Gavin is the son of Grant and Nicole Thompson and is five years old. He was diagnosed with leukemia missing the first day of kindergarten this year. Since then he has made several trips to St. Louis for treatment including a crucial blood transfusion on Friday.
Through donations by Allen Christian, Montgomery Bank and an anonymous donor every student in Gavin's classroom were given "Gavin Squad" T-shirts.
The local school has been one of Gavin's biggest supporters helping where they can including a special monkey that sits in Gavin's chair when he is away with treatments.
Gavin and his classmates were treated to cookies and treats during a little party at school in his honor. Gavin is shown in the photo holding the "U" and "P". His little brother Lincoln who is not in school yet was beside him holding the "S".
Gavin, you are our HERO and wish for a speedy recovery! Kick cancer in the butt!!
Alexis is the daughter of Danny Tankersley of Campbell, Missouri and Mystie Tankersley of Dexter.
She will graduate from Dexter Senior High School in May of 2016.
Many scholarship opportunities exist at Southeast Missouri State University. For more information, visit www.semo.edu.
Congratulations Alexis!
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.
6th Grade
Jacob Adams, Addyson Atherton, Sarah Baker, Sajah Ballard, Annie Banken, Lauren Barnes, Kennedy Bess, Sydney Bess, Lydia Bishop, Natalie Bolin, Baylee Boyer, Makayla Boyt, Drake Channell, Maci Comfort, Taylor Condict, Luke Conner, Arielle Coyner, Lance Davis, Abigail Dement, Andrew Dodson, Atom Dowdy, Emily Drews, Alex Dugan, Baylee Freeland, Kayla Freeman, Alyssa Frizzell, Brett Frizzell, Kayleigh Gibson, Abigail Green, Braxton Greenfield, Gerbrand Haasbroek, Grace Hanner, Gerica Harris, Nicholas Harris, Dakota Hutchcraft, Logan Kayler, Andie Kruse. Tucker Kyle. Lexie Laramore. Shyann Larsen, Toni Long, Patrick Lutmer, Makenzie Mahy, Seth Malloy, Jerra Malone, Cayden Mansker, Nicolas March, Magi McBride, Diego McCormick, Gabriel McGhee, Miller Mclaughlin, Arianna Mercado, Maddox Miller, Camillia Moore, Danielle Morgan, Rylan Muzny, Avery Neely, Lexis Newell, Emily Northern, Mary Oldham, Caladan Parker, Tanay Patel, Porscha Pearson, Carter Pennington, Landon Pullam, Dulcie Pullen, Mackenzie Raley, Camden Riley, Katelyn Riley, Kaden Ritter, Julianna Rivera, Kennedy Robertson, Benjamin Rybolt, Isaac Sandage, Natalie Sells, Dylan Sitze, Karsyn Smith, Layken Smith, Michelle Stegall, Ryan Strickland, Amaya Summers, Grace Teffertiller, Kyle Tellman, Tyler Thornton, Allison Thurlkill, Kaytlin Tomes, Ayden Walters, Tyler Wells, Bailey Whitaker, Tori White, Mia Williams, John Williamson, Camille Winchester, Rachel Zheng
7th Grade
Jackson Allen, Mckayla Annesser, Sydney Asberry, Emily Battles, Chelsea Bennett, Shelby Bishop, Ryder Boles, Abigail Brown, Hannah Bryant, Nathan Bryant, Blake Carrillo, Gavin Cartwright, Bailey Chamberlain, Jaycee Chappell, Gage Coleman, Ryan Collier, Caleb Coons, Bradyn Crockett, Austin Daniels, Peyton Driskill, Elissa Dvorak, Benjamin Dyle, Andrew Ellinghouse, Colton Evans, Krystal Evans, John Fortner, Abby Goodrich, Casey Greene, Evan Grobe, Madelyn Haynes, Landon Hoggard, Jordan Holden, Kaylee Honeycutt, Jebidiah Hubbard, Makenzie Hutson, Bryce Ingram, Nevaeh Johnson, Joshua Kaufman, Kyllie Kendrick, Alanie Lacy, Nathaniel Mangum, Audrey Martin, Chloe McRoy, Layne Medler, Hannah Midgett, Sara Midgett, Erica Miller, Tyler Montgomery, Shaylin Moore, Molly Murphy, Courtney Northcutt, Aerrin Oneal, Ronald Palmer, Jordan Patterson, Seth Pennington, 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, Madison Vincent, Mattilyn Williams, Tara Williams, Bronwen Young
