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Sac Osage Retired School Employees’ Association met on Monday, March 20th. The meeting included a report on the President’s Summit. An MRTA Region 6 meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 21st in Osceola. RSVPs will need to be called in by April 14th. The Nellie Nicholas Scholarship was discussed. Applications and guidelines were given to

All A’s 6th Grade Shyera Baughman Rylon Breshears Jacob Ferguson Hayleigh Garcia Addison Henson Kinsley Hooper Quade Hutchinson Anisa Keightley Paylan Mays Jovi Payne Layla Reasoner April Riessen Jordan Runkle Sara Seitz Ryder Simmons Sophia Spencer Kayson Strauch Maci Walter Lexy Zartmann 7th Grade Trooper Arnold Tanner Barnett Mikaela Berten Saischa Bishop Gavin Boch Miley

Members of the El Dorado Springs DECA chapter competed at DECA State Career Development Conference at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri on March 12-14. The eight DECA members were among the over 2,000 high school students and advisors who attended the conference. This year’s conference celebrated the 75 years that Missouri has been involved

by Johannes Brann While a hiring decision was not made, the closed session of the March 23 regular meeting of the Northeast Vernon County R-1 District Board of Education included interviews of two candidates for the position of Grades 7-12 Principal. One candidate was from an area school while the other was from out of

The VFW believes strongly in good citizenship and fostering patriotism. That’s why we encourage youthful minds to examine our nation’s history and their own experiences in modern American society through our Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contests. PATRIOT’S PEN The VFW enacted the Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition in 1995 as a way to

NEVC students competing at this year’s State FCCLA Convention included (l-r) Brenna Armstrong, Callie Ensor, Avery Minor, Crae Beth-Dighero Hutchison, Lillie Gerster and Maleah Hogan. The team of Gerster and Hogan won Missouri Grand Champion in their event and along with Hutchison who also won gold, have qualified to compete in Denver in July at

On Friday, March 17, the ElDo HS Speech and Debate Team headed to Joplin to participate in the National Speech and Debate Association Districts. Those participating from El Do were Perry Allison, Crayton Thorell, Wyatt Wilkinson, Audrey Goatley, Charity Hoffman, Dennis Hail, Logan Fisk, Ryan Griffin, Camille Bland and Maya Steward. Winners would proceed to

On March 7, 2023 oratorical contestants Hannah Carpenter from EHS and Olivia Bryson from ECS presented their speeches to the Nine Wonders Optimist Club and their families. Since El Dorado Springs only had two contestants, no contest was held. Both girls were awarded $50 from nine wonders optimist club and will move onto the regional

The El Dorado Springs MS/HS play, Parents Just Don’t Understand, was performed in the Old Gym on March 2 (Parent Night), 3, 4, and 5th. The play was under the direction of Tandi Leonard, with Candice Bland assisting. Mrs. Leonard is thrilled to report that an average of 100 audience members were in attendance each

by Johannes Brann Thursday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Vernon County R-1 District school board approved the 2023-2024 school calendar, adjusted graduation requirements, accepted a settlement regarding the old solar panels, adopted a resolution on open enrollment and heard reports from administrators. However, it was during discussion of a new position that the