Harrisburg R-VIII School District

Congratulations to the Harrisburg Bulldogs (2-2) with the 9-1 win over Community for the home opener!!! #BulldawgPride

Harrisburg Sr. Victor Shouse has been nominated for Central State 8 Player of the Week for his performance at South Shelby. Congratulations Vic!!! #BulldawgPride

🎶 The future of the Harrisburg Band is shining bright! 🎶 Today our 6th graders received their instrument assignments, and we are thrilled to welcome 25 brand-new band members into the family! 🥁🎺🎷 Let’s give a huge cheer for the next generation of H-Band! ❤️🐾 #BulldawgPride

6th Grade Science: The students had to develop a question to determine which dish soap made the bigger bubble. They had to decide from Dawn or Palmolive Dish Soap and then they had to form a hypothesis. They did a great job making some huge bubbles.

Today is our monthly PTO meeting at 6 p.m. in the elementary/middle school library. If you can't make it in person here is the link to follow.

PTO is an preK-12th grade parent/teacher organization that fundraises and supports the school district. Without their help we would not have many of the technologies or classroom items in the classroom that we do now. If you can't make it tonight please try to join us another month. We can always use your help and input.

I've created a New Monthly PTO Zoom link.

https://harrisburg-k12-mo.zoom.us/j/84836178164?pwd=tIdjmGegpDrtMTBIIZAZonoOicAUpd.1

Meeting ID: 848 3617 8164
Passcode: 65256
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Hope to see you there!

Nicole Fritts
PTO Co-Secretary
Harrisburg R-VIII

TEACHER FEATURE TUESDAY: This week’s featured teacher is Ms. Jodie Bass. Jodie graduated from Central Methodist University in May 2025 and joined our middle school teaching staff this fall. Although this is her first year teaching, she is already a familiar face in Harrisburg having assisted with both HS girls basketball and MS track & field last school year while finishing her degree at CMU.

Ms. Bass is teaching 7th grade Life Science and 8th grade Earth Science this year and will resume her coaching duties assisting for HS Girls basketball and MS track & field.

Some fun facts about Ms. Bass: she played on a state championship team for Coach Jaryt Hunziker, was in a commercial for the American Cancer Society when she was four, and she and her Mother were featured on the cover of Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine.

Welcome back, Ms. Bass. We’re glad to have you on our team! #BulldawgPride

GAMEDAY!!! #BulldawgPride Good luck to the Harrisburg Bulldog softball team as they host Community for a V/JV DH at 5:00 pm!!!

Good luck to the Harrisburg Bulldog Girl’s Golf team today at Centralia GC at 4:00 pm!!! #BulldawgPride

The Harrisburg Bulldogs (1-0) are ranked #7 in the Class 1 Football Media polls after week 1. #BulldawgPride

Check out the weekly events for our Bulldogs!!! #BulldawgPride

The following athletes have been nominated as The Columbia Daily Tribune’s Boone County Athlete of the Week. #BulldawgPride So. Kate Cook Jr. Josey Whitaker Sr. Caleb Nichols Sr. Rylee Robinson Sr. Victor Shouse https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/09/01/vote-boone-county-high-school-athlete-of-vote-boone-county-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-for-augus/85924103007/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaAMiquxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuNgvn_LjtaUhX3HCM07Ho9H1SnHEkRPcp8zqhv2dBaC7hEvzZ7ttkfV_NGl_aem_ZlmAbOtPx9IeOtpqpk5POw#m5cgp415zxyoxvr0ia19c5aibz89151

Check out the results from the Como Kickoff Classic at Gans Creek for the Harrisburg boys cross country this past Saturday. #BulldawgPride https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/259307/results/1029570

Check out the results from the Como Kickoff Classic at Gans Creek for the Harrisburg girls cross country this past Saturday. #BulldawgPride https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/259307/results/1029572

🚨Schedule Update🚨 The V/JV softball DH vs Pilot Grove on Thursday, September 4th, has been canceled due to low numbers for Pilot Grove. #BulldawgPride

🚨Youth Football🚨 Monday practices for 3rd/4th grade will now be 5:45-7:15 at the Lions Club starting tonight.

Harrisburg (1-2) falls 6-4 to Eldon in the 3rd place game of the Hallsville Tournament. The players and coaches played hard today. #BulldawgPride

Harrisburg (1-1) falls 4-2 vs Southern Boone in the semifinals of the Hallsville Tournament. Bulldogs will play Eldon now for 3rd place. #BulldawgPride

Harrisburg XC was in action today at the Como Kickoff at Gans Creek. Harrisburg ran its first Boys race in decades, placing 7th out of 9 schools. The Bulldogs were led by freshman Connor Gray (45th overall) The Lady Bulldogs placed 5th out of 8 teams, and were led by Josey Whitaker (5th overall) #BulldawgPride

Congratulations to Harrisburg Bulldog head coach Kendra Murphy, along with assistant coach, Lindsey Heinlein, on their 1st win for the Bulldogs!!! #BulldawgPride

Congratulations to So. Kate Cook who hit her 1st career high school homerun this morning vs Hallsville!!! #BulldawgPride