Arts/Education
Four area art teachers' artwork next to be featured at West Plains Public Library March through June
The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and West Plains Public Library (WPPL) will partner to bring quarterly art displays to the library. Art teachers from West Plains R-7 schools will be featured March 9 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the library during open...
Artwork by area elementary students will take the spotlight during the annual Art Around Town exhibit.
The event is set for March 21-29 on the mezzanine at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St., in West Plains.
It is co-sponsored by Missouri State University-West Plains' University/...
The 2023 Youth Art Month (YAM) Capitol Exhibit and ceremony was held at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. The exhibit graces the third floor rotunda from mid February through March, with the kickoff ceremony February 28.
To celebrate March as Youth Art Month (YAM), the Missouri...
The West Plains School District Board of Education has appointed Dr. Ashley Cooley as the district activities director for the 2023-2024 school year.
Dr. Cooley has many years of experience in the classroom and as a coach. She has served as a South Fork Elementary 4th grade teacher, a West...
Students from Willow Springs Middle School seventh and eighth grade band and high school band recently auditioned and gained placement in the SCA (South Central Association) Honor Band. They performed with top band students from other schools in the SCA at Ava High School Performing Arts Center for...
The Liberty soccer program is on the agenda of the next regular meeting of the R-III Mountain View-Birch Tree School Board. According to the information packet released by the school district, a soccer parent has requested to address the board regarding not only the cancelled season, but also the...
The Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District will hold enrollment/screenings for the 2023-2024 school year.
Mountain View Elementary Preschool and Head Start screening will be held on Thursday, April 13, and Friday, April 14 at the Mountain View Head Start. Call 417-934-6918 to schedule...
The Willow Springs school district likely will see the return of all administrators following the school board’s regular monthly meeting on Feb. 13.
The 2022-2023 saw new administrators including the school superintendent, building principals, and assistant building principals.
At the...
Willow Springs High School received a threat on Tuesday, Feb. 21, announced the district in a statement. According to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marty Spence, the threat was verbal in nature. Students reported hearing it, and the school’s threat assessment team took prepared and planned action...
Students in five area high schools could earn a $1,000 college scholarship, thanks to Mercy Health Foundation St. Francis. The Dr. Grace O. Doane scholarships are specifically for students interested in entering health care professions.
Dr. Doane was the first woman to graduate with a doctorate...