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The Loftus Early Childhood Center
2004 Tiger Pride Blvd.
Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone:(660) 851-9200 Fax:(660) 851-5396
FREE Developmental Screenings available for children ages 3 months to 5 years old
AM Session: 7:50 am - 10:50 am; doors open at 7:45 am
PM Session: 11:50 pm - 2:50 pm; doors open at 11:45 am
News & Announcements
![Allain sets the beat for Tiger Pride Marching Band]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761160950/sedalia200org/wvk0duhqlqmvxkgg2gfv/JAllainBand.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761160950/sedalia200org/wvk0duhqlqmvxkgg2gfv/JAllainBand.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761160950/sedalia200org/wvk0duhqlqmvxkgg2gfv/JAllainBand.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761160950/sedalia200org/wvk0duhqlqmvxkgg2gfv/JAllainBand.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761160950/sedalia200org/wvk0duhqlqmvxkgg2gfv/JAllainBand.jpg","width":1440}])
Junior percussionist enjoys sharpening his musical, leadership skills.
![Skyline teachers find 'classroom magic' in morning PD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760119509/sedalia200org/s0ztnvcmpkm4j30nsb0z/ClassroomManagement.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760119509/sedalia200org/s0ztnvcmpkm4j30nsb0z/ClassroomManagement.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760119509/sedalia200org/s0ztnvcmpkm4j30nsb0z/ClassroomManagement.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760119509/sedalia200org/s0ztnvcmpkm4j30nsb0z/ClassroomManagement.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760119509/sedalia200org/s0ztnvcmpkm4j30nsb0z/ClassroomManagement.jpg","width":1440}])
![Jennie Jaynes Stadium marker unveiled]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759493195/sedalia200org/egxd1qibcsnzkey63def/JJSign4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759493195/sedalia200org/egxd1qibcsnzkey63def/JJSign4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1759493195/sedalia200org/egxd1qibcsnzkey63def/JJSign4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1759493195/sedalia200org/egxd1qibcsnzkey63def/JJSign4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759493195/sedalia200org/egxd1qibcsnzkey63def/JJSign4.jpg","width":1440}])
A historic marker has been placed at the entrance of the Heckart Community Center that celebrates the location as the previous home of Jennie Jaynes Stadium.
![Tales from Ground Zero]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757608632/sedalia200org/lyltnzwhpxdfdgjchgmn/KFox91125.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757608632/sedalia200org/lyltnzwhpxdfdgjchgmn/KFox91125.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757608632/sedalia200org/lyltnzwhpxdfdgjchgmn/KFox91125.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757608632/sedalia200org/lyltnzwhpxdfdgjchgmn/KFox91125.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757608632/sedalia200org/lyltnzwhpxdfdgjchgmn/KFox91125.jpg","width":1440}])
Smith-Cotton High School custodian Kevin Fox shares his experiences from Ground Zero in the wake of 9/11 with the Sedalia Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 11, 2025.
![Inspiring start to new school year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755716608/sedalia200org/ynzl0spw8wjuim7xrd2x/BTSMeeting1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755716608/sedalia200org/ynzl0spw8wjuim7xrd2x/BTSMeeting1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755716608/sedalia200org/ynzl0spw8wjuim7xrd2x/BTSMeeting1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755716608/sedalia200org/ynzl0spw8wjuim7xrd2x/BTSMeeting1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755716608/sedalia200org/ynzl0spw8wjuim7xrd2x/BTSMeeting1.jpg","width":1440}])
![Sedalia 200 educator earns trip to Washington, DC]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755018559/sedalia200org/zutasoayxetkykq1bjrd/Baruxen_Jeremiah.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755018559/sedalia200org/zutasoayxetkykq1bjrd/Baruxen_Jeremiah.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755018559/sedalia200org/zutasoayxetkykq1bjrd/Baruxen_Jeremiah.jpg","width":640}])
Smith-Cotton Junior High teacher Jeremiah Baruxen participated in an intensive Holocaust education program, called KC to DC, sponsored by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE). The highlight of KC to DC was a trip to tour the exhibitions at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.