School News

The following students have been named at Trinity Lutheran School for earning all A’s the second quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Purdy Elementary School officials have announced the list of honor students for the second quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year. A Honor roll Third grade: Julia DeLeon, Lilly Franklin, Nadalie Kukovich, Uriel Ochoa, Brayleigh Taylor, Paison Taylor, Brinlee Vineyard, Jaelynn Webb, Emma Becker, Colton Breazzeal, Joselyn Brown, Grant Cairus, Saul Castaneda, Dulce Elias, Jessica Harris, Audie Hutson, Aldo Mendez, Eduardo Roman, Bryson Terry, Pacie Utter and Grace Wolf...

Three Purdy High School Students received medals for their award-winning entries into the Southern Media Showcase, hosted by Missouri Southern State University and held before Christmas break.

  Crowder College Esports team wrapped up the fall season with several players placing in the top performers of their respective games. Esports kicked off last spring at Crowder College. Players earning recognition are as follows: • Melissa Hurtado, of Monett...

Though 2020 has been unpredictable, the consistency of community, compassion, service and responsibility has not taken a back seat in Aurora. Two grants have been in place to address local concerns. The Paying it Forward Basket Program helped more than 2,000 residents with more than 600 baskets. The second grant focused needs of various community partners in an effort to streamline and share resources at an even higher level...

The Pierce City School Board recognized its cafeteria staff Wednesday night, presenting each with a “keep calm and let the lunch lady handle it” T-shirt.

Purdy Elementary Principal Julie Dalton and Purdy Elementary Counselor Gary Jurgensen presented the school’s December Generosity Medalists.

Members of the Joplin Elk’s Lodge were at the Monett Alternative Education Academy on the campus of Monett High School on Friday morning to donate $2,500 to help students continue their academic goals.

Officials at Verona Elementary School recently announced students named to the first quarter honor rolls for the 2020-2021 academic year. Sixth grade: Kimberly Alfaro, Jaidyn Long, Isabella Porras, Alexander Snow, Zachary Freiburger, Mollie Keeling, Gillian Mattox and Keyla Nungaray...

Charlie Brown gets distracted by the Little Red Haired Girl as he preps his team for the big baseball game during Saturday’s performance of the Charles M. Schulz classic, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which took place at Purdy High School.

When Debbie Shelton, a teacher at Purdy School District, discovered that organizers would not be able to host its annual Fall Family Night due to COVID-19 restrictions she determined to find an alternative. “I knew we had to do something, and it had to be radically different,” Shelton said. “I asked Mrs. [Mindi] Gates and Mrs. [Julie] Dalton to turn me loose with it, and they did.”...

Purdy Elementary Principal Julie Dalton and Purdy Elementary Counselor Gary Jurgensen are pleased to present November Responsibility Medalists.

Monett High School hosted induction ceremonies on Nov. 11 for new members of the National Honor Society.

Purdy Elementary Principal Julie Dalton and Purdy Elementary Counselor Gary Jurgensen are pleased to present October Honesty Medalists.

Purdy High School Volleyball Coach Mica Propps and Purdy FBLA Co-Sponsors Kay Wright and Emily Brewer are pleased to announce the results of the district’s October 8, 2020 Pink Out fundraising activities, which included t-shirt and cake pop sales, the opportunity for students to wear hats to school for a $1 donation and a 50-50 raffle and serving contest at the evening’s volleyball game...

The 2020-2021 Scott Tech SkillsUSA Leadership Team met on Oct. 27 for its Fall Leadership Conference. This year’s conference was a mix of virtual content provided by National SkillsUSA, along with guest speakers for ‘in-person’ material. The Leadership Team prepared for the conference with ‘pre-work’ provided by SkillsUSA Absorb. This site furthered their study of the SkillsUSA Framework and was the mechanism for Team members to earn their Framework Certification and SkillsUSA Statesman Pin...

Officials at Berean Christian Academy in Monett have released the students listed to the first quarter honor rolls for the 2020-2021 academic year. First grade: Marshall Arndt, Karlee Bartosh, Max Griffis, Olivia Jones, Lila Kimbrough, Zechariah Spurlock and Olivia Waters...

