Dexter, Missouri - Southwest Elementary honors students with Positive Office Referral certificates.
This award is presented to students who consistently show the 3R's RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and READY TO LEARN at Southwest Elementary in Dexter.
Each student received a certificate and a FREE Taco from Taco Bell.
Shown in the photo front row from left to right: Jiles Monroe, Peyton Dudley, Kayleen Kingston-Horn, Sawyer Thurlkill, Hunter Spain, and Braxton Graves. Back row from left to right Parker Keena, Lila Grimes, Alexis Underwood, Breanna Childers, Alaina Ford, and Corbin Olsen.
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Southern Bank has donated a large boardroom table to Poplar Bluff High School that is being used to furnish the conference room of the Oak Grove Road facility.
“The bank chose to donate to the school to help furnish the new facilities to benefit the district and enhance the learning environment for the students,” said Mel Jackson, community bank president.
Shown in the photo: High School students pictured are the children of Southern Bank personnel. (Clockwise, beginning in forefront) Audrey Cisne, Cassidy Steffens, Jason Brittingham, Lexi Hafford, Madison Decker, Dylan Cisne, Mel Jackson, Superintendent Scott Dill, Colton Jackson, Colton Sheppard, Luke Johnson and Megan Adams.
Article and photo submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Director, Poplar Bluff R-I School District
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Mules Booster Club has named wrestler Josh Lewis and swimmer Taylor Norwood the Poplar Bluff High School Athletes of the Month for February.
Taylor, a junior, was the first in Southeast Missouri to hit a state cut in every swimming event last school year, according to her coach Beth Lewis. A three-time conference MVP, she has gone undefeated in all her individual swims. She was the 2016 Semoball award winner for female swimming. She holds eight school records and numerous meet records. She has been named All State in the 200 individual medley and the 100 fly all three seasons of her high school career. She was part of the 2015 Medley Relay All State Team. In addition, Taylor maintains an 11.057 GPA in the classroom and is ranked 17 out of 364, her coach continued.
Josh, a senior, has a season record of 40-4 and a career record of 116 wins and 47 losses. This year he was the SEMO Conference champion; Class 4, District 1 champ; Tiger Classic champ for the past two years; and a three-time state qualifier, according to his coach, David Sievers. He is a four-year varsity letterman, and a two-sport standout, also playing football at defensive line.
Pictured presenting the awards on Tuesday, March 7, to Josh Lewis and Taylor Norwood is Booster Club member Brian Taylor.
Photo and article submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Director, Poplar Bluff R-I School District
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School Prom is set for Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. with Project Prom to follow. Mrs. Patterson is in need of student volunteers to help with decorations. Parents are welcome to help as well. The more everyone can accomplish prior to prom the better experience high school students will have and the memories will last forever.
Below is a Prom Night work schedule and if anyone parent wants to volunteer please contact Judy Patterson at Dexter High School.
You don't have to work every night, maybe you can only work a couple of nights, but every extra hand is welcome to join in the fun! Want to relive some of your glory days of prom? Come out and paint, build, design, and create a wonderful atmosphere for your high school student to remember for years to come!
March 28th-6:00 pm behind BEC
March 29th -6 pm behind BEC
March 30th- After school behind BEC
April 2nd- 5 pm behind BEC
April 4th -6 pm behind BEC
April 5th-6 pm behind BEC
April 6th- After school behind BEC
April 11th-6 pm behind BEC
April 12th-6 pm behind BEC
April 18th- 6 pm behind BEC
April 19th-6 pm behind BEC
April 20th - 5 pm in the BEC (Everyone that can, should be there at some point. Parents welcome as well! We will work until around 11 pm)
April 21st - Prom workday!!!! 8:15-??? BEC
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Poplar Bluff R-I’s newest school resource officer, Kenny Carpenter, completed his introductory presentations with the sixth grade last week at the Middle School.
Carpenter, who celebrated his 22nd anniversary with the Poplar Bluff Police Department on Monday, March 6, took the opportunity to further open the lines of communication with students.
“I depend on information from you,” Carpenter said to instructor Kelly Moore’s homeroom, the 16th class of his month-long tour. “Anything you know that protects safety—as far as faculty, staff and students are concerned—I expect you to come to me.”
He cited two incidents that he has been able to prevent this school year upon receiving information. Two weeks ago Carpenter, along with other emergency responders – both current and former, reportedly were able to help save a life as they resuscitated a victim who suffered a heart attack in her vehicle after dropping a student off at school.
Last week the woman, now with a pacemaker, exited her vehicle and hugged Carpenter while he was on morning traffic duty. “It was a touching moment yesterday,” Carpenter said to the students.
Carpenter, the father of two PBHS alumni and one current student, worked in the patrol division his entire tenure until he transferred to the SRO post in November, when the school board approved his position. He graduated in 1994 from the Law Enforcement Academy at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.
He received 40 hours of training for his school certification, which included topics such as youth mental health first aid. Missouri is one of 13 states to require additional training for SROs, according to Carpenter’s presentation.
The district employs two other SROs: Officer Jason Courtney at Junior High and Cpl. Richard Knapp at the High School. In addition to law enforcement duties, their job is to serve as informal counselors/mentors for the student body. The first such school post in the United States was created in 1958 in Flint, Mich. According to a report from the National Center for Education Statistics, there were 28,550 SROs in 2015.
Pictured: Officer Kenny Carpenter is pictured in his centrally located office on the Middle School campus.
Article and photo submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Director, Poplar Bluff R-I School District
