For the past 33 years, Jo Ann Jones, a longtime bus driver, has been the first Marshfield R-I School District employee children see in the morning and the last one they see in the afternoon. Jones will drive her final route this week, retiring after more than three decades of service to the Marshfield R-I School District.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2022/12/19/marshfield-school-bus-driver-ms-jo-is-retiring-after-33-years/69721215007/
Joplin High School Junior Aidan Koch has earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. Koch has been a student of Joplin Schools since kindergarten. He credits some of his success to extra testing preparation and a positive mental attitude but also recognizes the ongoing support of his educators. “Almost every teacher I’ve had at JHS has taught me something different, and not just in an academic sense but also about life and the way I want to live it,” said Koch.
https://www.koamnewsnow.com/way-to-go-joplin-student-earns-perfect-score-on-act/
A Nixa magnet school with 12 tower gardens will be able to add 100 more — plus build a huge greenhouse — after securing a federal grant. Nixa Public Schools announced Monday that the John Thomas School of Discovery was awarded the Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It will include a workspace and enough room for 100 tower gardens — which are sustainable aeroponic growing systems.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2022/08/24/nixa-magnet-school-receives-300-k-grant-greenhouse-tower-gardens/7869950001/?utm_source=news-leader-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=list_article_headline&utm_content=PSPR-1042NL-E-NLETTER65&fbclid=IwAR2kvYsVcMgDx5uDNktqetMByr3WtvLvnABYtDsJkt-WIXUJGzhfcMJFr0Y
Through his nonprofit, The Know Joey? Foundation, Barber Joey Thomas provides hundreds of free haircuts and school supplies to children before they start the year. When Joey Thomas opened 180V Barber Salon, now just off of 18th and Vine, in 2008, he knew he wanted to make an impact on the community. That year, he began the Fresh Cut Fresh Start program to help the youth in his community look and feel their best.
https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-08-21/kansas-city-barber-gives-free-haircuts-for-first-day-of-school?fbclid=IwAR15J_FIDFoabgVZEcX916pWDsd2-7YV5xxP2iwG56tctBO_IbXrjd-g3e0
The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri is pairing up with Jefferson City High School to provide a new food pantry exclusively for their school community. Dr. Deanne Fisher, principal of Jefferson City High School, said the pantry will be run by students.
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/jefferson-city-high-school-teams-up-with-the-food-bank-to-curb-food-insecurity-central-northeast-missouri-principal-deanne-fisher-capitol-city-regional-coordinator-jami-wade?fbclid=IwAR3vtIwNsZaAALtFT6ri-04ZnfEhT1ljB4l-srVbZxzHDOtD2WEJK90VO_o
Corey Webel, the director of the elementary math specialist program in the MU College of Education and Human Development, is passionate about empowering Missouri teachers with strategies to help their students feel more confident and competent when learning various math topics. The elementary math specialist program at MU is a two-year, online graduate certificate program and professional development opportunity designed for Missouri elementary school teachers to enhance their math education teaching skills.
https://showme.missouri.edu/2022/mu-math-specialists-boost-knowledge-confidence-among-elementary-school-students-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR0vg5shVBSJilL3TqJm2FWBRjmBrMxqvR8hmrJgtsL3yL4ptO869ZnfU4Y