Each student will receive a check for $800 to attend a university or college of their choosing.
Joe Foster and Aime Whitney have chosen to attend Southeast Missouri State University in the fall. Nickol Tilley will attend Three Rivers College.
Receiving the scholarships are from left: Joe Foster, Regan Manes, Nickol Tilley, and Aimee Whitney.
Photo by Skyler Harper, Richland High School senior.
Retiring this year are Andrea Backfisch, first grade teacher; Sherry Dukes, high school special education teacher; Anita Joyner, middle school math teacher; Paula Jarrell, elementary learning disabilities teacher; and Cindy Bowman, Central Elementary principal.
Among the classified staff retiring are Gale Simmering, elementary librarian and Lisa Moore, high school secretary.
The public is encouraged to attend this even and honor those that are retiring.
Congratulations to all those retiring!
She participated in basketball her freshman and sophomore years, volleyball her sophomore year, and softball all four years of high school. This year she is playing at 1st base.
Dakota is member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Teachers of American, Future Farmers of America, Pep Club, Honor Society and is the treasurer of DECA.
She has earned awards as an all-county softball player and all-tourney softball athlete and the Highest Batting Average Award.
Her future plans are to attend Southeast Missouri State University and major in Radiology.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Long-time Dexter Public School teachers Sherry Dukes and Anita Joyner were honored Thursday evening at the MSTA Southeast Region Spring Teachers' Meeting and Retirement Banquet.
The annual spring dinner was held at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Retirees from thirteen Southeast Missouri school districts were recognized for their years of service to Missouri public schools.
Sherry Dukes has been in special education for thirty years--twenty-eight of those
in the Dexter schools. Anita Joyner, who has taught 8th grade math and algebra for the past 27 1/2 years, is also retiring with thirty years of teaching experience.
Mrs. Dukes and Mrs. Joyner were presented with the traditional engraved classroom bell, as a tribute to their dedication to education.
The Dexter Public Schools will host a retirement tea on May 5 in the Bearcat Event Center, which will honor all those retiring from the district.
Photo and article courtesy of Nancy Vines.
We hope you will mark your calendar and we encourage everyone to support our local students and their activities. The education and growth of young people in our community is the key to everyone's future!
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