BOLLINGER SEEKS RE-ELECTION TO JACKSON'S SCHOOL BOARD

JACKSON - Jackson Board of Education Member Jeanette Bollinger became the third candidate to file for one of the two seats that will be filled in April.

Bollinger, who was elected in April 1991 to complete the one-year, unexpired term of former board member Nancy Schaefer, filed for re-election Wednesday.

Bollinger said she wants to serve a full, three-year term on the board.

"I feel my one year on the board has acquainted me with the workings of the board and the duties of a board member," she said. "I want to use the knowledge I have gained during the past year to make sure we continue to provide the best possible educational opportunities for the students in the Jackson School system."

She continued: "I feel we have a high quality educational system, and it is my desire to see that it remains as such as our district faces some challenging financial problems in the future."

Bollinger, who lives at 730 Legion Drive in Jackson, is a graduate of Jackson High School. She attended Southeast Missouri State University.

Bollinger is past president of the Jackson PTA, past member of the Band Mother's Club, and past secretary of the Cape Girardeau County 4-H Council.

She is a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson and has been active in a number of church youth programs.

Bollinger retired in 1984 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ASCS office in Jackson, where she was a program assistant. She now works part-time for an insurance consultant in Cape Girardeau.

She and her husband, Larry, have two grown children, Brent Bollinger and Becky Riney.

Candidates may file at the school board office until Feb. 7.