Dexter, Missouri - Central Elementary School announced their 2021 4th Quarter Honor Roll students for 4th grade. Students must maintain a B average to be on the Honor Roll each quarter.
Making the honor roll is not as easy as one might think. Central Elementary students who are high achievers acquire and develop excellent study habits and skills, especially in time management.
Successful, lifelong learners set aside a time and a space every day to do their homework. Student who can manage their daily workload have a better chance of attaining academic success.
Below are the following 4th grade Honor Roll students in alphabetical order:
Kingston Banken, Kenton Barbour, Lola Barr, Kohen Batchelor, Stacy Bowers, Zander Lee Boyer, Wyatt Brockway, William Busse, Eben Carr, Jaden Carter, Lindsay Lee Christian, Mila Clark, Carter Claussen, Grace Cobb, Makinley Crosby, Ella Dace, Ethan Taylor Davis, Ashton Deberry, Taran Deprow, Reed Dodson, Audriana Dukes-Cazares, Eli Earnheart, Kennedy Essner, Lilly Fields, Anthony Fino Lara, Payden Fowler, Carson Fry, Bryan Galloway, Addelyn Gill, Eli Gott, Lilah Grimes, Gabrielle Guethle, Greta Guethle, Tyler Hankins, Ethan Harris, Harley Haws, Anthoni Hayes, Olivianna Hester, Farrah Hofer, Kamden Hottinger, Samuel Howard, Ella Hutson, Ada Jarrell, Jayden R Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Parker Keena, Aubree Killian-Mcdonald, Kayleen Kingston-Horn, Alexzander Alan Lin, Corinthian Lovelady, Chase Lowman, Madison Grace Lowrey, Liam Luttrull, Addison Mann, Gunner Matney, Lily Mccord, Clayton Mcgowan, Melora Mckay, Sebastian Mcroy, Addison Meador, Charlise Medlin, Bronsen Menley, Khloe Merritt, Jiles Monroe, Mason Monroe, Hudson Moore, Jett Mosier, Trista Murphy, Hunter Nation, Mckendree Neuhaus, Kyle Nichols, Lilly Nugent, Triston Oliva, Blake Pfeffer, Silas Pfeffer, Hailey Pratt, Mahala Qualls, Lana Rangel, Hayden Redfering, Kloey Reed, Elyzabeth Robison, Jacob Rowland, Seth Rowland, Zane Ruppel, Selah Sepulvado, Kamden Shaver, Evan Sisk, Mason Smith, Hunter Spain, Bailey Stevens, Alison Stonis, Ba Templemire, Sawyer Thurlkill, Jayden Trent, Hadley Walton, Emmarie Watkins, Blaiklyn Webb, Addilyn Williams, Blake Wilson, Peyton Wright, Devid Ram Zathang
Dexter, Missouri - Central Elementary School announced their 2021 4th Quarter Honor Roll students for 3rd grade. Students must maintain a B average to be on the Honor Roll each quarter.
Making the honor roll is not as easy as one might think. Central Elementary students who are high achievers acquire and develop excellent study habits and skills, especially in time management.
Successful, lifelong learners set aside a time and a space every day to do their homework. Student who can manage their daily workload have a better chance of attaining academic success.
