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ECS language teacher Mrs. Janet Swank, challenges her students to read 1,000 pages per school year. (That number is prorated for new students coming in later in the year.) This year, of the 43 participants, 100% of her students in 3rd through 6th grade met that goal; each reading 1,000 pages. My Goodness! But wait,

State Technical College of Missouri would like to congratulate our May 2022 students who achieved the Dean’s List during the spring semester. Visit www.statetechmo.edu to learn more. Brendan Sorrells, Appleton City Aidan Fugate, El Dorado Springs Jaxon Prough, Schell City Hayden Saathoff, Stockton

Morgan Mitchell, a senior at El Dorado Springs High School, recently won the West Missouri District Optimist essay contest based on a theme of “How Does an Optimist Mindset Change My Tomorrow?” Mitchell was awarded a $2,500 scholarship for the honor. “Mitchell did a wonderful job of articulating this year’s theme. She expressed herself well

May 17, was perfect; a beautiful sun setting, cool breeze and seven graduates that could light up a room. The 2021-2022 ECS eighth grade class was laughing, talking about their last day at school and getting ready. Ready to graduate; ready to turn the page to “the next chapter.” Walking quietly around the corner at

Over 300 El Dorado Springs FFA members, parents, families and guests packed into the upper El Dorado Springs school gym on Thursday, May 5, for the annual El Dorado Springs FFA awards banquet. After working on the food provided by Count on Us, the group listened to the featured speaker, Kraysen Leonard, a state FFA

Happy! Excited! Thankful! Faces of 3rd through 6th graders at ECS speak “volumes.” Their language teacher, Mrs. Janet Swank applied for an El Dorado Springs Community Grant in the fall of 2021, requesting to purchase high-interest, non-fiction books for her “Language Arts” classroom. To her surprise, Mrs. Swank’s request of $500 was granted in the

6th Grade English Most Outstanding: (Students who showed exemplary writing and speaking skills earning the highest grade for Semester 1 and Semester 2 in Language Class) Karcyn Rader, Saischa Bishop, Gracie Spencer, Serenity Witt, Maddix Robison, Shay Linsenmayer, Miley Boultinghouse. Most Improved: (Students who showed the most improvement in their writing and/or speaking skills in

The 2022 recipients for the Lillian Sunderwirth Scholarships were honored with a reception by the Order of the Eastern Star on Tuesday evening May 24, 2022. Besides the recipients there were many family members and friends present along with several Eastern Star members. There were 20 recipients. Present for the picture included (front row, from

EHS James King Valedictorian – Barbara L. Walsh, NHS, Clintonville Mason Lodge, Lillian Sunderwirth, Hazel L. Bolander, MSSU, State Elks. Morgan Mitchell, Salutatorian – NHS, EHS Alumni Association, Lillian Sunderwirth, Community National Bank, Hazel L. Bolander, MSU, Tri-Lakes Eagles Aerie #4279, Project 288-Matt Chism, Regional Women’s Optimist Essay, $400 Dorothy Pope Memorial Nursing Scholarship. (This