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Notre Dame junior scores perfect 36 on ACT (3/19/24)Notre Dame Regional High School junior Matthew Austin recorded a perfect score of 36 on his most recent attempt at the American College Testing (ACT) exam. Austin took the exam five times, scoring a 34 on his first two attempts and a 35 on his next two before finally achieving a perfect score. ...
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Notre Dame's Ruth Ann Hester named Secondary School Counselor of the Year by SEMOSCA (3/12/24)Notre Dame Regional High School counselor Ruth Ann Hester recently was named Secondary School Counselor of the Year by the Southeast Missouri School Counselor Association (SEMOSCA). Hester was recognized during SEMOSCA’s March meeting, when the organization holds an award ceremony. She didn’t know she was being recognized until the ceremony and was unexpectedly joined on stage by her family, who were hiding offstage, during her acceptance of the award. ...
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Jefferson administrators Walker, Dean honored by Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (3/7/24)It’s 8 a.m. on a Wednesday at Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, and the gym is filled with students from pre-K through fifth grade. At the front of the room stands the school’s energetic principal Amber Walker with a microphone in her hand. Walker leads the children in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, a daily inspirational message and encourages them to have the “best day ever”, which each student shouts with glee. Meanwhile, assistant principal Roanne Dean roams the room greeting students and getting them excited to start their day. ...
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Trinity, St. Paul schools plan for celebrations during Lutheran Schools Week (2/29/24)Trinity and St. Paul Lutheran schools have a lineup of events to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week from Monday, March 4, to Friday, March 8. Both schools will have their regular dress-up days but they will also have their own unique flair, with Trinity’s unique speakers and St. Paul’s addition of a pep rally to their events.
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SEMO, KFVS12 partner to grow bilingual journalism (2/19/24)Southeast Missouri State University and regional CBS affiliate KFVS12 announced a new partnership Feb. 12, to provide education and career opportunities for bilingual journalism students. The partnership involves recruiting students from three universities in Puerto Rico belonging to the Hispanic Educational Technology Services (HETS) program...
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Cape Central student awarded SEMO’s President’s Scholarship (2/9/24)Cape Central senior Madison Phelps was awarded Southeast Missouri State University’s President’s Scholarship during a small ceremony Thursday, Feb. 8, at Cape Central High School, becoming the first student from the school to receive the scholarship since its inception in 2019. ...
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Lance Amick taking over as Scott City superintendent in July (2/2/24)Scott City will have a new superintendent and high school principal starting Monday, July 1. They will be keeping the changes in house with current high school principal Lance Amick taking over as superintendent and Steven Hendricks, current high school and middle school assistant principal, becoming the high school principal...
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Join the Fiesta: Saxony Lutheran gears up for annual fundraising gala (2/2/24)On Saturday, Feb. 24, Saxony Lutheran High School will host its 24th annual Blue and Gold Gala at Bavarian Halle in Jackson. Dawn Ozark, Saxony Lutheran public relations coordinator, is the chairwoman for the event, which she said she feels provides ample opportunity for former students and staff to get together to celebrate the school
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Saxony Lutheran hopes to break ground on new ag building in spring (1/30/24)Saxony Lutheran High School in Jackson recently announced it soon will begin construction on a new building on its campus. According to Saxony Lutheran principal Mark Ruark, the need for a new building stems from the school adding agriculture science and a Future Farmers of America (FFA) program in 2014...
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Education briefs 1-28-24 (1/27/24)Southern New Hampshire University fall president's list n Cameryun Curtis of Tamms, Illinois n Whitney Boqwen of Jackson n Elizabeth Munier of Perryville Condordia University fall honor's list n Eden Dehne of Cape Girardeau Central Methodist University fall dean's list...
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Jackson Foundation to host annual Red and Black Affair gala with sneaker theme (1/23/24)The Jackson R-2 Foundation is set to host its annual Red and Black Affair gala from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Jackson Civic Center. This year's event will be a "sneaker ball", where attendees are encouraged to break out their favorite kicks to pair with their cocktail attire...
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Southeast Missouri State University fall 2023 Dean's list (1/20/24)The following students have been named to the fall 2023 Dean's List at Southeast Missouri State University. Advance: Jeremy Limbaugh, Jenny Burrow, Victoria Pixley, Colton White, Jolie Pickett, Mikayla Mikels, Alyssa Miles, Ashtin Fowler. Altenburg: Brooke Schuessler, Alli Haertling, Ethan Schmidt...
