! ❇️ Please help us welcome Victoria McLain to Warsaw Schools! Ms. McLain will be joining the team at North Elementary as a 2nd grade teacher! Originally from Northwestern Missouri, Ms. McLain is a first-year teacher with a degree in Early Childhood Education from Missouri Western—and she’s currently earning her master’s in Educational Technology at UCM. She has a strong background in education thanks to years of experience as a preschool teacher, before/after school teacher, substitute, and long-term sub. She’s excited to be living and teaching in her dream area. 📚💭 Ms. McLain loves reading, diamond painting, and spending time with her puppy, Maisie. 💎🐶 Welcome to the Wildcat family, Ms. McLain! 💚🐾

❇️ Meet Ms. Baxter! ❇️ Please help us welcome Austin Baxter to Warsaw Schools! Ms. Baxter will be joining the team at South Elementary as a 1st grade teacher. 👩🏻‍🏫 Originally from Norborne, Missouri, Ms. Baxter graduated from Northwest Missouri State with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Early Childhood. She previously taught 5th grade for five years and is passionate about helping kids build skills and chase their dreams.🎒💡 Outside the classroom, she enjoys being outdoors, traveling, fishing, and sketching. ✈️🎣✏️ She’s excited to start this new chapter in 1st grade and can’t wait to learn and grow alongside her students and fellow colleagues! Welcome to the Wildcat family, Ms. Baxter! 💚🐾

❇️ Meet Mr. Willis! ❇️ We’re excited to introduce Timothy Willis as the newest member of the English Department at Warsaw High School! A proud business owner, academic scholar, and community leader, Mr. Willis brings a wealth of experience to the classroom and a strong passion for education, research, and service. He holds a PhD in Psychology, with a focus on health disparities and mental health care access for adjudicated youth. His background includes work in education, research, the U.S. Navy Reserve, law enforcement, and ministry. 📚🇺🇲 Mr. Willis is dedicated to helping students grow as readers, writers, and thinkers—and is committed to making a difference both inside and outside the classroom. His long-term goal? To retire as a proud English teacher in the Warsaw School District! Welcome to the Wildcat family, Mr. Willis! 💚🐾

🎉 Warsaw Varsity Cheer brought the energy to NCA Camp at MSU this weekend! They pushed past comfort zones, leveled up their skills, and earned three Superior ribbons in Band Chant, Situational Chant, and Game Day Cheer! 💚🐾 💫 Shoutout to our six All-American nominees: Jovi Robertson, Isabella Schwartz, Izabella Schierholz, Aleanah Yoder, Alyssa Boyd, and Amelia Roberts — with a big congrats to Izabella Schierholz for making the All-American team! 👏 These ladies are fired up and ready to bring it on Friday nights! 🏈📣 #WildcatTradition #BigPride #Excellence #Spirit

❇️ Meet Ms.Gerken! ❇️ Please help us welcome Delaney Gerken to Warsaw Schools! Miss Gerken, who goes by Miss G, will be joining the North Elementary team as a special education teacher and is also stepping in as an assistant high school volleyball coach. 🚸🏐 She brings experience as a paraprofessional, after-school program leader, and 6th grade teacher. She’s excited to teach in Warsaw, where she has strong family roots and a passion for helping students succeed. Miss G loves Friends, Golden Girls, her three pups (Buck, Kash, and Blu), and spending time with loved ones. She and her fiancé, Levi, are getting married this October! 🐶💍 Welcome to the Wildcat family, Miss G! 💚🐾

💪✨ Please help us extend a huge thanks to our incredible maintenance & custodial crew — the behind-the-scenes heroes of summer! From shining up floors and installing tile to deep cleaning every corner, they’ve been hard at work making our buildings shine and sparkle for the new school year. 🧼🛠️💚 Your Wildcat family appreciates each and every one of you! 🙌🏼 #WildcatTradition #Pride #Excellence #AppreciationPost

🎉🥎📚 Congratulations to our 2025 Lady Cats Softball team for earning Academic All-State honors as a team!

Individual Academic All-State honorees include:
🌟 Brylee Brewster
🌟 Hailey Ferguson
🌟 Sara Miller
🌟 Adison Sherrill
🌟 Elizabeth Winters

Way to show what it means to portray #WildcatExcellence by excelling on the field AND in the classroom! 👏

#WildcatTradition #WildcatPride #AcademicAllState #Leaders

During the next couple of weeks, expect some changes to traffic flow at the high school entry area. There will be a change from using the lower driveway to using the straight drive through that goes towards the bus barn. The straight drive through will not be asphalted yet, but when they begin asphalting there could be some delays. Their goal is to start the asphalt during the week of 8/4, which will be our athletic dead week.  
Once again, thank you for your flexibility as we work through these changes.

