The Missouri State University Board of Governors has approved three finalists to be considered as the next president of the university.
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1/23/24
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Fairview School is offering two dates for preschool and kindergarten screenings for the 2024-2025 school year.
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1/18/24
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West Plains R-7 District officials are congratulating two young bookworms from West Plains Elementary. Students recently participated in a Holiday Bingo Readers Challenge in the school library. Winners Zoey Diamond, first grade, and Charlie Risner, second grade, showed “incredible reading skills” to take their top spots, said officials.
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1/16/24
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released its annual performance reports for public school districts, based on data collected during the 2022-2023 school year.
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1/5/24
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Students can now apply for $1.7 million in scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.
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1/2/24
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The December meeting of the West Plains R-7 School Board began with a wrap-up of fall high school student activities, including a visit by many sports and extracurricular activity participants. The students were introduced by Activities Director Dr. Ashley Cooley, and the activities spotlighted included cheerleading; girls tennis, softball, golf, and volleyball; boys soccer; girls and boys cross country; football; speech and debate; and theater.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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12/28/23
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For the past year, Missouri State University’s efactory has offered the Early-Stage Business Boot Camp in Springfield.
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12/23/23
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Below are several upcoming events at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP), many of which are open to the community. Feel free to clip this calendar and keep it for your reference to make sure you don’t miss any events that might interest you. Also listed are several important dates on the university’s calendar that area residents might want to keep in mind.
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12/22/23
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Dr. Sharath Rongali, assistant professor of biology at Missouri State University-West Plains, will be the guest speaker at the Friends of the Garnett Library meeting on Jan. 12.
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12/22/23
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Missouri State University-West Plains has been awarded grant funds of just over half a million dollars to help pay for the expansion of its nursing program, officials announced Monday.
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12/18/23
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New Willow Springs High School facilities and the programs housed within them were showcased at an open house held Tuesday evening, hosted by the district with tours guided by instructors and students. The facility, off of Springfield Road, was formerly the site of Missouri Department of Transportation offices and recently purchased by the school district from the City of Willow Springs for $1.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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12/15/23
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The Richards School Board is set to hold its monthly session at 6 p.m. today in the school boardroom.
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12/14/23
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Officials with the West Plains R-7 School District have announced Virginia Uphaus will assume the role of West Plains Elementary School principal for the 2024-2025 school year. Effective July 1, 2024, she will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of current Principal Becky Hutchinson.
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12/6/23
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The State Board of Education announced Tuesday that 33rd District Sen. Karla Eslinger, of Wasola in Ozark County, will assume the role as the state’s next commissioner for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) effective June 1, 2024, after concluding her work in the Missouri Senate during the 2024 legislative session.
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BY QUILL STAFF,
NEWS@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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12/5/23
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11/30/23
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