Cape Girardeau, MO - The Dexter High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) attended the District Leadership Conference on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Students competed in a variety of events from computer skills tests to case studies/presentations and interviews to online exams.
Several Dexter High School students placed.
Rachel Lin - 1st in Intro to Business Communications
Shelby Dawson and Maddie Glaus - 1st in Website Design
Emily Northern - 2nd in Computer Applications
Austin Guy - 2nd in Business Calculations
Emily Metz - 2nd in Intro to FBLA
Hannah Guy - 2nd in Intro to Business Presentation
Maddie Glaus - 3rd in Intro to Financial Math
Alyssa Frizzell and Rachel Lin - 3rd in Marketing
Kolby Musgrave - 4th in Business Communication
Keller Hatton - 4th in Business Law
Jayden Bilderback, Miranda Norman and Kaylee Schaefer - 5th in Graphic Design
Alex Townsend - 5th in Insurance and Risk Management
Picture front row left to right Miranda Norman, Jayden Bilderback, Kaylee Schaefer, Rachel Lin, and Alyssa Frizzell.
Back row are Emily Northern, Austin Guy, Kolby Musgrave, Alex Townsend, Maddie Glaus, Shelby Dawson, and Hannah Guy.
Dexter, MO - Southwest Elementary will begin taking Pre-K screening appointments for the 2020-2021 school year on February 3rd. This screening will be held on Friday, March 6th from 8:30-2:00 pm in the Southwest gym.
Children must be 4 years of age before July 31st, 2020 and plan to start kindergarten during the 2021-2022 school year to be eligible to attend the upcoming school year.
Please call the Southwest Office at 614-1015 ext. 1201 to schedule this very important appointment.
The following mandatory documentation must be provided at the time of screening in order for your child to be enrolled:
Birth certificate, shot record (does not have to be up to date) and proof of residency.
The proof of residency MUST be a financial obligation to the address- ex: Utility bill, water bill, tax statement, mortgage statement, etc.
The LAST day for making this appointment will be Friday, February 21, 2020.
Dexter High School - This listing of weekly activities is a service offered by the ShowMe Times, working in partnership with Dexter High School principal, Alana Dowdy, and DHS Asst. Principal Melissa Hahn for your convenience.
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!If you would like to submit information and a picture of a student and his/her accomplishments, send it to news@showmetimes.com
Monday 02/03/20
Scholar Bowl vs. Richland at BECC, 5:00 pm
JV & Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Saxony Lutheran at home, 6:00 pm
Tuesday 02/04/20
JV & Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Sikeston at home, 6:00 pm
Softball Open Gym at Southwest, 3:15 pm
Baseball Open Gym at Southwest, 6:00 pm
Wednesday 02/05/20
FBLA District Leadership Conference at SEMO, bus 6:45 am
Mid-quarter reports go home
Thursday 02/06/20
Speech and Debate at Sikeston, bus 3:00 pm
Softball Open Gym at Southwest, 3:15 pm
Scholar Bowl vs. Bell City at BECC, 6:00 pm
JV & Varsity Girls Basketball at Naylor, 6:00 pm, bus 4:30 pm
Wrestling vs. Poplar Bluff High School at home, 6:00 pm
Friday 02/07/20
Senior Picture and Quote Due
Wrestling at Marshfield Tournament, bus 5:00 pm
JV & Varsity Boys Basketball at Advance, 6:00 pm
Saturday 02/08/20
Wrestling at Marshfield Tournament
Jazz Band at SEMO Phi Mu Jazz Festival, bus 6:45 am
Dexter, MO - The Dexter School Board held a regular board meeting on January 23, 2020. Below are the minutes from that meeting.
Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge The Board President announced the meeting is to begin, ascertains the attendance status of all board members present. He then leads in the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda was approved.
Public Comments: There were no public comments made.
Old Business:
A. None
New Business:
A. The board approved the bid for 2 buses to be purchased for the 2020-21 school year. One is a 71-passenger bus and the other is a 44-passenger bus equipped with a wheelchair lift. The buses will carry a five-year/100,000 mile engine warranty and a seven-year transmission warranty. The district has 27 total buses, which consist of 19 route buses and the rest being spares and one salvage bus.
B. The board approved Option B for the 2020-21 school calendar. (The calendar is not printed yet and as soon as it is available the ShowMe Times will post it) Special Services Director Amy James presented two options to the board. The staff was asked for opinions as well and to vote on the calendar. The staff voted in favor of Calendar B by a narrow 53.7% to 46.3%. The first day of school will be August 24, 2020 and will end on May 21, 2021 with graduation May 14th.
C. The board approved summer school dates for the 2020 summer school session. May 20th thru June 17, 2020.
D. The board approved budget amendments for the 2019-20 school year.
Discussion Items:
A. The board was presented MCE Policy updates to be approved at the February meeting.
B. The nurse’s report was shared with the board.
C. The principals reports were shared with the board.
D. The superintendent gave his report to the board.
E. The next board meeting was set for February 18, 2020 at 6:00 pm
In Closed Session:
1. The board approved the following substitutes for the 2019-20 school year:
Delaney Stack
Caleb Rea
2. The board approved preschool staff for the 2020-21 school year.
Brenda Mason
Jenni Rinehart
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School held their 2020 Winter Homecoming on Friday, January 25th at the Bearcat Event Center.
Second alternate is Natalie Sells. She is the daughter of Joe and Kate Sells.
First alternate is Alexa Werneck. She is the daughter of Chad and Amber Werneck.
Winter Homecoming Queen is Blair Rogers. She is the daughter of Robin Northern and the late Aaron Rogers.
