A late congratulations to the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams for their 1st and 2nd place finishes at Districts. Congratulations to the individual medalists also. Both teams have qualified for the Missouri State Championship that will be held in Jefferson City, MO on November 3. MSHSAA has the boys race scheduled to start at 11:10 a.m. and the girls race scheduled to start at 12:25 p.m. Good luck to both teams as the compete for a State Championship.

Lamar will play tournament host Stockton in the first round of the District 12 tournament.  The game is scheduled for October 22 at 6:00 p.m.  Below is the bracket. Additional information can be found on the MSHSAA site.  Good luck to the Lady Tiger Volleyball during their district play.

Lamar will host the Class 2 District 6 games starting October 3.  The bracket is below.  Lamar was selected as the #1 seed for the tournament and will play on Thursday Oct. 4 at 4:00 against the winner of the Adrian vs. Sherwood game.

Congratulations to the Softball team for taking 1st place in the Lamar Fall Classic softball tournament. They beat College Heights 4-0 in the Championship game.

Theme:  "Back In Black"

Dress-up Days
Monday: Pajama Day
Tuesday: 'Merica Day
Wednesday: Neon/Tye-Dye Day
Thursday: Salad Dressing Day
Friday: Black Out Day

• Stuco will have glow paint available to any student that wants to paint their own shirt to wear to the Black Out Dance on Saturday night.  Students will need to bring their own t-shirt on Thursday and $5 if they wish to participate.

Wednesday Bon Fire:

7:00 pm           Class Competitions Begin (Discus Area If Dry)  (High Jump Area If Wet)

7:30pm            Band marches to Bonfire Site/Students gather at Bonfire (East side of Stadium)

                       Homecoming Pep Rally Begins (East Side of Stadium)

8:00pm            Pep Rally Concludes

Additional information from the Administration

• All students and teachers are encouraged to dress up to show their school spirit.  ALL OUTFITS MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE and fit within the dress code guidelines.  Hats may be worn any day IF the student pays stuco $1 for that day. The stuco members will be in the commons area each morning to take hat money.  Students who pay will be given a special sticker to wear indicating that they have paid.  If teachers do not want students to wear hats in their classroom, the teacher may ask them to remove it.

The schedule for the Seneca tournament is available.  The Lady Tigers play their first game at 1:30 p.m. on Friday Aug. 7.

KSN's Operation Pigskin Preseason Poll has a great story about Lamar's upcoming season.  They have Lamar ranked in the number 2 spot.

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