
Interested in the Senior Trip? There will be an informational meeting on August 25 at 6:30 in Mrs. Mouser's room in the High School.


The Maries County R-II School District has an opening for a paraprofessional position for the 2022-2023 school year. Candidates must meet ONE of the following DESE requirements to be qualified as a paraprofessional: Completed Missouri’s 20-hour online substitute training program, Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score (before September 23, 2013), Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score (after September 23, 2013), 60 college credit hours, or Associate’s degree or higher and obtain a substitute certificate. The starting pay for this full time position is 13.00 an hour. The Maries County R-2 School district is a 4-day school week with hours being 7:15-4:15. Applications can be completed on-line at www.mariesr2.org. Please contact Kesha Sanders at kesanders@mariesr2.org/573-859-3800 ext. 1500 with any questions. Thank you!

Belle Elementary Open House is Thursday, August 18th from 5 to 7 pm. We look forward to seeing students and their families!


Did you order a yearbook last year? If so, you can pick it up at Open House! If you’d like to check ahead of time if you ordered a yearbook, feel free to email Ms. Sutton (asutton@mariesr2.org). If you didn’t purchase a yearbook but would like to, you can still buy a HS yearbook ($50) or an Elementary yearbook ($25). Don’t forget to subscribe to our socials for news and updates (@mariesr2yearbook on TikTok and Instagram). We’re excited to see you soon! --
Arielle Sutton
Maries County R-II High School
Language Arts/Yearbook

Added information was just sent out on parent portal. Check your email for details!

School is almost here and the Maries R-2 yearbook staff is already preparing to capture some incredible memories this year! Want to get updates on the yearbook? Follow us on our brand new socials! Our Instagram and TikTok handles are @mariesr2yearbook and we’re excited to see you soon!--

The rain didn't stop us from running this morning. It's exercise and a shower all at the same time. 😄
In all seriousness, I'm proud of them for embracing the rain and not complaining. It was a fun practice. ☺️ I love our cross country family! -Coach Eads





See below for directions on how to register and update student information. This is extremely important to do EACH school year!


Tonight’s Athletic meeting has been POSTPONED until August 9th, at 7pm in the Big Gym. Tonight’s Freshmen Orientation is still ON!

We have added a Back to School section on the district website. It contains all the information that families will need for Back to School.
https://www.mariesr2.org/page/back-to-school-information

Phones are temporarily down. We are working diligently to get them back up and working. Thank you in advance for your patience.

New student enrollment is Friday, August 12th! We look forward to meeting our new students and their families!


These girls competed at the Show-Me State Games and are bringing home some metal souvenirs. 😊
The 4 older girls broke multiple records at the middle school this year and are still just as strong together after summer break. I had the pleasure of coaching the first 4 girls and hopefully will get to coach the younger two in the near future
Nolie Finnegan - 3rd place in the 800 m dash, 2nd place in the 4x100 m relay and 3rd place in the 4x400 meter relay
Aubrey Rehmert- 1st place long jump, 2nd place in the 4x100 m relay and 3rd in the 4x400 m relay
Piper Marsee- 2nd in the 4x100 m relay and 3rd in the 4x400 m relay.
Anastyn Lansford- 2nd in the 4x100 m relay and 3rd in the 4x400 m relay.
Zoey Marsee- 14th in the 200 m dash, 10th in the 100 m dash and 12th in long jump
Ellie Gray- 2nd place 800 m dash, 9th in the 400 m dash and 8th in the 100 m dash
Once again, I'll say it a million times. I AM SO PROUD TO BE THEIR COACH! -Coach Eads





Update: Appointments are still available for the Maries R-2 Back to School Vaccination Clinic. Email mlewis@mariesr2.org to set up an appointment.


Hills and beautiful views this morning on our run. This was the last day of summer training and we are excited to gear up for official cross country season in a little over a week!
P.S. We are very blessed to have the views we have in our small town of Belle. It is so peaceful out on the county roads and the kids are loving it too!



Follow the link below for the BHS 22-23 School Supply List!
https://www.smore.com/xdswj-22-23-school-supply-list

Boys basketball will have open gym tonight in the HS gym from 6-8pm. Entry will once again be through the back boys locker room entrance due to HS hallways being closed.

Back to School for 2022-2023


Belle Elementary School Supply List. Class placement letters go out next week. I hope your summer is going well and look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, August 18th from 5 to 7 at the elementary open house!

For boys basketball open gym tonight park in the HS parking lot, and walk around to the boys locker room entrance due to floor waxing in the HS halls.