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First Chaffee student in nearly 40 years to make All-State Band (12/19/23)CHAFFEE, Mo. — The last time a Chaffee student was named as an All-State Band member was in 1984. Thirty-nine years later, Chaffee senior Colin Menz has become first alternative chair in the Missouri All-State Band. On Dec. 2, band students from around Missouri traveled to Hickman High School to audition to be in the All-State Band, which is put together by the Missouri Bandmasters Association each year. ...
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Filing open for two Jackson School District Board of Education positions (12/14/23)Filing for candidates to run for two seats on the Jackson School District Board of Education opened Dec. 5. According to a public notice in the Southeast Missourian, qualified people interested in running in the general election Tuesday, April 2, must file to be a candidate at the district's Board of Education Office at 614 East Adams St. in Jackson...
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Jackson school board calls for tax levy to retain teachers (12/14/23)The Jackson School District Board of Education called for superintendent Scott Smith to draw up language for a 47-cent tax levy to be considered for placement on the general election ballot in April. Smith reported to the board that Jackson School District is struggling to hire and retain teachers because other districts are able to offer higher wages. To begin to compete with similar districts, Smith proposed a 10% wage increase over the next two school years...
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Students get down to business at Jackson job fair (12/4/23)Students poured into the Jackson Senior High School Events Center like a wave, filtering among the various booths and displays to learn more about potential job opportunities. This was the Job Opportunities in Business event, or JOB, where some might learn about the careers they'll embark on for the rest of their lives...
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Cape Central High School to use low tech to combat student cellphone use in classrooms (11/22/23)Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members have approved the implementation of a policy requiring students at Cape Central High School to place their cellphones in magnetically sealed pouches during school hours. The district already has a "no cellphone use" policy in place, however, teachers report they are constantly having to tell students to stop using cellphones and put them away...
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Chaffee teacher awarded best adviser by Missouri Association of Student Councils (11/20/23)CHAFFEE, Mo. — Morgan Swinford, Chaffee High School Student Council co-sponsor and math teacher, was named Student Council Advisor of the Year by Missouri Association of Student Councils (MASC) for the southeast district, on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Swinford said she had no idea she won or was even nominated until her nephew sent her congratulations about the award. ...
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Jackson student helps revive 3D Printing club (11/16/23)Brackin Kuessner had never thought much about 3D printers until his mom bought him one for his birthday this past summer before his sophomore year at Jackson High School. Once he started working with it, he said he was hooked and decided he would join his school's 3D Printing club...
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Missouri chief justice visits class at Cape Central High School (10/31/23)Supreme Court of Missouri Chief Justice Mary Russell visited the Advance Placement Government class Monday, Oct. 30, at Cape Central High School. Russell gave a presentation on how a case arrives before the state Supreme Court. Russell illustrated for the students how difficult it can be to get a case heard before the state Supreme Court. She said one job of the court is to determine whether a lower court's ruling adheres to how a state law is written...
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SEMO grad Kester wins state teaching honor (10/30/23)Greg Kester, a 1995 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and a social studies teacher at Potosi High School in Potosi, Missouri, has been named 2024 Teacher of the Year by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)...
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Notre Dame student achieves perfect score on ACT exam (10/23/23)Luke Richey, a senior at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, scored a perfect 36 on the American College Testing (ACT) exam. Richey said he was "very happy" when he received the results. "I just feel grateful and thankful to everyone who helped me prepare and get there," Richey said...
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Curriculum, program evaluations presented to Jackson school board (10/12/23)The Jackson School District Board of Education members accepted an evaluation on the district's Parents As Teachers program during their regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Parents As Teachers (PAT) program was described in the meeting's agenda as a home-school-community partnership that supports and promotes the parent as a child's first teacher. The description stated parents and their children can participate in the program from prenatal to kindergarten entry...
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Round II of school safety grants awarded; Jackson receives maximum funding (10/3/23)This article is updated and expanded to note additional schools. Jackson School District will receive a $300,000 school safety grant as part of a $50 million second round of funding announced Friday, Sept. 29, by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). A total of 566 schools across the state will receive grants, with Jackson and Poplar Bluff schools among 14 Missouri districts receiving the maximum $300,000 allotment...