Below are the following 3rd grade Honor Roll students in alphabetical order:
Royal Anderson, Axel Angel Moguel, Eli Aragon, Kassidy Bailey, Farah Banken, Newt Barnes, Sidney Barr, Ayden Bass, Maximus Benton, Brayden Billingsley, Russell Boatright, Mollie Boyt, Lucius Bradshaw, Zayvon Cassel, Breanna Childers, Teagan Childers, Carson Clark, Jaidyn Clark, Kellen Clark, Bentley Collier, Christian Colove, Jase Comfort, Kodi Creg, Daniel Crotts, Trevor Day, Lynzie Devers, Alyssa Duley, Ariana Duley, Braylen Emerson, Luke Eubanks, Sheldon C Farmer, Rowan Gaines, Amelia Garner, Gabriella Garner, Lyla Bell Garner, Grant Gill, Wyatt Goodwin, Natalie Gott, Brendan Hadley, Emerson Hancock, Makenzy Hargrave, Sydney Hueckel, Lucas Huey, Makynna Jarrell, Weston Jarrell, Remmington Johnson, Avery Jones, Maebri Jordan, Willow Karmas, Kain Kennedy, Willow Ruth Lane, Grayson Lebeau, Ian Lummukka, Abigail Lutmer, Savannah Lykins, Marcus Magarian, Madelynn Martin, Madison Mcclain, Nathanael Joe Mcghee, Alex Mcmullin-Blair, Kynlee Miller, Rella Mitchell, Sydney Nation, Hannah Noll, Eric Park, Warren Parris, Thomas Passley, Lucas Phillips, Faith Pilgrim, Mckenzie Potter, Lily Pullum, Ryan Reeves, Lydia Rhamy, Jaxon Rockafellow, Mckenna Rose, Scarlett Ryan, Lane Sadler, Lareah Sanchez, Rylin Schlief, Alexander Shirk, Sophia Shoemaker, Austin Sluder, Carl Smart, Makinlee Smith, Koven Stevens, Charles Stone, Joseph Sturgeon, Reese Tarbutton, Casen Terry, Collin Terry, Jeremiah Underwood, Mabree Vaughn, Alexis Walker, Benjamin Webb, Lucy Wheetley, Emma Whiteman, Jackson Whyde, Grayson Wilson, Presley Sophia Larae Wilson, Hadley Wiseman, Wesley Thomas Wood, Max Wunderlich, Jaysa Wyatt, Shawn Yandell, Jocelyne Young
Prolific children’s book author and illustrator, Jan Brett, visited Oak Grove last week and read one of her favorite titles, sharing some insights with the elementary students, as part of her 10th annual contest.
Avid reader, Oak Grove assistant librarian Christi Todd entered the contest in 2020 and the campus community rallied behind the elementary school, beating out a total of 4,631 schools and libraries across the country, with 1,069 votes. The self-funded visit was postponed a year due to the public health emergency.
“This is my job,” said Brett of her life’s work, which includes 40 published books, some original and others retold classics. “I feed my chickens… I have breakfast, and I get to color all day.”
Having practiced drawing for around 65 years, said the professional artist, it takes her about an hour to complete one inch of an illustration. She releases a book per year on average.
A shy girl growing up, Brett said she “needed a little more time to think of what to say,” but when she got to express herself through the art medium, it “made me happy about the ideas in my head.”
Explaining how creativity often happens for her in the middle of the night when “time stands still,” she said: “Something about just before sleep; your mind goes places. The hardest part is remembering.” A trick she shared was looking at a reflection of her artwork in the mirror so she can feel as though she is “seeing it for the first time.”
“I’m almost as surprised as anyone that this world can appear,” Brett said, earlier stating: “It’s almost like little elves were there drawing.” She said to the students: “I hope that will happen to you.”
Brett read her 2012 work, “Mossy,” inspired by a snapping turtle trailing aquatic plants on its shell that she observed in a lake at her summer cottage in the western mountains of Massachusetts. This scene became the manifestation of her vision about an eastern box turtle growing a garden on his back.
“It was one of my favorite books to write, mostly because I love to draw turtles,” Brett said of the reptile’s unique shell designs. She drew a quick tortoise for the students from her research, and explained how she had utilized other animals in the past like hedgehogs and horses, and she is considering a beluga whale next. Often her books contain so much art that she designs the borders of the pages as well, foreshadowing events to come, she revealed.
The first book she had published, when she was 27, was “Fritz and the Beautiful Horses,” she said during a Q&A. The book she is most proud of is always her most recent title: “The Nutcracker,” set to be released this fall. She also enjoyed writing “Berlioz the Bear” in her earlier career because she turned her husband Joseph into a bear, utilizing his expressions for the main character.
Brett and Joseph, a double-bassist of almost 59 years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, started the contest a decade ago to connect with her readership, she commented. She often travels with him overseas, and he accompanies her in the states. “Maybe there’ll be a book somewhere here,” she said of her travels to Poplar Bluff.
Pictured: First grade students assemble for the first time all school year as famous author Jan Brett visits Oak Grove on Tuesday, May 18.
Photo and article by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Director, Poplar Bluff R-I School District
Dexter High School held their annual awards assembly on Tuesday, May 11th at the Bearcat Event Center. Scholarships winners were also announced during the ceremony.
The Dexter CTA Scholarship was presented by Cody Jinkerson.
Kyla Propst received $500.00.
Dexter High School held their annual awards assembly on Tuesday, May 11th at the Bearcat Event Center. Scholarships winners were also announced during the ceremony.
The John Jason Stidham FFA Scholarship was presented by Brent Stidham.
Damon Stearns and Wesley Huey each received $500.00.
