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The Carthage R-9 School Foundation supports the teachers and students of the Carthage R-9 district in ways not supported by the regular school budget.

10/06/2026

🍎It's time for your Foundation Five....

It's Major Saver time and Homecoming Week, as we prepare for Maple Leaf next weekend! What a great time to be a Carthage Tiger and Tiger supporter!

This year's Major Saver discount cards will be offered online, and if you wish, you can purchase a physical card. You also still have the option to make a general donation through the online platform. This is great for friends or family members that aren't in the area, but still want to support our kids and our school district.

Or maybe you are interested in donating to our new Performing Arts Center? Want to sponsor one of our many sports programs?

Click the links below to find out what opportunities are available!

https://4agc.com/landing/raisethecurtain

https://carthagetigers.org/tigersponsorships

09/16/2026

🍎Foundation Five - Week of September 14, 2026🍎

Good morning! The Foundation has been busy getting back in the swing of things with the start of the school year!

We are excited to announce that this year's Major Saver discount card program sales will begin on October 8th! All elementary school children (k-6) will have the opportunity to earn money for their school with donations to the Major Saver program. This year's card will be available online through an app, or for a slightly higher charge, as a physical card. Discounts on the app will apply to more than just Carthage discounts, too!

Kids will also have the chance to pick their own prizes this year when they reach sales goals! How exciting!

Last but not least, there is an option for those that may not benefit from the cards to donate generally. This is a nice option for family and friends that wish to support, but may not live locally.

Stay tuned for more information, soon, as we will be publicizing more as we get closer to October 8th!
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08/24/2026

🍎Welcome back Tigers!🍎

The Carthage R-9 School Foundation is excited to kick off another school year in Carthage, MO! This week marks our first "Foundation Five" weekly update. Each week the "Five" will inform you of what we have going on, including important information about upcoming events, fundraiser and contest dates and scholarships.

Last week marked the official kickoff for teachers, Convocation 2026! The Foundation attended and gave away a super cute Gilmore Girls bag of goodies at the raffle. Congrats to Jaime Horton at the CTC-South for winning!

We also signed teachers up for the Employee Payroll Deduction pre-tax option on their paychecks. This donation supports the Foundation and its administrative costs throughout the year, with the option to give one-time or monthly, both pre-tax, much like a flex plan. We signed up six new teachers, and we THANK YOU for your support! We also drew this morning for the winner of the $100 gift card and the winner was...(drumroll)...Leslie Ordonez of the district administration office! Your gift card will be dropped off this week.🐯📨

The Foundation also mailed out all of the scholarship checks to last year's senior recipients. Fall college freshman, watch for notifications for your scholarship and registrar's office!

The Foundation accepted a donation from the Carthage Masonic Lodge for the Carthage School District and our Raise the Curtain Auditorium campaign. Thank you to Dr. Wagoner and the Carthage Masonic Lodge for their continued generosity toward our schools! Your donation helps us build a future for our students and teachers.

Have a great week Tigers and stay tuned next Monday for our latest update!

08/07/2026

🍎🚌📌It's almost time for the school year to begin! As last year's seniors prepare to head to their new college experience, I wanted to give a scholarship check update. This year's scholarship checks will be sent to the students' universities probably the first of next week. We are still waiting for one of our checks to arrive from the donor, and then everything will get mailed out.

Students, stay alert for my message notifying you that everything has been sent to your school, as they will require you to endorse the backs of your checks upon receipt.

Have a great year, and teachers and staff, make sure to find the Foundation at this year's convocation on August 20th at CHS!

07/10/2026

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This was an exciting day for our district! The Topping Ceremony signifies when the highest beam in the construction project is ready to be placed. All the key members of this project got to sign this beam before it is put in the top of the new Carthage Performing Arts Center!

It's amazing to see this project come to fruition! Thank you to Crossland Construction, Hight Jackson and our administration of Dr. Boyer and Dr. Goodnight for setting up this meaningful ceremony that allowed us to put a little piece of our hearts on something that will last for generations. Thank you to the Board of Education and the Foundation Board for supporting these dreams and working together to continually make things happen. Teamwork makes the dreamwork!

05/14/2026

Today we celebrate our Helen S. Boylan Art and Writing Contest winners! In this jam-packed week of activities, contests and events, what a perfect way to recognize some of our best and brightest art and writing students at Carthage High School!

Students competed in the categories of Essay - open subject, Fiction, Poetry, 3-D Art, Painting, Drawing and Photography to show off their skills and creativity amongst their fellow CHS students.

Congratulations to the following winners:
3-D Art:
1st place: "Illusion" - Ashleigh Rowden $500
2nd place: "Day of the Dead Mask" - Sarah Wilson $300
3rd place: "Neopolitan" Marlon Kubicek $200

Painting:
1st place: "Faith" - Messi Perez $500
2nd place: "Still Life" - Alyssa Moody $300
3rd place: "Mountain Reflection" Shylee Mojica $200

Drawing:
1st place: "Anxiety" - Messi Perez $500 (cum. $1000)
2nd place: "Gazing Up" - Messi Perez $300 (cum. Total check $1300)
3rd place: "Eternity" - Carolyn Adams $200

Photography:
1st place: "Trenches" - Jack Carlton $500
2nd place: "Stairs of Time" - Karina Kupinski $300
3rd place: "Altered Portrait" - Tucker Harden $200

Essay - Open Subject:
1st place: "Warden of the Yellow House" - Jaycee Bayless $500
2nd place: "The Colors They Didn't Call Leaders" - Allie Boyer $300
3rd place: "Ordinary" - Serenity Cross $200

Fiction:
1st place: "Tear It All Down" - Luke Patrick $500
2nd place: "Jacob's Journal" - Landry Haws $300
3rd place: "Why I Fell" - Miriam Duff $200

Poetry:
1st place: "Pre/Post" - Emma Bourgeous $500
2nd place: "For Who?" - Levi Tandy $300
3rd place: " A Cicada's Lament to a Sweet Summer Sun" - Sheridan Phelps $200

05/12/2026

We are so proud to partner with the Carthage R-9 School District and accept these gifts from our generous donors!

Last week’s naming partners press conference was a success and we presented the District with donations from the following groups:

$50,000 from the Joe Lyon and Mariann Morgan Family for “The Marguerite” Instrumental Music Suite

$50,000 from the Mike and Tria Zeiter Family for the “Zeiter Family Theater Drama Suite”

$50,000 from the Helen S. Boylan Foundation for the “Ida Ruth Locarni Vocal Music Suite”

$250,000 from the Phelps and Holman families for the “John O. And Carolyn B. Phelps Auditorium Lobby”

And $1,000,000 from the K.D. and M.L. Steadley Trust for the Carthage Performing Arts Center naming rights

If you are interested in adding your name to a piece of our Carthage Performing Arts Center legacy, check out this link to view available options: https://4agc.com/landing/raisethecurtain

Whether it be a brick paver, the Wall of Stars or one of our naming partner spaces such as the Orchestra Shell or the Scene Shop, we just know that the right opportunity is waiting for you!

Thank you to all who attended and witnessed the investment that these partners have made in the future of our students, and the legacy they will create! Go Tigers!

Address

710 Lyon Street
Carthage, MO
64836

Website

https://carthager9foundation.wixsite.com/carthager9foundation

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