Hume R-VIII Mission Statement:

"Educating and training today; embracing tomorrow's opportunities."

The Hume School will remained locked until 3:25pm each day for student safety.

Hornet Tank 2026 is in the books! 

Hornet Tank is designed to help students build the mindset, confidence, and skills needed to start a business and explore entrepreneurship. We are incredibly proud of all the hard work and dedication shown by our participants this year. This year, 15 students (solo or in pairs) signed contracts and followed through to compete. With 11 total business entries, our judges certainly had a tough role!

1st Place: The Freeze Factory $750 (also the Audience Choice winner $350)

 2nd Place: Dalley’s Preg Checkin’ – $500 in earnings

 3rd Place: The Sawdust Studio – our youngest participant this year – $350

A special thank you to Michael and Michelle Brooks for generously donating a $100 check to each of our businesses tonight to help support their entrepreneurial journeys. We also want to thank our judges for their time: Tina Joy Cochran, Danielle Dupree-Crawford, Rowdy Pyle, Ed.D., and Chris Bryant (who also served as our emcee). They provided valuable feedback and encouragement to help these young entrepreneurs keep growing their ideas if they choose.

Executive Director of Ennovation Center, Danielle Dupree-Crawford, delivered our key-note speech shared a simple message with the students: your small-town roots are not a limitation — they’re a superpower. Communities like Hume are built on resilience, grit, and people who are willing to dream big and create opportunity where they stand. The growth in the students' confidence in their presentations and overall knowledge of how to share information about their businesses has been remarkable.

A HUGE thank you to our mentors, judges, and workshop guides who invested their time and knowledge into our students.

Island Style Productions shared their musical skills.

Together, we are building minds, experiences, and future business owners.

Hume R-VIII School District

Notice of Nondiscrimination 

The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, disability, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: 

District Compliance Officer:

Ms. Becky Bryant, Principal

Hume R-VIII School District

9163 SW 2nd Street

Hume, MO  64752

660-643-7411

The District’s policy and procedures detailing the District’s Prohibition Against Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation are set forth in Board of Education Policy & Regulation 1300.  District Board of Education Policies can be found on the District’s website and/or available in the District’s Central Office. 

For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to contact the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR) regarding the District’s compliance with anti-discrimination laws and regulations, please contact OCR at One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Suite 320, Missouri 64106, (816) 268-0550 (voice), or (877) 521-2172 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.

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January 2018, Copyright © 2018 Missouri Consultants for Education, LLC