Submitted by Jill Temples

SMT Writer

Defensive Driving Scholarship - This scholarship is open to high school seniors or college students.  To apply for this scholarship you must submit a video and a complete survey by Sunday, December 15th, in ordered to be considered!

Eligibility Requirements:

-Scholarship payable to the winner who should be living in the United States

-Student must enroll in semester beginning no later than Fall 2014

-Winner is not based on financial need

-Relatives of Defensive Driving staff may not enter

-Home-schooled students may apply so long as your course of study is equivalent to that of a senior in high school

Video Requirements:

-Make a video responding to one of the following prompts: (video can be filmed on a smartphone, digital camera/camcorder, webcam, etc, and submitted here

-Share an experience in which practicing a safe driving habit saved your life or the life of someone you know

-Share a story that would help raise awareness about the dangers of texting and driving

-Share an experience that would help raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving

-Video should be from 1-2 minutes in length

-Video should be taken in the “landscape” (long) format rather than “portrait” (tall) format if taken on a smart phone

Survey Requirements:

Fill out the survey in its entirety. Failure to do so will result in the disqualification of the applicant.

Award Given:

One (1) winning applicant will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Award money is to be applied to cover winners educational expenses in the field or major of their choosing. The receipt of this award by the winner is subject to the following conditions: All monetary awards must be applied to cover winners college, university or vocational school tuition and education-related expenses, such as room and board or books and supplies. Under no circumstances should monies awarded to winners be used toward non-educational expenses.

For more information on this scholarship, visit: http://www.defensivedriving.com/scholarship

 

Dexter, Missouri - Each month, faculty from each academic department will select a student for STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

October Students of the Month are Sara Edwards, Haley Hare, Erin Lauters, Ryan Hurley, Julia Hahn, Emily Long, Madison Devault, Briana White and Erika Cobb.

Shown in the photo are: Front Row: Sara Edwards, Haley Hare, Erin Lauters; Back Row: Ryan Hurley, Julia Hahn, Emily Long; Not Pictured are: Madison Devault, Brianna White and Erika Cobb

Dexter, Missouri - Cold outside, come in and get warm with a hot bowl of chili and a fresh cinnamon roll.  The T.S. Hill Middle School Beta Club would like to invite YOU to an Old School Chili and Cinnamon Roll Supper!

The event will be held on Monday, November 25th just before the Boys Basketball Team takes the court against the Poplar Bluff Mules.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are only $5.00 each, student in 2nd grade and younger eat for FREE!  

Your ticket will also include entry to the Boys Basketball Game at 6:00 p.m.

All proceeds go to Dexter Jr. Beta Club.  Thank you for your support.

Written by
Dee Loflin SMT Manager/Writer

Bloomfield, Missouri – The Bloomfield Middle School Band was well represented at the Southeast Missouri Educators Association’s Junior and Senior High All-District Band.  The concert was held on Saturday, November 16th at Cape Central High School.

Eighth grade students who earned a spot on the Junior High All-district Band were: Lauren Tippen (4th chair Flute), Riley, Burns (15th chair Clarinet), Kaitlyn Fincher (24th chair Clarinet), Gabriel Waters (2nd chair Bass Clarinet), Michael Angel (4th chair Trumpet), Clayton Moser (8th chair Trombone), and Noah Hester (3rd chair Euphonium).

Allison Statler, also an eighth grade student at Bloomfield Middle School, played 4th chair Flute in the Senior High All-District Band.

Ms. Linda Huck, Band Director from the Farmington R-7 School District in Farmington, Missouri, directed the Junior High All-District Band.

Mr. Gary Gackstatter, a composer, conductor, performer, and teacher at St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Missouri directed the Senior High All-District Band.

Bloomfield Bands are under the direction of Ms. Audry Thompson.

Congratulations Bloomfield Band Students!  We are very proud of you

Submitted by
Dee Loflin SMT Manager/Writer

Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Dexter high school students will be participating in the 10th Annual Industrial Arts Bridge Competition in Cape Girardeau.  Gage Murphy, Wesley Hardman, Josh Cobb, Tyler Sturgeon, Jacob Miller, Timmy Spence, Ty Harmon, Ryan Hurley, Andrew Morgan, Jake Hindman, Daniel Brinson, and Damon Allstun.

After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students are now gearing-up to put their bridges to the test. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will test bridges entered into its 10th Annual Bridge Building Competition on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Cape West 14 Cine, located at 247 Siemers Drive in Cape Girardeau.

Doors will open at 8 a.m., with the competition beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding at approximately 2 p.m.

The competition challenges high school juniors and seniors to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials:15 pieces of balsa wood, thread and glue.

“We are very pleased to have over 40 area schools participating in this year competition” said Senior Highway Designer Anita Clark. “In addition to giving students a great opportunity to learn about engineering, participating schools can also win prizes.

Prizes donated by area businesses and organizations will be awarded to the top-five bridge building winners, as well as for the most aesthetic bridge and the electronic bridge building contest. Similar to previous years, cash prizes donated by the Chapter 10 Transportation Employees Association of Missouri will be given to the top three schools with the best overall performance.

Prize donations and supply sponsorships have been made possible by the following businesses and organizations: Chapter 10 Transportation Employees Association of Missouri, Cape West 14 Cine, Three Rivers College, Cape Area Engineers Club, Southeast Physics & Engineering Club, Southeast Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, Kirlin’s Hallmark of Cape Girardeau, Rhodes Convenience Stores, CiCi’s Pizza, Coca Cola, Sam’s Club and the Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety.  

MoDOT also partnered with Arkansas State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou) and Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, to offer seniors interested in civil engineering up to $10,000 in scholarships.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Southeast Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety will be on hand during the competition to discuss the importance of buckling-up with the Seat Belt Convincer, which simulates how it feels to be in a traffic crash.

For more information, please contact Clark at (573) 472-5292, Senior Highway Designer Gretchen Hanks at (573) 472-5294 or MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888 ASK MODOT (275-6636). Additional information, including videos and photos from previous competitions, is also available at http://www.modot.org/southeast/programs/BridgeCompetition.htm.