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BRIEFS Trenton R-9 Board Agenda
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, March 8). The meeting will be held at the district office. The Salary and Welfare Committee will present a proposal to the board. Superintendent Mike Stegman will present recommendations for certified and non-certified salary schedules. These schedules will be for the 20222023 school year. Salary schedules need board approval. Stegman will also recommend that the Board of Education approve the 2022-2023 tuition rate for students grades K12 at $6,375.00 per year. Athletics Director John Cowling will discuss a possible cooperative agreement for middle school sports with Pleasant View R-6 and possibly Laredo. Other items on the agenda include a safety report, instructional coach updates, principal reports and a superintendent’s report. The board is scheduled to hold a closed session to discuss personnel.
Park Board To Meet
The Trenton Park Board will hold its monthly meeting at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at Trenton City Hall. The board will approve the 2022-2023 budget at the meeting. The board will also hear reports from the pool, grounds and facilities committees as well as the park superintendent.
Crowder Scavenger Hunt
Crowder State Park, west of Trenton, will host a St. Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt on Thursday, March 17. The hunt will be held on a portion of Tall Oaks Trail. A limited number of items will be hidden along the trail. Prizes will be awarded to the child and adult who find the most items. The hunt will begin promptly at 4 p.m. at the Shelter 3 parking lot. For more information, persons may contact the park at 660-359-6473.
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GOING DANCING
North Central Missouri College head women’s basketball coach Jenni Croy cuts down the net after the Pirates’ 87-54 victory in Saturday’s Central Plains District Championship game at the Ketcham Community Center. The win puts the North Central women in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in Port Huron, MI on March 15-19. SPORTS, 2
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL CAREER FAIR
Princeton Names Guilkey Principal Current Mercer Principal Will Take Elementary Post
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Trenton High School presented a career fair day for students on Friday. The THS Career Fair is a two-hour-long event in which high school students get the opportunity to meet with representatives of a wide variety of different occupations. This year’s event had over 40 presenters from Trenton and the surrounding area. The career fair is organized by the THS counseling department in collaboration with Bright Futures. This is the second such event in recent years. Last year’s event was cancelled due to COVID.
WEATHER ALMANAC Day: High/Low Rain Snow Thursday 51/32 — — Friday 62/30 — — Saturday 40/28 .89” — Sunday 39/27 .62” 5.3” Barton Campus Wednesday 39/27 .01” * * - Barton Campus does not track snowfall
END OF THE ROAD There will not be a fourth-straight trip to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in Danville, IL for the North Central men. The Pirates saw their run end in the Central Plains District Championship on Saturday, falling 99-76 to Southern Arkansas University Tech. SPORTS, 2
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education held a special meeting on Thursday where it reached an agreement in terms and conditions for a new elementary school principal. Wes Guilkey, the current K12 principal at Mercer, agreed to a two-year contract with the Princeton district. Guilkey will begin his duties officially on Aug. 1. “I feel very blessed to be chosen as the leader for the Princeton R-5 elementary school,” Guilkey said. “My passion is working with elementary students and teachers and creating an environment where both students and teachers flourish. I look forward to building relationships with the students and staff of Princeton elementary and continuing to build on the success that the school has had thus far.” Guilkey received his Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Central Missouri in 2007. He received his Master of Education in School Leadership from Dordt College in 2016 and received his Education Specialist from Northwest Missouri State University in 2021. He began his teaching career in the Tina-Avalon School District where he taught first grade for three years before moving to Mercer. He originally served as an upper elementary English-language arts instructor for two years before taking on the principal position — which he has occupied for the past five years. He has served on the Princeton High School football staff for the past several sea-
Wes Guilkey
sons through the school’s cooperative agreement with Mercer. Guilkey emerged as the top choice and candidate for the district after his interview last week. Princeton interviewed four finalists from the application pool for the position and approved Guilkey by a 5-2 vote. His contract terms were approved by a 7-0 vote for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years with a base salary of $68,000. Guilkey, his wife Lauren, and three children live near Ravanna. The Princeton elementary principal position became vacant due to the retirement of current Principal Dana Seymour. Mrs. Seymour is retiring after 30 years in education. She accepted the position of junior high-high school principal at Princeton in 2013 before moving to her current position as elementary principal the following year. “I have been blessed to have worked with so many amazing teachers and students during my career in education and will truly miss the students and staff at Princeton R-5,” Mrs. Seymour said.