Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield School Board Members met on Monday, February 13, 2017.
The Board, principals, and superintendent met early in the FACS room and were treated to dinner by their Pro-Start students: Madera Battles, Dakota Holmes, and Megan Slaughter. The food was delicious! These students travel to Springfield on Thursday for their state competition.
The board approved Young's Lawn Care for the District's lawn services for the next 3 years. The school received 12 bids.
The board approved Calendar Option B. The staff vote was Calendar A - 12 and Calendar B - 49. (The School Calendar will be posted in a separate article on the ShowMe Times).
The board approved $100 donation to Project Prom and to allow them to use school buses.
In executive session,
Jansen Williams was approved to be placed on the District's sub list pending all paperwork and background check.
The board also accepted the resignation of Taylor Fields for the end of the school year.
The board hired Amy Battles for HS Social Studies for the remainder of the 16-17 school year.
The board hired Taylor Williams as special ed aide for the remainder of the 16-17 school year.
The board hired Brent Shipman for HS English for the 17-18 school year.
The board approved Matt Kohm for MS Baseball Coach, Michael Chasteen for MS Baseball Assistant Coach, and Amy Battles for HS History Day Sponsor all for the 16-17 school year.
The board also extended the contracts of the Elementary and MS principals, Mrs. Sabrina Skaggs and Mr. Louis Bell through the 18-19 school year.
The board also rehired and offered a contract to HS principal, Jason Karnes, through the 18-19 school year.
Dexter, Missouri - The annual Jr. Beta Winter Dance will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The 2017 Mr. DMS will also be crowned during the dance.
Eighth grade boys are nominated by 8th grade teachers. Students and staff will support their candidate via a $1.00 donation/vote placed in a box at the main office of T.S. Hill Middle School.
Shown in the photo front row from left to right: Damon Stearns, Blake Carillo, CJ Greene and Peyton Driskill.
Middle row from left to right: Jonathon Floyd, Andrew Ellinghouse, Justin Viers, and Nate Mangum.
Back row from left to right: Bryce Ingram, Jeb Hubbard, Jackson Allen, Ryder Boles, and Landon Hoggard.
Western National is pleased to announce the release of the Application for our 2017 Western National Insurance Scholarship program.
Western National agency partners whose sons and daughters meet the eligibility requirements outlined below are encouraged to have them apply for one of our $3,000 scholarship awards.
To be fair to all applicants, we require that all applications are submitted online no later than April 14, 2017.
Eligibility for Sons and Daughters of Agency Partners
Must be the legal child/step-child of a current* Western National Insurance Group** partner producer, account executive/CSR, or other agency employee. For the child to qualify, the parent working in the agency should be a permanent employee averaging a minimum of 25 hours of work per week.
Must not have received the Western National Insurance Scholarship more than once before. (Applicants can receive the scholarship a maximum of two times.)
Must fit one of the following enrollment profiles:
Current high school senior who will enroll full-time*** in an undergraduate program at an accredited two- or four-year college or university beginning in Fall 2017.
Current or prospective undergraduate student who is beginning or continuing full-time*** enrollment at an accredited two- or four-year college or university in Fall 2017, and who is age 24 or younger as of September 1, 2017.
Must provide a complete application; incomplete applications will not be considered.
* current as of both the application date and the award date
** includes Umialik Insurance Company, Western National Mutual Insurance Company, and Western National Assurance Company
*** full-time as defined by the college or university
You can access the scholarship application using any browser; however, for optimal viewing in Internet Explorer, we recommend that IE users ensure the Compatibility View setting is turned to "off".
In addition to the link above, you can access the Scholarship Application at any time by logging into AgentsOnline, navigating to the “View Manuals & Other Resources” section, clicking on “Access other resources”, and then following the “Scholarship” link.
We are glad for the opportunity to once again support the education of our hard-working and talented youth, and we look forward to helping ease the financial burden that college puts on our agency partners’ families.
Meet O’Neal Elementary’s 10-year-old librarian
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The self-imposed questionnaire above is precisely how 10-year-old Bailey filled out her successful “application for co-librarian” to land a job in the O’Neal library one year ago.
Bailey, now a Middle School fifth grader, can be found after school at her former elementary labeling and putting books on shelves, polishing tables, crafting holiday decorations, tending to the pet hamster and hedgehog, and running miscellaneous errands in the building as assigned by O’Neal Librarian Ashley Robertson.
“She just came to me one day and told me that she was gonna be co-librarian,” said Bailey’s mother Julie Williams, an insurance billing clerk. “I don’t know how she broached Ashley, but she filled out a job application, and evidently Ashley hired her.”
The seed was planted last school year when O’Neal upperclassmen were tasked with reading to younger students. After creating and submitting the application, Bailey began sacrificing her recess to help out as needed. Today she has her own desk at the library, complete with a nameplate and family portraits of her brothers and dog. She also volunteers during select academic labs at the Middle School.
“I like helping little kids find their books,” said Bailey, wearing a homemade lanyard that states her job title. “It’s mostly picture books in the first grade, then by second they start to learn how to spell words and write sentences. By third grade they are reading books like ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid,’ then in fourth they go back to comic books, because they are worn out from AR testing.” Accelerated Reader, used at some elementaries in the district, is a quizzing program designed to monitor the completion of reading assignments.
The girl’s budding passion for books has carried over to her home life. Bailey has a bookshelf in her bedroom and a system for her family to check out the books she has collected at fairs. Her father Jim, an occupational therapist, has a book that is twelve months overdue, according to Bailey, who enforces her own fines. “Let’s just say I’ve gotten a lot of shoes,” she said.
“She’s always done these sort of things – like having school with stuffed animals,” Julie said. “When she sets her mind to do something, she does it. And I mean she does it,” he mom continued, sharing that Bailey is also a Junior Girl Scout and sold 56 boxes of cookies on the very first day of the annual sale.
Earlier this school year, Bailey was informing elementary students how they are to behave in the hallway when O’Neal Principal Dr. Amy Dill first got to meet the young co-librarian. “She’s productive, responsible and a good role model,” Dill exclaimed. “She’s going to be a little teacher.”
Bailey’s application spawned other ideas from classmates for student positions at O’Neal, according to Robertson, including computer lab, counseling, physical education, nursing and breakfast assistants.
Robertson was even invited to Bailey’s birthday party over the summer, and is considered a friend of the family. “It reminds me that sometimes being a teacher is about making a connection with students, not just a curriculum,” Robertson said. “This experience could change the rest of her life.”
Name: Bailey Williams
Number: Don’t have one yet
Address: Mrs. Owings’ classroom
Talents: Able to organize perfectly
Achievements: Reading 66 chapters in one book
Shown in the photos: Bailey poses next to her computer desk, which contains a basket with items such as stickers to identify books that are about popular subjects like animals.
Photo and article submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Director, Poplar Bluff R-I School District
Essex, Missouri - Richland R-1 Schools will hold a Kindergarten/Preschool Screening Enrollment for the 2017-2018 academic school year on Monday, March 27, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the elementary school.
A child must be five (5) years of age before August 1, 2017 in order to enroll in kindergarten.
The preschool screening will be for children ages three and four years old before August 1, 2017.
Appointments may be made by calling the school at (573) 283-5310.
Parents or guardians will need to bring the child's birth certificate, Social Security Card, updated immunization record and proof of residency with them at the time of screening.
Proof of residency may be a water bill, utility bill, cable bill or tax statement bearing the name of the parent/guardian.
