Education

60 trees planted at high school
The campus at Cassville High School will soon be home to more than 60 new trees. The high school agriculture department was recently awarded a Project CommuniTree grant from the nonprofit organization, Forest ReLeaf of Missouri.

FCCLA Region 11 holds annual meeting
A total of 56 members of the Purdy Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) attended the Missouri Region 11 Meeting. Held Oct.



Arning donates to Bright Futures
Employees at Arning Companies have made a donation of $500 to the Cassville Middle School Backpack Program. Arning team members are given the opportunity to “dress-down” on Fridays by contributing to the Casual Friday for Charity (CFFC) fund. Employees then select a local organization to donate funds raised through the CFFC program. The Bright Futures Backpack Program provides nonperishable food items to children in the district that may need food assistance over the weekend. Bright Futures, established at Cassville Schools in 2011, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing community members together to focus on the success of children. From left: Rachael Freeman, Arning marketing manager; Gena Wenger, CMS counselor; Sophie Scott, Arning marketing assistant, and Ramon Barrientos, accounting specialist at Arning Companies.

SADD awarded $1K for docudrama, pledges
During the Spring of 2022, Cassville High School SADD members organized and participated in a docudrama followed by a school-wide assembly educating students about the dangers of impaired and distracted driving.

Wheaton Students of Month named
August Students of the Month at Wheaton schools were: Mallory Royer, 8th grade, daughter of Lewis and Deanna Royer, and Elijah Holenda, senior, son of Jeff and Shanda Holenda.
Education briefs
Missouri State University awarded 574 degrees to students in summer 2022. The graduates will participate in the fall commencement ceremony on Dec.

CMS shop class gets $325 from 50/50 drawing
In July of this year, Arning Companies hosted the inaugural Fred Arning Senior Classic Golf Tournament. Proceeds from the tournament benefited the Cassville Golf Club, an organization and club that the late Mr. Arning valued and loved dearly.
