School News

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...

Robert Preddy took First Place in the state competition for Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG).

The Crowder Quill literary-art magazine contest of Crowder College has announced the winners of the annual contest. For the 2020 contest and 40th annual anniversary, 1257 entries were received, which is a record number of participants. Winning entrants receive a certificate and are published in the magazine; this year, 106 awards were presented...

Lindee Jayne Mitchell, a graduating senior at Cassville High School, has won a $2,000 MFA Foundation scholarship, awarded at the school’s awards assembly. Mitchell is the child of Leah Thompson and Tony Mitchell and plans to attend the University of Missouri in Columbia. The scholarship is sponsored by MFA Agri Services in Cassville. About 330 will be presented through MFA and its affiliates this year...

The Cassville Sonic has provided more than 20 cases of bottled water to the Cassville School District.

Cassville High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students had plans to attend the FBLA State Competition in April on campus at Missouri State University. Due to the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the competition did not take place in-person, however, club members were able to submit their work and compete virtually with other FBLA members across the state...

This spring, the Shelter Insurance Foundation awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Emily Gonzalez, a graduate of Wheaton High School. Shelter Agent Terri DeGraffenreid Brattin sponsors and partially funded this scholarship. Beginning the fall after the recipient’s high school graduation, Gonzalez can direct the scholarship funds toward tuition, fees or campus housing for any course of study leading to an academic degree at any accredited college or university...

The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University (WGU). • Beverly Leach, of Cassville, has earned a Master of Science, Accounting degree. • Kallie Bateman, of Exeter, has earned a Bachelor of Science, Nursing degree...

The Cassville High School National Honors Society (NHS) is excited to announce 28 new members have been inducted into this prestigious club. Since the district is unable to gather in large groups at this time, newly inducted members were notified via mail...

The Southwest school district has released information regarding end-of-yer practices throughout the district. Southwest High School Graduation will be held on July 9 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. People should watch for updates to see if this will be an open ceremony or if tickets will be issued.  ...

The Cassville High School 2020 valedictorian is Madry McCrackin, daughter of Todd and Jennifer McCrackin, of Cassville. The salutatorian is Madison Osborne, daughter of Brittany Osborne, of Eagle Rock.

The Cassville school district has released information regarding class scheduling for the 2020-2021 school year. On Monday, students currently in grades 8-11 were granted access to next year’s high school master schedule, schedule request forms, and an instructional video provided by the high school counselors...

Purdy’s preschool through sixth grade students received a surprise in their supplemental education packets this week, thanks to the generosity of several local businesses. Purdy first-grade teacher Chelsea Bennett wanted to do something to keep her students engaged and reading during Purdy’s wellness break...

Purdy Elementary Principal Julie Dalton has released the Third Quarter Honor Roll. Quentin Dodson Lauren Lamp Alison Logan Paige Ozbun Karson Rosewicz Xander Dodson Kayedynce Evans  Whitney Haworth Addison Arivett Hannah Boyer Athena Corso Makinzy Craig...

John Hilsden Moseley was recently named to the University of Arkansas Fall Chancellor and Dean’s list.  Moseley is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Poultry Science. After completing his degree, he hopes to be accepted into a Veterinarian program or graduate school. ...

The March Cassville Middle School Students of the Month, sponsored by Willis Insurance, have been named.

Cassville High School speech and debate students earned 12 conference wins this competition season.

Attending school is one of the most important things students can do to help achieve academic success. At Eunice Thomas Elementary, every month one class per grade level is presented with the “Best Attendance” trophy and “Most Improved Attendance” trophy. ...

Character Kids recognized in January at Cassville Intermediate School for showing responsibility include.

The Cassville Speech and Debate team won first place at the district One-Act competition on March 4, making the team the One-Act District Champions. 

The Crowder College-Cassville nursing student graduates for fall 2019 received word that all students earned a passing score on their NCLEX licensure test. This marks the third year in a row the program has achieved 100 percent pass rate. The NCLEX is the mechanism that measures the abilities of students graduating from an associate of science in nursing program to become a registered nurse. ...

A local student was among the more than 1,000 individuals who were eligible to participate in the University of Central Missouri’s 2019 fall commencement exercises Dec. 13-14, 2019, in the university’s Multipurpose Building. Students who completed their degree requirements by the end of the spring 2019 semester were honored at the event. Earning a bachelor of science was Katelyn D. Pitts, of Cassville...

