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Wheaton prom glows at Monett Casino
Wheaton prom-goers, from left, Shara Harris, Natalie Daniel, Mikailah McConnell and Allison Baisden have their photo taken at the start of the event Saturday at the Monett Casino. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
4 qualify for Speech and Debate nationals
Four Cassville High School (CHS) Speech and Debate students have earned their spot at the National Speech and Debate Tournament, set for June 16-21 in Des Moines. During the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) district qualifying tournament, the following students placed first or second out of 25 competing school districts.
Kyle Troutman: Never question the fun
There are a lot of questions asked at the annual Cassville Education Fund Trivia Night, 60 to be precise, but one aspect of the evening is never questioned — you will have a blast. I have covered Trivia Night almost every year in the past decade, and it seems to get better and better every year.
Speaker encourages students to drive safe
Kurt Lawson, a lawyer from Springfield, spoke to Cassville High School students on April 10 about the dangers of reckless and impaired driving.
Land of Smiles educates students in Wheaton
Delta Dental of Missouri’s popular, award-winning Land of Smiles dental education program is on the road, taking the crusade for healthy teeth to more than 18,400 youngsters at 77 schools across the state in the coming weeks. The cast of dynamic superhero characters made their most recent stop in Wheaton for a performance at Wheaton Elementary School, teaching good dental health habits to 215 students in kindergarten through third grade.
3 apprentices aid in IT at Cassville High School
A new program at Cassville High School this semester is putting students to work. Errick Fuchs, Cassville director of technology, has hired three Cassville seniors — Andrew Gray, Kayden Fuchs and Bentley Barber — to wok alongside his department in completing repair tickets for devices across the district.
Fine arts students perform at annual assembly
Cassville’s Diego Haros plays trombone with the marching band during a performance at the fine arts assembly on March 20.
Carnival delights on Title I Night
Claire Ryman, 8, tosses a frisbee into a laundry basket while at the Title I Night Carnival at Cassville schools on Thursday.
Unpaid lunch balances spike
The Cassville school district is determining how to handle a dramatic increase in unpaid food service bills, up 300 percent since April 2022 and 50 percent since the start of this school year. Merlyn Johnson, Cassville superintendent, said balances have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic, during which federal funding provided free meals at the district.
Merlyn Johnson: Another open enrollment movement
A bill allowing students to transfer between public school districts, known as open enrollment, is once again making its way through the Missouri legislature. House Bill 1989 became the fourth open enrollment bill in four consecutive years to gain initial approval from the Missouri House of Representatives.
