The Puxico High School featured their seniors at a recent basketball game in the Arnold Ryan Gym.
Nikki Jones is escorted by his parents, Johnathan and Melissa Jones and his grandparents Jerry and Debbie Caldwell.
He has played for the Indians basketball team for two years while wearing the No. 33.
Nikki would like to thank his family for always supporting him and his friends for always being there for him. He would also like to thank his coaches for always pushing the team to be better and his teammates for making this season enjoyable.
His words of wisdom are to his team, keep up the effort and keep getting better. There is a lot to accomplish...make Puxico proud!
The Puxico High School featured their seniors at a recent basketball game in the Arnold Ryan Gym.
The Puxico High School featured their seniors at a recent basketball game in the Arnold Ryan Gym.
Thomas Burch is escorted by his parents Bobby and Kerri Burch. He has played Indian basketball all four years of high school. He is the team captain and has represented the #34 proudly while on the basketball team.
He plant to attend college in the fall and obtain a degree in Agribusiness Education.
Thomas would like to thank all the teachers and coaches for Althea have done for him throughout high school. they have made high school very enjoyable and taught him so much.
He would also like to thank his family for pushing him to be his best and always being there for him. There are no words that will ever be enough to thank his aunts, uncles, and grandparents for all they have done.
To his brother, sister, and parents....thank you and he loves you very much.
Lastly, he would like to thank God for blessing him with amazing people throughout his high school experiences and the opportunity to play sports.
Thomas' words of wisdom is life is too short, so right now, take a few moments to look around, acknowledge and appreciate what God has blessed you with in this life.
Dexter High School Cross Country Academic All-State recipients were recently announced.
Athletes must be nominated by their head coach and must be a current member of MTCCA (Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association). The athletes must have competed in a state series meet either Districts or State to satisfy this requirement.
Athletes must meet one of the following criteria as well: 25 or higher on the ACT or 1150 or higher on the SAT or 3.6 cumulative GPA (non-rounded, non-weighted) at the end of the fall semester for Cross Country or the spring semester for Track & Field.
Those receiving these honors at Dexter High School are Cameron Bell, Ben Dowdy, Chase Farmer, Blake Lee, Hunter Massey, Jaxon King, Kenady Krapf, Kayleigh Hilfiker, Abbie Lloyd, Lorelei Guethle, and Quincey McLaughlin.
Board Notes from the recent Bernie School District Board of Education meeting.
The Board of Education met in regular session Monday night February 12th.
The Board approved Calendar A for the 2024/2025 school year.
Program evaluations on Co-Curricular Activities, Discipline and A+ were approved. The A+ Assurance statement was re-adopted thereby allowing Bernie students who qualify to obtain 2 years of tuition at a Community College or Tech school.
The Board approved the financial statement and paying the monthly bills.
During executive session:
The Board approved Thomas Dinkins, Rebekah Holt, Delaney Lemmon and Dawn Plunkett to the Substitute list.
The Board approved hiring Megan Walker as a 4st Grade Elementary Teacher for the 2024/25 School Year.
The Board extended Tommie Ellenburg’s and Alex Beaird’s Principal Contract through 2025/2026.
