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Welcome back to The eMule! Here is the latest news from the Poplar Bluff R-I School District to help start your week on the right hoof.
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The Poplar Bluff High School JROTC held its annual Change of Command ceremony on Thursday, May 17, in the gymnasium.
Dozens of students were honored, including Cadet Pfc. Brian Fouts, a freshman, who was named Cadet of the Year, while Alpha was awarded the Company of the Year.
PBHS junior Skylar Zitnak will succeed Cadet Lt. Col. Sierra Crites as Commander of the Pvt. Billie G. Kannell Battalion. Cadet Staff Sgt. Aaron Taylor, a sophomore, was promoted to cadet command sergeant major.
Above: Parents Kelly and Donna Zitnak, Maj. Gregory Crites, and Cadet Sierra Crites help decorate Skylar's uniform during the Change of Command.
Below: Maj. Gregory Crites, JROTC instructor, congratulates Cadet Lt. Col. Sierra Crites and Cadet Capt. John Page for being his 30th and 31st students to earn college scholarships from the Army ROTC.
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Designing Women Foundation winners
The Designing Women Foundation honored three scholarship recipients and Charlie Classics reading contest winners from Poplar Bluff Schools during a reception held Monday, May 14, at the Bloodworth House.
PBHS senior Kenneth Hadley earned the $2,000 Charlie Classics Scholarship by reading 101 approved novels beginning in Junior High. Kenneth received an additional $300 Visa bank card for being the top reader in the Class of 2018, completing 42 Charlie Classics throughout the school year, and has been the top reader in his class since eighth grade. Seventh grader Charlee Deaton read a total of 45 books this school year, also earning a $300 bank card.
PBHS senior Alexis Tinsley was selected by a committee to receive the $1,000 Designing Women Foundation scholarship, designated for a female student. She plans to attend Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she will major in pre-med.
Aimed to promote literacy, the Charlie Classics reading program is open to all Junior and Senior High students. To qualify for a US Bank-sponsored card-which are also awarded to second place winners in the amount of $150-Senior High students must read at least 10 classics and Junior High students must read a minimum of 20 books from the respective lists.
The Designing Women Foundation in a nonprofit organization dedicated to the cultural and educational enrichment of deserving young people, primarily women. For more information, contact Linda Surber at ljsurber@hotmail.com.
Above: (From left) R-I Superintendent Dr. Scott Dill, Linda Surber, Alexis Tinsley, Kenneth Hadley, Charlee Deaton, and Kathern Harris of the Designing Women Foundation.
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FFA earns top ratings at state
District qualifiers from the Poplar Bluff High School FFA received top ratings in multiple categories during the 90th annual Missouri FFA Convention held last month in Columbia.
Logan Dunlap
(above, left), a senior, earned his FFA state degree and proficiency award in ag sales for his supervised agricultural experiment project, working in the parts department at Poplar Bluff Farm Equipment.
Receiving group two ratings at state were Logan, Sierra Crites, Savannah Hudson and Hannah Lovette in floriculture; Holley Lutes, Lauren McDonough, Kaylee Smith and Trinity Smith in agronomy; Parker Nagy, Tristin Hill, Tanner Robinson and Brendan Yarbro in FFA knowledge; Logan in job interview; Alyssa Sisson, Rieanna Dewitt, and Carly Wiseman in nursery landscape; and Sophia Harrison, Daisey McKnight and Hailey Troutt in horses. Sophia also received a group 1 individual rating in the horse category.
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CMT 3-D printer competition
The computer maintenance technology program at the Technical Career Center held its first 3-D printer competition, giving students an opportunity to design a plastic model completely from scratch.
Winning the most votes was Haley Price with a pig; Rosalyn Wisdom came in second place with a cat; Makayla Hicks' bird came in third place; and tied for fourth place were Dale Wert with a monster and Park Martin with a Kirby-like character.
Above: (From left) Dale Wert and Rosalyn Wisdom, each of Poplar Bluff, display their creations next to instructor Brandon March.
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The Poplar Bluff Middle School held its second annual Field Day from Wednesday through Friday, May 16-18, at Kiwanis Bacon Memorial Park, following MAP testing.
Students, divided by grade level, exercised their team building and problem solving skills as they rotated through various stations set up by staff. The Parent Teacher Association assisted with the event, supplying refreshments.
Above: Under the supervision of teacher Treena Murray, fourth graders play a pool noodle game, catching the foam object before it hits the ground.
Below: Ella White and Tangant Tuggle of the fourth grade take a breather after running a three-legged race.
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Bonus: Passing of the Slug
Command Sgt. Maj. Marc Roderick, JROTC instructor, performs the 'passing of the slug' ritual prior to the Change of Command, delivering to Delta the traveling sculpture for having the distinction of being the slowest company this year.
On the positive side, Maj. Gregory Crites announced that Delta did receive 30 improvement points.
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ECH Screening
Early Childhood Center screenings for the 2018/19 school year will take place on Thursday, May 24. Child must be between 3 and 4 years old by July 31, 2018. To schedule an appointment, contact secretary Sandy Case at 573-785-6803. Please have child's social security number available when calling.
Commencement
The PBHS Graduation of the Class of 2018 is slated to take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at the Black River Coliseum. Click
here for additional information.
TCC Applicants
The deadline to apply to one of the programs at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center is Friday, June 1. Applications are available
here or stop by the PBTCC at 3203 Oak Grove Rd. For more information, call 573-785-2248.
Summer School
Summer School will run from Monday, June 4 to Friday, June 29. Click
here for location details and enrollment info.
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On Wednesday, May 16, KDKZ-TV
reported about Lake Road being named a Missouri Gold Star School.
On Thursday, May 17, River Radio featured Superintendent Scott Dill in his monthly installment on KWOC, Clear 94 and The Bone.
Life Radio featured Dr. Dill and Communications Director Tim Krakowiak on 'Brittney on the Bluff.'
On Friday, May 18,
the DAR published a photo spread from the JROTC Change of Command ceremony.
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