School News

The Cassville High School Students of the Quarter awards, presented by The Elks Lodge in Holiday Island, Ark., were presented to Eric Sanders and Sharayah Seymour. 

Cassville High School students recently earned All-District Honor Choir recognition.

From left: Peter Littlefield, Tyra Campbell, Mason Gautney and Jacob Bundy recited all five paragraphs of the FFA creed. First-year members in the ag class as a freshman at Cassville are awarded their own FFA jackets.

The Lil’ Miss/Mr. Wildcat Pageant will be held on Nov. 9 at the Cassville FEMA Event Center at 6 p.m. Competitions include: Toddler Miss/Mr. Wildcat, ages 2-4; Little Miss/Mr. Wildcat, ages 5-7; Young Miss/Mr. Wildcat, ages 8-10; and Miss/Mr. Wildcat, ages 11-13...

The following students in Wheaton have been named to the first-quarter honor roll: • 7th Grade A Honor Roll: Awr Chung, Melanie Hang, Rose Meng, Houston Roller, Laura Vang • 7th Grade A/B Honor Roll: Sophia Bui, Cameron Cartwright, Bailee Gorman, Marissa Grimaldo, Savanna Hipkins, Sarah Holenda, Tatum Pendergraft, Joel Sherwood, Lakeisha Wise...

Zane Smith, sophomore, grandson of Mark and Tabetha Smith, and Jianna Cha, eighth grade, daughter of Ton and Helen Cha, have been named August Students of the Month in Wheaton.

Leonel Gomez, eighth grade, son of Leonor Gomez, and Tha Par, senior, daughter of Tuan Bik and Tial Sui, have been named September Students of the Month at Wheaton.

The Purdy R-2 School District’s annual Pink Out activities brought in a record-breaking total of $1,550 this year, to be given to Wheaton’s Power of Pink, a foundation that assists area women battling breast cancer. Founded in 2010 by Janice McCracken, the Power of Pink will host its 10th anniversary walk/run in May. In its first decade the Power of Pink has raised over $180,000 and touched the lives of over 30 local women...

The Cassville FFA Chapter will be sending two State-Winning Career Development Teams to National Convention.

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

Rehearsals are in full swing for the 2019 Purdy High School Musical. Eagle performers will take the stage to present “Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr.,” an abbreviated version of the Broadway show, on Nov. 1 and 2. Performances will be held each evening at 7 p.m.in the district’s Performing Arts Center on Highway C. Tickets are $5 each and will be sold at the door...

As a way to say thank you, Cassville schools would like to give all district retirees an athletic pass.

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

Cassville intermediate School Character Kids were named in September of exhibiting friendship.

Nurse Johnson was chosen by Security Bank to receive $200 to help improve the program she runs to provide clothing, shoes, and coats for students that need them throughout the school year

The character word of the month was friendship.

People’s Community Bank is continuing the Student of the Month for the third year.

A total of 24 Cassville High School Choir students auditioned for the Southwest Missouri All-District Honor Choir.

Pythagoras Masonic Lodge No. 383 of Cassville recently held a garage sale, with all proceeds donated to the Cassville schools’ Backpack Program.

Employees at Arning Companies are given the opportunity to "dress-down" on Fridays by contributing to the Casual Friday for Charity (CFFC) fund. Arning has chosen to donate money raised through the CFFC program to the Cassville Backpack Program. The Bright Futures Backpack Program provides non-perishable food items to children in the district that may need food assistance over the weekend. ...

Exeter FFA member Mackenzie Hopper placed 3rd in the water fowl division with her duck, Chatterbox, at the Barry County Youth Fair.

The September Cassville Middle School Students of the Month have been named.

Purdy Elementary Principal Julie Dalton has announced kindergarten through sixth grade friendship medalists.

September Character Kids were recognized by Exeter schools for exhibiting respect.

The 2019 Cassville Homecoming Parade on Sept. 27 is being hosted by Cassville High School Student Council. The theme is “There’s no place like homecoming” (Wizard of Oz). Cassville schools will have two school buses transporting student participants down to the Family Life Center. All floats will meet in the Family Life Center parking lot where Cassville schools will begin lining up. Line up will on 6th Street beginning at the Chamber of Commerce...

Students are getting their hands dirty in the school garden teaching younger generations about where their food comes from and then eat delicious, school-grown vegetables, giving students a true seed-to-fork experience that fosters a new appreciation for fresh vegetables.   ...

The following students were named to the Spring 2019 honor roll at Pitt State University: Abigail Buntin, Elementary Education K-6, JR, All A Scholastic Honors Jaci Evans, Elementary Education Unified K-6, SR, Dean's Scholastic Honors Kourtney Greek, Nursing, SR, All A Scholastic Honors...

