Dexter, Missouri - T.S. Hill Middle School announced their 1st Quarter Honor Roll students.  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.  Middle School students who are high achievers acquire and develop excellent study habits and skills, especially in time management.  To manage time efficiently, students use a student calendar or planner. 

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.

Congratulations to every 7th grader who made the honor roll for the 1st quarter of the 2014 - 2015 school year.

Dexter, Missouri - T.S. Hill Middle School announced their 1st Quarter Honor Roll students.  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.  Middle School students who are high achievers acquire and develop excellent study habits and skills, especially in time management.  To manage time efficiently, students use a student calendar or planner. 

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.

Congratulations to every 6th grader who made the honor roll for the 1st quarter of the 2014 - 2015 school year.

 

Dexter, Missouri – An Induction Ceremony was held at T.S. Hill Middle School for members of the 2014 – 2015 Jr. Beta Club.  A total of 99 new 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade students were inducted, bringing the total to 241 members.

Angie Duncan welcomed the family and friends that attended the Ceremony while the soon-to-be-Betas waited patiently for their installation. Caleb Hoggard led the students, teachers, and family in the Pledge of Allegiance.  Arianna Carter, Brooklyn Howard, Erica Parris, Makayla Pyle, Macy Roper, and Natalie Sitze performed the National Anthem.

Principal Scott Kruse took the stage and explained all of the hard work the students went through to be at this Induction Ceremony.

Cacie Ramsey lit the White Candle, symbolizing light, purity, and faith.  Lara Simmons lit the Red Candle, symbolizing pure love and wisdom.  Kimmie Moore lit the Blue Candle, which symbolizes truth, constancy, consistency, and fidelity.  Melissa Hahn lit the Black Candle, which signifies dignity, restraint, and seriousness and a Beta’s thirst for knowledge and truth.  Taryn Duncan lit the Gold Candle which signifies warmth, faithfulness, and friendship.

Students were asked to raise their right hand and pledge, “I hereby declare that I shall always strive to be honest and truthful at all times to maintain a creditable scholastic record; to be of service to my teachers and fellowmen; to conduct myself in an ethical and moral manner to reflect credit upon my school and community.”

The following students were inducted: JACKSON ALLEN, MCKAYLA ANNESSER, SYDNEY ASBERRY, JAROD BAKER, EMILY BATTLES, SHELBY BISHOP, LUKE BLOCKER, RYDER BOLES, ABIGAIL BROWN, NATHAN BRYANT, KEITON BUCK, BLAKE CARRILLO, GAVIN CARTWRIGHT, BAILEY CHAMBERLAIN, THOMAS CHAMBERLAIN, JAYCEE CHAPPELL, GAGE COLEMAN, RYAN COLLIER, HALEY COMSTOCK, BRADYN CROCKETT, ASHLYN CUNNINGHAM, AUSTIN DANIELS, CARTER DORTON, PEYTON DRISKILL, BENJAMIN DYLE, ANDREW ELLINGHOUSE, COLTON EVANS, JOHN FORTNER, SARAH FYKE, ABBY GOODRICH, EVAN GROBE, ETHAN HANN, MADELYN HAYNES, LANDON HOGGARD, KAYLEE HONEYCUTT, JEBIDIAH HUBBARD, WESLEY HUEY, MAKENZIE HUTSON, BRYCE INGRAM, KOLBY JACKSON, NEVAEH JOHNSON, KARLEE KEIRSEY, KYLLIE KENDRICK, ALANIE LACY, NATHANIEL MANGUM, AUDREY MARTIN, LUKE ETHAN MASON, CHLOE MCROY, LAYNE MEDLER, IVAN MEYER, HANNAH MIDGETT, SARA MIDGETT, TYLER MONTGOMERY, ADISON MOORE, RILEY MOORE, SHAYLIN MOORE, KYLEE MORGAN, MARIAH MUNOZ, MOLLY MURPHY, COURTNEY NORTHCUTT, RONALD PALMER, PAYTON PHELAN, CLAY PRANCE, KYLA PROPST, CLARA PULLAM, HANNAH PYLES, MAKENNA RODGERS, SERENA ROMERO, VICTORIA ROSS, RILEY SLUSHER, MICHAEL SMITH, DAMON STEARNS, ESTON STEARNS, MARISA THOMPSON, CHLOE THURMON, GRACIE TINNIN, ALEXANDER TOWNSEND, JUSTIN VIERS, GRACIE WHITE, GAIGE WILLEMS, MATTILYN WILLIAMS, TARA WILLIAMS, BRONWEN YOUNG, MEKENZIE YOUNT, COLTEN BOLLINGER, COLBY CHRISTIAN, CUTTER CORNETT, KATELYN FRIELDS, MARLIN JONES, SARAH MOOY, CELINA SMITH, JOSEPH ALMAKUTER, EMALEE BRATCHER, SHYANNA CAMPBELL, AMBER DANIELS, CHELSEY GILLUM, SHELBEY GILLUM, BROOKLYN HOWARD, and MADISON KAYLER.