8th Grade
Eric Allen, Jakob Almakuter, Ashley Arneson, Jillian Avery, Madeline Ayers, Evi Bailey, Shea Baker, Jade Baran, Cole Barker, William Beauchemin, Lucas Becker, Carson Bell, Blane Berry, Kirsten Bess, Gracie Bess, Hayley Bridges, Alexis Burns, Jaden Cato, Colby Christian, Faith Cochran, Clair Comfort, Cutter Cornett, Steven Cupp, Jayden Edwards, Evelyn Eschenweck, Cory Ezell, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ryder Foster, Katelyn Frields, Cameron Garcia, Dalton Granger, Addyson Green, Austin Guy, Kayla Hagan, Madilyn Hampton, Carson Hankins, Landon Hardin, Samantha Hartline, Shelby Haynes, Garrett Henson, Thomas Hill, Haden Hillis, Breanna Hobson, Zachary Hopkins, Irene Huang, Mya Jackson, Emily Jarrell, Trey Johnson, Mason Keena, Angelica Kennedy, Ethan Kirkley, Delaney Lemmon, Annmarie Long, Madyson Lowman, Audrey Lutmer, Allisyn May, Hailee Mayfield, Makayla Maze, Abigail McCormick, Gracie McDonald, Grace Milam, Lillian Montgomery, Brice Moore, Daisy Moore, Sarah Mooy, Kolby Musgrave, Margo Nea, Atheena Owen, Faith Owens, Madeline Parker, Wyatt Parker, Nidhi Patel, Josiah Payne, Bryston Pemberton, Brodie Pollock, Bailey Pullum, Emily Pyle, Maci Rauls, Elijah Rittgers, Shawn Robards, Blair Rogers, Catalina Romero, Jack Scruggs, Eathan Sisco, Annmarie Slaton, Madison Slaton, Celina Smith, Andrew Soule, Nathaniel Steed, Dawson Tilley, Rebecca Traw, Parker Vanslyke, Travis Waldner, Preston Walton, Spencer Warren, Alexa Werneck, Luke Whitaker, Lydia Whitaker, Andrew Williams, Alexsus Williamson, Logan Wyman
Dexter, Missouri - Second grade students at Southwest Elementary in Dexter kicked-off their annual Coin Drive for Veterans on Monday, November 2nd.
Captain (Chaplain) Mike Williams of the Air Force Reserve was on hand Friday to talk about Veterans and what they have done and still do for our country. He also explained what a valuable contribution and sacrifice they have made for our country.
Children are encouraged to bring in pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There will be a collection can in each classroom and the class that collects the most money will be rewarded with a pizza party. The American Legion Auxiliary will provide the pizza party.
Then on November 11th at the Veterans Day Program in the Bearcat Event Center the students will be recognized for their efforts. All money collected will be donated to the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery located in Bloomfield.
If you do not have a child at Southwest Elementary, but wish to donate to a classroom, please contact Mrs. Kerri Kruse at (573) 614-1015 to drop off your coins.
He is a 7th grade student at T.S. Hill Middle School and can rock the roof off the gym with his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.
Keiton is the son of Lori Buck of Dexter, Missouri. He is a member of the JR Beta Club and Choir.
He may be small, but his voice is big!
Keiton wowed the crowd with the National Anthem at the Jr Beta Club Induction Ceremony on Friday, October 30th. And again at the start of the Bearcat boys basketball game on Monday, November 2nd. He crushed it in front of a packed middle school gym. It's a must see performance by this young man.
We shall see more of him over the next few years! Don't miss out on a chance to hear him sing.
