Dexter, Missouri - Eleven Dexter educators representing nearly 300 years i the field of education were honored at the annual Retirement Tea on Thursday, May 4, 2017.

Dexter School Board vice President Herman Morse, a retired educator and administrator, presented the honors at the Bearcat Event Center.

Honored were Loretta Morrow, Regina Mick, Elizabeth Spratt, Rhonda Lane, Michelle Kirkley, Linda Hill, Jennifer Miller, Derek Urhahn, Judy Patterson, Tracy Elfrink and Melanie Stoelting.

Mrs. Elizabeth Spratt was hired in 1993 as an Aide at Central Elementary. 

After 4 years at Central, for health reasons, she took a leave of absence. 

In 1997, she was rehired to work at T.S. Hill Middle School as an Aide, where she will retire with 24 years of service to the Dexter Public Schools