December 4, 2024
Bolivar, MO – The Bolivar R-1 School District recently completed safety and security upgrades associated with a $500,000 grant received from the Department of Justice's Office of ...
December 2, 2024
Bolivar, MO – This Giving Tuesday, Care to Learn - Bolivar is calling on the community to join its mission to meet the immediate needs of Bolivar students in the areas of healt...
October 30, 2024
The Bolivar R-1 School District has announced an increase in the daily pay rate for substitute teachers to $120, effective November 1st, from the previous rate of $100. This adju...
September 6, 2024
BOLIVAR, MO - Bolivar High School and Southwest Baptist University are gearing up for an exciting time as both institutions celebrate their respective homecoming events on the sa...
September 4, 2024
Liberators, We are now accepting Teacher Proud Tuesday nominations! We will highlight five teachers every second Tuesday of the month. Teacher Proud Tuesday is sponsored by Mid-M...
August 28, 2024
Liberators, This year, athletic passes will be digital and can be found on our new Bolivar Bound website. This site will allow you to check schedules for sports, band, choir, and...
August 14, 2024
Please join us in welcoming our new staff to Bolivar Schools for the 2024-2025 school year! This includes staff who moved buildings. #OneLiberator BHS: Tabitha Weber (Engli...
July 12, 2024
Paula Hubbert, a school board member from the Bolivar R-I School District, has been elected vice president of the Missouri School Boards’ Association for the 2024-25 year. She was...
April 3, 2024
The Bolivar School District is adding a third school resource officer, Mike Smith. Smith, who brings a wealth of experience in law enforcement and school safety, will join the di...
March 28, 2024
Dr. Richard Asbill, the superintendent of the Bolivar R-I School District, was among eight Missouri superintendents nominated this year for the prestigious Robert L. Pearce Award...
February 15, 2024
BOLIVAR, Mo - The Bolivar R-1 School District is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Methvin as its new superintendent. Dr. Methvin brings a wealth of experience a...
January 6, 2024
BOLIVAR, Mo - The Bolivar Educational Advancement Foundation (BEAF) proudly announces its commitment to fostering educational excellence by providing nearly $25,000 in grants to ...
December 22, 2023
The Bolivar Herald-Free Press is thrilled to announce the winners of the recent art contest for Kindergarten to 5th-grade students. The competition showcased the incredible artist...
November 28, 2023
Bolivar Schools was one of 125 Missouri school districts to receive the first-ever state-funded "Grow Your Own" grants. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)...
November 17, 2023
At the November 16th meeting of the Bolivar School Board, Dr. Richard Asbill, Superintendent of Bolivar Schools, announced that he will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 school y...
November 1, 2023
A major Bolivar School District project, five years in the making, is completed. Around 75 people were in attendance to witness the ribbon cutting of the Bolivar Schools FEMA gym ...
September 20, 2023
Missouri Governor Mike Parson is showing his support for BoMOTC, a proposed partnership between the Bolivar R-1 School District and Ozarks Technical Community College.
“Since d...
August 16, 2023
Please join us in welcoming our new staff to Bolivar Schools for the 2023-2024 school year! BPS: Grace Revelle (Kindergarten), Ashley Wilson (2nd Grade), Alysha Marshall (Parapro...
May 10, 2023
Bolivar High School hosted its inaugural “Decision Day,” on Friday, May 5th. It was an event at which 201 high school seniors announced their plans to enroll in college, seek care...
May 5, 2023
Nominations are now being accepted for the Bolivar High School Hall of Fame! The deadline to enter a nomination is July 7th. Here are the criteria:
-Must be a graduate of Boliv...