KEARNEY — The annual Rise and Shine for Kids Community Breakfast fundraiser benefiting Kearney School District Education Foundation is from 7 to 9 a.m. April 14.
SMITHVILLE — The Smithville Board of Education approved a new high school principal for the 2023-24 school year. Dr. Tracy Platt is stepping down from her longtime role.
Dance teams from Kearney. Liberty, Liberty North and Smithville high schools came away with big seasons this winter.
Smithville’s Varsity Scholar Bowl Team wins the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Blue Division Championship for the fifth straight season. Team members are Eli Bosley, Alex Duckwitz, Nate Kershaw, Ben Kershaw, Mason West, Emma Ochse and Abby Nichols.
KEARNEY — After voters in Kearney School District boundaries approved a $44 million bond issue called Proposition B nearly a year ago, the district has been hard at work evaluating plans and making facility improvements to schools throughout the district. As of last month, nearly $770,000 of…
LIBERTY — Peyton Steenstra, a 2020 Liberty High School graduate, is a sophomore business student at University of Missouri in Columbia. This spring, he'll be backing up classroom lessons with some real-world experience, thanks to a selective internship with College Works Painters.
Jayden Bingham, Aspen Conkling, Jackson Mensik, Madison Myers, Lauren Nelson, Shannon Purtle and Gabby Rustici were named to the dean’s honor roll for the fall 2022 semester at Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a…
SMITHVILLE — Voters within Smithville School District boundaries will be asked to decide whether the district can issue $17.5 million in bonds on April 4 ballot. The bond issue will not require an increase in the amount of tax paid each year by taxpayers, but will extend the number of years …
A Kearney ninth-grader is one of five middle and high school finalists from around the country in the SC Johnson Professional Happy Hands dispenser art design contest.
KEARNEY — The school district in Kearney announced 19 employees chosen to receive the 2023 Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year awards for their schools.
Joshua Grandstaff and Eastlyn Koons were named to the fall 2022 president’s list at Truman State University, Kirksville. To qualify for this list, an undergraduate student must attain a semester 4.0 GPA and complete at least 12 credit hours.
Donald Calhoun Jr., Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, and Katrina Lee, Bachelor of Science in Animal Science- Summa Cum Laude, graduated from Iowa State University, in Ames.
Grant Nagel and Colin Stuecken were named to the 2022 dean’s list for the fall semester at State Technical College of Missouri, Linn. To be on the list, a full-time student must earn a semester GPA between 3.5 and 4.0.
Caroline Brink, Bella Eddy, Elaina Gorton, Lukas Hudson, Payton Robertson, Samantha Seggerman and Abigail Wagner were named to the fall 2023 president’s list at Truman State University, Kirksville. To qualify for this list, an undergraduate student must attain a semester 4.0 GPA and complete…
SMITHVILLE — Starting Thursday evening, Feb. 2, audiences are invited to submerge into the community of Bikini Bottom as the Smithville High School Theatre Department presents “The SpongeBob Musical.”
KEARNEY — The Board of Education in Kearney approved next year’s academic calendar including a change in bell schedules to offset future snow days.
The Smithville High School Speech and Debate team traveled to Liberty the weekend of Jan. 14, and despite stiff competition, did well.
KEARNEY — The school district in Kearney is welcoming welcome two public educators to the ranks of school administrators.
LIBERTY — An essay from South Valley Middle School eighth-grader Lilly Morgan brought about a day of festivities dedicated specifically for her, including Friday, Jan. 20 being named Lilly Morgan Spirit Day.
SMITHVILLE — Tuba player Nathan Fletcher, a junior at Smithville High School, nabbed alternate for state band as a sophomore last year. This year, he will be the lone tuba player in state orchestra.
LIBERTY — The 39th Annual Northland Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at William Jewell College Monday, Jan. 16 included a theme of “Together We Can Be The Dream.”
The Missouri 4-H Foundation is accepting applications for current or former Missouri 4-H members pursuing postsecondary studies. Applications must be completed on or before March 1.
KEARNEY — The Kearney School Board is pausing the construction of a fifth elementary school in order to discuss whether that project is the best use of public resources.
KEARNEY — School district instructional staff in Kearney and other educators became students and went back to class during a half-day of “Ed Camp” professional development Jan. 3 at Kearney High School.
KEARNEY — Kearney School District’s 2023 Excellence in Education Awards are underway. The awards honor top teachers and support staff that are nominated by district families.
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