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Sikeston High School's esports team fills niche with students (10/2/23)SIKESTON, Mo. — Sikeston High School has entered the digital arena with its recently added electronic sports, or esports, team. The league is an organized competitive video gaming team for girls and guys. SHS esports head coach Alex Mays assisted in getting esports launched at the high school and said he's looking forward to Sikeston's first full school year with esports. The district launched the program in January...
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Elementary students benefit from school's first therapy dog (9/25/23)CHARLESTON, Mo. — A new, furry buddy at Warren E. Hearnes Elementary is helping to make students' days brighter. The first therapy dog in the history of the Charleston school is 100% certified. According to Hearnes Elementary administrator Amy Smotherman, who introduced Georgia to students Sept. 14, the youngsters at the lower elementary school already adore Georgia...
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Four Neelyville School district board members resign Thursday (9/25/23)NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Four Neelyville Board of Education members resigned Thursday night, Sept. 21, after reading statements to those attending the regular meeting. Resigning were president Vernon Barker, vice president Dean Fisher and members Robert Burgett and Wayne Willcut. Remaining board members are Paul Petty, Jim Hover and Jill McGruder...
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Former Notre Dame administrator feted (9/25/23)Brother David Anthony Migliorino, OSF, former longtime principal of Cape Girardeau County's Notre Dame Regional High School, has received the Lighting the Fire for Catholic Education award. Migliorino is now an administrator with Saint Anthony's High School in South Huntingdon, New York -- one of largest Roman Catholic high schools in the U.S...
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Cape Girardeau teacher appointed to state advisory council (9/21/23)A Cape Central High School teacher has been appointed to the Missouri Advisory Council for the Certification of Educators. According to a news release from Cape Girardeau Public Schools (CGPS), Kimberly Newman was appointed to the Missouri Advisory Council for the Certification of Educators (MACCE) at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year. Newman has been a teacher with CGPS for 26 years and is a family and consumer science teacher at Cape Central High School, the release stated...
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Area students named National Merit Scholar semifinalists (9/19/23)The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently announced the semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program — four of them from Southeast Missouri high schools. Luke Richey, from Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Anna Ahrens from Jackson High School, and Andrew Wilde and Yan "Jackie" Zhang from Cape Central High School all have the opportunity to continue in the competition for more than 7,000 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered in the spring.. ...
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Twin Cape High graduates receive rootEd scholarships (9/19/23)Twin sisters and 2023 graduates of Cape Girardeau Central High School were recently named as recipients of the rootEd Undergraduate Scholarship through rootEd Alliance. Liliana Correa Salinas and Lupita Correa Salinas will each receive up to $60,000 to pursue their undergraduate degrees at the University of Missouri...
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Jackson School District to replace fiber-optic cables damaged by squirrels (9/14/23)Jackson School District Board of Education members approved much needed replacement of fiber-optic cables servicing school buildings throughout the district. Keenan Kinder, assistant superintendent of Safety and District Operations, reported to the board that squirrels had chewed through three of the five strands of aerial fiber-optic cables used by the district...
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Jackson School District Board of Education to be updated on improvement plan (9/12/23)Jackson Board of Education members will discuss the district's Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) at their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12. Ongoing CSIP objectives listed include the status of the district's long-range facility needs, minimum fund balance and budget for major capital expenditures. Upcoming objectives include assessment of "Climate and Culture" data from all stakeholder groups and exploring the possibility of expanding Early Childhood Education opportunities...
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First day of school at Blanchard Elementary (8/25/23)Students and teachers reconnect on the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau.
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First day of school at Cape Central High School (8/23/23)Students returned for the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at Cape Central High School.
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First day of school at Jackson High School (8/22/23)Students, teachers and staff on the first day of the 2023-24 school year at Jackson High School
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SEMO offering program to help locals become substitute teachers (8/21/23)A new group of substitute teachers ready to aid area schools has completed a Southeast Missouri State University program as part of the Missouri Approved Substitute Training initiative. "There is an extreme need not only for qualified teachers but also for qualified substitutes," Rodney Pensel, SEMO director of Field Experiences, said in an email to the Southeast Missourian. ...
