Glenwood will conduct preschool and kindergarten screening on March 10 and 11. If your child will attend preschool or kindergarten at Glenwood for the 2025-26 school year, please call the office at 417-256-4849 to schedule an appointment for your child to be screened. Parents will need to fill out enrollment paperwork on the day of the screening. Also, please bring updated shot records for your child, proof of residency within the district, and a birth certificate. Please share this with anyone you know that plans to enroll a preschool or kindergarten student at Glenwood next year. Thank you!
Regarding High School Transportation:
We will run a bus from Glenwood to the West Plains campus each morning and afternoon tomorrow and Friday. Students planning to ride the high school bus need to be at Glenwood no later than 7:40 am each morning. If your student plans to ride the bus back to Glenwood in the afternoons, they need to be picked up by 4:00 pm on Thursday and 3:00 pm on Friday. Thank you for your understanding.
Good afternoon. Due to a significant number of staff and students absent due to illness, Glenwood will NOT be in session on Thursday or Friday, January 30-31. All after school activities are canceled as well including basketball and volleyball games. We will have AMI packets being sent home that students need to complete and return when we resume school on Monday, February 3. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we will take the opportunity to disinfect the school building and allow the illnesses to run their course. Hopefully everyone will be well and ready for Monday morning. Thank you.
Peewee basketball games will be played at Glenwood tonight against Junction Hill. Games will begin at 5:30PM. Order and times of the games are as follows: B-Team girls (5:30PM), B-Team boys (6:10PM), A-Team girls (6:50PM), and A-Team boys (7:30PM). Please have your child arrive at least 20 minutes prior to their scheduled game time. Thank you!
Just a reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL at Glenwood on Monday, January 20th, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Thank you, and have a wonderful weekend!
There will be no junior high volleyball practice after school today. Thank you!
Just a reminder, the Glenwood PTO is hosting a fun winter event at Skateland tonight from 6:00-8:00PM! All Glenwood families are invited, and it will be free to attend. Concessions will be available to purchase. Parents/guardians must stay with their child/children at the facility during the event. We hope you can join us!
We will have 2nd quarter awards today at Glenwood! Grades PK-2 will begin at 2:00PM, and grades 3-5 will begin at 2:45PM. Parents/guardians are invited to attend. Thank you!
School WILL BE in session tomorrow, January 15, at Glenwood! Students going on the BETA trip need to arrive to school by 6:00AM, and they need to please bring money ($63) for food and the hotel. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing our students tomorrow!
Several county roads remain snow covered and slick. Therefore, there will be NO SCHOOL Tuesday, January 14, at Glenwood. With sunshine and temperatures in the 40s tomorrow, we should have enough melting to return on Wednesday. Thank you, and have a great evening!
While significant melting has occurred this weekend, many of our county roads remain snow covered. This will make them very slick by morning due to overnight temperatures in the teens. Therefore, there will be NO SCHOOL at Glenwood on Monday, January 13. Thank you, and have a good evening!
Due to the incoming winter weather tonight through tomorrow morning, there will be NO SCHOOL at Glenwood tomorrow, January 10. Thank you, and have a great weekend!
Due to the forecast for winter weather to begin this evening, the PTO event at Skateland has been postponed. The event has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 16, from 6:00-8:00PM. Also, 2nd quarter awards are scheduled for tomorrow. If school is canceled due to snow, the awards assembly will be held at the same times on the next day school is in session. Thank you!
This message is to share information regarding West Plains High School. The West Plains R-7 School District will be dismissing early today due to issues with electricity. This will NOT impact Glenwood. However, high school students will be coming home early today. A bus will pick up any high school students living in the Glenwood district who are unable to get a ride home. But, again, the Glenwood R-8 School District will not be impacted and will continue to operate a normal school day. Please note that the high school does not currently have working phones due to the power outage. Thank you!
Ms. Jen's bus may be running 5-10 minutes later than normal this morning. We apologize for any inconvenience!
The Glenwood PTO will host a winter family engagement event at Skateland on Thursday, January 9, from 6:00-8:00PM. This will be free for all Glenwood families, but parents/guardians will need to stay with their children throughout the event. Concessions will be available to purchase. We will also have our 2nd quarter awards assemblies on Friday, January 10th. Grades PK-2 will begin at 2:00PM, with grades 3-5 beginning at 2:45PM. Thank you!
The Ozarks Healthcare Mobile Mammography Unit is scheduled to be at Glenwood on Tuesday, January 14th! You do not need an order from a physician; you just need to call 417-257-5912 to schedule an appointment for that day. Please take advantage of this opportunity! Early detection saves lives!
Good afternoon! School will resume tomorrow, January 7, at Glenwood. We look forward to welcoming our students back from Winter Break! Also, volleyball tryouts will be held tomorrow and Thursday after school until 5:00PM for girls in grades 6-8. Thank you!
Good evening. Due to black ice on district roads, light snow falling tonight, and extreme cold forecast for tomorrow morning, there will be NO SCHOOL at Glenwood on Monday, January 6. Thank you!
Just a reminder, school will dismiss early today. Parent pick-up will begin at 12:00PM, with buses leaving the school at approximately 12:20PM. School will resume from winter break on January 6. We hope everyone has a wonderful break!