The Big 8 Conference will expand to 14 high schools in 2018.
School boards at Springfield Catholic, Rogersville, Reeds Spring, Marshfield, Hollister and Nevada have all voted to join the existing Big 8 Conference. The Big 8 consists of Aurora, Mt. Vernon, Monett, Cassville, Lamar, East Newton, McDonald County and Seneca.
Reeds Spring held the sixth and final board of education vote among the new schools to join the Big 8. The board approved a move from the Central Ozark Conference to the Big 8 on Wednesday night.
“The Big 8 is a good fit for us,” Reeds Spring Superintendent Michael Mason said.