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Excel Center in Cape Girardeau starts its first term (8/15/23)Cape Girardeau Excel Center started high school diploma classes for adults Monday, Aug. 14. Excel Center is a free high school for those 21 or older who did not receive a diploma. It is not a GED program, and students receive a diploma at the end of the program...
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Parents: Waited until the last minute to buy school supplies? Here are school lists and 2 giveaway events (8/10/23)School-supply lists for the start of the 2023-2024 school year have been given to stores in the area as well as being posted online for easy access. Below are several area school supply lists that are up to date for the 2023-2024 school year. n Cape Girardeau: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2961/CGPS/3343277/School_Supply_List_2023-2024_-_Sheet11_.pdf...
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Focus Bank brings financial literacy to schools (7/27/23)Focus Bank is bringing financial literacy education to students in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas by providing free access to Banzai, an award-winning online program and content library that allows users to practice real-world finance. Focus Bank started the financial literacy project more than 10 years ago using a different program. ...
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Survey results inconclusive on failure of Jackson's Props I, N (7/18/23)A recent survey of Jackson School District parents and staff provided no conclusive answers on why Propositions I and N failed to pass in April. The propositions were on the ballot of the general municipal election April 4, and asked voters to approve a combined 97-cent property tax increase per $100 assessed valuation. ...
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SEMO to offer training for substitute teachers in August (7/13/23)Southeast Missouri State University is presenting a training seminar for substitute teachers in early August at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. The seminar will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1; Wednesday, Aug. 2; and Thursday, Aug. 3, at the CTC, 1080 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau...
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Eagle Ridge Christian School welcomes new administrator (7/6/23)Jeanie White has been hired as the administrator at Eagle Ridge Christian School in Cape Girardeau. Janice Margrabe, the current administrator, will assume the role of superintendent. White will begin her duties Tuesday, Aug. 1. White has been in public education for 29 years. ...
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Former Cape Girardeau Junior High staff reunite (6/29/23)Retired Cape Girardeau Public Schools teachers and staff members reunite Wednesday, June 28, at Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High School. ...
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Neelyville School Board member calls for resignations (6/29/23)NEELYVILLE, Mo. — A member of the Neelyville Board of Education asked three of its other members to resign Tuesday, June 27, after a former board president spoke out concerning the current state of the organization. Former board member John French addressed the board members during the meeting, expressing his dissatisfaction with their performance. French emphasized the importance of considering all the facts and making decisions based on what is right, rather than popular...
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Chaffee school building renovations on track (6/6/23)Construction has begun on buildings in the Chaffee (Missouri) School District, with work expected to be completed before classes start in the fall. Superintendent Shawn Nix said the elementary and high school are undergoing renovations to become more secure...
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Learning briefs 5-28-23 (5/27/23)The following students were named to the Spring semester dean's lists at the university they attend. n Lakeena Stinson of Cape Girardeau Southern New Hampshire University president's list. n Autumn Welker of Perryville, Missouri, Southern New Hampshire University president's list...
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Prodigy Leadership Academy to offer program for home-school students (5/8/23)Prodigy Leadership Academy in Cape Girardeau will offer supplemental educational support to home-schooled students through its Prodigy Bridge program, beginning Tuesday, Aug. 29. Russell Grammer, Prodigy's director, said the new program is designed so Prodigy's teachers can come alongside parents who home-school their children and provide enhancement and supplemental support. ...
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Cape Central program aims to foster Young Women of Excellence (5/8/23)Teenage girls are struggling in ways they've never struggled before. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in February, showed that 57% of high school girls in 2021 experienced sadness or hopelessness, up 21% from a decade earlier and twice as high as the number recorded by teenage boys. ...
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Schools in Scott, Bollinger counties receive state safety grants (5/8/23)Three Bollinger County and two Scott County school districts are among 169 mostly rural systems that will receive the first round of funding from a new $20 million school safety grant program approved by state legislators in the wake of the spate of shooting incidents across the U.S...
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Awards/Accomplishments 4-30-23 (4/29/23)Art students of Brenda S. Seyer received awards at the Women's Club 86th Paducah Art Show. n Kindergarten through second grade: Tessa Herren won second place, and William Pobst won third place. n Third grade through fifth grade: Maya Cate Roth won first place, and Henry Fredenburg won second and third place...
