
Dexter High School held its 2024 Winter Homecoming coronation on Friday, January 19th at the Bearcat Event Center. The boys basketball team hosted the New Madrid County Central Eagles.

Dexter High School held its 2024 Winter Homecoming coronation on Friday, January 19th at the Bearcat Event Center. The boys basketball team hosted the New Madrid County Central Eagles.
Averee Ackman was nominated by the Wrestling team and is a junior at DHS.
She is the daughter of Jonathan and Amanda Guite and Trey and Leslie Ackman.
Averee is a member of the Lady Bearcat Basketball Team, Football Cheer Team, Sr., Beta Club, Pep Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and FCCLA. She is also involved in her church youth group.
Her future plans after graduating high school are to attend a four year university and become an Aesthetic Nurse.
She is escorted by Kayden Hart.
He is a freshman at DHS and is the son of Kim and Brenda Hart.
He is on the Football Team, Wrestling Team, and Track & Field Team.
When asked to describe Averee in three words, Kayden said, "Averee is confident, intelligent, and passionate!"

Dexter High School announced the candidates for the 2023-2024 Winter Homecoming which will be held on Friday, January 19, 2024 between the junior varsity and varsity home basketball games.
Averee Ackman was nominated by the Wrestling team and will be escorted by Kayden Hart.
Lexi Bennett was nominated by the Cheer Team and will be escorted by Nathan Harris.
Avery Riley was nominated by the boys basketball team and will be escorted by Gibson Booker
Emma Dorton was nominated by the Cheer Team and will be escorted by Ethan Zabelin.
Abbie Lloyd was nominated by the girls basketball team and will escorted by Hunter Massey.
Marie Fees was nominated by the girls basketball team and will be escorted by Joseph Pasley.
Allison Turbo was nominated by the boys basketball team and will be escorted by Devin Turbo, her brother.
Amelia Jenkins was nominated by the dance team and will be escorted by Will Guethle.
Lilly Crocket was nominated by the Wrestling team and will be escorted by Langston Werneck.
Not pictured was candidate Rylee Corlew.
Photo by Dee Loflin

Students at T.S. Hill Middle School 6th grade sponsored 3,137 wreaths for the Wreaths Across America at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Together the students raised $35,552 and was the largest thus far for the school.
Mr. Terry Bryeans' seventh hour history class sold the most wreaths.

Agenda (Tentative as of 12/15/2023) for the Regular Board Meeting, December 19, 2023, 6:00 pm
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Consent Agenda
Approve board agenda.
Approve minutes of November 28, 2023 regular board meeting.
Approve payment of bills.
5. Public Comments (At this time someone who is pre-registered with the Board Secretary prior to the beginning of the Board meeting to present a position on a specific agenda item or who is pre-registered with the superintendent in writing at least 5 days prior to the beginning of the Board meeting to present a general comment about a non-agenda item will be given time for presentation to the Board of Education. Each speaker is limited to 5 minutes. A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for this public comment section. Please, just one spokesperson per group; individuals may speak only once per meeting; time regulated by the Board Chairman. Note: Individuals wishing to convey a complaint about procedures, regulations, or personnel will not be scheduled to address the Board until the District’s complaint procedure has been exhausted; Complaints directed at specific personnel will not be heard in open session.)
CTA -
Registered requests -
Correspondence -
Recognition of guests -
6. Old Business
A. There is no old business at this time.
7. New Business
A. Approve 23-24 budget amendments for the month of December.
B. Approve a transfer from Fund 001 to Fund 002 to eliminate any negative balances by December 31st.
C. Approve the 23-24 Professional Development Plan.
8. Discussion Items
A. Nurses Report
B. Building Reports
C. Superintendent Report (includes CSIP update)
D. Next Regular Board Meeting is January 16, 2024.
9. Motion to Enter Executive Session
Hiring, firing, disciplining, or promoting particular employees. § 610.021(3), RSMo
B. Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment. § 610.021(13), RSMo.
C. Scholastic probation, expulsion or graduation of identifiable individuals. § 610.021(6), RSMo.
10. Items to be considered after conclusion of Executive Session
None at this time
11. Motion to adjourn the meeting.