Monroe City School District

MCHS STUDENT LIFE!!

⚾🟡⚫️ Conference Win for the Panthers! ⚫️🟡⚾

Last night our Monroe City Panthers Baseball Team opened up conference play with a big win over the Highland Cougars!

🔥 Varsity: 13–0 WIN
🔥 JV: 4–1 WIN

💪 Dominant performance on the mound:
Blaize Kauble recorded 10 consecutive strikeouts and finished with 12 total K’s!

Great start to conference play for our Panthers! Keep it rolling! 🐾🔥

#MCPRIDE

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🟡⚫️ Middle School Track Results – Season Opener! ⚫️🟡🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Our Panthers kicked off the season at the South Shelby Open Meet with a great showing!

🏅 Top Highlights:

🥇 Daryonte Reynolds – 1st Place Shot Put
🥇 Emma Coleman – 1st Place Discus
🥇 Maleah Bassett – 1st Place Shot Put
🥈 Maleah Bassett – 2nd Place Discus

🔥 Other Strong Finishes:
• Boe Timbrook – 4th (800m) & 6th (1600m)
• Greyson Dowell – 6th (100m Hurdles) & 7th (High Jump)
• Keethan Drazba – 6th (400m)
• 4x100 Relay (Boys) – 5th
• 4x400 Relay (Boys) – 6th

💪 Girls Highlights:
• Alexandra Chinn – 7th (200m) & 8th (100m)
• Lilly Franklin – 13th (1600m)
• Isabelle Russell – 16th (1600m)

Great effort across the board in our first meet of the season! Proud of our Panthers competing and improving! 🐾

#MCPRIDE

⭐SENIOR SPOTLIGHT⭐

Jayden Holland

Parents: Valerie Stegall, Kent Holland

Siblings: Kent Holland, Parker Holland,

Future Plans: Attend Mizzou

Favorite High School Memory: Beating Mid Buch in football

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Weldon

Enjoys: Playing poker, working, listening to music, and playing sports

Activity Involvement: Baseball, FBLA, Football, FFA, and NHS

Favorite High School Class: Yearbook

🏀🟡⚫️ Youth Basketball Camp Coming Soon! ⚫️🟡🏀

Our Monroe City Youth Basketball Camp is coming up quickly!

⛹️‍♂️ K–1st Grade Campers will get started next week on March 30th!

If your son or daughter did not bring a form home, you can:
📄 Pick one up from any building secretary
📧 Or reach out to Coach Edris at bedris@monroe.k12.mo.us

We are excited to see so many future Panthers in the gym learning and having fun! 🐾

#MCPRIDE

🏃‍♂️⚾🟡⚫️ Game Day – Panthers in Action! ⚫️🟡⚾🏃‍♀️

It’s a busy day for Monroe City Athletics!

🏃‍♂️ Middle School Track
Our MS Track team travels to South Shelby for their first meet of the season!
📍 Field Events: 3:30 PM
🏃 Running Events: 4:30 PM

⚾ High School Baseball
Your Panthers host the Highland Cougars in a Clarence Cannon Conference matchup!
⚾ First Pitch: 5:00 PM
⚾ JV to follow

Let’s wish our Panthers the best of luck today and come out to support! 🐾🔥

#MCPRIDE

⭐SENIOR SPOTLIGHT⭐

Hannah Smith

Parents: Todd and Amanda Smith

Siblings: Shelby Smith

Future Plans: I plan to attend the University of Alabama to major in political science on the pre-law track with a minor in real estate!

Favorite High School Memory: The FBLA state convention my junior year is my favorite high school memory because it was a new experience for me and I got to make a lot of memories with my friends!

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Weldon And Mrs. Williams

Enjoys: I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, golfing, shopping, tanning, reading, and getting fun drinks with my friends

Activity Involvement: Dance team, Golf, FFA

Favorite High School Class: Argument and Debate

⭐🏀 NEMO Pressbox Stars Honorees! 🏀⭐

Congratulations to Naaron Hays and Wyatt DeGrave on being selected to the 2026 NEMO Pressbox Stars Team!

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⚾🟡⚫️ Game Day – Home Opener! ⚫️🟡⚾

Tonight your Monroe City Panthers Baseball Team hosts their HOME OPENER at Lions Club Field against Mendon Unity Mustangs!

