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Festus R6 School District

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5 Things To Know This Week - November 2-7

Posted Date: 11/01/26 (05:55 PM)

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Election Day

Don't forget, Tuesday is election day.  Polls will be open from 6am-7pm.
 
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Winter Sport Tryouts

High school winter sports tryouts begin this week.

Girls Wrestling will hold tryouts in the high school multipurpose room after school until 5pm.

Boys Basketball will hold tryouts in the high school gym from 3pm-5pm

Girls Basketball will hold tryouts in the high school gym from 5pm-7pm.
 
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Reporting A Student Absence

Thanks to ParentSquare, it is now much easier to report when your child will be absent from school.  When you know your child will be out of school, follow these easy steps to let the building secretary know.   No more phone calls, or hunting for an email address.  Just open the app or login on a browser.   You can do this in advance when you know about upcoming appointments or the morning of an illness.  If you report an absence ahead of time, you won't receive the message later in the morning asking you to confirm your child's absence.

From the ParentSquare App
  1. Tap Attendance in the bottom navigation. Note: If you do not see Attendance in your app you may have an old version of the app. Update your app and check again.
  2. Tap + at the top.
  3. Tap Student and select the student(s) who will be absent. 
  4. Tap Duration, select Full day, Partial day, or Multiple days, and tap Done. 
  5. Tap Date of absence, select the dates, and tap Done. 
  6. Tap Reason, select reason from the menu, and tap Done. 
  7. (Optional) Add a Message. 
  8. (Optional) Tap Add attachments to upload an attachment. Note: Up to three files can be added.
From the ParentSquare website
  1. From Home, click Attendance under Communicate. Note: If you do not see Attendance, your school has not enabled this feature. Reach out to your school to learn more.  
  2. Click Report Absence in the top right. 
  3. Add Student: select student(s) from the dropdown. 
  4. Duration of absence: select Full day, Partial day, or Multiple days.
  5. Date of absence: select a date. 
  6. Reason for absence: select reason from the dropdown. 
  7. (Optional) Add a Message. 
  8. (Optional) Add Attachments. Note: Up to three files can be added.
  9. Click Submit. 
Add an attachment to an already reported absence from the app
  1. Tap Attendance in the bottom navigation. 
  2. Tap the reported absence. 
  3. Tap Add attachment. 
  4. (Optional) Tap Add more to add additional images. 
  5. Tap Resubmit absence report. 
Add an attachment to an already reported absence form the web
  1. From Home, click Attendance under Communicate.
  2. Click the title of the reported absence, and click Add attachment. 
  3. Choose a file or drag and drop the file to upload it to the reported absence. 
  4. (Optional) Click Add more to add additional files. 

 
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Veterans' Day

Veterans' Day is next week.  Once again this year, the intermediate, middle and high schools are planning Veterans' Day activities.  
  • The Intermediate School will hold an assembly for invited guests on Tuesday, November 10.  
  • The high school will host a breakfast and assembly for invited guests on Wednesday, November 11. 
  •  The middle school is organizing our annual Veterans Day parade at 11:30 on Wednesday, November 11.  Any veteran interested in driving their vehicle in the parade, may contact the middle school office at 636-937-5417.
 
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This Week's Schedule

Friday, November 6
  • Girls Cross Country (V) @ State Championship
  • Time:  1PM
  • Location: Gans Creek, Columbia, MO
     
  • Boys Cross Country (V) @ State Championship
  • Time: 1:45PM
  • Location: Gans Creek, Columbia, MO
     
  • Football (V) District Semifinal vs De Soto
  • Time:  7PM
  • Location : Tiger Stadium