Miller County R-III School District

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The Miller County R-III School District is accepting quotes for summer painting projects, with work to be completed between May 18, and July 31, 2026. Quotes should be submitted individually for 3 separate projects:
1. The gymnasium/stage walls from floor to ceiling.
2. The gymnasium ceiling.
3. Six classrooms, the high school library, the cafeteria and kitchen area, portions of hallway and a stairwell, and restrooms, including stall walls and doors.
To tour the building and view the areas, please contact Dr. Tina Spencer, Superintendent, at (573) 369-2375 ext. 1005, or tspencer@tuscumbialions.k12.mo.us for an appointment.

Quotes should be submitted to Dr. Spencer no later than Friday, February 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

The Miller County R-III School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

Mark your calendar for our Book Fair! It will be in February! More info will be shared soon.

📚Calling All Community Readers! 📚 We’re inviting our community to join our school reading family! Volunteers are needed to read with students and help inspire confident, motivated readers. Interested? Contact Alicia Burrows to get involved and share the love of reading! ❤️📖

Please come and join the Tuscumbia PAT Family Activity this Saturday at 9am in the HS Library.

The Lady Lions will be in the Calvary Lutheran Showcase on Friday and Saturday this week. The Lady Lions will play Friday at 6:30pm against Calvary Lutheran and again on Saturday at 10:30am against New Bloomfield.

Here is the schedule for the shootout.
Friday 1/9
5:00pm- Eugene vs New Bloomfield
6:30pm- Calvary Lutheran vs Tuscumbia
8:00pm- Maranatha Baptist vs Bunceton

Saturday 1/10
9:00am- Calvary Lutheran vs Maranatha Baptist
10:30am- New Bloomfield vs Tuscumbia
12:00pm- Eugene vs Bunceton

1:30pm- 5th place game
3:00pm- 3rd place game
4:30pm- 1st place game

The teams’ 3rd round games will be determined based on the teams combined statistics from the first two
rounds prioritized in the following order - Record, Points Scored, Points Allowed.

Good luck Lady Lions!

Here is the January Lunch Menu

🚨 Game Update 🚨
Due to the opposing team dealing with illness, tonight’s HS basketball games are cancelled.

🗓 Make-up date: Tuesday, January 13
⏰ Girls tip-off: 6:00 PM, followed by the Boys.

Thanks for your understanding!

🏀 Game Day 🏀

The Lady Lions and Lions open up conference play tonight vs Bunceton. The girls start the night off at 6:00pm and the boys will follow.

We will also be recognizing our First Responders during halftime of the girls game!
👮 First Responders Night – Recognize local police, fire, and EMS.

The theme for tonight is- First Responder Night- 🧑‍🚒🧑‍⚕️👮

Good luck to both teams!

January PTO meeting is today at 5:30pm in the HS Library!

There is no school on Monday, January 5th. School resumes on Tuesday, January 6th. Please take a look at the attachment for school reminders as we start the 2nd semester. We will see you Tuesday morning.

Growing our youth basketball programs—one grade at a time! Thank you to everyone who helps support and encourage our young athletes. We would like to recognize our Kindergarten/1st grade girls basketball team, 4th/5th grade boys basketball team, and 6th grade basketball team. Best of luck in all your games this season. We are proud of each of you—Proud to be a Lion! 🦁🏀

The Lions took control of the game in the 2nd half and never looked back. Lions win, 76-55 over the Conway Bears. Congrats!

Lady Lions started the new year with a win over the Conway Lady Bears. The Lady Lions took control of the game and won 38-33. Great job!

Booster Club will be at the game on Friday if you would like to purchase a 50/50 Raffle Ticket. If your child has sold their raffle tickets, you can contact a Booster Club member to get more tickets. Don't forget to sell those tickets, you can be the grand prize winner!!💰

The HS basketball teams will be back in action this Friday January 2nd. The teams will be taking on Conway. There will be 2 varsity games starting at 5:00pm with the girls playing first. We will also be recognizing our Youth League Basketball teams that night during halftime of the boys game. Families of the players on the Youth teams will be able to get in for free at the games! We hope to see you all Friday night in the stands!

In all of the busy-ness of the last day before break, I just realized I didn't hit 'send' on the Lion's Link! https://app.smore.com/n/ev2xj I hope everyone is having an enjoyable break!

Today, FFA members Lexi Meyer and Keisha Bell helped honor the veterans of Tuscumbia by participating in the Wreaths Across America project. We are incredibly proud of these young ladies for representing our chapter with respect and gratitude. Their service helped ensure that the brave men and women who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today are remembered and honored. 💙🇺🇸

The Lions battled hard in a tough, close game this morning. Northwest edged past the Lions by one point, 45–44, in the consolation game.

Big win for the Lady Lions at the Otterville Tournament! They took down the host Lady Eagles 58–45, holding the lead and finishing strong in the consolation game. Congratulations, Lady Lions! 🦁🏀