⚾ Varsity First Pitch: 5:00 PM
⚾ JV Game: To follow

Let’s pack Lions Club Field and support our Panthers as they open the season at home! 🐾🔥

#MCPRIDE

⭐SENIOR SPOTLIGHT⭐

Tanner Beaver

Parents: Michael and Chandra Beaver

Siblings: Landon Beaver

Future Plans: State Tech Lineman School

Favorite Teacher: Mrs.Brandt

Enjoys: Hunting and farming

Activity Involvement: FFA, Golf, and Football

Favorite High School Class: Ag

Advice to Underclassmen: Save your sick days for hunting

⚫️Athletic Dept.🟡
🏃🏃‍♀️Weekly Activities⚾️🏌️‍♂️
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🧠🏆 CCC Quiz Bowl Conference Tournament 🏆🧠 Great day of competition for our Panthers at the CCC Quiz Bowl Conference Tournament! 🔹 JV Team – 4th Place 🔹 Varsity Team – 4th Place Congratulations to our All-Conference selections: 👏 Ashley Studer – 4th Place (JV) 👏 Keaton Sapp – 8th Place (Varsity) 👏 Ethan Moss – 5th Place (Varsity) Proud of the effort and representation from our Quiz Bowl teams today! 🟡⚫ #MCPRIDE

⭐SENIOR SPOTLIGHT⭐

Cecil Bastian V

Parents: Cecil Bastian IV (father)

Siblings: Abigail Bastian (Sister)

Future Plans: Go To Work

Favorite High School Memory: Government, Choir

Favorite Teacher: Ms Spalding, Ms Watson

Enjoys: Working On G7 Monarchs (Since 1500s)

Activity Involvement: Youth Group, Choir

Favorite High School Class: Government, Choir

Final Thoughts: I Will Now Retire This Whole City School For Once & For All

Monroe City HS Baseball
Fish Fry Fundraiser
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⭐SENIOR SPOTLIGHT⭐

Reagan Cheek

Parents: Cyndi Cheek , Phillip Cheek

Siblings: Trey Gander, Ashlin Wisdom, Korbyn Cheek

Future Plans: I plan on attending Moberly Area Community College and joining their RN Program

Favorite High School Memory: Deciding to join The Cheer squad my senior year and being able to spend the fall learning new skills and bonding with the team.

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Mudd and Mrs. Brandt

Enjoys: I enjoy spending time with my family, friends, and going antiquing with my mom

Activity Involvement: FFA, Golf, and Cheer

Favorite High School Class: COMP 1

🏀🔥 BIG TIME RECOGNITION! 🔥🏀

Congratulations to Naaron Hays and Wyatt DeGrave on being named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 3 All-State Teams! 👏👏

This is an incredible achievement and a testament to your hard work, dedication, and commitment to our basketball programs.

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⭐SENIOR SPOTLIGHT⭐

Hayden Curless

Parents: Stephanie Curless

Future Plans: I plan to take a break from school and save money.

Favorite High School Memory: Meeting my amazing girlfriend Jetta and my twin Ace

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Fuller

Enjoys: Guitar and games

Favorite High School Class: Art

Favorite Quote: To feel sadness you need to have felt happiness

The Monroe City Music Department and Music Booster would like to thank the following for helping in our successful Pie and Dessert Auction this past Saturday:

Our Monroe City School District Administration and Staff Members
The Monroe City community for attending and supporting our event
The Music Booster Parents who helped put on this successful event- without them, it would not have gone very smoothly!
Parents, friends, staff, and community members who donated desserts towards the auction
Our music students who performed Saturday night, wonderfully
Our sincerest Thank You to everyone who made this event so successful this year! Keep an eye out for some pictures and the total this event raised!

🏀Post Season Basketball Recognition🏀
Congratulations to our Monroe City Panthers who were recognized on the Class 3 District 6 All-District Basketball Team.

Girls
•Naaron Hays
•Sophie Gares

Boys
•Wyatt DeGrave
•Cole Hays
•Brent Holland

Special congratulations to Wyatt DeGrave on being named District Player of the Year and to Coach Brock Edris on being named Coach of the Year.