Welcome to The eMule! Every Monday, we will send you the latest news from the Poplar Bluff R-I School District to help start your week on the right hoof.
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R-I officials lead state technology seminar
A couple dozen school administrators and board members from throughout the state attended Poplar Bluff Schools' breakout session about the district's digital transformation during the Missouri School Boards' Association annual conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, in Osage Beach.
R-I Superintendent Chris Hon led the workshop, sharing our story about partnering with the Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina to successfully implement the one-to-one laptop initiative, which began at the Junior High this school year, and will continue to the Senior High during 2014/15.
Aiding in the presentation and answering questions were: Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Patty Robertson, Junior High Principal Bob Case, Media Center Director Jim Thomas, Instructional Technology Facilitators Candace Warren and Valerie Ivy, and Communications Coordinator Tim Krakowiak.
Board members Dr. Cynthia Brown, Dr. Robert Rowland and Gary Simmons also participated in the four-day conference, which is the largest gathering of education leaders in Missouri.
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Students receive real world budget lesson
About 100 Poplar Bluff High School seniors got a taste for what it is going to be like maintaining a household budget beyond school during a Reality Fair, hosted by the Poplar Bluff Federal Credit Union in partnership with the business community, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Three Rivers College.
Students-also participating from several other schools in the area-were assigned an occupation, family size and income, then they had to visit various booths and make mock purchases of items such as a house, vehicle, insurance policy, utilities, cell phone, groceries, furniture, clothing, day care, student loan and entertainment, plus leave wiggle room for the unexpected.
In cooperation with the Missouri Council on Economic Education, the financial literacy lesson, orchestrated by PBFCU Business Development Specialist Davine Conover, was the largest of the 14 fairs across the state, according to officials.
[Above]: PBHS senior Macy Weitzel is forced to pay a $100 fine for having to return her two 2010 Jeep Compass' to Jenny Hillis of Larry Hillis Dodge in exchange for a used car and bus pass.
[Below]: "We'll see those houses on the foreclosure list," joked agent Gary Featherston of Poplar Bluff Realty, as he tried to upsell students lining up to take out imaginary mortgages.
To view the rest of the album, click here and be sure to 'like' your favorite photos!
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BGC receives gold award for rapid growth
The Boys and Girls Club of Poplar Bluff received a Gateway to Impact Award for having achieved significant increases in average daily attendance and capacity utilization during the Midwest/Southwest Regional Leadership Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in St. Louis.
The gold level award was earned due to the long-standing partnership the BGC has with the R-I School District, sharing facilities to host Power Hour, an after school tutoring program. The ADA increased by about 200 students last year.
[From left]: Patty Robertson, R-I assistant superintendent of curriculum; Chris Hon, R-I Superintendent; Jim Clark, Boys and Girls Club of America president; Katie Warren, local BGC unit director; and Chris Rushin, local BGC executive director.
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Several students named to All-District Choir
Five Poplar Bluff High School Choir members were selected to perform in the All-District Choir concert slated for Saturday, Nov. 9, at Cape Central High School.
The students each prepared an art song which they sang for a panel of judges, then they had to identify key signatures and sight-read two pieces of music during the audition on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Cape Central.
Freshman Lance Hewett and sophomores Christian Cmehil-Warn and Mathew Pickard were named to the 9th and 10th grade All-District Choir, while junior Nicholas Ducote and senior Mara McClintock were named to the 11th and 12th grade choir. McClinktock and Ducote will be eligible to audition for All-State Choir.
[From left]: Christian Cmehil-Warn, Lance Hewett, Mara McClintock, Nick Ducote and Mathew Pickard.
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Brittney on the Bluff
From 8-9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, on KWOC, Programming/News Director Brittney McKay will discuss the Good Habits Store with Superintendent Chris Hon and Lake Road Principal Erica Weadon.
Fall Choral Festival
The Southeast District Fall Choral Festival is slated to take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall at Cape Central High School. The bus will leave PBHS at 4:30 p.m. Students should plan to go to the choir room immediately after school for a brief warm up, pizza, and to change into concert attire before hitting the road. Parents and other choir supporters are encouraged to attend.
Theater Conference
Registration is open through Tuesday, Oct. 15, for students in grades 6-8 interested in attending the Missouri State Junior Thespian Conference on Jan. 11 in St. Louis. There will be workshops on theater and a play will be performed. The cost is $35. For more information, contact PBHS drama teacher Jo Nell Seifert by emailing jseifert@pb.k12.mo.us.
Sarah White 5K
The second annual Sarah White 5K Run & Relay will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Three Rivers College. For registration details, click here.
Red Ribbon Week
The district will celebrate Red Ribbon Week from Tuesday, Oct. 29-Friday, Nov. 1, with this year's theme being: "We are happy-happy-happy to be drug free."
Area businesses are asked to join the nationally recognized anti-drug effort by making a monetary contribution, donating prizes for students, or by purchasing red ribbons to be worn by staff during the week. Some examples of prizes donated in the past have included pencils, Frisbees, koozies, thermos bottles, umbrellas and calculators. To become a sponsor, contact Health and Drug Free Coordinator Sheryl Talkington by calling 573-785-5566, ext. 125 or email stalking@pb.k12.mo.us.
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On Thursday, Oct. 3, the DAR reported a great article about the Reality Fair.
On Friday, Oct. 4, the DAR ran a photo of the Mules flags that lined Westwood Boulevard during Homecoming. Editor's note: Thanks to O'Neal teacher Stephanie Misner for selling the flags and board member Kent Eyler and family for helping to install them! For businesses still interested in purchasing a flag, contact Athletics Director Kent Keith by calling 573-785-5183.
On Sunday, Oct. 6, the DAR covered the Football Homecoming parade, court and game.
On Monday, Oct. 7, the DAR ran a photo display from 'The Day the Parents Came to School' event that took place at the Kindergarten Center.
Fox Radio Network covered the PBHS Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. Congratulations to inductees Teresa Grimes Markos, Lex Drum and Colby Robertson!
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