Community

Spainhower Primary School students celebrated their monthly character education assembly on Friday, Nov. 4. The new monthly character word, responsibility, was introduced by Miss Diaz’s first grade classroom.

Preceptor Beta Sorority, in partnership with DECA, is challenging the community to “Knock Down Hunger” by donating fresh, unopened boxes of cereal beginning Jan. 1, 2023. In celebration, they will hold a Cereal Box Domino Run on Sunday, March 5, 2023, on the sidewalk around the Saline County Courthouse.

Danielle Callanan, a Teaching Professions Instructor and Saline County Career Center Instructional Coach, and Liberty Gotmer gave members of the Malta Bend American Legion Post 558 an update on a recent Educators Rising Conference and Competition. The Post and other area organizations helped sponsor the trip. The conference and competition was held June 26-30 in Washington, D.C., and was attended by all six members of Educators Rising from Saline County. All members were able to participate in the competition, while two members placed in the top 10 competitors in the United States. Lily Wade took third place in the competition, while Taylor Boyd took fourth place. In addition, Liberty Gotmer, Maddison Zdybel and Isabella Chevalier all placed in the top 20 competitors in the United States.

Fourteen members of the Marshall FFA chapter attended the 95th annual National FFA Convention at the end of October. Students had the opportunity to attend multiple leadership sessions led by the National FFA Officer Team, as well as getting to attend the Exposition, where they got to meet industry leaders to discuss their futures and current topics in agriculture. On the way to the convention, they stopped at the St. Louis Arch for a tour.