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SEMO students to present scenes from famous operas after workshop (4/25/23)A sampling of opera scenes will be performed Sunday, April 30, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus in Cape Girardeau. Students from SEMO's spring semester Opera Workshop will perform 11 pieces from works including Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro", "Romeo and Juliet" by Charles Gounod and a scene from the opera "Chip and Dog" by Gian Carlo Menotti. The performance will take place at 3 p.m. in the Shuck Music Recital Hall...
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Chaffee School District, whistleblower reach settlement (4/4/23)The Chaffee (Missouri) Board of Education voted in closed session Friday, March 31, to approve a settlement for two lawsuits levied at the district. The settlement is for a series of lawsuits filed by Mary Hall, Chaffee assistant principal and curriculum coordinator, against the school district relating to a 2021 incident between a student and former teacher. J.P. Clubb, attorney representing Hall, said the agreement has been signed by both parties...
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Five run for Jackson school board (4/1/23)A quintet of candidates hopes to fill three, three-year terms on the Jackson Board of Education in the Tuesday, April 4, election. The ballot will have the hopefuls listed in the following order: n Brandon Parker Pylate n Christine Warren n Gregory S. Farrow (incumbent)...
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Friday night's 'The Little Mermaid' performance at Notre Dame rescheduled to Monday (4/1/23)Because of severe weather, the 7 p.m. Friday, March 31, performance of "The Little Mermaid", Notre Dame Regional High School's spring musical, has been postponed and rescheduled to 7 p.m. Monday, April 3, in Cape Girardeau. The school apologizes for any inconvenience, as the safety of the students, staff and guests is its major priority...
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Under the sea: 'Little Mermaid' opens at Notre Dame (3/30/23)Libby Buchheit, center, sings as Flounder during rehearsal for "The Little Mermaid" on Wednesday, March 29, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cape Girardeau school board authorizes contract negotiations on athletic complex (3/29/23)At a regular meeting, Monday, March 27, the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education authorized negotiations with multiple contractors in the construction of the first phase of an athletic complex to be built on the Central High School campus...
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Move-in date for Central Academy pushed back (3/29/23)Cape Central Academy won't be able to move into its new home until at least January. The initial hope had been for the Academy to transition into the former Red Star Baptist Church by the beginning of the next school year in August. However, Josh Crowell, assistant superintendent of Support Services, reported to the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education on Monday, March 27, that delays in the renovation schedule, due in part to equipment availability, meant the date had to be pushed back.. ...
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Cape Girardeau Public Schools announces leadership changes (3/29/23)Howard Benyon, the newly appointed superintendent for Cape Girardeau Public Schools, announced plans for leadership changes ahead of the upcoming school year. A news release, sent by CGPS on Tuesday, March 28, stated Benyon's current position as deputy superintendent of elementary education will be eliminated. ...
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Three area students selected in top 100 in state (3/27/23)Three seniors from Cape Girardeau and Notre Dame Regional high schools have been selected as Missouri Scholars 100 for 2023, a statewide program honoring Missouri's top 100 academic students in the graduating class of 2023. Henry Rusten and Samuel Cairns of Cape Girardeau Central and William Dodson of Notre Dame, as well as their parents and principals, have been invited to a luncheon Sunday, April 30, at Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri, to celebrate their achievements...
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Andy McGill named assistant superintendent of human resources and support services at Sikeston (3/27/23)SIKESTON, Mo. — Andy McGill has been hired by Sikeston Public Schools to serve as its assistant superintendent of human resources and support services. McGill returns to the Sikeston school district -- where he previously worked for 16 years — after serving as the assistant principal at Cape Girardeau Central High School the past two years. McGill previously served as the athletic director for Sikeston Public Schools...
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Jerry Winberry hired as next Thomas W. Kelly High School principal (3/27/23)BENTON, Mo. — The Scott County Board of Education has hired Jerry Winberry as the next Thomas W. Kelly High School principal. After several rounds of interviews, the hiring committee comprised of high school teachers recommended finalists to the Board of Education for official approval, according a news release issued Saturday, March 25, by superintendent Bradley Kolwyck...
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Dan Hecht named director of Perryville Area Career and Technology Center (3/27/23)BENTON, Mo. — Current Thomas W. Kelly High School principal Dan Hecht has been named the director of the Perryville Area Career and Technology Center for the 2023-2024 school year. Hecht, who has served as the principal at Kelly High School for the past 14 years, submitted his letter of resignation to the district Feb. 15, effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year...
