January 2025

How Sweet Is It To Be A Savage: What to Expect for Courtwarming

Savannah High School is preparing to host their annual Courtwarming, and this year’s theme is: “How Sweet It Is To Be A Savage”. Planning for this event is in full swing and we have got all of the details for you.The dress-up days this year consist of: Tuesday, Sweet Dreams (PJ Day); Wednesday, Big League Chew (Sports Jerseys); Thursday, Jolly Ranchers vs.

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Coach Knorr maintains expectations for North Andrew archery

The archery students at North Andrew continue to improve year after year; an expectation that coach Sara Knorr has every year.The students who stick with the program are dedicated to improving each practice, each tournament, and each year. Their ultimate goal is to make it to the state tournament in either bullseye, 3D, or for some, both tournaments."Last year we had two students make it past the state level and competed at the national level, and one student made it past nationals and competed at the US Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla.," said Knorr.

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Savannah trash rates to rise at least 56 cents a month

A handful of matters were covered at the Jan. 21 Savannah City Council meeting, including a likely forthcoming rate increase for monthly residential trash pickup and approval of an $8,000 contribution to the Savannah Chamber of Commerce.Teresa Peterson from Redgate Disposal of Edgerton, Missouri, told the Council that they would need to get an additional 56 cents per resident as a result of increased fees at the St.

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New senior service organization on the horizon

After a 50-year partnership, Andrew County Ministries (ACM) and Retired and Senior Volunteers Program (RSVP) have separated. A new organization to provide services to seniors, which RSVP performed, is in the process of being formed.At a regularly scheduled meeting of Andrew County Ministries on July 16, 2024, the ACM Board voted not to reapply for another AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP grant after the current grant expires on March 31, 2025.During her speech at a volunteer appreciation dinner, ACM president Jennifer Hegeman announced that reapplication for the grant would not take place.

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FCCLA has STAR-mazing Savages

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) attended the Regional Star Events at NWMSU.Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) events are competitive events in FCCLA in which members compete at the regional/district, state and national levels.

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Savannah girls Basketball continues to grow

This has been a season of growth for the Savannah High School girls' basketball team."I anticipate our girls to work hard, have fun and get better throughout the season," said head coach Cy Musser.Half way into their season, Musser said she feels good with the growth the team has shown. She is looking forward to watching them compete down the rest of the stretch."We have have improved our playbook, our execution and our team defense," said Musser.

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Savannah girls' swim team has goals

Savannah High School girls' swim coach Tammy Kime is hopeful for a repeat of the previous season."Since the core group that qualified for state had no seniors," explained Kime. "The goal is to continue to build upon their performances and character development while adding new swimmers to the team."Kime is aspiring the team to state."For our team, it will take this season's motto "go for the gusto" to achieve state," said Kime.This year the team is focusing on not only time cuts, but also place cuts to make sure they are part of the top 32 to make it to the meet for both individual and relay events."This group will be able to use previous state experiences as foundation and grow from there," said Kime.The team has improved upon getting into the pool for practices seeing as most have had up to nine months away from swimming.

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