Missouri State University conferred more than 1,500 degrees to students in fall 2019. Past the standard expectations, the university recognized 22 students for their work with a more rigorous curriculum in Missouri State's Honors College. Local students earning degrees included:...

The Cassville FFA Chapter has announced Chapter President Lindee Mitchell is an official candidate representing the Area 11 FFA Association for a State FFA Officer position. On March 2, Mitchell participated in the Area 11 Officer Interviews held at East Newton High School in Granby. Accompanying the interview was an Extemporaneous Speech And Prompted Writing activity...

Cassville Intermediate Character Kids for the month of February have been named for showing compassion.

All three kitchens at Cassville school district received Silver Spoon Awards from the Barry County Health Department.

In part due to a gift from the Arvest Foundation, two Entry Shield detection systems are now in place at Cassville High School.

Exeter FFA had another busy and successful year. FFA members planned and hosted many great activities throughout the year. Barnyard Day was held to educate the elementary students about the different species of farm animals and how they benefit our everyday life. ...

Eight schools across area competed in the Crowder College Engineering Day on February 26 at Crowder College in Neosho.

Students from Cassville competed against other area schools at the Region 11 FCCLA STAR Event competitions held in Carthage on Jan. 30. All Cassville FCCLA members received gold medals at the regional level competitions and ranked first in their competitive event category. They will be advancing on to state-level competitions in March at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference held in Lake of the Ozarks...

Kindergarten and Kinder Academy Students of the Month at Eunice Thomas Elementary School.

The February Cassville Middle School Students of the Month, sponsored by Willis Insurance.

The Big 8 Conference Middle School Academic Meet was held in Mt. Vernon on Saturday and Cassville Middle School finished the meet in second place. Eleven schools participated in the competition.

Jemma Meltabarger, right, a student in Mrs. Raemaker’s Kinder Academy class, was named Author of the Month.

Exeter School District 2nd Quarter Students of the Quarter.

Recently, seven Cassville High School students joined many other students from around the state to gather at the State Capitol to advocate for Career and Technical Education and Career and Technical Student Organizations. Representing Cassville High School at this event were Eli Herrin and Jaycie Ertel, with Business Education and FBLA; Landry Mills and Lyndee Mitchell, with Agriculture Education and FFA; and Emilee Mann, Josie Guevara and Zac Acheson, with Family and Consumer Sciences Education and FCCLA.. ...

Whitney Koenig was recently awarded a scholarship to Central Methodist University through the annual “Central’s Got Talent” competition. Vocalists and musicians from across the state vied for the grand prize scholarships, performing one piece of their choosing from the areas of vocal performance, instrumental, and praise band. All participants went home with scholarships of varying values...

Mandy Lyall’s second-grade class teamed up with their business partners at Able 2 Products and set a goal to collect 100 canned good items by the 100th day of school. 

Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Fall 2019 semester. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0...

Three Cassville FCCLA members ran against members from other area chapters to obtain leadership positions on the Region 11 FCCLA Executive Council and Missouri FCCLA State Executive Council. 

More than 800 candidates received degrees during Commencement ceremonies held Dec. 14, 2019, at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The university awards bachelor of science, bachelor of arts, master of science and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees...

On Jan. 31, Cassville Middle School Technology Students Association (TSA) members traveled to Neosho to compete in the regional TSA competition. Results are as follows: • Tech Bowl First Place, Bentley Barber, Kayden Fuchs, Gracie Harmon • Tech Bowl Second Place, Avery Chappell, Cosmo Rhoads, CJ Rose...

People’s Community Bank has chosen Molly Brattin as the January Student of the Month for Exeter. Brattin is a sophomore at Exeter. 

Cassville High School has released its honor roll for the first semester. Those on the list include: Freshmen Isaac Hadlow Jacob Martinez-Maldonado Dixon Reid Ella Reuter Dulce Rivera Jonah Thao Sophomores Taylor Bredeson Jasmine Brown Ethan Fuchs Quixote Gautney-Lopez...

Attending school is one of the most important things students can do to help achieve academic success.

Kora Kelleher, a Purdy Elementary fifth grade student, won the school’s annual Spelling Bee for grades 4 to 6 on Jan. 30.

The Purdy High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter was well-represented at the District 5 Leadership Conference, held at New Site Baptist Church in Monett on Feb. 11. A total of 17 Purdy FBLA members placed in the Top 10 in their respective competitions, with nine competitors advancing to the State Leadership Conference competition April 19-21...