📣💚🐾 Good luck to our WHS Varsity Cheerleaders as they head to Springfield for NCA Cheer Camp! We’re proud to have these hardworking, spirited athletes representing WHS with true Wildcat pride while building their skills, leadership, and teamwork at the national level. #WildcatTradition #Pride #Excellence #SkoCats

School Supply Lists Are Now Available! Supply lists for elementary and JBMS students are ready and can be viewed on our website: 🖍️ Elementary: https://5il.co/3mbpz ✏️ JBMS: https://5il.co/3mbq0 You can also find the lists in the Walmart app! (Please note: Walmart is no longer providing printed lists in stores.) 🎒 High School students will receive any needed supply info during the first week of school. Need help with supplies? Watch for updates from the Benton County Smart Start Program.

🎉🏐🥇Congratulations to our 8th grade volleyball team for their ✨1st PLACE✨ finish in the Smithton Shootout last week! Way to go, ladies! 👏🏼 #WildcatTradition #SkoCats #OneTeamOneTown

📣🎉 Our JBMS Cheerleaders recently attended a 3 day cheer camp — and brought home some hardware! 🏆 Awards Earned 🏆 • Technical Excellence • Chant: 2 Blue Ribbons • Band Chant: Red & Blue Ribbons • Game Day Cheer: Red & Blue Ribbons • Herkie Team Award • STAY SAFE Award Every one of our Lady Cats were nominated for All American — and we’re proud to share that Jessica Domer, Cataleya Grant, and Lexi Brown were selected for the All American Team! 🌟👏 Way to go, ladies! 🐾💪📣 #WildcatPride #WildcatTradition

📚✈️ WHS students just returned from the experience of a lifetime through The Jedel Family Foundation Normandy Academy! 🇫🇷🇺🇸 Thanks to a full scholarship, five Wildcats spent 12 unforgettable days exploring World War II history in New Orleans and Normandy, France—walking the very beaches where history was made and gaining powerful leadership insights along the way. 📸 Check out a few snapshots from their incredible journey! #WildcatTradition #StudyAbroqd #History

🎉 Please join us in welcoming Rich Chiles to the Warsaw R-IX Board of Education. We are excited to have his leadership, experience, and passion for the community guiding the future of our schools!

Learn more about Rich's leadership experience and strong ties to the community on our website: 🔗https://www.warsawk12.org/article/2306071

#WildcatTradition #Community #Leadership

‼️ Attention JBMS & WHS Athletes, Band Members and Parents ‼️

Make sure your student is ready for a successful start to the season! Please log in to your PRIVIT Account to update any new information and sign all required documents. 🏃🏼‍♂️🏈🏐✅

Need help getting started? Check out this helpful guide:
🔗 https://www.warsawk12.org/article/2303835

#WildcatTradition #OneTeamOneTown

🚗💦 Let the Lady Cats Cheer Squad add some sparkle to your Saturday! Stop by Bomgaars on July 12th from 8am-2pm for a car wash -- all proceeds help send our cheerleaders to camp! #OneTeamOneTown #CarWash #CheerCamp

📢🏐JBMS Volleyball Open Gym will be held this Tuesday (7/8) & Thursday (7/10) from 9am-11am in the JBMS Gym.

☀️ 1st Grade Summer School Fun ☀️ Students enjoyed a field trip to the Warsaw Fire Station for a tour with Mr. Rob Lane, enjoyed ice cream at Back in Time, and spent time playing at the Harbor! 🚒🍦 Back in the classroom, they practiced CVC words with magnet letters, built with Legos in small groups, and made yummy ocean pudding snacks! 🧁🔤🧱 #WildcatExcellence #SummerLearning

1st Grade tie-dye masterpieces & silly faces! 🎨🤪 #WildcatExcellence #CreativeLearning

3rd grade ended summer school with a blast! ☀️🎉 They had a fun-filled week with bubbles, sidewalk chalk, jump ropes, hula hoops, and even created a 100-square hopscotch! They wrapped it all up with popsicles to celebrate all fhe fun learning during summer school! #WildcatExcellence #SummerLearningFun