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Teacher pay at core of Jackson School District tax proposal (3/22/23)The Jackson School District is the fastest-growing school district in the region, having added nearly 1,000 students to its rolls in the last decade. However, teacher salaries are slipping in the opposite direction. The district is asking voters to help boost teacher pay and overall operations with two propositions on the Tuesday, April 4, ballot. ...
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Prop N would fund new performing arts center in Jackson (3/22/23)The old auditorium at Jackson High School was built in 1939. It was built for elementary school children. What that means is that the auditorium wasn't built for those with long legs or a wider posterior. It also wasn't built for people requiring a wheelchair, which is why the city's annual Veterans Day tribute is no longer held there...
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Jackson puts North Elementary gym in ballot language for Prop N (3/22/23)If Proposition N passes Tuesday, April 4, North Elementary will finally get its new gymnasium. Voters there were disappointed when the school did not get the gym built as part of Proposition J, the district's previous tax initiative. Jackson officials, in their communications prior to that tax initiative, had told voters a gym in that school would be built, but the district ultimately decided just prior to construction that the need for a middle school gymnasium was more urgent...
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Board approves Bruns as new Jackson High School principal (3/16/23)The Jackson Board of Education approved the promotion of assistant high school principal Roseann Bruns to the high school principal post at its meeting Tuesday night, March 14. Bruns will replace outgoing principal Seth Harrell, who announced recently he accepted the high school principal position in the Kirkwood School District in St. Louis County. Harrell had been Jackson's high school principal for seven years...
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Learning briefs 3-5-23 (3/4/23)n The University of Mississippi announced the following students were named to the fall 2022 dean's list. Aubrey Wheeler of Sikeston, Missouri; Anthony Lanzotti of Cape Girardea Marissa Cooper of Perryville, Missouri; and Avery Johnson of Sikeston. n The University of Mississippi announced the following students were named to the fall 2022 chancellor's list. ...
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Successful rootED student addresses Cape school board (3/3/23)The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education met for a special meeting Monday, Feb. 27, to hear a presentation regarding the rootED Missouri program at Cape Girardeau Central High School. This was Central's first year using rootED, and Nancy Strothmann, a college and career adviser at the school, told board members about the program and her role in helping students create plans for what they want to do after they graduate...
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Cape Girardeau school board opposes open enrollment (3/1/23)At a regular meeting Monday, Feb. 27, Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members approved a resolution opposing legislation regarding open enrollment of nonresident students in Missouri public schools. The resolution stated the board "has resolved to focus resident taxpayer resources upon the education of students who reside in the District." It further stated that "open enrollment will result in a significant adverse financial impact on public schools" and that "no credible research" has shown that it improves student achievement.. ...
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Notre Dame to bring 'Little Mermaid' to stage this spring (2/24/23)Notre Dame Regional High School will present Disney's "The Little Mermaid" as its spring musical Performances will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, through Saturday, April 1, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2, with doors opening at 2 p.m. for face painting...
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SEMO to host High School Honor Band Festival next week (2/22/23)Band students from Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky will participate in the High School Honor Band Festival on Monday, Feb. 27, at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. Band directors from 34 high schools nominated their students, and 200 were selected by members of SEMO's Music Department. ...
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New inner ear program aims to help students academically (2/22/23)Students say they have headaches, are too tired to pay attention and are dizzy. Chance White of Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston said he believes he can help. White has a doctorate in physical therapy and is a vestibular dysfunction specialist. ...
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Cape Girardeau school board sets interviews for superintendent (2/21/23)Cape Girardeau Board of Education members have announced they will interview two candidates for the position of superintendent Tuesday, Feb 28. "We are very excited to have two highly-qualified candidates to interview for this position," said board president Matthew Welker said in a news release...
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Learning briefs 2-19-23 (2/18/23)The following students graduated with honors from Missouri University of Science and Technology for the fall 2022 semester. Jackson: George Kietzer, cume laude; Ashley Pittman, magna cum laude. Perryville, Missouri: Tyler Monier, master of science; Rachel Sutterer, master of science...
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Bill would compel Missouri teachers to tell parents about gender talk (2/15/23)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri public school teachers would be required to tell parents if their children question their gender identity under a bill advanced Tuesday in the state Senate. K-12 school staff would be required to notify parents if students "express discomfort or confusion" about their gender identity under the bill, which passed a Senate education committee. One Republican joined Democrats in voting against it...
