Bernie, MO - The Bernie High School Student Council will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, February 23rd. The blood drive will be held at the Bernie Community Center at 503 S. Walnut from 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
All donors will receive a $10 gift card from the American Red Cross.
You may still donate after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. Knowing the name of the manufacturer is critical in determining your blood donation eligibility.
The Red Cross follows the highest standards of safety and infection control. For the safety of our donors and staff, the Red Cross will require all those at blood drives and blood donation centers to wear face masks regardless of their vaccination status. Valve face masks are not permitted. Face shields can be worn in addition to face masks but not as a substitute.
Platelets and type AB plasma also needed
Platelet donors and those with type AB blood are also continually needed to help ensure patients receive the lifesaving blood products they need. Platelets – a key clotting component of blood often needed by cancer patients, surgical patients and bone marrow recipients – must be transfused within five days of donation, so donations are constantly needed. Donors with type AB blood are urged to give blood or platelets to restock the plasma supply. Type AB donors have the universal plasma type, which can be given to patients of all blood types.
How to donate blood
The free Blood Donor App – available in app stores by searching for American Red Cross or by texting BLOODAPP to 90999 – not only makes appointment scheduling easy, but donors can also access their digital donor card and be notified when their donation is distributed to a hospital. Donors can also visitredcrossblood.orgor call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood donors in the Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visitredcrossblood.org/RapidPassand follow the instructions on the site.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visitredcross.org or visit us on Twitter at@RedCross.
Bloomfield, MO - The Bloomfield High School celebrated Senior Night on Thursday, February 10, 2022.
Andrew DeVore is the son of Jennifer and Chris DeVore.
He is a member of the boys basketball team, Sr. Beta Club, Future Business Leaders of America and Choir.
His favorite high school memory was his junior year in basketball when they rallied around each other despite the odds and obstacles they were having at that time.
His future plans are to attend college and earn a degree in marketing.
Bloomfield, MO - The Bloomfield High School celebrated Senior Night on Thursday, February 10, 2022.
Kylie Wheelis is the daughter of Rebecca and Jeromey Wheelis.
She is a member of Cheer, Sr. Beta Club, FCCLA, and Pep Club.
Her favorite member was winning the 2022 SCAA Cheerleading Competition. "We worked extremely hard to get there."
Her future plans are to attend Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau and major in Elementary Education.
Bernie, MO - The Bernie School Board of Education met in a regularly scheduled meeting on January 10, 2022. Below are the notes from that meeting as well as the latest CDC guidelines
Board Notes: January 2022 Board of Education Meeting
The final day for candidates filing for Director to the Board of Education was December 28, 2021 at 5 PM. Positions up for re-election this year are Director David Mayberry and Zack Tanner. Those that have filed for Board Candidacy are as follows: Kristopher Powell, Jonathon Powell, Aaron Asher, and Jason Shelton.
The Program Evaluation Personnel was approved by the Board.
The Board approved the updates to the Re-Opening Plan for the school district.
(CDC Recommendations as of 1/1/2022)
If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (isolate)
+ Stay at home for 5 days
+ If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house
+ Continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days
If you have a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves
If You Were Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine)
If You Have been boosted OR Completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months OR Completed the primary series of J&J vaccine within the last 2 months
+ Wear a mask around others for 10 days
+ Test on day 5, if possible
If you develop symptoms, get a test and stay home
If you completed the primary series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine over 6 months ago and are not boosted or completed the primary series of J&J over 2 months ago and are not boosted or are unvaccinated
+ Stay home for 5 days. After that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
+ If you can't quarantine you must wear a mask for 10 days.
+ Test on day 5 if possible.
The Board approved paying the bills for the month of January.
During Executive Session,
The Board accepted the resignation from Lari Jean Hardin as the Assistant Softball Coach and approved hiring Cassidy Freed as the Assistant Softball Coach.
Superintendent Dustin Hicks was issued an extension of his contract through 2024/2025.
The next regular Board of Education Meeting will be February 14, 2022.