Trinity Lutheran School students chosen for consistently displaying the character traits of respect, responsibility, safety and faithfulness, are pictured.

Students at Trinity Lutheran School in Freistatt received awards for earning all A’s in the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year. in

Trinity Lutheran School has released the named of students on the A-B Honor Roll for the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Officials at Purdy Elementary School have released the list of students named to the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year. Third Grade: Colton Breazzeal, Uriel Ochoa, Jaelynn Webb, Brinlee Vineyard, Julia DeLeon, Raylan Grant, Emma Becker, Joselyn Brown, Grant Cairus, Saul Castaneda, Dulce Elias, Ayari Garcia, Jessica Harris, Audrey Heiney, Audie Hutson, Makalei Schroeder, Bryson Terry, Pacie Utter and Grace Wolf...

The Purdy FFA Greenhands attended the Area Greenhand Conference on October 16th 2020. Greenhands were split into school groups to hear the area officers' speeches. They also got to hear from Area 11 State Officer Cade Shepherd. Officers talked to Greenhands about the different parts of an SAE, how to get their SAE started, and what is included in different types of SAE’s. Students also played games to improve leadership skills...

Purdy Elementary Principal Julie Dalton and Purdy Elementary Counselor Gary Jurgensen are pleased to present August Friendship Medalists.

The Purdy FFA Chapter hosted its 2020 Purdy FFA Barnwarming on Friday, Oct. 9. Many FFA members, as well as many people from the community, attended. This year's theme was “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival,” inspired by Ray Stevens's hit song. The night was full of fun, with many squirrel-themed games and friendly competition between the classes. The 2020 Barnwarming King and Queen were seniors Cash Keeling and Lauren Schallert...

Qualifying adult students can now receive grants to cover the full cost of tuition for certain programs at Drury University through the Missouri Fast Track program. Previously only available for use at public institutions, Fast Track grants can now be used at private institutions as well. The grants are available for online, seated and hybrid courses...

Joel Thomas has been selected as the Drury GO 2019-20 Sue Rollins Educator of the Year for teaching seated or blended courses. This award is given to an instructor who is great at bringing a subject to life in an engaging, relevant and challenging way. ...

Verona Elementary students took a break from their physical education class Tuesday to show their appreciation for the Monett Area Chamber of Commerce’s $500 donation to Verona’s Stuff the Bus campaign.

The Raider team competed at Ozark Saturday, and Aubrey Boatwright, from Aurora High School, won the Ultimate Raider Title for the female division.

Jacob Reiner, seventh grade math teacher at Aurora Junior High School, received a $500 Classroom Grant from the Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation.

Crowder College will be the recipient of a five-year U.S. Department of Education High School Equivalency Program (HEP) grant in the amount of $2,372,410, which began July 1. “The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) at Crowder College empowers individuals to change the course of their life and for their family,” said Lisa O’Hanahan, HEP director. ...

Zabdi Salazar, of Purdy, was recently surprised with a $2,500 Alumni Masters Scholarship to WGU Missouri.

On Aug. 29, the SkillsUSA Kickoff meeting was held. The SkillsUSA theme this year is “SkillsUSA: Champions at Work, Empowered to Succeed.” Brianna Vanderlaan helped in the SkillsUSA Kickoff, and she has a big reputation with Missouri SkillsUSA. Vanderlaan is a SRTC alumni and 2018 graduate from Aurora High School. During her tenure at Scott Tech, she served as a local and state SkillsUSA Officer, and is currently Current SkillsUSA Missouri state officer trainer...

Robert Wagner, of the Missouri Future Business Leaders of America Chapter from Aurora High School, recently earned sixth place in the nation at the recent FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference (NLC). This year’s virtual competitive conference saw more than 14,000 virtual attendees and 140 competitive events...

Pittsburg State University has released the honor rolls for the 2020 spring semester. To qualify for Dean’s Scholastic Honors, a student must complete at least 12 semester hours, receive a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6000 for all credit course work that semester and have no grade lower than a B and no grade of incomplete in any course during the semester...

Earning a spot on Drury University's Dean's List is a significant accomplishment; it means a student earned a grade point average of 3.6 or greater (on a 4-point scale) while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury, a top Midwestern university, according to US News & World Report...