Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Lions Club presented Mary Kate Miller with a $1,500 scholarship recently.
Mary Kate is the daughter of Mike and Candy Miller.
She is active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is a member of the Dexter Honor Society, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Teachers of America, Rotary Interact. She also attended Missouri Girl’s State during the summer.
After graduation, Mary Kate plans to attend college and obtain a degree in nursing. She then plans to pursue a degree in Advanced Practice Nursing.
The Dexter Lions Club raises money annually with their Golf Tournament (slated for July 15, 2017), a Waffle Day and they sell Funnel Cakes at the Stoddard County Fair in September.
Shown in the photo are Kevin Bishop, Lion’s Club Member, and Mary Kate Miller.
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Lions Club presented Kendall Adams with a $1,000 scholarship recently.
Kendall is the daughter of Travis and Dana Adams.
She has played volleyball all four years of her high school career. She is also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Business Leaders of America, FCCLA, Future Teachers of American Student Council, Dexter Honor Society, Top 10% of her class, and represented Dexter High School at Missouri Girls State.
She was also honored as an Academic All-State Volleyball Team member.
Her future plans are to attend the University of Mississippi.
The Dexter Lions Club raises money annually with their Golf Tournament (slated for July 15, 2017), a Waffle Day and they sell Funnel Cakes at the Stoddard County Fair in September.
Shown in the photo are Kevin Bishop, Lion’s Club Member, and Kendall Adams.
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Lions Club presented Tyler Stevenson with a $1,000 scholarship recently.
Tyler Stevenson is the son of Kay Stevenson and Keith Stevenson.
He has been a member of the Dexter Bearcats Football team all four years of his high school career. he has also played tennis all four years. Tyler is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, DECA, Rotary Interact, and Dexter Honor Society. He was a 2nd team All-Conference football team selection in 2014 and ESPN SEMO Gatorade Player of the Week in 2015. He was also a member of the 2014 Academic All-State Football Team.
His future plans are to attend Harding University and major in Engineering.
The Dexter Lions Club raises money annually with their Golf Tournament (slated for July 15, 2017), a Waffle Day and they sell Funnel Cakes at the Stoddard County Fair in September.
Shown in the photo are Kay Stevenson, Kevin Bishop, Lion's Club Representative, Tyler Stevenson and Keith Stevenson.
Dexter, Missouri - Southwest Elementary honors Demi Richman, John Parker, Jozalen Shepherd, Mason Spencer, and Stella Fees with the Positive Office Referral certificate.
This award is presented to students who consistently show the 3R's RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and READY TO LEARN at Southwest Elementary in Dexter.
Demi Richman is in the kindergarten classroom of Mr. Eldreth. "Demi is a great kid and a good behavior example to her classmates. She always shows the 3Rs."
John Parker is in the kindergarten classroom of Mrs. Chrisitan. "John is always showing the 3Rs and continues to be a great role model and leader every day. He is always helpful to others."
Jozalen Shepherd is in the kindergarten classroom of Mr. Eldreth. "Jozalyn always shows the 3Rs and is a great positive behavior model for her peers."
Mason Spencer is in the kindergarten classroom of Mr. Eldreth. "Mason is a great student and is a positive role model for his peers. He is always showing the 3Rs."
Stella Fees is in the kindergarten classroom of Mrs. Christian. "Stella is always showing the 3Rs and setting a great example every day!"
Shown in the photo are from left to right back row: Demi Richman, John Parker and Jozalyn Shepherd; front row: Mason Spencer and Stella Fees.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Students and staff at Bloomfield observed Make a Difference Day on May 23rd by performing a variety of civic projects in the community. the day focused on providing service learning projects for students in the Bloomfield School District.
Toni Hill, Superintendent of Bloomfield School District, reached out to the community to identify service activities. The students did a variety of activities from cleaning up the city park, and visiting the nursing home to picking up trash along Prairie Street as well as washed cars. Students even cleaned out the school buses. They also got their hands dirty performing some landscaping at the local nursing home, Assembly of God Church, First Baptist Church and the Welcome to Bloomfield sign on Hwy 25.
Other students made decorations for the nursing home, played board games with the residents, made cards for the Children's Home, cleaned up the school campus, and made home-made dog treats for the animal shelter.
"We, as a district, feel that it is important to teach our students to give without expecting anything in return. The art of serving is a life lesson we want to instill in each of our students," commented Toni Hill.
Shown in the photo from left to right are Ethan Thatcher, History Teacher Taylor Fields, Shawn Robey, Nathan Thatcher, and Collin Wilson.
