Dexter, Missouri - Dexter R-XI Pubic School employees were honored with pins and certificates for their years of service within the school district in five-year increments. Honorees gathered at the Bearcat Event Center on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. This will become an annual tradition at Dexter Schools.
Honored for serving within the local school district for the past 10 years are from left to right Tim Dickens, Cassie Terry, April Aldridge, Jana Flannigan, Chad Allen, Chasity McLaughlin, Sarah Jarrell, Greg Lummukka, Kristen Miller, Jacob Williams, and Gavin Miller.
Not pictured are Curtiss Baisden, Carolyn Davis, Karen Kiger, Leonard Morse, Debora Quoos, Cathy Sturgeon, and Deloris Wamble.
Dexter, Missouri - Dexter R-XI Pubic School employees were honored with pins and certificates for their years of service within the school district in five-year increments. Honorees gathered at the Bearcat Event Center on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. This will become an annual tradition at Dexter Schools.
Pictured with their certificates for having served five years at Dexter Schools are from left Derek Urhahn, Ginny Krapf, Eric Boles, Mindy Thurmon, and Casey Williams.
Not present for the photo are Lauren Brown, Josh Dowdy, Carmen Morgan, Jennifer Pittman, and Kay Stevenson.
Stoddard County, Missouri - Retired employees of Stoddard county's public schools are invited to attend the PSREA (Public School Retired Employees Association of Stoddard County) meeting at Hickory Log on Monday, May 22, 2017 at 11:30 a.m.
A lunch buffet will be served at a cost of $10 per person. A brief business meeting will also take place, followed by a program by guest speaker Dr. Chris Reiger, Director of Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau.
All retired school employees, both certified and non-certified are encouraged to attend.
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Tree Board provided trees for third grade students at Central Elementary in Dexter. The students planted them in a belated Arbor Day event. It was raining and too wet to plant the trees so the date had to be postponed.
Herman Morse, a member of the local Tree Board, distributed red bud tree seedlings and explained the significance of trees to the students. Students then planted the trees in designated areas to continue the long time tradition at Central Elementary.
The Tree Board began the program in 1992. Students planted nearly 400 pine trees that year. Though the program has been significantly scaled back, planting of trees each year is a great way to get close to nature and help our environment.
Dexter, Missouri - Eleven Dexter educators representing nearly 300 years i the field of education were honored at the annual Retirement Tea on Thursday, May 4, 2017.
Dexter School Board vice President Herman Morse, a retired educator and administrator, presented the honors at the Bearcat Event Center.
Honored were Loretta Morrow, Regina Mick, Elizabeth Spratt, Rhonda Lane, Michelle Kirkley, Linda Hill, Jennifer Miller, Derek Urhahn, Judy Patterson, Tracy Elfrink and Melanie Stoelting.
Mrs. Tracy Elfrink graduated from McKendree College in 1980 with a degree in Elementary Education.
She began her career with the Dexter Public Schools in 1994, as an Early Childhood Aide.
She is retiring with all 23 career years of teaching at Southwest Elementary, providing a quality education to all of her students.
