TWO SACRED HEART TEACHERS AWARDED AS NATIONAL EDUCATORS OF EXCELLENCE
Two educators at a Poplar Bluff school are being recognized as National Educators of Excellence. Subrina Berger and Casey DesPres of Sacred Heart earned the award.
KWOC News spoke with Subrina Berger from Sacred Heart School about the award.
Subrina Berger:
“Miss Casey and I are co-sponsors for the Sacred Heart Catholic School beta team. We have had our beta team active now for 3 years. Miss Casey actually brought it to us, her children are involved in the beta team at their school at St Teresa's in Glennonville and their sponsor Miss Gwen has been a keystone in helping us build up our club and meet the standards that we both have, which are very high.”
“We want to do everything and we want to win as much as we can, but we want the kids to do the work and take us there. In Beta there are four pillars and they are leadership, service, academics, and achievement, and those four pillars are the the reasons that we give so much authority to the children, to the students.”
“We received an email from National Beta and it said congratulations you have achieved excellence as an educator in the state of Missouri and then it wasn't just for the state of Missouri but it was for the entire country and so each state that has a club is eligible and so each Club is eligible through meeting four different requirements.”
“You just sort of go through the year trying to get through it, you know, doing what you need to do to compete at State and then take your winners from state to national competition and then we have leadership summits for our office holders, our president and vice president for the club, and these are all the students doing all of this. When you achieve the four requirements which are earning School of Distinction.”
“The second is becoming a school of Merit and then having some of our students attend the State Convention, the Leadership Summit, or the National Convention, and then our club must provide 50 hours per Club member as a minimum and if you do all of those things you achieve an educator in excellence award and surprisingly we were the only two that did it in the state of Missouri.”
According to a press release, only 121 of over 20,000 sponsors received the honor this year nationwide.
RECOUNT HELD FOR DUNKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S RACE
A recount was held Monday for Dunklin County’s Sheriff Race.
Officials with the Dunklin County Clerk’s office tell KWOC News that Nick Darter has come out on top by a final vote total of 2,234-2,188. Both candidates witnessed the recount, which lasted about three and half hours.
Darter begins his term as sheriff on January 1, 2025, taking over for Sheriff Bob Holder who’s retiring after 28 years in office.
NEELYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT OPEN HOUSES TO BE HELD THIS WEEK
The Neelyville School District will be holding orientation and open house events this week before the beginning of the school year.
According to school officials, Kindergarten Orientation has been scheduled for 6 pm this evening at Hillview.
The open houses for all other grade levels will begin at 5 pm on August 15th. All High School and Junior High schedules can be viewed on the parent portal on Infinite Campus.
MORE NORTHEAST ARKANSAS SCHOOLS TO RETURN TO CLASS TODAY
At least two schools in Northeast Arkansas will be welcoming kids back to classrooms today.
The school year is scheduled to start this morning in the Hoxie and Pocahontas School Districts.
Wednesday will see a number of Northeast Arkansas school districts open their doors for students including Corning, Paragould, and Piggott.
MOTORISTS ASKED TO WATCH FOR STUDENTS ON THE ROADWAYS
With students returning to school soon, the Missouri State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to watch for students.
Drivers should expect a change in traffic patterns ─ school buses and parents taking their children to school and many young drivers will join other motorists on the road and affect the morning and afternoon commute. Also expect an increase in pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
Missouri law states that on a two-lane road, if a school bus is stopped and displaying warning signals while loading or unloading children, drivers must stop when meeting and following the bus. However, it is only necessary to stop on a four-lane highway when following the bus.
Drivers, when you see a stopped school bus, stay alert and follow the law. Children may not be aware of traffic and dart unexpectedly into the roadway.
Parents are encouraged to talk to their children about riding a bus, walking, or driving to school in a safe manner. If they ride a bike, please make sure they wear a helmet and follow traffic laws.
CREWS TO BE WORKING ON ROUTE U THIS WEEK IN PEMISCOT COUNTY
Route U in Pemiscot County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction this week as contractor crews perform guardrail repairs.
The work zone is located at the northbound 155 off ramp near Caruthersville.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
