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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.

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...

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

During the fall 2019 semester, 9,745 undergraduate students earned the academic distinction to be named to the dean's list. Local students earning honors include: Cassville • Brooke Cornell, senior • Jesseca Edie, junior, arts and science • Hailey Matthew, junior, nursing...

The Cassville High School Knowledge Bowl team competed in the Conference Tournament and two students earned All-Conference Honors.

Four Cassville Middle School students have earned a spot in the Southwest Missouri Junior High District Honor Band.

This spring, the Shelter Insurance Foundation will award $2,000 scholarships to graduates of Cassville High School and Wheaton High School. Shelter Agent Terri DeGraffenreid Brattin sponsors and partially funds these scholarships. A committee of local high school officials and community leaders will select the local recipients. ...

The Cassville High School Students of the Quarter, presented by the Elk’s Lodge in Holiday Island, Ark., was presented to Lindee Mitchell and Jacob Thomas.

On Jan. 30, fourth- and fifth-grade students competed for the title of Cassville Intermediate Spelling Bee Champion.

Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the Dean’s List. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale)...

A local resident has earned a degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, non-profit university has graduated over 167,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997. Kelley Forste, of Cassville, has earned a Master of education, learning and technology degree...

Shannon Alys Mitchell, of Seligman, was among more than 300 graduates honored at the Central Methodist University Winter Commencement. Students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the College of Graduate and Extended Studies were recognized at the Dec. 7, 2019, event...

Southwest Middle School won two of three matches Saturday and finished third in the SWCL Conference Scholar Bowl Tournament at Kirbyville.

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