Congratulations to the DARLENE SMITH, HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.  She has been chosen as the March “MAKING A DIFFERENCE” award winner for the Odessa R-VII School District.  Her peers had the following comments about how she makes a difference:

• She is dedicated to ensuring every student activity happens without issues.
• She is always kind and supports the students, the staff and programs.
• She is always ready to assist with anything she is asked.  He also brings ideas to help programs and activities run smoothly.

She always has a positive attitude and a passion for doing a great job, and a heart to serve students, she MAKES A DIFFERENCE for everyone she comes in contact with everyday.

CONGRATULATIONS MRS. SMITH!

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Congratulations ODESSA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.  This organization has been chosen as the March “COMMUNITY CHAMPION” award winner for the Odessa R-VII School District.  The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is active in supporting our students.  Every year they provide scholarships for graduating seniors.  They also provide local professionals to meet with students for the Student Professional Development Day.  Additionally, many members are active in supporting the school district's Special Olympic activities.

On behalf of the Odessa School District, thank you to the Odessa Chamber of Commerce for being a Odessa R-VII “COMMUNITY CHAMPION”

Odessa R-VII Public Foundation Board of Directors
Cordially Invites You to Attend the nineteenth Annual
Foundation Gala and Hall of Fame Induction
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Odessa Middle School Gymnasium
607 South Fifth Street, Odessa, Missouri 64076
Social Hour: 5:00 pm
Dinner & Hall of Fame Induction: 6:00 pm
Price: $40.00 per person

Please RSVP by March 28th, 2025
(816-633-5316)

Hall Of Fame Inductees
(2024 - 2025)

Jonathon and Nicholas Gregg
(Alumni)

Joe Grubb -In Memoriam
(Alumnus)

Troy and Robert King
(Alumni)

Cory and Nick LaBoube
(Alumni)

Rick Murphy
(Alumnus)

Holden Osborne
(Alumna)

Cole and Seth Shippy
(Alumni)

Mark Simpson
(Educator)

Casey and Lucas Smith
(Alumni)

Allan Twilligear
(Educator)

The Twenty Ninth Annual Odessa R-VII Spring Fling (Disco Fever) will be held at the Middle School Gymnasium on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 4:00 P.M. Senior Citizens will be entertained by Odessa R-VII school choirs. OPAA Food Service will provide the meal. 

The Spring Fling is free of charge and open to all Odessa R-VII School District Senior Citizens.  If you would like to attend please call the Odessa R-VII Central Administration office at 816-633-5316 for your reservation or use this link to sign up.https://forms.gle/hsLpLpzEefu53r6e9

The Odessa R-VII Public Foundation Board of Directors presented teacher grants on Monday, March 3, 2025. Eleven grant applications were approved. Grants were presented to the following staff members by Odessa R-VII Foundation Board of Directors.

The Odessa R-VII School District will be holding a Kindergarten Round-up at McQuerry Elementary the week of March 31st through April 4th, 2025.  The screenings/pre-enrollment will be held by appointment, between the hours of 8:30 am and 2:30 pm.

There will be a Kindergarten Information Night available for families to attend on March 6th, 2025 at McQuerry Elementary.  Incoming kindergartners will do an activity in a kindergarten classroom, while parents get useful information about the school.  

• Session #1-5:00 pm-5:45 pm
• Session #2-6:00 pm-6:45 pm

All children who will be 5 years old on or before July 31st, 2025 are eligible for kindergarten.  Every child will need to go through the screening/enrollment process.  

Parents/Guardians can call the McQuerry office at 816-633-5334, starting February 3rd, 2025, to schedule an appointment for an Information Night Session and a screening/pre-enrollment time slot.  

At your child’s screening appointment, please provide the following requested items:  Current Proof of residency (less than 30 days old-water bill, gas bill, etc.), parent’s ID, child’s birth certificate, child’s social security card/number, and the child’s immunization record.   Those items can be scanned and emailed to our building registrar at agust@odessar7.net in advance.  Otherwise, please have those items available to be copied at your appointment time.  

The School District also recommends that all incoming students have a completed vision screening.  You can find the MISSOURI EYE EXAM FORM FOR SCHOOL on the Odessa R-VII website.  It can be found under McQuerry>>PAT>>Vision Screening Form.

If you have any questions, please call the McQuerry Office at 816-633-5334 or Parents As Teachers at 816-633-3298 or email Jill Neuweg-Parent Educator, jneuweg@odessar7.net.

As part of the requirements of “Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Act” (RSMo 160.077) the Odessa R-VII School District is taking the necessary steps to ensure safe drinking water for everyone within the buildings.  District personnel identified drinking water outlets throughout the district and utilized the services of Axiom Service Professionals to conduct testing of each outlet.  Those results, once received back from the lab, will be made available to the public on the school website. 

Additional information about the effects of lead can be found at: https://health.mo.gov/living/environment/lead/publications.php

Remediation Plan

Any samples that resulted in readings greater than the required 5 ppb level will be corrected and retested. Some sinks were not in areas in which there was an expectation of them being drinking water, they have been labeled as such, “not drinking water”. Others, which are areas that will be used for drinking water, are being addressed and will be retested. Further results will be posted here upon their return to the District.