Dexter, Missouri – The FBLA (future Business Leaders of America) District #16 State Leadership conference took place at the Bootheel Education Center and the Malden Community Center in Malden, Missouri. 

Over 450 students from eighteen schools competed for top honors.  This year four Dexter Senior High School students earned some prestigious awards.

There were many different business-related topics that the students were able to test in, ranging from Business Ethics to Health Care Administration to Cyber Security.  Each student took an online tests for each subject beginning January 10^th and ending January 30^th. 

Honey Patel competed against 9^th and 10^th graders from the area and earned a 3^rd place in Intro to Business.  She also received 3^rd place in Business Communications.

Alexis Smith placed 3^rd place in Business Math.  The objective test consisted of items related to business such as questions on basic math concepts, decimals, fractions, percentages, discounts and consumer credit.

Katie DeWitt received 1^st place in Business Math and 5^th place in Business Communications.

Jacob Robinson, a Junior, placed 1^st in Economics and 1^st in Health Care Administration.  Jacob was also elected President of District 16, for the 2013-2014 school year.  Congratulations! 

Katie DeWitt and Jacob will be attending and competing at the State Conference on April 21^st – 23^rd on the University of Missouri – Columbia’s campus. 

These events honor outstanding FBLA members who have demonstrated leadership qualities, participation in FBLA and evidence of knowledge and skills essential for successful careers in business.

If you would like to know more about the Missouri FBLA go to www.missourifbla.org or contact your local high school FBLA adviser.

Congratulations to each of you and we wish you the best on your future endeavors.

Dexter, Missouri – Every kid loves McDonald’s!  The 3^rd grade teachers from Central Elementary School in Dexter, Missouri will tie on a McDonald’s apron and greet guests, take orders, serve food and will even be at the drive thru handing out Happy Meals to hungry kids. These teachers are truly dedicated to their youth and to education.  They are going to have a lot of fun pouring milk shakes, salting fries and even flipping burgers to raise money for their classroom.

The teachers are raising money for the 3^rd graders at Central Elementary and will then spend the money on items needed for classroom activities.  What a unique event to promote school spirit and generate excitement in the community, while also raising funds for our school’s needs.

The McTeacher's Night is a wonderful collaboration between the teachers and McDonald’s and provides an opportunity for schools to raise funds.  A percentage of the sales from the event will be donated to the school.

School officials and teachers are encouraged to participate in the event at the restaurant to help generate school donations and the students love seeing their teacher outside of the classroom and behind the counter.

Last year the McTeacher's Night was a great success with over 500 folks coming out to participate.  They raised $400 for classroom activities and the students benefited from the teachers’ commitment to their quality education.

Invite your family, friends, co-workers and anyone else who enjoys fast food dining at the Golden Arches.  The teachers will be there from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 7^th.   

Dexter Senior High School- This listing of activities is a service offered by the ShowMe Times, working in partnership with the Dexter Public Schools for your convenience.

The ShowMe Times would like to encourage all of our readers to support our local school system. The education and growth of young people in our community is important to everyone's future.

We would like everyone to join us as we encourage these young students in their pursuits. 

So lets get involved by supporting the events at our schools.

Dexter T.S. Middle School- This listing of activities is a service offered by the ShowMe Times, working in partnership with the Dexter Public Schools for your convenience.

The ShowMe Times would like to encourage all of our readers to support our local school system. The education and growth of young people in our community is important to everyone's future.

We would like everyone to join us as we encourage these young students in their pursuits. 

So lets get involved by supporting the events at our schools.

Dexter, Missouri - The Bearcat Event Center was filled to capacity Thursday evening for the District Championship game between the Lady Bearcats and the Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs.  It was literally standing room only with folks situated along the outer rim of the court.

There's nothing like a District Championship game to fire up the Bearcats cheering section, except a State Championship game, but tonight the student body was most definitely excited to be here. 

Not sure who's idea it was, but never before have so many students organized themselves to cheer at any athletic event.  The fans loved it! 

What fueled these students?  What drove their emotions to chant, scream, wave their hands, paint their faces and dance outrageously for the Girls Basketball Team?  PRIDE!   BEARCAT PRIDE!!

They are unique!  They bleed red and black!  They have a special high school bond and they are the "tour de force" of the Bearcat Nation.

Bearcat pride isn't something you have during a winning season. It's something you have with you all the time, something you have grown up with, a feeling that you get every time you watch a game or read about the players. 

Being a Bearcat fan is more than being a nation.  It goes deeper than that.  It is about being something special in the high school sports arena.  It's a bond that lasts a lifetime.

The students of Dexter gave their all for this basketball game.  If you weren't at the game, you could not truly appreciate the noise, the feeling, the heart pounding emotion of those boys and girls in the stands.  Their spirit was contagious and when the music started to play at half-time, the audience went wild!  And so did the students!

The latest craze, the "Harlem Shake" and this student body perfected the "Shake" by doing some crazy convulsive dancing in the bleachers while dressing rather ridiculously in red and black.  They even held crazy props, wore wild looking hats and red frilly tutus and of course showed off their Bearcat spirit!  Batmat was there, Cat in the Hat was there, and of course BEARCAT was there!

There are even videos captured by Dexter fans running rampant on Facebook and other video sources.  The students are getting rave reviews and excellent comments about their exhilarating evening.  Will we see more of this Bearcat behavior?  Let's hope so!

Thank you students for livening up a crowd of Bearcat fans who truly are dedicated to the athletic programs at Dexter.   We loved it!  We hope to see you in Farmington next Wednesday!!  Go Lady Cats!!