Dexter, Missouri – The snow has played havoc for many events in southeast Missouri. The T.S. Hill Middle School's Trivia Night had to be cancelled; however they have decided to reschedule and host their fundraiser!
The Dexter Middle School Choir Trivia Night has been rescheduled for Friday, March 20th!
The event will take place at the Dexter Church of Christ fellowship building located across from Burger King in Dexter. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and trivia begins at 7:00 p.m.
Teams can be up to 8 people and it is $15.00 per person. This is a wonderful fundraiser for the Dexter Middle School Choir and anyone who likes trivia should join them for a night of fun!
Drinks and desserts will be served so come out and have a great time! If you have a team ready send an email to Jamie Sepulvado at jamies@dexter.k12.mo.us.
Bernie, Missouri – Is your child going into Kindergarten in the fall? If so, you must make an appointment for enrollment and screening for March 26th.
Students who do not come to this event on March 26th may not be able to begin Kindergarten on the first day of school.
They will have to wait until after first day of school (in August) to reschedule a screening time in order to enroll in kindergarten. (Which may be end up being as late as the beginning if September.) That's two weeks of very important instruction missed! Please schedule those appointments!
Children must be five years of age before August 1, 2015 to be eligible to attend the upcoming 2015-2016 school year.
A Social Security number must be available when making the appointment. The following mandatory documentation must be provided at the time of screening: Birth certificate, shot record (does not have to be up-to-date), and proof of residency. The proof of residency must be a financial obligation to the address for example, water bill, cable bill, tax statement, etc.
Call 293-5335 ext 229 to schedule an appointment.
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Poplar Bluff Schools will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its ambitious $50 million buildings plan, four years in the making. Because of the accelerated deadline on a $1 million FEMA grant, construction is set to kick-off at the Junior High where—in addition to a multi-purpose safe room—nine classrooms will be added, along with other renovations for improved safety and security.
Just less than one year ago, voters approved an 80-cent operating levy measure so the school system can expand facilities across campus, impacting grades 1-12, in order to meet the growth of the community. Construction is slated to begin on the anchor projects—the new high school and middle school—as soon as school dismisses for the summer on May 15. The smaller-scale elementary projects will follow, with a completion date on all construction anticipated at the start of the 2016/17 school year.
The Poplar Bluff School Board of Education, R-I Administration, Long-Range Planning Committee, Citizens’ Advisory Counsel, Committee for Our Kids’ Future, Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce, project architect Dille & Traxel and general contractor Zoellner Construction.The groundbreaking was scheduled for March 6th; however due to snow it has been moved to 8:00 a.m. Friday, March 20th.
The ceremony will begin with coffee in the Poplar Bluff Junior High cafeteria, 550 N. Westwood Blvd. The official groundbreaking will follow at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot at the northwest corner behind the facility. Public parking will be out front.
The Poplar Bluff R-I Public School District is comprised of approximately 5,300 students, 400 professional staff and 300 support staff, and has an operational budget in excess of $45 million. Our goal, in partnership with parents and community, is to educate all students to their potential, and to inspire them to be lifelong learners who possess the skills and knowledge necessary to be productive members in our changing world.
Submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications and Marketing Coordinator for Poplar Bluff Public Schools.
Dexter, Missouri - Dexter High School Library is pleased to announce a new partnership with Driving-Tests.org, one of the nation’s top sites for driver’s license practice tests. The partnership will strengthen the library’s mission to be a vital gateway to information.
Dexter High School Library is announcing a partnership with Driving-Tests.org, a company dedicated to driver safety and education, to offer free DMV practice tests online, starting Friday, February 27, 2015.
The new service includes free tests, written specifically based on the state DMV materials, and is the only site of its kind to include accessibility tools that allow users to hear selections read aloud, make them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages, magnify text, and mask sections of the screen for greater visibility on driving practice tests.
Availability and accessibility is important to the creators of Driving-Tests.org, as the site is designed to help new drivers study state manuals and take driving practice tests based on the real DMV written exams. This partnership allows the Dexter High School Library to harness the power of Driving-Test.org’s specialized practice exams to turn new drivers into safer drivers.
Not only will the new online program benefit teens, but it will also work as an outreach for other groups of citizens, such as those with disabilities, those who need to take a renewal exam, and patrons at every other stage of life.
“We also have partnerships with hundreds of libraries and schools across the nation, devoted to creating safe drivers,” says Driving-Tests.org’s founder, Andrei Zakhareuski. “Our partners value information and accessibility – the same values we have, and ones that lead to safer roadways.”
For more information on the Dexter High School Library, and for the library’s new Driving-Tests.org partner site, please visit the DHS Library webpage on the Dexter Public School’s website.
Dexter, Missouri - The six candidates for Dexter School Board will be participating in a public candidate forum on Monday, March 30 at 6:30 P.M. in the Dexter High School auditorium. The Dexter Community Teachers Association (CTA), who will host this forum, would like to invite all Dexter citizens to attend.
The purpose of the forum is for voters to meet the candidates and determine the candidates’ opinions on issues affecting Dexter Public Schools. The forum will consist of the candidates answering a variety of questions that have been prepared by local students, teachers, and faculty members.
The election will be held on April 7. The following six candidates are running for the two vacant positions: Sarah Kati Blackler, Jason Comfort, Ronald David Glaus II, Jim Reiker, incumbent Rick Williams, and Matt Worley.