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High School Percussion Ensemble clinic beats its way to River Campus (2/13/23)For those who follow the popular adage "March to the beat of your own drummer", there will be plenty to choose from at the Percussion Ensemble Clinic on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus. Ensembles from Jackson, Perryville and Farmington, Missouri, high schools will attend and perform at the percussion clinic, which takes place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is open to the public, and admission is free...
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Learning briefs 2-12-23 (2/11/23)n Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, announces the dean's list for the fall semester: Abbie Reece of Cape Girardeau; Micah Weisbrod of Jackson; Lila Eckert of Sikeston, Missouri. n George Smirl of Cape Girardeau was named to the fall semester dean's list at University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa...
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High School Art Exhibition opens this weekend at Crisp (2/10/23)Exhibiting Excellence, the 45th annual High School Art Exhibition, opens at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Crisp Museum on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. The exhibit will feature art from 11th and 12th grade students from 20 schools in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. More than 200 pieces were submitted and 89 were accepted for the exhibit, which will be on display through Sunday, Mar. 12...
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Immaculate Conception to hold 35th annual Spring Fling next month (2/10/23)Immaculate Conception School in Jackson will hold its Spring Fling Dinner Auction on Saturday, March 11, in the school gym. This year's theme is "Go WILD!" This is the 35th annual fundraiser for the school. The event includes dinner, raffles, games, a live auction and a silent auction. The funds raised will go to basic operations of the school and enable the school to keep tuition costs down...
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Mo. Senate OKs limits on race education in schools (2/10/23)JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri K-12 public school teachers would face limits on how they talk about race and history under a bill approved Wednesday in the state Senate. The GOP-led Senate gave the measure initial approval in a voice vote. Another vote is needed to send the bill to the Republican-led House...
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38 Acres — Prodigy Leadership Academy students produce new magazine (2/3/23)Cape Girardeau County's Prodigy Leadership Academy, founded in 2009 with a current enrollment of 151 students in kindergarten through grade 12, has launched a student-run magazine. Called 38 Acres, the immediate meaning of the title refers to the size of Prodigy's current campus in Cape Girardeau, to which the school moved in 2019...
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Learning briefs 1-29-23 (1/28/23)Immaculate Conception School in Jackson announce Chelsea McDowell is the 2023 NCEA Distinguished Graduate Award. She is a 2003 graduate of Immaculate Conception School and a 2007 graduate of Jackson High School. She attended the University of Missouri -- Columbia and received a bachelor's degree in sociology. ...
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Woodland High School considering schedule change for 2023-2024 (1/27/23)MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Woodland High School is considering a change in its daily schedule for the 2023-2024 school year. Currently, high school students have seven classes per year, each meeting every day for approximately 45 minutes. The proposed change would transition to block scheduling, where students take eight classes, each meeting three times a week. ...
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Nell Holcomb students learn career options through JAG program (1/27/23)The journey through middle school can feel like walking through a mine field, and the students at Nell Holcomb Middle School had to do just that — metaphorically, at least. At the beginning of the current school year, Corey Campbell, the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) specialist at Nell Holcomb, laid out several cones and beanbags to simulate land mines scattered across the practice field. ...
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School bus involved in two-vehicle crash in Jackson (1/10/23)A Jackson school bus and a pickup truck were involved in a late morning crash Monday, Jan. 9, in Jackson. Two people were injured in the crash in the 1900 block of East Jackson Boulevard at Donna Drive. Jackson police said the bus rear-ended the truck at approximately 11:30 a.m...
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MERS Goodwill high school soon to open in Cape Girardeau (1/6/23)MERS Goodwill plans to open a tuition-free high school for adults, an Excel Center, by mid-January at 2106 William St. in Cape Girardeau, next to Slumberland Furniture. The location previously housed Here Today, a value retail outlet. MERS Goodwill — MERS stands for Metropolitan Employment Rehabilitation Services — is licensed as a not-for-profit with the Missouri secretary of state and operates four Excel Centers in the state: Poplar Bluff, St. Louis, Columbia and Springfield...
