Arts/Education
SRO Glen Moore of the Willow Springs School District participated in the recent School Safety Academy sponsored by Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Center for Education Safety. The event was held September 18-20 in Branson and was designed to train and certify school safety coordinators....
Willow Springs and Eleven Point Fire Departments were at Willow Springs Elementary for Fire Safety Day on October 18. “It is important to teach children the importance of fire prevention at a young age because it could determine life or death for them in the event of a fire,” said Willow Springs...
Carson L. Lowe, Willow Springs, has been awarded the Dean's Scholarship from Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). Lowe, a 2020 graduate of Willow Springs High School in Willow Springs, is a sophomore general studies major at MSU-WP. He is the son of Hobart "Kurt" and Christy Lowe,...
A patriotic display to honor hometown veterans is in the works at Willow Springs High School. Judy Tilley is spearheading the project. The display will feature photos of any present or former members of the military who are WSHS graduates or employees. To participate in the Honor Wall, email...
Missouri students can now apply for the Rural Missouri Newspaper Scholarship, a need-based award for up to $40,000 for qualifying students attending the Missouri School of Journalism for four years (eight semesters). Students chosen for the program must be pursuing a degree in journalism or...
Area residents interested in taking classes during the 2022 spring semester at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) can now browse through a list of courses online.
The complete 2022 spring semester course listing can be found at WP.MissouriState.edu/Schedule. The schedule includes...
Shelby R. Detwiler, West Plains, has been awarded the Adeline E. Moore Non-Traditional Book Scholarship from Missouri State University-West Plains.
Detwiler, a 2019 graduate of Willow Springs High School in Willow Springs, is a general studies major at Missouri State-West Plains.
She is the...
Students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Administrative Office Foyer at Southwest Baptist University-Mountain View Campus on Monday afternoon to honor and remember a recently lost adjunct faculty member. Mrs. Jimmie Walters passed on September 2, twelve days before her seventieth birthday...
The FFA is fundraising for their trip to the national FFA convention from October 26 to 30. The ten members who have earned the most points participating in FFA activities like this fundraiser will be chosen to go. At this time, the selection of members is to be determined, said sponsor Shiloh...
G&W Foods in Willow Springs has made a donation of $895.05 to Willow Springs Elementary School thanks to their Partners in Education program. Over the last six years, Partners in Education has given $5,613.34 to the school. Principal Bob Cottengim said the school earmarks these funds to...