Poplar Bluff School District

Breakfast of Champions   Student advocates stressed the importance of investing in the next generation of leaders during the fifth annual Bright Futures breakfast symposium held Friday, Oct. 19,

Groundbreaking held for new Early Childhood Center   Several dozen school supporters participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the state-of-the-art Poplar Bluff Early Childhood Center on

PBJHS math teacher starts Fishing Club   A first year Poplar Bluff Junior High faculty member has gone above and beyond his job duties of teaching math by encouraging students to take up the

Department heads over R-I maintenance get certified   Administrators over the Poplar Bluff R-I maintenance department showed their dedication to employing best practices by earning their core

Lake Road named National Blue Ribbon School   The U.S. Department of Education announced today that Lake Road Elementary has been named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor an

Ground set to be broken on new Early Childhood Center   The Poplar Bluff Board of Education approved a $5.9 million bid, lower than anticipated, for Brockmiller Construction to build a new Early

Church donates, installs sound panels at Eugene Field   Memorial Baptist Church identified a need and found a way to make a difference at Eugene Field through Bright Futures Poplar

PBHS hosts 14th annual Honor Tour send-off   A special tribute for veterans visiting the United States capital began before they even left town, as Poplar Bluff High School students hosted a

New class teaches students value of community service   A focus on developing a sense of community at Poplar Bluff Junior High School has led students to seek out ways to contribute to the

Culinary arts curriculum upgraded with industry input   A Poplar Bluff restaurateur has worked with the culinary arts program of the Technical Career Center to upgrade its curriculum in an effort

Bids solicited for new Early Childhood Center   The Poplar Bluff School District’s first preschool age-specific Early Childhood Center is set to go out to bid, allowing time for final

Poplar Bluff introduces digital badging program   The R-I district instructional coaches are making a concerted effort to provide framework to the collaborative culture that has been encouraged at

Population shift leads to Lake Road expansion   Poplar Bluff R-I education officials have taken measures for Lake Road Elementary to expand its configuration to include fourth grade as an offering

Seasoned educator joins PBJHS administrative team   An area education leader who worked his way up from teaching history to building level administration will take over as assistant principal at

TCC lands professional development grant   The Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has been awarded a competitive grant in excess of $85,000 over the course the next five years for professional

PB teacher hired as Kindergarten Center principal   Eugene Field Elementary has developed a track record of having teachers advance to become principals in the Poplar Bluff school system along

Topographical maps brought to life   The Poplar Bluff R-I Instructional Technology Department fabricated an interactive 3-D topographical map as a summer project to help further engage students