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Purdy students feed families in need

Students in Amy Harkey’s Prostart I & II Courses at Purdy High School prepared and distributed 250 healthy, complete meals of chicken and vegetable fried rice for families in their community last week. The meals, prepared through the Kids Feeding Kids program, were donated to families served by Purdy Prostart I students.
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Tiger Band takes 3rd in small schools

On Oct. 19, the Exeter High School band participated in the Missouri Southern Homecoming Parade in downtown Joplin. The Tiger Band finished in third place in the small school division. The Tiger band will also perform in the Exeter Christmas Parade on Dec. 7, and the band will perform as part of the Exeter School Christmas concert on Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
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Purdy FBLA raises over $1,500 for local women battling breast cancer

The Purdy High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter raised just over $1,500 in their annual October Pink Out fundraising effort. Funds were raised from T-shirt and cake pop sales, a hat day, and a serving contest at the Pink Out Volleyball Game. The Purdy Community was especially generous, enabling the chapter to help two local women currently battling breast cancer.
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Farm Bureau Board supports Cassville FFA

Cassville FFA officers attended the Annual Farm Bureau Banquet on Sept. 3 at the Family Life Center. Club officers assisted in serving guests as well as had the opportunity to hear from Farm Bureau members and state lobbyists regarding agriculture. The Barry County Farm Bureau Board presented a monetary donation to FFA officers that will be used to support the local CHS FFA Chapter. In addition, Langston Mitchell, Cassville FFA Officer and Missouri State FFA Vice President, addressed the crowd at the banquet.
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Local students harvest knowledge through Agriculture Education on the Move

This fall, third grade classrooms across Missouri — including at Exeter and Southwest — are harvesting knowledge as students participate in Agriculture Education on the Move (Ag Moves). Through this initiative of Missouri Farmers Care, students discover how their lives are intertwined with agriculture through hands-on learning led by passionate educators in their classrooms.
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Band wins big in Marionville

The Cassville High School Wildcat Pride Marching Band performed in Marionville in September, winning awards for Best Drum Major and First Place in the high school division. Pictured with the awards are drum majors, from left, Cole Cash, Gracie Gray and Monty Hang.
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Arning donates to CHS Industrial Arts

Arning Companies believes in the power of education to foster innovative problem solvers and strategic thinkers, and to help foster the next generation, the company has donated $3,602 to the Cassville High School Industrial Arts program. This donation, raised through the Fred Arning Senior Classic Golf Tournament, is not just a check, an Arning press release said. “It’s an investment in the future of our students. It will support special projects that immerse these young innovators in the Lean Six Sigma production process, enhancing their problem- solving skills through real-world applications.”
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