Dexter, Missouri - Southwest Elementary honors  Ayden Caldwell, Roni Taylor and Beau Craft 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.

Ayden Caldwell is in the first grade at Southwest Elementary.

Roni Taylor and Beau Craft are kindergarten students.

Shown in the photo are Ayden Caldwell, Roni Taylor, and Beau Craft.

Dexter, Missouri - Central Elementary in Dexter has announced the 2016 First Quarter Honor Roll for 5th grade.

BRENDAN JOHN  BALLANCE,  ALEXIS  BENNETT,  RYAN  BURNETT,  AUDREY  CALVERT,  TYSON  CARMODE,  DUSTIN  CARTER,  PARKER  CARTER,  KATARRAH  CHURCHILL,  RYLEE  CORLEW,  HALEY  CRAFT,  LILLYN  CROCKETT,  MYA  DARNELL,  BRENNAN JOSEPH  DAVIS,  JAYLYNN  DAVIS,  JAMES  DEBERRY,  LEVI  DEMENT,  CONNER  DOAN,  EMERSON  DORTON,  SHELBY  DRISKILL,  HOLDEN  DUER,  ASHTON  DVORAK,  and RYLEE NICOLE  EATON.

ANNA  ELLINGHOUSE,  CHASE  FARMER,  KAYLIE  FARMER,  RJ  FARMER,  MARIE  FEES ,  PRESTON  FITZPATRICK ,  SABASTIAN  FLEETWOOD ,  AYDEN  FLEMING ,  KASEN  FORKUM ,  KALEB  FREEMAN ,  PIPER  FREEMAN ,  LUKE  GENTRY ,  SOFIA  GIBSON ,  GRACEN  HAMPTON,  NATHAN  HARRIS,  HUNTER  HAYES,  AMELIA  HOLDEN,  MATTHEW  HONEYCUTT,  BROOKLYN  HUGGINS,  HAYDEN  JARRELL,  LANDON  JARRELL,  and PEYTON  JARRELL.

AMELIA  JENKINS,  DANIEL  JONES,  JUAN  LARA,  BROOKE  LASATER,  BRENDEN  LAUBE,  BROOKLYN  LINK,  ABBIE  LLOYD,  KYLE  MASON,  SHANE  MATTHEWS,  KENNEDY  MCCORMICK,  KAYLEE ANN  MCVEY,  ADALINE  MEDLEY,  AIDEN  MEDLIN,  CHANSE  MILLER,  TOMMIJO  MITCHELL,  ELIJAH  MONTGOMERY,  LEON  MORLAN,  KATELYNN  OWENS,  ZACHARY  PARRISH,  ABBYGAIL  POWELL,  MATTHEW LEE  RILEY,  DANTE  ROBINSON,  and KELBEY  RODGERS.

MACKINLEE  RODRIGUEZ,  ETHAN  ROSS,  ZACHARY  SAWYER,  CY  SCOTT,  AUBREY  SEITER,  LILY  SIMPSON,  SOPHIA  STEVENS,  MACIE  TEMPLEMIRE,  KIARA  TERRY,  CAMRIN  THURSTON,  SEVETA  TURNER,  ASHTIN  VINCENT,  AVIN  VINCENT,  EMILEE GRACE  WARNER,  ALYSSA  WARREN,  RAIDEN  WATERS,  LE ROY  WATSON,  LANDON  WEATHERS,  CARSON  WILLIAMS,  RHYDER  WILLIAMS,  BREE  WINCHESTER,  ALEXIS  WOMBLE,  EMMA KATE  WORLEY,  RYAN  YOUNG,  and ETHAN  ZABELIN.

Dexter, Missouri - Central Elementary has released the 2016 First Quarter Honor Roll for 4th grade.

Below is an alphabetical list of the 4th grade honor roll students.

AVEREE  ACKMAN,  AYDAN  ADAMS,  NOLAN  ALFORD,  ERIC  AVERY,  EVAN  AVERY,  CLAIRA  BAILEY,  BRIANNA  BARNETT,  RANDELL  BECK,  CAMERON  BELL,  ZACHARY  BILLINGSLEY,  LUKE  BISHOP,  LAWSON  BLOCKER,  ELIZABETH  BOLIN,  TESSLA  BONER,  BROOKLYN  BOYER,  ANNALISA  BRADLEY,  BEAU  CARRIER,  KATI  CARRILLO,  CHLOE  CASH,  CHRISTIAN  CHAPPELL,  BENJAMIN  CHRISTIAN,  and JAIDEN  COLWELL.

