Scholarships were also announced for the Class of 2015 and will be listed in another article after Graduation on Friday evening. More scholarships are expected to be announced.
Mr. Dan Pollock, principal, recognized each student had earned a place in the Dexter Honor Society. He also named all those who made Top Ten Percent at Dexter High School.
Many teachers wrote notes about the students they chose to receive the faculty awards.
Mr. Derek Urhahn presented each student their award and read the letter from the teacher.
2015 Faculty Awards Presented
Agriculture - Jackson Hubbard
Art - Honey Patel
Band - Brooks Propst
Business - Jacob Harris
Choir - Shelby Gathings
C.C.E. - Dakota Silliman
Debate/Speech/Drama - Nolen Dixon
Family and Consumer Science - Jessica Ladd
Foreign Language - Caprese Bostic
Industrial Technology - Brandon Berry
Language Arts - Honey Patel
Math - Alexis Smith
Physical Education - MaKayla Waldner
Publications/Yearbook - Shyann Jines
School Spirit - Blake Horton
Science - Honey Patel
Social Studies - Lacey Midgett
Student Council - Alexis Smith
Special Recognition Outstanding STUCO Officer/Member - Hayli Petty
Shown in the photo are front row from left to right: Shyann Jines, MaKayla Waldner, Dakota Silliman, Alexis Smith, Jessica Ladd, and Lacey Midgett. Middle Row from left to right: Shelby Gathings, Jackson Hubbard, Brandon Berry, Blake Horton, Honey Patel, and Hayli Petty. Back row from left to right: Nolen Dixon, Caprese Bostic, and Jacob Harris. Not shown is Brooks Propst. He was at Arkansas State University today scheduling class for the fall semester.
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Monday, May 11
Faculty Awards Program in the BEC-9:25 a.m.
Kickin’ Cats Dance Team Mandatory Clinic in high school gym from 3:15-4:30 p.m.
Baseball Varsity vs. Portageville-Home-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12
Golf Varsity Sectionals at Sikeston-9:00 a.m.
Kickin’ Cats Dance Team Open Gym in the high school gym from 3:15-4:30 p.m.
Boys Varsity Tennis Team Districts at Dexter-4:00 p.m.
Baseball Varsity at Clearwater-4:30 p.m. Bus leaves at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13
Senior Finals-1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th periods
Kickin’ Cats Dance Team Open Gym in the high school gym from 3:15-4:30 p.m.
Student Council-8th grade ice cream social in the cafeteria at 3:15 p.m.
Boys Varsity Tennis Team Districts at Dexter-4:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 14
Senior Finals-2nd, 4th, & 6th periods
Seniors last day at Sikeston Career & Technology Center and Cadet Teaching
Kickin’ Cats Dance Team Tryouts in the high school gym-3:30 p.m.
Spring Sports Banquet in the cafeteria-5:30 p.m.
Friday, May 15
Commencement Practice in the cafeteria and BEC from 8:15-11:00 a.m.
Senior Slide Show in the auditorium from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Senior Picnic in the high school gym from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Commencement in the Bearcat Event Center-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
Track Varsity Districts at Park Hills Central
Baseball Varsity Districts at Doniphan
Boys Varsity Tennis Individual Districts at Notre Dame
Dates to Remember
May 18/19-Golf Varsity at State Tournament
May 18/19-Baseball Varsity Districts at Doniphan
May 18-20-Boys Varsity Tennis Individual Sectionals at TBD
May 19/20-Color Guard & Drum Major Clinics at Middle School from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
May 20-Finals-1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th periods
May 21-Finals-2nd, 4th & 6th periods
May 21-Last day for juniors at Sikeston Career & Technology Center and Cadet Teaching
May 21-Locker Clean Out at 2:45 p.m.
May 21-Color Guard & Drum Major Auditions at Middle School starting at 3:30 p.m.
May 22-Last day of school for the 2014-15 school year. Dismiss at 1:00 p.m.
Below are is the Press Release from Dr. Sharp, Superintendent of Dexter Public Schools.
