Dexter, Missouri - Each year the local Kiwanis Club offers scholarships to students who have shown leadership and are in good academic standing.  The Kiwanis Club focuses on changing the world by serving children, one child and one community at a time.

This year the Dexter Kiwanis Club awarded two $1,000 scholarships to two graduating seniors at Dexter High School. 

Young is the son of Marty and Christine Young and plans to pursue a degree in medicine.  He will be attending the University of Tennessee at Martin to study pre-med.  Chase will also play baseball for UT Martin before continuing on to medical school.  He hopes to one day become an orthopedic surgeon and return to Southeast Missouri.

Loflin is the daughter of Dee Loflin and plans to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine.  She will be attending Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau and has been accepted into the Jane Stephens Honors program as well as the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program.  Jessica will continue her education by attending the University of Missouri- Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine and earn her doctorate.

Dexter seniors will graduate on Friday, May 17^th at 7:30 p.m. at the Bearcat Event Center.

Congratulations to both Chase Young and Jessica Loflin.  We look forward to hearing about your future accomplishments.

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Dee Loflin SMT Manager/Writer

Dexter, Missouri – Each year the Beta Sigma Phi Sororities of Dexter award a student with a scholarship.  This student shows ambition and strives to better our world through the pursuit of exemplary goals. They have extended helping hands to many area students, families, and are wide causes as well as offer a one time $500 education scholarship.

This year’s recipient is Miss Jessica Loflin.  Jessica is the daughter of Dee Loflin and is a senior at Dexter High School.  She plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University where she has been accepted into the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program as well as the Jane Stephens Honors Program. 

The Pre-Veterinary curriculum prepares students for entrance into a veterinary medicine school as well as obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology or Chemistry.

Jessica plans to further her education by attending the University of Missouri – Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine and earn her doctorate.

The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority feels it is a privilege to be part of furthering a young woman’s education and wish her the best.

Congratulations Jessica Loflin!

 

Dexter, Missouri -  Each year students all over Missouri compete by sending in a recording of their voices.  Mrs. Jamie Sepulvado was asked to send in recordings of the student's voices on an Art Song of their choice and other material.  Only 200 students from the entire state of Missouri are chosen and this year 10 seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students were selected from TS Hill Middle School and the Dexter High School.

This is only the second year that students from Dexter have auditioned and last year seven students were accepted into one of Missouri's top choirs.

The Missouri Choral Directors Association Honors Choir is made of exceptional choir students and they will travel to Jefferson City, Missouri on July 23rd to rehearse for their July 24th performance.

This is a great opportunity for students and a true honor to be selected.  "It is my hope that this event will continue to grow and each year more and more students will audition," stated Mrs. Jamie Sepulvado, Choral Director for Dexter Public Schools.  "I couldn't be more proud as a choir teacher to see this growth and guide these students down a successful path with their music."

Students selected from the 7th and 8th grade are Andrew Teel, Tres Hampton, Tanner Rickman, Caroline Powers, Sarah Miller, Angel Maze, and Shelby Smith.

Students selected from the 9th grade are Brooks Propst, Shelby Gathings, and Jon Rodgers.

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Beth Farrah, SMT Writer

Essex, Missouri – Richland High School will be holding free sports physicals all day during school hours for any student wishing to participate in sports next school year. Any student wanting to play fall sports such as volleyball and basketball must have an up to date physical record. Marching band students (both high school and junior high) are also required to have a sports physical.

Most of the screenings will be held in the morning during the first few hours of the day. All paperwork must be filled out and signed by a parent or guardian. Students are responsible for bringing the paperwork with them tomorrow. Forms are also available in the high school office. They have asked that all boys wanting to get a physical to wear shorts tomorrow (May 8th).

The free sports physicals are sponsored by the Richland PTO and Hollie Hughes. 

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The success of Three Rivers College comes from the combined efforts of its faculty and staff, partners, and supporters.  The college celebrated these efforts April 26^th at the 3^rd Annual ACE Awards, a gal for college personnel to recognize achievements, contributions and excellence.

Selected for the President’s IMPACT Award were the directors of Three Rivers’ four full-service centers:  Bill Hampton, Director of the Center at Dexter; Connie Hampton, Director of the Center at Malden; Missy Marshal, Director of the Center at Sikeston; and Ann Matthews, Director of the Center at Kennett.

Together and individually, our center directors have made a significant impact in the past year.  They have done an outstanding job of reaching out to surrounding communities and making them feel included in the Three Rivers family. 

They have made Three Rivers more visible and more highly regarded by building relationships that demonstrate how we care about those communities.  Their efforts are a key to an enrollment shift that this spring saw more credit hours generated out-of-district than in-district.  Quite the accomplishment and congratulations to all four of these educators.

Many other awards were celebrated, including the Outstanding Student Support and it was awarded to the Dexter Center Director Bill Hampton.  It was a wonderful evening of recognition and fellowship to all of the staff of Three Rivers College.