Dexter, Missouri - The 2017 Winter Sports Senior Night was held on Friday, February 10th at the Bearcat Event Center.
Taryn is the daughter of David and Jodi Fortner.
She has been a member of the cross country team as a junior and the Kickin' Cats Dance Team as a senior.
She is also an active member of the Sr. Beta Club, Foreign Language Club, FCCLA, Teans Against Smoking Coalition, and the National Honor Society.
She plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau and study media communications and Spanish.
Dexter, Missouri - The 2017 Winter Sports Senior Night was held on Friday, February 10th at the Bearcat Event Center.
Haley Cornet is the daughter of Chris and Nancy Cornett.
She has been a member of the softball team her sophomore, junior and senior years, cheerleading her freshman year and a member of the Kickin' Cats Dance Team her junior and senior years.
Haley is an active member of Student Council (STUCO), Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FCCLA, Sr. Beta, and National Honor Society.
Her future plans are to attend Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau and major in pre-engineering. She then plans to finish at Missouri S & T earning a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering.
Dexter, Missouri - The 2017 Winter Sports Senior Night was held on Friday, February 10th at the Bearcat Event Center.
Kelly Ash is the daughter of Richard and Amy Ash.
She was a member of basketball and football cheer her freshman year and has been a member of the Kickin' Cats Dance Team her sophomore and senior years.
Kelly is an active member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FCCLA, Future Business Leaders of America, and is Vice President of DECA. She is also a member of the National Honor Society.
Her future plans are to attend Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau and pursue a career in Dentistry.
Dexter, Missouri - It's always a bitter-sweet evening when the seniors are honored at Dexter High School. It's their last home meet, the last time they will wrestling on the home mats.
The wrestling team honored three seniors, Dalton Green, Cory Holland, and Jakob Sauvage. (Each athlete will have their own article).Jakob Sauvage is the son of Amy Sapp.
This was Jakob's first year wrestling.
He is considering a career in the military or he says, "Get a regular job and be a regular guy."
Jefferson City, Missouri - Women Legislators of Missouri are encouraging young women, set to graduate from high school, to apply for a $500 college scholarship. Each year the group selects one student from each of Missouri’s congressional districts to receive the award. Members hope to spread the word about the scholarship opportunity so that female students from all parts of the state will apply.
“This is a great opportunity for any young woman who is interested in continuing her post graduate studies to receive some valuable financial assistance.” said Tila Hubrecht, R, Dexter.
The Women Legislators of Missouri Caucus created the senior scholarship program to provide financial assistance to students on the basis of leadership, academics and community service. Candidates must fill out an application and are required to submit a 500-word essay answering the question, “If you were a state legislator, what would you hope to accomplish and why?”
A link to download the scholarship is located at http://house.mo.gov/downloads/wlsa2017.pdf
Applications must be mailed to: Representative Patricia Pike, Missouri State Capitol , 201 West Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 or submitted via email to patricia.pike@house.mo.gov with the subject WLM Essay Contest.
The submission deadline is Thursday, March 9, 2017.
The group will select recipients and then a hold a reception in their honor in the State Capitol later in April. Scholarships will be presented to the recipients in the Missouri House Chamber. For further information, contact 573-751-5388.
