Education

Wheaton High graduate receives scholarships from CFO
Hayden Royer, a 2024 graduate of Wheaton High School, has received the Olin J. Brattin and Jim and Shirley Cook scholarships, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.

2 Cassville staff certified as School Safety Specialists
The Cassville school district has two staff members now certified as School Safety Specialists. John Lueckenhoff and Dylan Klewer attended the recent School Safety Academy hosted by Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Center for Education Safety.

Cassville Beta Club earns national distinction
The Cassville Beta Club has earned National District of Distinction recognition for the 2023-2024 school year.

25 new hires at Cassville schools
The Cassville school district welcomes the following new certified staff to the district for the 2024-25 school year.
15 total Southwest grads have fully-funded educations
Six individuals from the 2024 Southwest High School graduates have received coveted grants and scholarships to continue their education fully paid for, joining nine of their peers in having their continued education fully funded.

Through the Years, July 31
30 YEARS AGO: RIDERS DO THE PENNING — These three teams were among the E-Z Rider group providing pre-rodeo entertainment for the crowd Thursday through Saturday last week. The riding club also put together a Saturday parade for the event.

Electric co-op youth program means education, fun
Mallory Kelly, of Wheaton High School, was among the 85 students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was held July 16-19, 2024 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City.

Southwest grad gets rootEd scholarship
Jordan Long, of Washburn, a 2024 Southwest High School graduate, was recently named as a recipient of the rootEd Undergraduate Scholarship. The root-Ed Undergraduate Scholarship offers students attending a 4-year University up to $12,000 a year for five years.

Cassville grad wins national FBLA award
A Cassville graduate is making a major mark in the collegiate Future Business Leaders of America scene. Crowder College student Grant Preddy, of Cassville, is the National Champion in Finance, a title he won at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., recently.

Home school co-op celebrates first semester
The SHINE Ozarks Co-op held its open house and end of semester celebration on May 21st. The group, comprised of mainly Barry County residents, has 25 families enrolled and held its first semester in the spring. Five local homeschool mothers started the co-op to give families the opportunity for community while homeschooling. The group thanks First Baptist Church in Cassville and Washburn First Baptist Church for facility use. Interested families can find the co-op on Facebook at SHINE Ozarks Co-op Information or email ShineOzarks@gmail.com.