The High-Demand Occupations List, available through the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC), identifies occupations that are in high demand across the state of Missouri. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) encourages school districts to share this information to increase awareness of workforce needs and career opportunities.
Link located at: https://dese.mo.gov/media/pdf/high-demand-occupations
Please take some time to review the list and explore the careers and occupations that are currently in demand throughout Missouri. This information can help you learn more about potential career paths and the employment opportunities available within our state.

Plato HS students enrolled in a Drury University dual credit course had the opportunity to tour the campus, meet with Admissions, and have lunch in the commons. It was a great day! Thank you to Drury.
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3rd graders put their engineering skills to work this week by building spiders! Then came the best part: spider races! Congratulations to our young engineers for their creativity, teamwork, and fun!






Don't Forget the Fall Festival is this Saturday, October 31, from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Roby Community Center! We hope to see you all there for a fun-filled day with lots of activities for the whole family!

Mrs. Hazelwood's 4th grade students worked together to identify evidence within a text to help them complete guided notes for a social studies test.
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The kindergarten classes had so much fun at Wonder City on Monday. This was a fabulous place for kids to play!









Red Ribbon Week Day 3 - Pajama Day...
Rest and healthy choices help us grow strong!
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Adam and Natalie Grow and Olivia Capel put some life back into the Plato Gazebo for the National Honors Society Community Event. Olivia did a great job staining it. Way to go Eagles!
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Congratulations to the pumpkin winners sponsored by Class of 2029!
Top 3 winners are Julia Zebrowski, Julian Harris, and Gordon Crall

Plato Middle School & High School FCA went to the Missouri State Football game last night for FCA night... Go Bears!







Mrs. Sharon's Kindergarten class took a field trip to the park!

Red Ribbon Week Day 2 - Team Up Against Drugs!





Red Ribbon Week Day 1 - Red Out Day! Studentsย ย and staff wore red to show their commitment to living a drug-free life.







Congratulations to our Middle School Character Award recipients for October - Daythan Ross, Emily Weaver, and Carson Pimentel! This month, we are recognizing Responsibility. These students demonstrate responsibility by making good choices, being accountable for their actions, and following through on their commitments. We are proud of the positive example they set for their classmates and our school community. Way to go, Eagles!
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The high school Child Development class came to the kindergarten classes to do a craft/learning project. We have been studying our PLTW unit, The Human Body. The students wrote about some of the facts they had learned about our skeleton.







Elementary students wore orange in support of Unity Day! Unity day is a nationally recognized day to show unity for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to send a visible message that no child should ever experience bullying.



Here's the finished product of some of our Eagles' hard work for the sophomore pumpkin decorating contest.










Red Ribbon Week is next week!

Miss Amyโs kindergarten class has been blending letter sounds together to read words and the make those words into sentences. They took home their first story to read tonight.





The Plato R-V School District Wellness Committee meeting will be on November 2, 2026 from 9:30am - 10:30am in the school cafeteria.