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SEMO holds event to help high school sophomores become College Bound (12/16/22)To help students learn more about the value of a college degree, Southeast Missouri State University has begun hosting high school sophomores on campus to attend the university's College Bound events. These one-day events give the students a chance to explore a college campus, meet and interact with university students and discover what degree pathways will help lead them to the career they want...
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Eagle Ridge Christian School looks to expand for growing enrollment (12/15/22)Demand for enrollment at Eagle Ridge Christian School is higher than ever, but the school doesn't have the physical space to bring in new students. In a letter, Mark Carbaugh, senior Pastor at Rock of the Cape Church, requested advice and input on purchasing land and constructing a new facility...
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St. Augustine seventh grader organizes craft fair for students (11/28/22)Sometimes, if you can't find what you want, you have to make it yourself. That's just what Zahara Ressell, a seventh grader at St. Augustine Catholic School in Kelso, Missouri, decided to do — She wanted a craft fair where students could sell their handmade soaps, bracelets and dog treats to each other...
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Chaffee, Oak Ridge students take top prizes at bridge-building competition (11/18/22)Chaffee High School junior Ayne Held won first prize in the Missouri Department of Transportation's 19th annual bridge-building competition Thursday, Nov. 17. Held's bridge was also awarded the prize for "Most Aesthetic" bridge design. Oak Ridge High School students won the second through fifth prizes, and the school won first place in "Best Overall Performance."...
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Area students to bridge divides in 19th annual competition (11/12/22)This Thursday, Nov. 17, more than 300 Southeast Missouri area high school students will have their bridge-building skills judged by representatives of the state's Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The competition will be held at Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Hall in Cape Girardeau...
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Jackson school district prevails in long-running lawsuit (11/10/22)An appellate court ruling handed down Tuesday, Nov. 8, will apparently end a long-running lawsuit involving Jackson School District and a Farmington, Missouri, electrical contractor. A three-judge panel of the Eastern District of Missouri Court of Appeals ruled in the district’s favor in a lawsuit, brought by Total Electric, that stems from a construction project more than a decade ago...
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Notre Dame student Suna Mungee selected to national medical congress (11/9/22)Notre Dame Regional High School student Suna Mungee will represent the state of Missouri at the 2023 Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston. The event -- which is sponsored by The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists -- gathers high school students who are interested in medicine from across the country to learn about a future in the medical profession from professionals in the field, including Nobel laureates. The congress is an honors-only program...
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Employer showcase coming to Jackson High (10/31/22)Jackson High School will host an employer showcase, a job expo, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in JHS's Events Center. Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce requests RSVPs from interested employers by Friday, Nov. 18, by calling the chamber at (573) 243-8181 or emailing to assistant@jacksonmochamber.org...
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Jackson School District holds ‘Bus Driver University’ for prospective employees (10/28/22)Hoping to find new drivers, Jackson School District offered test drives in their school buses Saturday, Oct. 22. In the empty parking lot at Jackson High School, 11 people came out to take advantage of the opportunity. Keenan Kinder, assistant superintendent, said the district needs 12 drivers to fill out the roster, and he hoped giving people a shot at driving a bus would tempt them into joining the team...
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Cape Central seeks state grant for Career and Technology Center (10/26/22)Cape Girardeau School District Board of Education members voted Monday, Oct. 24, to apply for a $400,000 grant for the district's Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. The grant would come from the Missouri Area Career Center Opportunity (MACCO) program...
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Notre Dame to host 'Rehearsal for Murder' play, open houses (10/25/22)Notre Dame Regional High School will host three nights of performances of "Rehearsal for Murder" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 5, at King Hall. The play is a whodunit, murder mystery. The plot revolves around the mysterious death of an actress, and one year later her fiance invites suspects to rehearse a play he has written about the events surrounding her death...
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Missouri Court of Appeals gives Notre Dame students chance to observe case (10/24/22)The state's Eastern District Court of Appeals was in session Friday, Oct. 21, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. This was an opportunity for the school's students to see live court proceedings in action, and the attorneys and judges made what could have been a tedious matter, into an educational and at times entertaining experience...
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Jackson school district lawsuit set for oral arguments before state appellate court (10/20/22)Oral arguments have been set for next month before the state's Eastern District Court of Appeals in a long-running lawsuit involving Jackson R-2 School District. The suit, which stems from a 2006 construction project, involves Total Electric Co. of Farmington, Missouri, and focuses on previous judgments against the school district that have not been paid...