CHRISTOPHER  CRADER,  MICHALIE  CURRIE,  RYLEE  DAWSON,  BENJAMIN  DOWDY,  ALEXANDER  DYLE,  DESTINY RENEE  FLOYD,  ALEXIS  FORKUM,  ALYSSA  FREEMAN,  FIONA  FRY,  ETHAN  GLAUS,  RYAN  GOODE,  TANNER  GUILING,  CHRISTIAAN  HAASBROEK-WIRZ,  LYDIA  HANNER,  JONATHAN MICHAEL  HARRIS,  LOGAN  HARRIS,  MARLIE  HATTON,  KAYLYNN  HAWS,  CONNOR BROUGHTON  HENDERSON,  KAYDENCE  HESSLING,  and KASMIRA  HESTE.

KAYLEA  HODGE,  MAKAYLA  HOOK,  JAMES JACKSON  HOWARD,  KADEN  JACKSON,  KINSEY  JELINEK,  RYAN  KAUFMAN,  KINLEY  KENNEDY,  KENADY  KRAPF,  WYATT  KUSHANEY ,  HUNTER  LARSEN ,  KIERSTYN  LAWHORN ,  THOMAS  LEE ,  ANNA  LEIBOWITZ ,  JEFFREY  LESLEY ,  PUJA S  MAISURIA ,  HARLEY  MALONE ,  RICARDO  MARTINEZ ,  KAYLEY  MCCOY,  LEE-MICHAEL  MCDONALD,  CARLY  MCMUNN,  FISHER  MENLEY,  and OWEN  MILLER.

ZOE  MINKS,  BRYDEN  MOORE,  BROOKE  MORGAN,  BROOKLYN  MOUTON,  JUSTIN  MURPHY,  KATELYN  NICHOLS,  FAITH RENEA  OLSEN,  JAKE WILLIAM  PAINE,  JAKE  PARKER,  JOSEPH  PASSLEY,  CARLY  PATTERSON,  EMMA  PENNINGTON,  ISABELLA  PITTMAN,  DREXLER  POPE,  ADELINE  PRANCE,  LOGAN  PULLUM,  SAWYER  RASCHER,  AVERY  RILEY,  CALE  ROBINSON,  LUCAS  ROGERS,  KATELYN  SAWYER,  LAYTON  SHAFER,  and ALEXIS  SISK.

KAYLEA  SMITH,  HADEN  STAFFORD,  CAROLINE  STONE,  MADISON  SUTTON,  KELSIE  SWEET,  KOLTEN  TELLMAN,  TUCKER  TEMPLES,  CHLOE  TINNIN,  SHPRESIM  TOPALLI,  ESSABELLA  VOSS,  KAILEIGH  WALLACE,  SEBASTIAN  WALTON,  SEAN  WHEETLEY,  CALI JONES  WHITE,  CALE  WHITTINGTON,  KORBIN  WILLIAMS,  RYLEIGH  WILSON,  ZANE  WILSON,  COOPER  WORLEY,  and FEBE CHANEL  WORLEY.

Dexter, Missouri - Central Elementary in Dexter has announced the 2016 First Quarter Honor Roll for 3rd grade.

Below is an alphabetic list of the 3rd grade students who made honor roll.

LANDON BLAYKE  ANNESSER,  CARSON  ANTHONY,  CHEYENNE  AUSTIN,  SEBASTION  BARKER,  DAWSON  BATTLES,  MERIDETH  BENTON,  CHARLENE  BESS,  GABRIEL  BESS,  GIBSON  BOOKER,  CADENCE  BUENAVENTURA,  BRILEY  BURLESON,  TANNER  CALDWELL,  TAYLOR  CALDWELL,  SERINA  CHURCHILL,  EMMELIA  CLIFF,  CALI  COMFORT,  SHAYDEN  CONN,  BRITNEY  COOPER,  DESTANY  CURETON,  BRANDI  CURRAN,  EDGAR  DE LA ROSA,  RYAN COLE  EATON,  KLAIRE  ESSNER,  and BRAILYN  EVANS.

ALEXIS  EZELL,  DAWSON LUKE  FICHTEL,  ERIN  FICHTEL,  KEELEIGH  FLANIGAN ,  LOGAN  FRITCH,  ALEXIS MARIE  GALLOWAY,  JADYN  GOODMAN,  SARAH  GRANGER,  DEXTER  GREEN,  JAMES ROBERT  HARRIS,  ALLYSON  HAWKINS,  RILEE  HAYES,  HERBERT  HENSON,  WYATT  HICKMAN,  CONNER  HILL,  JOHN  HILL,  WYATT  HOCKERSMITH,  and SARAH  HUDSON.

PATRICIA  JOHNSON,  QUENSE  JUDD,  RYLEE  KELLEY,  KARIS  KENNEDY,  LEVI  KESTNER,  CAMERON TYLER  KING,  JAXON  KING,  ADDISON  LACY,  CARTER  LACY,  LANDEN  LACY,  NOLAN  LACY,  AUSTIN  LASATER,  BLAKE  LEE,  KENDRA  LINK,  HANNAH  MACLIN,  LOGAN  MARTIN,  RILEY JAMES  MASON,  WYATT SHAYNE  MAY,  ANNALIE  MCDONALD,  NATHANIEL MATTHEW  MCVEY, and  JAXON  MEDLER.

