REGISTRATION STARTS TODAY!!!
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will be February 22 - 26, 2021 at LK Moss. See our News Section on our website for more information and Forms.
There have been several COVID cases in 7th grade at the Middle/High School. If your child was identified through our contact tracing process, you have been notified.
Congratulations to our Junior Ushers and Marshals! Thank you for setting an example of hard work and determination, and I wish you continued success.
There has been a COVID case identified at L.K. Moss. Affected individuals have been contacted.
These students have been named REACH Scholars for the Class of 2025. Congratulations to you, and use this opportunity to propel yourself toward a great future!
Bryan Alvarez Hernandez
Paige Barrentine
Zyon King
Edwin Montas
Colin O'Brien
Wendi Romero
Congratulations to our Honor Graduates for the Class of 2021. We are very proud of you for achieving this accomplishment, especially during such a difficult time. Your hard work has paid off!
COVID Update:
We have had a couple of COVID-related instances relating to school buses and one involving LK Moss. You will be notified if your child was in close contact.
As of this posting, we are not in any danger of having to close schools. However, we are getting very close on transportation. This could mean an interruption on a couple of bus routes. If this were to happen, we would do our best to juggle drivers to try to prevent issues with our elementary students, which may affect middle/high routes. We will keep you informed. The worst-case scenario would be if we received information very early one morning or late at night that impacts our bussing.
We are also continuing to have COVID-19 issues affecting our board office. Next week, the board office will be closed (available in person 9-11 a.m.) You can reach us by phone or you may call one of the school offices.
New businesses have been added to approved deliveries for Valentine's Day. We will post as businesses are added, and new businesses will appear at the top of the list:
A & E Designs (229-262-0465)
Shon's Designs (229-314-1982)
The Dime Store (229-649-7211)
Buena Vista Floral (229-649-7800)
Front Porch Coffee Club (229-277-0077)
Remember, a business does not have to be a member of the Chamber but must follow other protocols listed in the main article, including having a business license. Please contact the Chamber or Marion County High School if you would like to be added to the approved vendor list.
Remember, if you are a licensed business owner, you may contact the Chamber of Commerce or Marion County High School to be put on the list as an approved Valentine vendor and to go over safety protocol. You DO NOT have to be a member of the Chamber.
Valentine's Day is almost here! With social distancing and sanitary practices in place, the Marion County School System would like to make sure you are still able to send gifts to students should you choose to do so. We will observe Valentine's Day for the school system on Thursday, February 11th (as long as schools remain open at that time). Friday (12th) and Monday (15th) are scheduled holidays. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines as you order and have items delivered to the schools: 1) All items must come from one of our PRE-APPROVED licensed vendors: The Dime Store, The Coffee Club, and Buena Vista Floral. These vendors have agreed to follow COVID safety protocols, assisted by the Chamber of Commerce. No one will be allowed to drop off gifts at the schools except for approved vendors. 2) All items should be delivered by the vendor to the Media Center at L.K. Moss and to the gym at MCMHS. Please be sure to provide the vendor with the homeroom teacher for elementary students and the last period/block teacher of middle and high school students. (Note: At the middle/high school, students will be given their items on the way to the bus.) 3) As usual, if your child or teen is a bus rider, balloons must be the small kind with a "stick": no large balloons will be permitted on buses. 4) Anything other than flowers must be fully wrapped in cellophane. 5) Details for L.K. Moss, including safe classroom celebrations, will be printed in this week's newsletter. The Chamber has approved specific organizations with business licenses to participate in our delivery process. This is for the safety of our students, as deliveries will be held to rigid safety standards and will limit the number of visitors to our campus. Please refer to the school reopening information posted on our website for detailed information. If there is a licensed business wishing to participate, please contact the Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce to review safety procedures for becoming approved.
Due to the numerous shutdowns that both of our basketball teams have experienced this season, we have made the difficult decision not to participate in any more basketball activities for this season. With player numbers already low and athletes having to be quarantined for two weeks, we feel that it would put our athletes at risk to ask them to play games without proper conditioning. Our number one priority is ensuring the safety of our students, our faculty, and our fans. Thanks for your support in our decision.
A faculty member at L.K. Moss has tested positive for COVID-19. If you or your child has had contact, you will be personally notified.
The Board Office will be closed to the public after lunch each day this week. You should be able to reach the Board Office by phone; both schools are also available by phone. This is a COVID-related situation that we are having to cover. Thank you for understanding!
Today, we have identified two positive cases of COVID-19 associated with L.K. Moss (one on a bus and one in the school). If your child was affected, you will be notified directly.
We are canceling tonight’s girl’s basketball game due to another Covid situation within our girl’s program. We are also suspending all basketball activities until further notice. This situation does not affect any students outside of the basketball program. Thanks for understanding!
Sophomores, don't forget to order your class ring tomorrow morning! Be sure to bring your deposit.
We are having to cancel tonight's basketball game against Manchester due to a possible exposure to Covid-19. We need more time to do some extensive contact tracing. This puts the boys game against Schley County on Friday in jeopardy as well. We will keep everyone updated as soon as we know more about the situation. Thanks for understanding.
We will reopen L.K. Moss to students on Monday. We are sorry for any inconvenience, but we are very fortunate that this was only a four-day closure. Although we are opening on Monday, there are a lot of kids who are under quarantine for contact. Those students SHOULD NOT return until their quarantine expires. Over the past week or two, we have had several instances where students came to school sick and had to be pulled from class. These students subsequently tested positive for COVID. PLEASE keep your children home if they show any signs of sickness; call Nurse Tiffany at the high school and discuss your situation (229) 649-7520. Remember, the best things we can do are: distance as much as possible, use a mask when appropriate, and keep hands washed or sanitized.
We have identified two cases of COVID in our middle school. If your child was directly affected, you have been or will be notified this afternoon.
Typically, a school closure is around 2 weeks; however, as we have gotten better at managing COVID situations and have become more aggressive with our quarantine, our hope is that our closures will possibly be shorter in nature. We are hoping this one will follow suit. We said that we would let you know about the opening today, but there are a couple of COVID tests pending results that are very important to our reopening. I plan to let you know by lunch tomorrow; our goal is to open very early next week.