Education
Bright futures receives $966 donation
Roaring River State Park Concessionaires, Jim and Carmen Rogers, have donated $966 to the Cassville R-IV Bright Futures program. The Rogers’ donation reflects the money collected by the sale of children’s trout tags on March 1, Opening Day of Trout Season.
2 local grads receive Shelter scholarships
The Shelter Insurance Foundation awarded $1,500 scholarships to Isaac Hadlow and Elijah Holenda, graduates of Cassville and Wheaton high schools, respectively. Shelter Agent Terri Lynn DeGraffenreid-Brattin sponsors and partially funds this scholarship.
Robbins graduates MVC
Maggie Robbins, of Washburn, graduated May 6 during the commencement ceremony for Missouri Valley College. Robbins, who majored in marketing, was one of 218 graduates at MVC this spring. Robbins was also among more than 470 students earning a spot on the dean’s list in the spring semester.
SONIC Drive-In donates to Southwest
In honor of May's Teacher Appreciation Month, SONIC Drive-In's SONIC Foundation donated $1.5 million to match all public contributions made to requests on DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers.
Essay award-winners announced
The Elks Lodge 1042 in Holiday Island, Arkansas has announced that Cassville Intermediate students, Cara Leach (first place), Kobhe Ware (second place) and Liliana Burgess (fourth place) are this year’s winners of the annual Elks Lodge essay contest. Students were asked to complete an essay answering the question “What is your American Dream?” All three winning essays advanced to the state competition. From left: Alex Markovich with the Holiday Island Elks Lodge, Leach, Ware and Burgess.
Garners recognized as Music Advocates
During the Music in Our Schools program this spring, Kim and Charles Garner were presented with the Music Advocacy award. Both Kim and Charles are graduates of Cassville High School and were involved in the fine arts programs as students.
Southwest Spelling Bee winners named
The Southwest school held its 5th annual spelling bee March 8, 2023. Students in grades 1-6 competed against their classmates to see who would qualify to compete against the students in the other two classrooms in the grade level spelling bee.
Middle School shop class gets grant
The Cassville Middle School industrial arts program has been awarded a $4,000 grant through the Barry Electric Cooperative (BEC) Sharing Success fund. Funds will be used in conjunction with a 50/50 matching grant to update the drill press and bandsaw and add a wood planer machine in the shop.
History comes alive at living wax museum
Mason Long, right, listens to Kingston Nichols perform as Adolf Sax during a sixth-grade living wax museum event held at the FEMA Event Center on May 9.
Cassville school kitchens win Silver Spoon Awards
All three kitchens at Cassville R-IV School District were awarded Silver Spoon Awards from the Barry County Health Department this year.
