Education
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.
Miller 1 of 30 selected for Missouri Agribusiness Academy
Saige Miller, of Cassville, was one of 30 high school sophomores recently selected to participate in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Agribusiness Academy (MAbA). Miller and the other students selected will spend a week in June in the St.
Junior Beta Club attends state convention in Branson
On March 1 and 2, nearly 50 Cassville Junior Beta Club members attended the State Beta Club Conference at the Branson Convention Center. The 2022-23 school year is the inaugural year for the Cassville club.
Cassville FBLA molds next generation of entrepreneurs
FBLA recently held 8th Grade Entrepreneurship Day for Cassville Middle school eighth-graders. Students were encouraged to come up with an entrepreneurial idea, similar to Shark Tank. High School FBLA members led tables of eighth-graders who competed in both Poster and Commercial categories for their products. The winners received certificates and candy. Guest speaker Dr. Chad Johnson, local chiropractor, came to share his own experiences with starting a small business and being your own boss.
Miller earns Premier Distinction
The National Speech and Debate Association has announced that Cassville High School senior, Kalia Miller, has earned Premier Distinction recognition. Premier Distinction is the highest honor in the National Speech and Debate Association Honor Society (NSDA).
McCrackin named to Dean’s List
Madry Mccrackin of Cassville was named to the Fall 2022 Dean's List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Mccrackin joins nearly 2,500 additional Fulbright College students on the Fall 2022 Dean's List.
Wildcat FFA members attend district Greenhand Conference
More than 4,500 first-year FFA members from more than 350 Missouri High Schools had the opportunity to learn about being positive role models, learning to get involved, making sound choices, becoming active team members and making a positive difference in their lives, school and community at the annual Greenhand Motivational Conferences.
