Advance High School seniors Katlyn Cook and Brandon Greenlee were selected as Dexter Elks Students of the Month for March.

Cook and Greenlee are eligible to compete for the Elks Students of the Year.

The Elks Students of the Year will be announced at a banquet in the spring.

Cook, Greenlee, their parents and counselor Kim Backfisch will be honored at the banquet.

Pictured from left are Elks Lodge member Terry Carmack, Cook, Greenlee and Backfisch.

Puxico High School seniors Sophia Hancock and Cole Yoebstl were selected as Dexter Elks Students of the Month for February.

Hancock and Yoebstl are eligible to compete for the Elks Students of the Year.

The Elks Students of the Year will be announced at a banquet in the spring.

Hancock, Yoebstl, their parents and counselor Bobbie Wood will be honored at the banquet.

Pictured from left are Wood, Hancock, Yoebstl and Elks Lodge member Terry Carmack.

Dexter, Missouri - Students in Candice Averett's fourth grade class at Central Elementary in Dexter were asked to write an essay stating where they wanted to go for a field trip.

The purpose of the essay was to convince the rest of the class to vote for the best location each student wrote about.

One student went a step farther and decided to have a book bound and to donate the book entitled, "Best Field Trip Ever" to Keller Public Library children's section.

Tanner Massey is quite the writer himself and wanted to inspire other students to write.  His page was about seeing the infamous Pittsburgh Steelers, a professional football team.

When asked why he decided to have the book bound and placed at the library........."I wanted to inspire other students to write," commented Massey.  "And having the book at the library so others can see what we wrote."

Pictured from left to right are Keller Children's Librarian Bree goldschmidt, Keller Library Director Pam Trammell, and Tanner Massey.

Tanner dedicated the book to all Veterans, those that served and are serving the military currently.