Education
Pyle, Stough named Students of the Quarter
Seniors Trenton Pyle and Kami Stough have been selected as the CHS Students of the Quarter for the first quarter.
Community Voices — Terry Held: What we carry out of the classroom
What do we teach in the college classroom? At the very crux, we teach knowledge — the “how to” and the “what for” of a subject. Yet knowledge is nothing if it is not applicable to real life.
Cassville firefighters educate school children
Firefighter Lacreshia Henry, with the Cassville Fire Protection District, smiles after receiving input from a Cassville second-grader during the question-and-answer session of the fire education program held in the parking lot of Wildcat Stadium on Friday.
Purdy school board reviews state law action
There was both good news and bad news at the Purdy school board meeting in May as district leaders try to navigate uncertain financial waters.
Homeschool youth SHINE in cooperative
A homeschool cooperative formed by local parents has grown steadily in recent years, providing educational classes, social opportunities and community support for families across Barry County and neighboring areas.
JAG learns trees at Community Garden
The Barry County Community Garden hosted 20 youth in the Cassville High School Jobs for America’s Graduates program. Master Gardener Skip Easter gave a demonstration on fall tree planting and an overview of what a forester does as a job.
Reading innovation drives Purdy success
Program in third year boosting student achievement
‘Let’s Get Growing!’ set for March 29
The Barry County Master Gardeners are hosting their annual spring garden workshop, “Let’s Get Growing!” on March 29 at First Baptist Church Family Life Center in downtown Cassville.
Dialed up to 100
Prompted by “Zero Hero” to county to 100, starting by whispering and raising every 20 numbers to as loud as possible for 80-100, Cassville Primary School students, Rowan Stanton, left, Layten Craig, middle, and Layne Greek belt out the final figure. The activities were part of the celebration of the 100th day of school on Thursday.
Purdy schools focus on changing standards
Curriculum overhaul leads to new reading program The Purdy school board heard updates on programs and renewed insurance for the coming year during its October meeting. This is a transitional year at Purdy in light of curriculum changes that followed the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Missouri School Improvement Program 6.
