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Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Poplar Bluff High School Sho-Me Marching Band was among only eight bands selected across the state of Missouri to perform during the Missouri Inaugural Parade.
Under the direction of Stephen Winters the Marching Band will step off around 10:00 am, Monday, January 14th in Jefferson City. "This is quite the honor for Poplar Bluff. We have an awesome group of kids who really enjoy performing." stated Winters.
The parade will end at the state Capitol, where the swearing-in ceremony for five statewide elected officials will take place.
The inauguration is scheduled only every four years at noon on the second Monday in January when, according to Missouri law, the governor’s term starts.
The Lady Miners (5-4) got off to fast start scoring the game’s first six points and 10 of the first 14 and held 12-8 lead for the first eight minutes of the contest. The Maruader offense got on track and used a 13-0 run spanning four minutes to take a 21-12 advantage with seven minutes to play in the half. Katelyn Heil (Dexter, Mo./Dexter) snapped the run with a three, but S&T wouldn’t get closer than six the rest of the contest.
Millersville (7-2) extended its lead to 31-20 with 4:03 left in the stanza, but the Lady Miners were able to whittle it down to six behind three points from Heil and a basket by Karli Sample (St. Joseph, Mo./Benton). The Maruaders answered though scoring seven of the last eight points of the frame to go into the locker up 38-26.S&T was just 9-for-23 (39.1 percent) from the floor, made 1-of-2 from three and made 7-for-12 at the foul line. Kylie Cooper (Andover, Kan./Andover) and Heil led the way with nine and eight points respectively.
Millersville shot 52 percent (14-for-27) from the field, was 1-of-4 from three and 9-for-16 at the charity stripe. Aurielle Mosley led all scorers with 13 points. Miesha Cousins, Celeste Robinson and Senada Mehmedovic had five apiece. The Maruaders won the edge on the glass 19-to-15.
Millersville pushed its lead to 14 points right out of the gates before S&T trimmed it single digits on a three by Kyesha Hall (Dodson, La.) at the 16:14 mark. That would be the last time the game was in single digits. The Maruaders answered with a putback off a miss on the ensuing possession to move it back to double figures.
That proved to be a recurring theme in the second half as the Lady Miners were dominated on the glass getting outrebounded 20-9 in the frame and gave up nine offensive rebounds resulting in nine points for Millersville.
The Maruaders extended their lead to as many as 18 points with less than five minutes to play. S&T battled back to get as close as 11 with 2:13 to play on Heil’s second three of the contest. Millersville would score the last six points of the game for the final margin.Mosley led all scorers with 29 points. She was one of four Maruaders in double figures. Mashira Newman, Robinson and Muhmedovic each added 10 points. Millersville shot 50 percent in the second half and 2 finished the game knocking down 28-off-55 (51 percent) from the floor. It was 3-of-10 from three and 19-for-29 at the foul line.
Heil led the way with 15 for S&T while Cooper added 14 more. The Lady Miners shot 45 percent (22-for-49) from the field, 3-of-6 from three and were 14-for-21 at the foul line.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Bernie, Missouri - Gavin Miller has been named the new Bernie High School Principal beginning in the fall of 2013. Gavin is a native of Southeast Missouri with ties to the Dexter School District. He served on the Dexter School staff for eight years and then moved to the Sedalia, Missouri area where he served in administration at Smith-Cotton High School. He has taught Personal Finance, Marketing, and Computer Applications and has most recently been the assistant principal there for the past two years.
With the recent announcement that Bernie High School’s current principal, Bryce Matthews was retiring the Bernie Board of Education began their extensive search. With Mr. Miller’s ties to Southeast Missouri it seemed like a good fit for Bernie and with his 16 years of experience in education he will be a great asset.
While he was teaching at Dexter he was also the Girls Basketball Coach, and served as a defensive coordinator under our current coach, Aaron Pixley. He also served as athletic director.
Gavin and his wife, Kristin, who is a sixth grade teacher at the Sedalia Middle School, have two boys, Jaxon and Maddox and one daughter, Madelyn. She will graduate from Sedalia in May and return with her family to Southeast Missouri to attend college.
Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and obtained his teacher’s certificate from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. He also holds a master’s degree in secondary administration from William Woods University which he obtained in 2011.
We welcome Mr. Gavin Miller to the Bernie School System and hope he has a long lasting career as the new High School Principal.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Three Rivers College has been named as one of the top ten safest college campuses in the state of Missouri for the second year in a row. The website, StateUniversity.com ranks the safety of colleges and universities in the U.S., based on incidents of campus crime as reported by campus safety officials.
“Protecting the safety of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors is of utmost importance, especially in light of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook,” said Dr. Devin Stephenson, President of Three Rivers College. “We must be effective in planning and prevention and, should there be an incident on campus, we must have effective protocol in place for response and recovery. The Campus Safety and Security Department is doing an excellent job in leading our college safety and security initiatives.”
Chuck Stratton, Acting Chief of Campus Safety and Security, credits the entire Three Rivers community with the continued success of the college’s public safety initiatives.
“Even though this award highlights our department, helping keep our campus safe is everyone’s job,” said Stratton. “This recognizes not only our officers, but the efforts of staff and students as well. We’re only the facilitators.”
In addition to Campus Safety’s initiatives, Student Services at Three Rivers uses an emergency alert system through which warning voice mails, emails and text messages can automatically be sent to students and employees.
“The support we get from the entire campus and the administration plays a big role in our success,” said Stratton. “Whenever we've proposed additional training or more officers to be added to our staff, we've always been met with a positive response. I’m also extremely proud of my entire staff, both the full-time and reserve officers.”
“Campus safety and security has always been a priority for me,” Stephenson said. “That's the very reason I created a department of public safety at Three Rivers College. On any given day, our campus population is larger than many Missouri towns, and it is our duty to do everything possible to ensure the safety of our people.”
The latest campus security report is available for review online at trcc.edu/publicsafety. Three Rivers College is committed to contributing to the quality of life in Southeast Missouri with affordable higher education opportunities and community services that support and encourage the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the region. For more information about college and workforce programs and upcoming events, visit trcc.edu.
