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Blanton retires as Sikeston Public Schools Foundation trustee after 15 years of service (3/15/24)Standard DemocratSIKESTON — After serving 15 years as a Sikeston Public Schools Foundation trustee, Amy Blanton recently decided to retire from the board. Blanton has served as a trustee or director of the Foundation since March 2009 when she first joined the R-6 Board of Education. ...
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Positive school behavior leads to positively fun book vending machine (3/14/24)SIKESTON — Scott County Central School has a fun new edition to its library and it is huge, according to Amber Gill, school librarian. “This book vending machine will supply new, free books to the students who show outstanding positive behavior at our school,” Gill said. ...
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Sikeston Public Schools releases information about tickets to the MSHSAA quarterfinals basketball game (3/7/24)Standard DemocratSIKESTON — Sikeston Public Schools has detailed the process to purchase tickets for the Missouri State High School Activities Association’s quarterfinals basketball game featuring Sikeston at St. John Vianney High School at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9...
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Sikeston High School student awarded National Honor Society scholarship (3/6/24)SIKESTON – The National Honor Society (NHS) announced that Chloe Lin, a high school senior at Sikeston High School and member of NHS, has been selected as an NHS Scholarship semifinalist. “This is the second year a student in our local chapter has received this award, and we are so proud of Chloe,” said Sikeston High School’s NHS sponsor Kim Thornbrough...
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It’s preschool-screening time (2/21/24)SIKESTON — Preschool students Sophie Jacobo and David Bailey complete a matching activity at the Sikeston Kindergarten and Early Childhood Center. Sikeston’ R-6 School District’s screenings for children ages birth through age 4 years will be from 1 p.m. ...
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Sikeston High School releases second quarter honor roll (2/13/24)SIKESTON — Sikeston High School has named its second quarter honor roll for the 2023-2024 school year.
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Sikeston High School homecoming queen crowned (2/6/24)JaSavia Hampton was crowned Sikeston High School’s homecoming queen prior to the Sikeston vs. Poplar Bluff boys basketball game Friday, Feb. 2 at the Sikeston Field House. Homecoming queen candidates and their escorts were: Will Lape, Kelsey Couch, Jaharus Goodwin, JaNaye Moore, PJ Farmer, Cate Schrumpf, Dontrez Williams, JaSavia Hampton, Tristan Wiggins, Christiana Staple, Marcus Sanders and Julia Sanders...
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Sikeston High School’s director of bands inducted into Phi Beta Mu (2/2/24)By Gina Williams Standard DemocratSIKESTON — Sikeston High School’s director of bands, Darren Steelman, was recently inducted into Phi Beta Mu, the International Bandmasters’ Fraternity. “It’s truly an honor,” Steelman said. “They are about service to the profession and for my colleagues to say they feel that I have been serving the profession, that what it takes to be inducted is just an honor.”...
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Scott Central Elementary announces first quarter honor roll (11/1/23)SIKESTON — Scott County Central Elementary has named its first quarter honor roll students for the 2023-2024 school year. A Honor Roll 6th grade Rhett Cline Brinkley Cookson Armoni McClinton Darla Robertson AJ Valentine 5th grade Bin Dollins Liam Dunn...
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Southeast Elementary's October students (10/31/23)Southeast Elementary in Sikeston has named its character education students of the month for October. The word of the month was responsibility. Pictured are front row, from left: Jandy Johnson, Amelia King, Clara Armstrong, Shaundrez Anderson, Noah Clay, Ryland Britton and Cambree Denning; and back row: Amari Ray, Katelyn Smith, Rowan Ray, Mary Lou Russell, Lawson Warren, Ashton Penrod and Max Stone...
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Sikeston High School student named Coca-Cola scholar semifinalist (10/25/23)SIKESTON — Chloe Lin, a student at Sikeston High School, has been named a semifinalist for the 2024 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Lin was one of 1,514 high school seniors selected as semifinalists from a pool of over 103,800 submitted applications from across the country based on their academic excellence, leadership, and service demonstrated in school and community activities. The semifinalists are in the running for 150 college scholarships worth $20,000...
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Schrumpf, Lancaster named October Students of Month (10/25/23)SIKESTON — Cate Schrumpf and Jackson “Jax” Lancaster were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for October. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2023-2024 school year. Students also receive a certificate and gift card from the Foundation...
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Southeast Elementary names September students of the month (10/25/23)Southeast Elementary in Sikeston has named its character education students of the month for September. The word of the month was respect. Pictured are front row, from left: Chloe Ledbetter, Aubree Bolata-Ledbetter, William Craft, ZaRon Baker, Natalie Gulledge and Cash Whitter; and back row: Eden Spivey, Haydin Powell, Bishop Johnson, Peyton Henderson, Alithfya Fraction, Will Kinder and Sammy Robbins...
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Richland Elementary names its first quarter honor roll (10/25/23)ESSEX, Mo. — Richland Elementary in Essex has announced its first quarter honor roll for the 2023-2024 school year. First Grade-Micheal Deason, Taylor Decker, Jude Foster, Brett Frazier, Mary Claire Huck, Moira Jones, Jaxton Kidd, James Malloy, Fletcher Orton, Lydia Phillips, Kennedy Rauscher, Kmare Redwood, Memphis Sherbourne, Codielee Smith, McKinlee Vaughn, Jonah Williamson...