 

Dexter, Missouri - The first ever Dexter High School Book Fair went extremely well.  So well in fact that they met their goal of $1,500 worth of merchandise, which is approximately 300 books before the start of school on Tuesday morning.  What an awesome event!!!  They ended up doubling their goal by just a little!!!

On Friday, five students received their special Mockingjay-themed cupcakes.  A total of 24 students who purchased $5 or more from the book fair were awarded cupcakes.

Shown in the photo (Left to Right):  Katlyn Houston, Hannah Long, Shyann Jines, Kathryn Reiker, and Mackinlee Rogers.

Mockingjay  is the latest book made into film from the The Hunger Games series.  It is the first of two cinematic parts based on the novel and the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy written by Suzanne Collins.

“This is the first event of its kind and I have been blown away by how amazing our community has been in supporting this,” DHS Library Media Specialist Krystal Hobgood said.  “We have so many prizes to give away to the students and I know they will be thrilled.  I owe that all to the support of our community.

Way to go Dexter High School!! 

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter bands had the 2nd highest number of students in All-District Band this year and the highest amount of students in All-District Jazz Band. 

"We are both very proud of all of our middles school and high school students that auditioned this year,"  commented Scott Rybolt, Director of the Dexter High School Band.

Congratulations to the following students for making the All District Band – Kerrigan Brady – Alternate Flute;  Erin Lauters – 3^rd Chair Clarinet; Courtney Scholl – 12^th Chair Clarinet; Johnna Hinklin – 16^th Chair Clarinet; Victoria Meritt - 18^th Chair Clarinet; Morgan Ross – Alternate Bass Clarinet; Lacey Midget – 1^st Chair Contra Alto Clarinet; Toni Curran – 4^th Chair Alto Saxophone; Gina Magarian – 10^th Chair Trumpet; Emily Johns – 6^th Chair French Horn; Brooks Propst – 3^rd Chair Trombone; Ethan Gillum – 4^th Chair Tuba; Addison Moore – 2^nd Alternate Percussion Option 1, and Sean Rybolt – 2^nd Alternate Percussion Option 2.

Congratulations to the following students for making the All District Jazz Band - Toni Curran – 1^st Alto Saxophone; Alyssa Teets – 2^nd Alto Saxophone; Erin Lauters – 2^nd Tenor Saxophone; Dylan Long – Baritone Saxophone; Gina Magarian – Lead Trumpet; Layla Brown – 2^nd Trumpet; Brooks Propst – Lead Trombone; Jonni Hill – Alternate Piano; Sean Rybolt – Bass; Addison Moore – 1^st Drums, and Matthew Chesser – 2^nd Drums .

All-District Band performance will be held in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, November 15th.  Students will practice most of the day and perform at 7:00 p.m.  Parents and the community are encouraged to attend.