Albany R-III School District

Attention parents of 7th and 11th graders, your child will need Vaccine updates in order to attend school next year. We will be holding a vaccine clinic, with the assistance of Tri County Department of Health, on April 15th @ 1pm. If you want your child to receive their immunizations at school a signed consent form is required. These forms can be picked up at the Albany R3 High School office. If you have any questions regarding this topic please reach out to Nurse Karri.

VEG Elementary had their assembly this afternoon to announce the winner of the Kiss a Pig Contest for Pennies for Patients. Mrs. Constant was the lucky winner to kiss a pig! Our second and third place winners, Mrs. Anthony and Mrs. Garland, also ended up kissing the pig too. The students loved this contest and the pig! Thank you to Curtis and Courtney Smith for allowing us to use your pig for this fun contest.

Also, thank you everyone for donating to Pennies for Patients! An official total will be announced on Tuesday.

Today, Mrs. Nichols along with many students had the opportunity to make Signature Sodas for those that had purchased them for Pennies for Patients. Students and staff enjoyed them!

We've had a blast with the dress up days for Pennies for Patients the last two weeks! Students at VEG Elementary had the opportunity to purchase tattoos yesterday for teachers to wear today. Our teachers even posed for a few pictures!

Preschool has been learning all about birds this past week! Today, Officer Brandon Lyddon from the Missouri Department of Conservation visited our classroom to teach the students how different birds build their nests. The kids had so much fun listening as he explained how each type of bird makes its own unique nest. To wrap up the visit, the students split into three groups and worked together to build their own bird nests. They even had to use forks as their “feet” to build the nests, which helped them understand how tricky it can be for birds to gather and arrange materials without using hands! Fun was had by all, and we are so thankful for this hands-on learning opportunity! 🐦🪺

Join us for Literacy Night at VEG Elementary on Thursday, March 5th from 5:00pm-6:30pm. Everyone is welcome!

Come support the Albany Warrior Pride Band at their Poppa's breakfast for an at will donation tomorrow, 2/21, from 7-10am. Proceeds will help the band meet their goal for their trip to Nashville! Tell your friends and family!

VEG Book Blast! Attention, Agents! Our Book Blast event starts next week. We will set off on a mission to build our students' home libraries. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home next week to embark on this operation to earn exciting prizes and books. 🗺️🌟 

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Tomorrow is the FINAL day to bring in pennies for patients donations!

VEG - all donations including for class competition and kiss a pig need to be in by 8am. Bring $1 for the glow stick party.

AMSHS - don't forget the grade competition - the winning grade gets sonic drinks! Bring in your spare change to donate to your grade's jars. Bring $1 to buy an Airhead.

The Pennies for Patients day at VEG Elementary was "Anything But a Backpack." Students and staff enjoyed bringing various items to carry their belongings in today!

Congratulations to 1st grader Payton Hayes and 4th grader Adrian Legarreta for being recognized as the Gentry County Sheriff’s Office January Students of the Month!

These students were nominated for being outstanding examples of honor, community, pride, and integrity within our school. A special thank you to Sheriff Nick Tompkins for presenting these awards last week to our students.

MSHSAA 2026 Class 2 District 16 Basketball Brackets

Vo-Tech Students: there will NOT be classes on Monday, Feb 16 in observance of president's day.

Please join us to celebrate seniors tonight at 5:30! Seniors and their parents need to meet in the commons at 5:20. Varsity basketball games to follow.

Votech will not be in session on Monday, 2/16 in observance of President's Day.

Preschool Screenings are on March 2, 2026 from 8am-4pm. Your child must be 4 years of age by August 1, 2026 to be eligible for the preschool program. If you have questions, please call the elementary office or email Mrs. Constant.

There has been a change to tomorrow's items for sale for VEG only - instead of bubblegum, there will be candy necklaces for sale for $1. There will be bubblegum at AMSHS. Tomorrow is "Mismatch Day" dress up day for both buildings.

FFA Students need to bring official dress on Tuesday, Feb 10.

We are excited to kick off the Pennies for Patients fundraiser next week with dress up days! Here are the days for both buildings for next week!