In regular session, the Board accepted a bid from Contract Paper Group, Inc., for photocopy paper.
In closed session:
The Board employed Gavin Miller to serve as middle school assistant principal. He is currently serving as principal at the Bernie School District.
The Board approved the transfer request from middle school secretary Heather Rice to serve as the high school secretary. On July 1 she will replace Lisa Moore who is retiring.
The Board approved the transfer of ECSE classroom aide Virginia Krapf to serve as the elementary library aide for both Southwest Elementary and Central Elementary. She will replace Gale Simmering who is retiring.
The Board accepted a letter of resignation from high school assistant football coach Marc Thrower for the 2015-2016 school year.
The Board accepted a letter of resignation from high school assistant volleyball coach Kacey Christian for the 2015-2016 school year.
The Board tabled consideration of hourly wages for selected classified staff.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Jessica Loflin of Dexter, Missouri, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Loflin is among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.
Miss Loflin is a junior at Southeast Missouri State University where she is earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science with a minor in chemistry. She was the 2013 Valedictorian of Dexter High School and upon graduating from SEMO she will apply to the University of Missouri Veterinary College in Columbia, Missouri. She is the daughter of Dee Loflin.
Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."
More About Phi Kappa Phi
Since its founding, more than 1.25 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist David Baldacci and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. The Society has awarded approximately $15 million since the inception of its awards program in 1932. Today, more than $1 million is awarded each biennium to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards, and grants for local and national literacy initiatives. For more information, visit www.phikappaphi.org.
Dexter, Missouri – Each year a Retirement Tea is held at the Bearcat Event Center for retiring teachers at the Dexter Public Schools. Six well seasoned educators with 158 years in the field of education will leave the halls of Dexter and enjoy the life of retirement.
Andrea Backfisch will retire with 23 years in the classroom and is a first and second grade resource teacher at Southwest Elementary. She first served for a two-year period as a remedial reading aide at Central School, and in August 1992, she began teaching first grade at Southwest. Six years ago, she moved to a resource classroom. Her entire teaching career has been spent in the position of first grade teacher at Southwest.
Anita Joyner received her teaching certificate in July of 1984 and began her career in January of 1985 as a Title 1 Remedial Reading aide at Southwest Elementary. She accepted an elementary fifth grade teaching position at Desloge, Missouri for the 1985-1986 school year and remained there until returning to Dexter Schools in January 1988 to fill a vacancy as a Middle School Math teacher. She has served in that position since that time and retires with 28 district years and 30 career years of service to education. Joyner was also selected the Dexter Chamber of Commerce 2014 Educator of the Year.
Julie Garner was employed by Dexter Schools in January of 1994 and will retire with 22 years of service to Dexter. She was hired to complete the remainder of the 1993-1994 school year teaching Special Education at Southwest Elementary. The following year, Early Childhood Special Education was implemented and she has served as a teacher of that program since that time. This successful program has benefitted many students as a result of her dedication to the special needs of special children within the local school district.
Paula Jarrell will retire with 22 years of service to Dexter School District. She was employed in August 1993 as a Learning Disabilities teacher in the Special Education Department of Dexter Schools. During her first five years of employment, her time was split between Southwest and Central Elementary, but in 1998-1999, she was reassigned exclusively to Southwest.
Sherry Dukes taught Special Education at Bloomfield for two years before coming to Dexter Schools in August 1987 as a special education teacher at Dexter High School. She has continued to provide educational services for special needs students at Dexter High School for the past 28 years. Dedication to her career and empathy for her students lends credence to the term "Special" education teacher. She retires with 30 career years of teaching experience.
In addition to the certified staff members retiring, support staff member Gale Simmering will be stepping down.
Gale Simmering was employed in August 2006 as an elementary library aide. She worked in collaboration with the elementary librarian whose day was split between Southwest and Central. She has served in that position for nine years and will retire at the end of the school year.
Shown in the photo from left to right are: Andrea Backfisch, Anita Joyner, Julie Garner, Paula Jarrell, Sherry Dukes, and Gale Simmering. Not present was Central Elementary retiring principal Cindy Bowman.
