Cadet Teachers had a great time Friday - while helping younger students have a great time at the annual Goodwill Games!  The DHS Cadet Teachers helped the students participating in the annual Goodwill Games, held Friday morning in Charles Bland Stadium on the DHS campus. Then the special athletes and Cadet Teachers were treated to a lunch at the Dexter Elks Lodge, where this group photo was snapped. Thanks to all the Cadet Teachers for the enthusiastic assistance and congratulations to all the special athletes! (Photo submitted by Dr. Kim Flowers - thanks so very much!)

By Annabeth Miller,
ShowMe Times Editor

BLOOMFIELD - When the Bloomfield High School choirs took the concert stage this academic year, a solid record of achievement accompanied the young women and men.

Throughout the year choir members have reached for excellence. Early last fall, choir members auditioned for the prestigious Southeast Missouri All-District Choirs. Two high school choirs are selected for the region – for students in grades 9 and 10, and prestigious All-District Choir for junior and seniors. All District auditions were held in Jackson, and the All-District choirs met for a day of clinics and a concert in November on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.

Earning All-District Honors for grades 9 and 10 was Haley Stroup.

Selected for the All-District Choir for juniors and seniors were Austin Cooper, Paul Fox, Zac Goode, Lydia Graviett, Rebekah Northern, Brett Ruch, Maggie Thorn and Genny Weathers. This was the fourth year for Fox, Graviett and Thorn to earn all-district honors.

“We have many talented choir students and I am proud of the work of these students have completed this year,” said director and music educator Terrie Rose.

In addition, Bloomfield participated this spring in the District Music Contest and State Music Contest.

In District Contest held on the campus of Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff,  a total of 27 Bloomfield students participated in 11 different entries.

Receiving District I ratings were:

Solos:

• Rebekah Northern, 1;
• Maggie Thorn, I;
• Shelby Hamilton, II;
• Simone Pry, II;
• Genny Weathers, II.

Small Ensembles included

• Contemporary 7 - Austin Cooper, Paul Fox, Lydia Graviett, Lindsay Hutchison, Zach Pounds, Maggie Thorn and Genny Weathers , I;
• A Little Spice – Zac Goode, Rebekah Northern, Morgan Pollnow, Simone Pry, Brett Ruch, and Haley Stroup. I;
• This Is It Sextet – Lydia Graviett, Rebekah Northern, Morgan Pollnow, Simone Pry, Maggie Thorn and Genny Weathers, I;
• Mostly Young – Page Dement, Sean Finney, Shelby Hamilton, Emily Hayes, Tyler Hood, Zane Huddleston, Kersten Houchins, II

Ensembles receiving I ratings at district were eligible to participate in the Missouri State Music contest, held the first weekend of May on the campus of the University of Missouri – Columbia. Rebekah North and Maggie Thorn both received II ratings on their solos and the “This Is Sextet” ensemble received a state rating of I.

Choir officers for the school year included Maggie Thorn president; Zach Pounds, vice president; Lindsay Hutchison, secretary; Lydia Graviett, treasurer; and Rebekah Northern, reporter. Sections leaders were Simone Pry, soprano; Maggie Thorn, alto; Paul Fox, tenor; and Zac Goode, bass.

Seniors included Austin Cooper, Logan Cowart, Anna Eftink, Paul Fox, Lydia Graviet, Lindsay Hutchison, Zach Pounds and Maggie Thorn.

“We have had many ‘moments’ together over the past ten years,: said Rose. “I hope you strike for the things in life that will bring you happiness and joy and that you find work that is suitable for your hands and enjoyable for your soul,” Rose said in tribute to the seniors.

 

BLOOMFIELD - The Bloomfield Christmas Tournament is not the only show in town, as Party Rock filled the Bloomfield High School gym.  The night was nearly electric as members of the Bloomfield Choir performed their annual Bloomfield High School Choir Pop Concert.

"I'm Just Singin'" was the theme for the Bloomfield High School Spring Extravaganza.  With over 26 performances, there was a wide range of music that would meet the fancy of any listening.

From Rock to Country to Pop music, performers were met with applause and call-outs from the crowd of supporters that filled the gym.  It was easy to see that a tremendous amount of work had gone into the performance, as every cue was met and the talent of musicians and singers was incredible.

SMT Top Fun Performance Award was by Simone Pry, Page Dement and Genny Weathers with a throwback number to The Rocky Horror Picture Show days with "The Time Warp". 

SMT Top Sweetest Song Performance Award goes to Paul Fox and Lindsay Hutchison for their Josh Abbott Band rendition of "Oh Tonight".

SMT Top Grand Performance Award goes to Maggie Thorn with her closing song of "A Broken Wing". 

But the Overall Grand Champion Performance for the night was held in the BHS Choir number of "Party Rock".  The lively performance of dance moves, flips, jumps and spins was performed by the entire BHS group.  It was a blast.

Our compliments to Mrs. Terrie Rose and her BHS Choir members for all their hard work and efforts.

The Dexter CTA hosted a tea and reception Thursday afternoon in honor of four educators retiring this month from the Dexter Public Schools. Honored were (from left) Betty Huffman, Maria Chamberlain and Vicky Jarrell. Unable to attend was Carolyn Carroll. The teachers were presented with a resolution by School Board President Herman Morris on behalf of the board, and were greeted by family, friends and colleagues. The quartet of teachers have 93 years combined experience in education - more than 70 of which were spent in the Dexter schools. Jarrell is the elementary physical education teacher at Southwest Elementary. She has taught in Dexter school for 20 years and a total of 25 years in Missouri schools. Chamberlain is the elementary music teacher at Southwest Elementary. She has taught elementary music in Dexter for six years and 11 years in Missouri. Carroll teacher computer science at T.S. Hill Middle School in Dexter has taught her entire career – 26 years – in the local school district.  Huffman has taught language arts at T.S. Hill Middle School and has taught for 22 years in Dexter schools and has a total of 31 years in the teachng profession in Missouri.  (ShowMe Times photo by Annabeth Miller)

This week has been National Teacher Appreciation Week, and the PTO at Central Elementary School in Dexter hosted a special Teacher Appreciation Lunch for the educators at the school on Thursday. The PTO members were on hand to serve the luncheon - set up in the school's library - for the lunch shifts at the school. On hand during one shift were (from left) 3rd grade teacher Adam Clark, PTO 3rd grade delegate Peg Rogers, City PTO Secretary Suzanne Collier, art educator June Lawrence, and Central PTO President Leigh Ann Kincy. (ShowMe Times photo by Annabeth Miller)