Puxico, Missouri - Abby Dare, a 2013 graduate of Puxico High School was named to the Missouri S&T Dean's List for the 2016 Spring Semester.

Abby is a nuclear engineering major minoring in math.

She will graduate from Missouri S&T in the spring of 2017.

Missouri University of Science and Technology - Missouri S&T for short, located in Rolla, Missouri -  has been at the top of the research and innovation game for a long time. Founded in 1870 as one of the first technological institutions west of the Mississippi, they have been building on their heritage of discovery, creativity and innovation to equip and inspire today’s students to meet tomorrow’s great global challenges.

Congratulations Abby!

Puxico, Missouri - The University of Missouri - Columbia has released its list of graduates and Dean’s List students for the Spring 2016 semester.

Nathan Mark Martin graduated from Mizzou on May 14, 2016 with a degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Sports Management Emphasis and a Business Minor.

He also made the Dean’s List for the spring semester.  The University of Missouri recognizes students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher with at least 12 credit hours to be named to the Dean’s List.

Martin was hired by Puxico Schools as the new Jr. High Boys Head Basketball Coach and Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach for the 2016 - 2017 academic school year.

Congratulations Nathan!

Bloomfield, Missouri - Tabitha Jones, a 2016 graduate of Bloomfield High School, was awarded the University Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri for the 2016 - 2017 academic year.

Jones is the daughter of Jolene and Byron Bolin of Bloomfield.

Congratulations Tabitha!

Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield School board met on Monday, June 20, 2016.

The board approved resurfacing the high school gym parking lot, purchasing of a van, adding an 8th hour to the high school and middle school, and changes in the 2016-2017 handbook.

The biggest adjustment will be adding the 8th hour.  Class periods will now be 46 minutes in length with the first period being 48 minutes.  Other changes in the handbook are students will have to have some type of health insurance to go on school trips, student meal prices, definition of “appropriate shorts” length, and a change in the form used by parents to allow corporal punishment.  The Elementary Handbook also added a Scholar Leadership Award.

In Executive Session the Bloomfield School Board approved the resignation of Debbie Stogsdill from an elementary teaching position, the hiring of Sabra Mayberry for an elementary teaching position and the hiring of Brandon Crook for the ISS/ALS teaching position.

Also several extra curricular positions were filled:

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter School Board met in a Special Closed Board Meeting in Executive Session on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at noon.  Below are the minutes from that meeting.

In Executive Session: 

The Board accepted a letter of resignation from High School Social Studies / Asst. MS Boys Basketball Coach Lucas McKinnis.

Discussion was held on the Assistant Superintendent Job opening. 

The decision was made to re-open the position during the 2016-17 school year so that an Assistant Superintendent can be in place for 2017-18.

Mr. Wood, Superintendent, stated: “This option was discussed from the beginning, I knew it would be very tough getting a list of qualified applicants with the amount of experience necessary for this job with it being so late in the year.  I feel it’s the best decision in our next step to fill this crucial job with the right person”.