Stories from Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Purdy High School students, pictured above, from left, Kaitlyn Carpenter and Phillip Roller, auditioned for and were accepted into the All-State Honor Choir. Carpenter and Roller will go to Tan-Tar-A Resort in Lake of the Ozarks in January for a two-day practice session, followed by the All-State Honor Choir concert. This is the second year that Carpenter and Roller have received the honor of competing...

Joe Moore has been named the new agriculture instructor and FFA advisor at Southwest High School in Washburn for the 2012-13 academic year. Moore has taught high school agriculture for 15 years, first at Crane and then Verona. He is a Lawrence County native and raised on a beef farm. ...

Southwest High School and Middle School Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) recently attended the FCA Summit, 4 Your Glory, at College of the Ozarks. Featured speakers included Shay Robbins, of Kannakuk Camps, Cindy Irwin, of Life by Design, Steve Grant, of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Ronnie Tipps, retired coach with 15 state titles. ...

Cassville High School FFA members recently attended the Area 11 Agriculture Olympics in Monett. The event is an annual recreational activity hosted by the Area 11 FFA chapters. Students competed in a variety of events, including a tractor tire race, a hay bale race and a nail driving contest. ...