A Pettis County resident was among students who received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during spring commencement ceremonies hosted May 6 on the UT Martin campus in Martin, Tennessee. UT Martin hosted two in-person commencements to recognize the accomplishments of the class of spring 2023. Each commencement was livestreamed via Facebook and YouTube for those unable to attend. more

Sacred Heart FCCLA member Faithlynn Parks represented her school and community at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference hosted July 2-6 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. This annual event brought together more than 7,900 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student members, advisers, and guests. more

GREEN RIDGE – The Green Ridge School District has taken a step into a gas-free future by purchasing two electric school buses for its fleet. more

Approximately 1,000 students received degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology during three commencement ceremonies hosted on campus in May. more

Missouri University of Science and Technology announced the names of students who made the honor list for the Spring 2023 semester. more

With its cool breeze and mild summer temperatures, Thursday morning, July 6 was perfect for students, their families, and Skyline Elementary School staff to fish at Clover Dell Lake. more

PSSI, the industry’s leading food safety and contract sanitation provider, has announced the 2023 recipients of its annual scholarship program. more

A local high school graduate recently won a state scholarship competition and received $1,500 for a college education. more

Christy Admire, State Fair Community College Eldon campus site coordinator, was named the 2023 Outstanding Employee of the Year by her peers at an employee recognition dinner in June. She started at SFCC in 2014 as the SFCC-Eldon site coordinator. more

The Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri recently received a $30,000 grant from the Taco Bell Foundation to support programming at The CLUB, BGC’s middle school site for tweens and teens. The funding will be used to support academic success and workforce development programs during the 2023-24 school year. more

Quincy University released its dean's list for the spring 2023 semester. Honorees must earn a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) to be included in the biannual Dean's List. In total, 359 students received the honor during the Spring 2023 semester. more

A foreign exchange student attending State Fair Community College in 2016 visited the U.S. recently and returned to Sedalia this week to reconnect with friends. more

Wichita State University has announced the names of 3,273 students who were on the WSU dean's honor roll for spring 2023. more

The University of Maryland Global Campus graduated nearly 3,400 students in the 2023 spring semester. Students from all 50 states, four U.S. territories, and 22 countries earned UMGC degrees. More than 2,000 graduates attended "Grad Walk" in Adelphi, Maryland, an in-person experience designed to place the spotlight directly on graduates and their achievements. more

The office of Central Methodist University Provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students included on the Spring 2023 dean's list. more

The following students have been named to the spring 2023 president's list at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. more

Central Methodist University celebrated its Spring 2023 commencement on May 13 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. Former board of trustees chairman Robert Courtney gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master's, bachelor's, and associate's levels. more

The Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri hosted the 10th annual Putting “Fore” The Kids Golf Tournament on June 12. The sold-out tournament featured 54 teams, games and cash prizes, raising more than $34,000 for Boys & Girls Club programs. more

Each semester, students at Missouri State University in Springfield who attain academic excellence are named to the dean's list. more