2023-2024 Odessa City Guide Page 73 Schools Wellington-Napoleon Some area residents with Odessa addresses located north of town may belong to the Wellington-Napoleon R-IX School District. With the mission of “Students First for a Better Tomorrow” WN R-IX serves 380 students from the communities of Wellington and Napoleon, as well as many students from rural Lafayette County. The Wellington-Napoleon schools have a 15:1 student-to-teacher ratio. The school offers a full day preschool program for ages 3-5 that was started in 2014. The district boasts a 97.5% graduation rate and 96% attendance rate. WN R-IX is fully accredited through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district offers a variety of extra and co-curricular activities to students to supplement the educational process. High school students have the ability to take dual credit coursework through the University of Central Missouri, and Central Methodist University. Vocational training is available to students through Lex La-Ray Technical Center and Fort Osage Career and Technical Center. The district also participates in the A+ program and has a School to Work program for approved seniors through the vocational agriculture department. For more information on Wellington-Napoleon R-IX please visit the district website at wntigers.net. Wellington-Napoleon R-9 Board of Education President, Mike Zykan Vice President, David Twente Treasurer, Jeremy Ahmann Diane Rukavina Justin Reade Clint Osborn Melissa Register Brad Briscoe Superintendent Wellington-Napoleon R-9 School District 816-240-0082 Brad Briscoe, superintendent Justin Mefferd, middle and high school principal James Evans, elementary school principal Bill Hughes, activities director Aileen Hephner, special services director Restoration Branch OD City Guide 2023 ads PLACE .PDF Come Worship with the Odessa Restoration Branch - The Church of Jesus Christ 1/4 Mile N of I-70 on Mo. Hwy. 131 ~ 816-633-7056 Sunday school: 9:45 a.m., Preaching at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Wednesday night prayer and testimony service 7 p.m. Preaching and Teaching New Testament Christianity as Restored in 1830 and Reorganized in 1860 “Called to be Saints”
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