AVERY  MEDLEY,  MAKALIE  MEKAN   EVANIE  MILLER,  HALEY  MILLER,  EMMALEE  MINKS,  ALEXIS  MOORE,  JACKSON  MOORE,  LOGAN  MORLAN,  TRISHA  MORRIS,  CARSON  MULLINS,  ADRIAN  MUNOZ,  KENLI  MUSGRAVE,  MEREDITH  NEA,  HOUSTON  NEELY,  ELIZABETH CLAIRE  NORRIS,  ETHAN  PARISH,  MALIA  POLLEY,  DEACON  PULLEN,  KILIE  PYLE,  MAKAYLA  RALEY,  LOGAN  REED, and  DAVID  RODRIGUEZ.

ELLIE  ROPER,  PRESTEN  ROSE,  JACOB  RUPPEL,  EMMA  SADLER ,  AVA  SCHAEFER ,  ELI  SCOTT,  JOHN  SEPULVADO,  JONAS  SHOEMAKER,  BRITTON CHAD  SIMPSON,  LAUREN  SINDLE,  COLTON  SMITH,  ASHLYNN  STANLEY,  CARTER  STONE,  NICHOLAS  STONIS,  NIA  STROMAS,  JERIDAN  SWAIN GOODMAN,  KELBY  TERRY,  MATTIE  THOMPSON,  LUCY  THORNTON,  SAMUEL  TINKER,  DEVIN WAYNE  TURNBO,  JAMES D  TWOMEY,  JEREMIAH B  WELLS,  ELIJAH  WHITEMAN,  CHEYANNE  WILLIAMS,  ALLISON  WILLIAMSON,  and KILEY  WOODS.

Dexter, Missouri - Third grade teacher, Adam Clark, is what you might consider a person who is obsessed with weather in Stoddard County and beyond.  Throughout the school year he and his students have been tracking hurricanes and learning about weather patterns.

Clark is a certified Skywarn Spotter with elite spotter training and loves to incorporate weather into his science lessons at school whenever possible.  He taught a lesson using Hurricanes Madeline and Lester one afternoon and the students were quite intrigued by the chances of two hurricanes hitting at the same time.

The students had a few questions so Mr. Clark sent an email to Grant Dade, KFVS12 Meteorologist.  To the students' amazement Grant responded and after a few emails back and forth he made a trip down to Dexter from Cape Girardeau to visit with the students and talk about you guessed it, "weather"!

The first question(s) came from a student who wanted to know if it was unusual for two hurricanes to be following such a close path to each other and if it was possible for the two hurricanes to merge and what would happen if they did.  The students were talking about the two hurricanes coming towards Hawaii.  The second student wanted to know if the two hurricanes did come together, would the storm have two eyes and another student wanted to know if they could wipe out Hawaii.

Grant replied in the email, "As for two hurricanes merging, this would not happen. As storms get close together the outer wind fields will shear the storm apart. For a hurricane to survive it needs to be in a low wind environment. I know that doesn't make a lot of sense because the hurricane produces a lot of wind. But the environment around the hurricane has relatively calm wind. Sometimes hurricanes do move over the basic same path. but what will usually happen is the following hurricane will weaken because the previous hurricane will churn up the water cooling the sea surface temperature. As to will the hurricane devour Hawaii, the answer is no. :-)  It is true it could be strong enough to destroy most of the dwellings on the island but the land mass it self would not be destroyed."

Mr. Dade was not only informative and interesting, but had a bit of a comical side to his way of educating.  He allowed the students to ask questions and while explaining the answer would use his entire body either jumping or stretching or turning and twisting.  He was very animated and even got a few students to help him with wind and tornado demonstrations!

What did we learn from Grant's appearance at Central Elementary? That clouds weigh as much or more than 22 tons and aren't as fluffy and light like a cotton boll.  That everything is frozen high in the sky and as the "ice" falls it turns to rain or stays frozen depending on the temperatures.  That the thunder is not someone bowling or from clouds running into each other, but that there is sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a bolt of lightning.  The largest piece of hail was as big as a soccer ball!

It was probably one of the most interesting class sessions this reporter has experienced in more than 30 years!  Thank you Grant and KFVS12 for coming to Dexter and talking to students about weather!

The students learned a few new things and got their photo taken with our local weather celebrity! Grant even drove the KFVS12 Storm Tracker down and the students were able to go outside and see the vehicle!  It was a great afternoon of learning and fun!  Thank you Grant Dade for taking time out of your day to visit Clark's Central Elementary classroom!