Julia Hobbs, of Cassville, has received a $400 scholarship from Nursing School Alumni for the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semester. Hobbs is the daughter of Robert and Catherine Hobbs, of Cassville. Hobbs is a junior majoring in nursing. Kourtney Greek, of Cassville, has received the Mary Adele McNally Gould Scholarship. She is the daughter of Linda Brennan, of Cassville, and David Greek, of Wheaton. Greek is a senior majoring in nursing...

To kick off the school year, MARCK Recycling has donated fruit snacks to the students at Eunice Thomas Elementary.

The Southwest district has nine new educators for the 2019-2020 school year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology has announced the names of students who made the honor list for the Spring 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...

Haley Stepp, of Cassville, has been named to the Dean's List at Ohio Christian University Adult & Graduate Studies Program for the Fall 2018 Semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must achieve a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and be enrolled in at least 12 "graded" semester hours...

John Hilsden Moseley, of Wheaton, was recently named the 2019 Outstanding Graduate in Agriculture at Crowder College during its Annual Awards Banquet. Moseley served as the 2018-2019 president of the Aggie Club. He also served as the state treasurer for the Missouri Professional Agricultural Student Organization (PAS)...

Sean Lowry, a 2018 graduate of Wheaton High School, has been selected to continue receiving the Henry J. and Lucille J. Straus Scholarship, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. This will be his second year receiving the scholarship, totaling $12,000 in financial assistance for his education...

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)’s National Leadership Conference (NLC) was held June 30 through July 4 in Anaheim, Calif. More than 8,700 participants from across the country gathered together to attend leadership and program trainings, hear national speakers, meet youth leaders from across the nation, participate in competitive events and explore college and career options...

Missouri FFA hosts six FFA Leadership Camp sessions during this summer, and this summer, the Southwest FFA Chapter was able to send five members to week five, July 1-5. As the Missouri Department of Education describes it, “The FFA Leadership Camp program is filled with education, recreation, and entertainment. The educational portion consists of FFA Leadership training designed to meet the needs of all members, greenhands, chapter FFA degrees, chapter officers, and area officers.”...

The first day of school for students at Cassville is Aug. 14. School supply lists are available online at https://cassville.socs.net/. Schedule and events for each building are as follows: • New students can enroll by stopping by the primary office between 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. beginning Thursday...

Nearly 700 candidates received degrees during Commencement ceremonies held May 17 and 18 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. Dillon Nelson Hess, of Cassville, earned a bachelor of science in computer science and was cum laude. ...

The 1959 graduating class of Purdy High School held its 60th class reunion on June 29 at Adelito’s Restaurant in Purdy.

Liliana Outhouse, a 2019 graduate of Southwest High School in Washburn, has been selected to receive the Little Joe Trust Scholarship, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Outhouse, the daughter of Alli and Joe Gebhardt, will attend Crowder College this fall where she plans to study secondary education...

Cassville FBLA had several students qualify for National Leadership Conference in San Antonio June 29 to July 2.

The 2018-19 school year marked the 150th anniversary of Cassville Schools. One way the district celebrated was by compiling a time capsule that was buried on campus and will be opened by future Wildcats in the year of 2068. After staff and students worked together to compile what went inside the time capsule, maintenance staff built a concrete vault to protect the capsule from damage then buried the vault. ...

On June 26, the Southwest FFA Officer team began three days together in Eureka Springs, Ark., on an Officer Retreat. During these days, the students were challenged to team building, become better leaders, plan for the year and look for positive outcomes of the time spent. ...

The Washington Leadership Conference (WLC), as the FFA website describes it, “Provides exceptional leadership training to students of all experience levels through the utilization of a three-part, cohesive conference series called the Chapter Leadership Continuum. The final conference in this series is the Washington Leadership Conference.”...

Bear Partnership provides resources to students from underrepresented backgrounds. It’s housed in the College of Education at Missouri State University. Students who attend the week-long program explore what a career in education looks like. The program also focuses on easing the transition from high school to college...

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt recently met with FFA students from Cassville.

Cassville summer school students made lemonade out of lemons after getting rained out on Friday from going to the Aquatic Center.

Eunice Thomas Elementary has announced its May Students of the Month. Character word of the month was perseverance.

The Cassville FFA held its annual chapter banquet on May 5. The banquet was a time to reflect on the past year and install the future officers of the Cassville FFA.  Awards earned included: A total of 44 first-year members met the minimum requirements to receive their Greenhand Degree. Landry Mills and Dalton Anderson were awarded the Star Greenhand Award for their outstanding participation in the year’s activities...

On May 28, 2019, the Southwest FFA 2019-2020 officer team, along with other officer teams within the area, attended the LEAD Workshop at Crowder College. LEAD stands for Learn, Educate, Advance, and Develop. This a conference whose goal is to train chapter officers, and help them to reach their chapter’s full potential. They were given to opportunity to bond as a team and establish vital rules and goals...