
Time to Give Blood! Mark your calendars for this years Fall Blood Drive at MCE!


MCE Sophomores spent the afternoon yesterday exploring the various programs and opportunities at OTC.






Softball Districts MCE 11 Fair Play 1. Play tomorrow at 1:00.

The Marion C. Early R-V District would like to share information about a new grant opportunity for our families from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The “Close the Gap” program is a one-time grant of up to $1,500, for parents to use for allowable education expenses for their K-12 public school district student(s).
Eligible students must be residents of Missouri and must be currently enrolled in K-12 in a Missouri public school or charter school. DESE has noted that funding will be prioritized for households where families are eligible to receive free and reduced meal benefits, but we encourage all families to apply, as funds that are left over will be dispersed to other applicants.
Online applications will be open until October 25, 2023, at https://missouri.withodyssey.com/. If approved, the grant funds will be available in the parent’s Odyssey account, which is the vendor DESE is using for the application process and to disperse the funds.
Allowable educational services and products include: Tutoring services; Academic day or summer camps; Arts-related day or summer camps; Educational materials and products; Computer equipment; Internet connectivity; Online access for academic-related learning including subscriptions; Software to support educational activities;,
Before or after-school educational programs; Educational, learning, study skills services; Cost associated with college credit for dual credit, dual enrollment, advanced placement, international baccalaureate; Art enrichment - musical instrument lessons, singing lessons, and dance lessons; Reimbursement for allowable educational expenses dating back to July 1, 2022.
To apply, parents/Guardians will create an Odyssey account and submit an application with the following information:
Parent/Guardian’s Name (as reported on your 2022 Missouri State Tax Return)
Parent/Guardian’s SSN (as reported on your 2022 Missouri State Tax Return)
Current Address
Phone
Email
Student’s name
Student’s date of birth
Student’s public school district
If the system is unable to verify income level or residency through an automated process, parents/guardians will be requested to submit verification documents which include your state ID or driver’s license, 2022 Federal 1040 Tax Form, and birth certificates for all eligible children.
For questions or further information, please contact Odyssey’s Customer Care by clicking here or call 573-691-5876.

Dear families,
I am reopening enrollment for the Summer 2025 trip to Italy and Germany!
See the meeting details and register for the meeting here: https://bit.ly/45Pq46B
*Registering for the meeting is required if you plan to attend.
Chad Banks

Attention all HS students and parents! Mark your calendars for Monday, Oct. 23rd for College and Career Readiness Night at MCE!


Attention all HS students and parents! Mark your calendars for Monday, Oct. 23rd for College and Career Readiness Night at MCE!


The cross country team had a great day at the Buffalo Invitational with Landon Duchscherer winning first overall and Blake Salyer placing 8th in JV. Our middle school athletes competed well too.




Softball MCE 0 Willard 2. MCE JV 0 Willard JV 2.

Softball MCE 0 Sherwood 2.

Softball Senior night MCE 5 Halfway 1 MCE JV 3 Halfway 0.

Congratulations to these students for knocking it out of the park in the month of September! Here are your September Students of the Month and Mrs. Jennings, our Teacher of the Month for September!



The MCE Softball and Baseball games for tonight have been postponed due to wet field conditions. The Softball game is rescheduled for Friday @ 5:00.

Softball MCE 0 Cassville 2. MCE JV 0 Cassville JV 1.

Softball MCE 9 Hartville 0. MCE JV 6 Hartville JV 0.

Springfield tournament MCE 5 Carl Junction 2

Springfield tournament MCE 1 Nixa 11

Springfield Tournament MCE 5 West Plains 1

Springield tournament MCE 3 Camdenton 6

Springfield Tournament MCE 1 Republic 2 in international.