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On Thursday, the school's Board of Education met at the middle school campus in Hornersville to discuss graduation and a number of other issues facing the district during the board's regular monthly meeting.
According to a list provided by the high school, those students included in the graduating class of 2008 will be Cody A. Anderson, Stormy Bray, Melanie A. Brisher, Irving Casiano, Thomas J. Chandler, Aaron L. Coleman, Stephen Anthony Crawford, Jessica L. Curtright, Molly A. Davis, Skyler S. Droke, Stephanie D. Duncan, Stephanie A. Dunivan, Ernesto J. Garza, Ashley D. George, Katelyn D. Gibson, Kayley N. Grice, Albertina B. Henry, Raymond D. Henry, Dustin D. Hunter, Britney M. Hyde, Jessica L. Jenkins, Josephine Joiner, Kasey L. Mara, Chelsea N. Martin, Marcus M. Martin, Kristina L. Mungle, Brittany Munro, Sarah B. Patton, Johnny Puga, Brittany D. Riddle, John W. Ridings, Brandon Rios, Tishana Rushing, Anthony Scott, Nathan A. Spears, Alex N. Tidwell, Felipe Vilchis, Derick L. Waller, and Brittany S. Wyrick.
Irving Casiano was the recipient of the $300 art club scholarship. Anthony Scott was chosen as the alternate.
Casiano was also the recipient of a $300 FBLA club scholarship, a $200 National Honor Society award, a $500 scholarship from Spanish club, and a $350 student government scholarship.
FCCLA scholarships were presented to Sarah Patton ($200), Chelsea Martin ($100), and Brittany Riddle ($100).
Future Teachers of America honored Ashley George with a scholarship in the amount of $200.
National Honor Society awards in the amount of $200 were presented to T. J. Chandler, Jessica Curtright, Skyler Droke, Stephanie Dunivan, Katelyn Gibson, Kayley Grice, Brittany Riddle, Brandon Rios, and Anthony Scott.
Sadd Club awarded Stephanie Dunivan a $500 scholarship.
Science Club presented a scholarship in the amount of $350 to Kayley Grice. Anthony Scott was named the alternate.
Ashley George and Katelyn Gibson also received $350 scholarships from student government.
Also on Wednesday, two teachers, Dora Moore and Terry Thomas, who are retiring effective at the end of the current academic year, were honored for their dedication to the school district.
Both faculty members were awarded special honorary plaques, not only from the Board of Education, but also from State Representative Terry Swinger, D-Caruthersville.
Thomas has spent 31 years with the district and Moore has taught 25 years.
Other items on the agenda which were approved during the school board meeting on Thursday included:
* A Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) cirriculum evaluation as presented by Charla Hayes.
* An educational report by Superintendent Larry Wood, who updated the board on current legislation subjects pertaining to education.
* Contracting with Raines Oil of Senath and Ford Oil of Hornersville as fuel vendors for the district.
* Re-contracting with Naught-Naught of Columbia, Mo., who provides the school with accident insurance.
* The purchase of blinds for every classroom in the high school that needs them in the amount of $13, 262.
* Student handbooks as presented by middle school principal Chad Morgan and high school principal Kim Campbell.
* Hiring Don Collins of Robertson, Privett, Scherer and Collins accounting firm of Kennett, Mo., as the auditor for the district.
Also discussed an approved by the board was an adjustment to both the certificated salary schedule and non-certified salary schedule for the 2008-2009 academic year.
The board approved an addition of $650 annually to the certificated salary schedule and $300 annually to the non-certified salary schedule. The increase to the certificated salary schedule will take the starting salary for a first year teacher with his bachelors degree to $31,000 per year.
In executive session, the board voted to move former 5th and 6th grade reading teacher Jana Hendley to the vacant middle school librarian position, effective at the end of the year.
The board also approved providing a $750 stipend to those teachers who did not receive a stipend through the reading first grant, but did qualify for a stipend through participation in the reading first program. Those teachers had to have spent at least 25 hours toward reading first activities.
The next regular board of education meeting will take place at 7 p.m., June 19, 2008 at the high school library/media center in Senath.
Comments
Wow, just a little over 1/2 of the number I graduated with in 1980. Definite brain drain going on down there. They are going to have to start looking at consolidation. Probably with Southland. Pretty soon there won't be enough kids left to have schools. I predict in 30 years the local farming will be 80% 2 or 3 large corporations with farm Managers and just very few family farms that will continue to be absorbed in the Dunklin and Pemiscott Counties. There will be probably 1 to 2 School Districts per county. Towns like Arbyrd, Cardwell and Senath will be all but gone. Populations of around 500 per town. It is already happening, you can't deny it.
I was amazed by the same thing. Graduated in early 70's....around 100 graduates.
One big change....no students from the Hermondale Commununity. Probably 20 to 25 students graduated each year from that community in the 70's.
Another example of family farms dying. Those families have all moved to Blythville, Steele, or Kennett.
Hate to see consolidation....but they may have no choice. Kennett and one other county school may be the only alternative. If that happens, the little towns will surely dry up and blow away,.