Dexter, Missouri - CTA Retirement Tea is set for Tuesday, April 20th at 4:00 p.m. in the Bearcat Event Center lobby.
Teachers and staff to be honored are Jana Flannigan, Peggy Potts, Mindy Thurmon, Sandy Stone, and Robin Rieffer.
The public is invited for punch, coffee, cake, and cookies as Dexter Public Schools honors the district's retirees!
Poplar Bluff Municipal Library Director Sue Crites Szostak received the 2021 Friend of School Libraries award from the Missouri Association of School Libraries during a virtual conference that began on Monday, April 19.
The director was nominated for the statewide award by O’Neal Elementary Librarian Ashley Robertson, who previously worked with Crites Szostak at the public library.
“We are so fortunate to have the PBML in our community,” stated Robertson, noting that the materials made available serve the entire district. “From animated books for younger students to electronic resources for older students. They are helping our students inside the library and outside their walls.”
The library maintains a website featuring children and teen sections with databases such as Hoopla, OverDrive and Tumblebooks. To access the resources for research or homework, the library has issued eCards, and continues to provide Wi-Fi hots spots and free photocopies for students.
From the district’s 1:1 laptop initiative in 2013/14 up until a virtual learning option was offered this school year in response to the public health emergency, library staff has reached out to identify ways to help. “It’s just what we do,” said Crites Szostak, who credits her team for the award.
“I think we did things any community can copy and emulate, within our budget, using resources we had on hand,” she continued. “eCards don’t cost anything. We already pay for databases; why not make them available to a broader audience? The website we already had; might as well make it school and parent-friendly. [Our staff] is already here.”
The library recently opened up a secondary branch in addition to its historic downtown location, on Kanell Boulevard. According to Crites Szostak, the expansion was designed to create a study space and provide services closer to where the district has shifted along with the population over the decades.
Pictured: Sue Crites Szostak, director of the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library, received the Friend of School Libraries award for her working relationship with the R-I school system.
Photo and article submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Director, Poplar Bluff R-I School District
Dexter High School - This listing of weekly activities is a service offered by the ShowMe Times, working in partnership with Dexter High School Asst. Principal Melissa Hahn for your convenience.
We hope you will mark your calendar and we encourage everyone to support our local students and their activities. The education and growth of young people in our community is the key to everyone's future!If you would like to submit information and a picture of a student and his/her accomplishments, send it to dloflin@showmetimes.com
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monday 4-19-21
FFA Week- Elderly Dress Up Day
Golf at Jackson Invitational, depart 8:00 am
JV/V Baseball at Poplar Bluff, 4:00 pm, bus 3:00 pm
SCAA Softball Tournament, Dexter vs. Bloomfield at 4:30 pm
Talent Search - 7th period in cafeteria
Tuesday 4-20-21
FFA Week- FFA Shirt Day / Hats allowed if wearing FFA Shirt
Vocational Testing - Library
Track at Sikeston Invitational, bus 2:15 pm
Boys Tennis vs. Farmington High School at home, 4:00 pm
Golf vs. Kennett/Sikeston/Notre Dame, 4:00 pm
SCAA Softball Tournament - Dexter vs. TBD
JV/V Baseball @ Jackson High School, 4:30 pm, bus 2:45 pm
Wednesday 4-21-21
FFA Week-Western Wednesday / BBQ / Drive Your Tractor to School Day
PLTW - EOCS
Boys Basketball Meeting during advisory
Thursday 4-22-21
FFA Week- Ag Animal Safety
PLTW - EOCS
Golf at Perryville Invitational, bus 7:15 am
Track at East Prairie Invitational, 2:45 pm
Friday 4-23-21
FFA Week- Patriotic Day / Teacher & Member Breakfast
Football Meeting during advisory
Boys Tennis at Poplar Bluff High School, bus 2:45 pm
Saturday 4-24-21
Softball Swing Pink Tournament at Dexter Complex
Sunday 4-25-21
No Scheduled Activities
Dexter, MO - Dexter High School is pleased to announce that they will be carrying on a great tradition with this year's Prom and Grand March as well as a Prom King and Queen.
On April 17th the public is welcome to join Dexter High School and celebrate their Senior and Junior students.
To accommodate the large turnout they have witnessed in previous years they will be issuing tickets for auditorium seating. Each student attending will receive two (2) tickets to be distributed as they please. This will fill the auditorium to capacity.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. on Saturday and will close promptly at 7:30 p.m. If you do not receive a ticket you are still welcome to join them. They ask that you line the sidewalks from the auditorium to the Bearcat Event Center and watch as the students make their way to the dance.
If there is inclement weather, they will allow all who attend to line the halls of DHS as students will walk indoors to the Bearcat Event Center.
Both students and staff are looking forward to the evening and hope to see many of you there to help celebrate this wonderful tradition.
Nominees for Dexter High School King and Queen are:
Choir Nominees: Tristin Pullum and Gavin Cartwright
Stuco Nominees: Layne Medler and Carter Dorton
FFA Nominees: Serena Romero and Damon Stearns
Prom Committee Nominees: Mikayla Dodson and Jackson Allen
FBLA Nominees: Courtney Northcutt and Keller Hatton
BETA Nominees: Madelyn Haynes and Ryder Boles
FCCLA Nominees: Jaycee Chappell and Andrew Ellinghouse
Scholar Bowl Nominees: Tara Williams and Evan Grobe
DECA Nominees: Chloe Thurmon and Luke Blocker
Drama, Speech and Debate Nominees: Myah Al-Balawi and Caleb Coons
Dexter High School - This listing of weekly activities is a service offered by the ShowMe Times, working in partnership with Dexter High School Asst. Principal Melissa Hahn for your convenience.
We hope you will mark your calendar and we encourage everyone to support our local students and their activities. The education and growth of young people in our community is the key to everyone's future!If you would like to submit information and a picture of a student and his/her accomplishments, send it to dloflin@showmetimes.com
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monday 4-12-21
Golf at Poplar Bluff Invitational, depart 8:15 am
JV/V Baseball at Sikeston, 4:30 pm, bus 3:00 pm
Varsity Softball at New Madrid, 4:30 pm, bus 3:00 pm
Boys Tennis vs. Notre Dame at home, 4:00 pm
Tuesday 4-13-21
Boys Tennis at Jackson High School, 4:00 pm, bus 2:00 pm
Track at Kennett Invitational, 4:00 pm, bus 2:15 pm
Softball vs. Charleston at home, 4:30 pm
Wednesday 4-14-21
Varsity Baseball vs. Chaffee High School at home, 4:30 pm
Thursday 4-15-21
JV Golf at Cape Central, 3:30 pm, bus 2:00 pm
Softball vs. East Carter County High at home, 4:30 pm
Friday 4-16-21
Boys Tennis at Semo Conference Tournament, time TBD
Varsity Baseball vs. East Carter County High at home, 4:00 pm
Varsity Track at Farmington Invitational, 4:00 pm, vus 1:45 pm
Softball at Advance High School, 4:30 pm, bus 3:15 pm
Saturday 4-17-21
District Scholar Bowl at Saxony Lutheran, time TBD
PROM
Grand March 7:30 pm
Dance until 11:30 pm
Community Sponsored Project Prom after dance
Sunday 4-18-21
No Scheduled Activities
