Education

Cassville Education Fund grant awarded
Five grants totaling more than $5,000 from the Cassville Education Fund were awarded to Cassville teachers on May 7 at the Cassville Performing Arts Center.
Cassville grad earns Gilman Scholarship
Drury University undergraduates Avery Chappell, of Cassville, and Mackenzie Richardson, of Ozark, have been selected as finalists for the prestigious Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad.

Purdy junior shadows Fitzpatrick with FCCLA
Jayden Griffis, a junior at Purdy High School, participated in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Legislative Shadowing Project on April 22.

Cassville students get SRTC award
Cassville High School students have been named the Scott Regional Technical Center (SRTC) Work Experience Program Work Crew of the Year.
Exeter High School announces scholarship recipients
Exeter High School scholarship recipients are listed.

3 qualify for National Tournament
Cassville High School students Kim Hang, David Rehbach and Kaid Williams, have qualified for the National Speech and Debate Competition.

Exeter bands reel in 1s
On April 1, the Exeter High School Band participated in the Missouri Small School Band Directors Association evaluative festival in Lamar, receiving a 1, or exemplary, rating from all three judges. It is the first Exemplary rating at festival in at least 20 years for a band from Exeter.

Moments shared at Parade of Graduates
Cassville graduate Ava Hinson, right, hugs her sister, kindergartener Aria Krueger, during the Parade of Graduates at the Cassville school district last week.

Elementary Beta members compete at state
A total of 36 Elementary Beta members represented Cassville Intermediate School and competed in various events at the Missouri Beta Convention. Cassville club members earned five first-place awards and eight top-five awards. The following members received invitations to compete at the National Elementary Beta Convention in Nashville, Tenn., in June:

Barber becomes 1st CHS student to complete tech apprenticeship
Bentley Barber is the first Cassville High School student to complete the Registered Youth Apprenticeship program through the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship. Serving as a Technology Intern (IT Generalist), Bentley completed 2,000 hours of on-the-job training along with required coursework.




