Famous Missourian Presentations October 27, 2020  Well done, Eagles! Prairie Home Jr. High Basketball Tournament October 17, 2020 Well done, Eagles! CCAA Conference Champions October 3, 2020  Saturday, October 3, under rainy conditions, the Eagles baseball team traveled to Prairie Home to compete in the CCAA Conference Tournament with their sights set on bringing home the championship after placing 2nd last year. They opened their day with a 9-3 win over the Calvary Lutheran Lions. The boys faced the Prairie Home/Bunceton team in the championship game and poured on the runs, walking away with a 15-0 victory! Congratulations, team & coaches! Well done, Eagles! Capital Arts 2020 Chalk Art Competition Group Category Winner  On September 12, several JHS students and their teacher, Mrs. Makayla Howard, submitted a piece of art to the annual Capital Arts Chalk Art Competition. They entered their 3x5 drawing in the "Group" category. Using pastel chalk, the group chose to draw a sugar skull due to its difficulty and detail. The challenging choice paid off as they were awarded with 1st place in their category. Congratulations and well done, Eagles! |
Meet Our New Faculty and Staff for the 2020-2021 School Year
Jr. High Boys/Girls Basketball Assistant Coach &
Varsity Girls Basketball Assistant Coach
Makayla is originally from Vienna, Mo and graduated from Vienna High School. She is currently living in Jefferson City with her husband and two dogs. Makayla graduated from Lincoln University in 2020 with her BSED in K-12 Art Education. She loves the beauty, expression, and mystery art brings to the world and always reminds herself that "Creativity takes Courage" as stated by the famous artist, Henri Matisse. Her future plans are to go back to school and recieve her Master's degree in Education. Makayla is super excited for the school year!
Mr. Melvin Myers, Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
Melvin graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1995. He graduated in August 2003 from Lincoln University with a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree with his major emphasis being Physical Education and Education. In 2004, Melvin finished his second degree with a Bachelor of Science in Education (Physical Education) with certification K-12. He earned his Masters in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from Emporia State University in 2008. He has been married for 18 years to his wife, Michelle. He has three kids; Trevon 17, Maleah 13, and Devin 10. Currently, Melvin is the Head Track Coach and Drivers Education Teacher at Jefferson City High School. He has coached girls basketball, track, and football for the past twenty years. Melvin loves sports and enjoys working with kids. Coach Myers is featured in a California Democrat story linked here.
High School Science Teacher
Randy recently retired from Jefferson City public schools after twenty years as a middle school science and math teacher. He grew up in a small farming community in central Illinois. In 1983, he moved to Jefferson City and began work as a Jefferson City Police Department patrol officer. After ten years as a police officer, Randy decided to return to school to become a school teacher to better serve his community. He attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City where he earned his bachelor of science in education and a masters degree in K-12 Administration. He is married and has a daughter and three step-sons. He has eight grandchildren that keep him very busy. Randy loves to hunt and fish while spending as much time as he can out of doors. When he is not spending time in nature, you can usually find him with a book in his hands. Randy is very excited about teaching in Jamestown!