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Spaghetti Dinner and Art Show
The annual Spaghetti Dinner of the Kindergarten Center was held on Thursday, March 20. This year, teacher Fawn Lueke coordinated an art show with a Wizard of Oz theme to coincide with the fundraiser in celebration of Youth Art Month.
Proceeds from the dinner go toward yearbooks, as well as classroom activities such as field trips and graduation. In addition, bracelets were sold as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Above, from left]: Makayla, Ceirra and Payton Burkhart plus Blake Luecke pose at a Wizard of Oz display with Fawn Luecke.
[Below]: Kindergarten Center Principal Carol Metz' son Isaiah points out a friend's artwork, which was displayed for parents.
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Scholastic Banquet
The following 30 seniors were recognized during the 32nd annual Scholastic Banquet on Wednesday, March 19, in the Student Center:
[Names listed in alphabetical order, not the order in which they appear in the photo] Taylor Burnett, Justin Dunlap, Miranda Dunlap, Kenneth Eubanks, Taytem Eudaley, Stephanie Francis, Samantha Gatewood, Kira Heathington, Brock Hunt, Allison Huskey, Landon Jones, Stefeny Jungbluth, Kaycee Kimbrow, Aishwarya Krishnan, Alex Lewis, MaKala McIver, Alexa Miller, Madison Miller, Tristan Moncier, Katelyn Moore, Okeemah Nicolini, Aarti Parekh, Casey Seabaugh, Justus Sherrill, Kalie Tackett, Lucas Tibbs, Aaron Vincent, Millicent Westand and Megan Wienecke.
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FFA places in timber contest
The Poplar Bluff High School Future Farmers of America won second place out of several teams on Monday, March 10, during a career development contest at Three Rivers College. The competition consisted of map reading, identifying trees, measuring trees, timber stand improvement, tool identification and a test.
[From left]: Seniors Bryden Burns, Forrest Cates and Mariah Hatch; sophomores Dustin AuBuchon and Aaron Stucker; and senior Miranda Dunlap.
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Famous Missourians Living Museum
The public recently came out to view Oak Grove's annual Famous Missourians Living Museum at the elementary school. Fourth graders selected a famous Missourian to research, then dressed up as the individual and shared key facts with visitors.
[Above]: Barb Green of the Administrative Building receives a lesson from Jack Fortner of Kristie Robinson's class about the late Walt Disney, who spent his boyhood in Marceline.
[Below:] Adrian Hill of Shelly Ridens' class portrays Michael Sphinx of St. Louis, the retired American boxer and Olympic gold medalist.
Click here to view the entire photo album and be sure to 'like' your favorite shots!
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Students get books published
A total of 158 students from Eugene Field Elementary School recently created their own books through the Nationwide Learning program.
The students became both authors and illustrators, writing personalized stories and drawing pictures to accompany the work. All participants were provided a free hardback book of their story.
Pictured above is a select group of fourth graders who participated in the program.
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School Board Forum
Hosted by the Missouri National Education Association and the Missouri State Teachers Association, a School Board Forum for candidates of the upcoming election will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, March 31, at the Kay Porter Theater. Incumbents Alana Robertson and Steve Sells, and newcomers Cindy Boyers, John Scott and Jim Ward are vying for three seats on the Board of Education.
Practical Nursing Program
The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center is currently accepting applications for the practical nursing class scheduled to begin in August. Application deadline is Tuesday, April 1. Click here to apply.
Municipal Election
An operating levy vote for Poplar Bluff R-I's buildings plan will take place on Tuesday, April 8. For information about the plan, visit the frequently asked questions, watch the animated video, or go to the Facebook and Twitter pages.
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On Monday, Feb. 24, the DAR ran a photo display from the Kindergarten Center's 'Donuts for Dudes and Dads' event.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, KFVS12 reported about the school's major chili cook-off victory.
KFVS12 also recognized our January Athletes of the Month.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the DAR reported about the buildings plan fundraising dinner.
On Thursday, Feb. 27, the DAR ran an article about the annual Fox Radio Network live spelling bee for elementary students.
On Sunday, March 9, the DAR's 'Let's Talk' question was about the school buildings plan.
The DAR recognized PBHS StuCo for taking the Polar Plunge.
On Tuesday, March 13, the DAR reported about Sen. Doug Libla weighing in on the buildings plan.
The DAR also reported about the Sho-Me Marching Band's performance at Disney World.
On Monday, March 17, KFVS12 featured a segment about the buildings plan.
On Wednesday, March 19, the DAR ran a Mules Baseball preview article.
On Thursday, March 20, the DAR ran a photo spread from the 8th annual Mr. Snowman pageant at PBHS.
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