Communicating with parents is an important part of the work we do as a school district. One of our many avenues for communication is the use of SchoolMessenger, a parent notification system that is provided to us courtesy of Commercial Trust Company. Many parents rely on SchoolMessenger for receiving important and timely information regarding school […]

Superintendency Vacancy Filled Steve Combs has been employed as the new superintendent for the Harrisburg R-VIII School District starting July 1, 2017. Steve is currently employed as the high school principal for the district. The superintendent search attracted a strong candidate pool. The search effort by Harrisburg’s Board of Education was supported by the Missouri […]

We are excited to have Ellie, a diabetic alert dog, attending school on a regular basis.  Ellie is a trained service dog for first grade teacher Kelsey Fisher.  It is comforting to know that this newest member of our school community will help insure Mrs. Fisher’s safety while she is teaching, and we believe Ellie’s presence […]

On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will cross the continental United States from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. The last time a total eclipse crossed the United States from sea to sea was June 8, 1918. The 2017 eclipse in either total or partial phase can be   seen by over 500 million […]

The kindergarten open house will be on Monday, August 14 from 5-6 pm at the elementary school. The elementary, middle school, and high school open houses will take place from 6-7 pm at their respective buildings. Please join us for a chance to meet faculty and staff members, pick up back to school packets, and receive other important information […]

A reminder that student accounts in the PowerSchool Parent Portal are disabled during the summer break so that all updates can be made for the new school year.  The district will notify parents on the district website and through our Facebook page when the Parent Portal is enabled for logins for the 2017-18 school year.

Click the link below to access all three building supply lists for the 2017-18 school year. 2017-18 School Supply Lists  

It is that time of the year to purchase supplies again.  Follow this link to get to the elementary supply list for 2017-2018. Elementary Supply List

Come out to Jersey Mike’s on Wednesday, July 19th and bring this flyer with you to show in the store for  25% of your purchase to go to the girls high school basketball team.  You may also just show a picture of this ad. We thank you for your support!  

PARENT MEETING –  HS Parent meeting on July 30 at 7pm in the HS gym. MS Parent meeting on August 14 at Open House in the MS gym.This is for all parents that have students participating in FALL Athletics. Immediately following this brief meeting together, all FALL sports will have their ind sport parent meetings. […]

Harrisburg High School’s speech team competed on Saturday April 22 at the state competition held at Missouri State University campus in Springfield, MO. 166 schools were represented and the minimum number of competitors in each round was 32. While none of our competitors advanced to finals, everyone received strong marks in the preliminary rounds Tristan […]

PowerSchool has recently updated the Parent Portal.  Unfortunately, along with this update came an unexpected break in service and a requirement that all users must set up a new account.  We are pleased to announce that all systems should be up and ready for parent access at this time.  The update includes the release of […]

The Varsity Quiz Bowl team competed in the District Tournament yesterday at Smithton HS (east of Sedalia).  The four members listed below had a great day.  They all contributed, and TJ Forbis tied with Mason from Fayette for top scorer.  Quiz Bowl coach, Jon Jose stated, “I am very proud of the team for staying […]