School Year 2023-2024

Several Poplar Bluff High School students portrayed local historical figures during a cemetery tour that was designed as part of the community’s Walk-Tober events concluding last month. Claire and

Middle School fundraiser generates another $2K+ for AWA The Poplar Bluff Middle School has donated approximately $2,200 to the Animal Welfare Alliance of Southeast Missouri, further solidifying its

Poplar Bluff Junior High students helped civic leaders build bed No. 661 for an area child in need, as part of the school’s community service elective class. Officials of Sleep in Heavenly Peace

The budding American sign language class at Poplar Bluff High School is the new home to 26 full-sized sculptures stemming from a connection made years ago with an artist who honed his craft under a

Students are getting to experience some rare celestial events this school year due in large part to Poplar Bluff’s locale in the heartland. In preparation for the total eclipse in several months,

Mid-Continent Steel and Wire donated a stove on Thursday, Oct. 19, to the Independent Living class at Poplar Bluff High School. Students will use the new stove to bake cookies, muffins and other

Poplar Bluff kindergartners had the opportunity to explore the newly completed mural in the sensory garden of the Municipal Library during a series of field trips arranged last week. “I don’t know

Back by popular request, Dr. Todd Whitaker, one of the nation’s leading authorities in the education field, returned to Poplar Bluff to speak with faculty about classroom management during

Poplar Bluff High School recently launched an esports club with a renewed determination to join the fast-growing statewide competition circuit this year. The coaching positions are voluntary and

Outgoing teacher advisers at Poplar Bluff High School have received national recognition for their work growing the Beta Club as their swan song, having passed the baton to a new set of capable

For years, O’Neal Elementary has been using its school garden to help provide students with a hands-on botany education that extends beyond Missouri Learning Standards. “My goal for them is to one

Another $513,000 in grant money has been awarded toward the Culinary Arts Center at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, adding to a total of approximately $1.3 million or, all told, about

The Mules Café is set to re-open to the public this week, concluding an approximate 45-year run at its current location in the R-I Administrative Building. The culinary arts class is anticipating a

The first of a series of outdoor classrooms has opened to students in a fresh air movement that is taking place at school sites across the district where space allows. Oak Grove Elementary began

A program for teachers seeking to become administrators has been reinstated at Poplar Bluff Schools in order to help continue to develop leaders internally. A total of 23 faculty members attended

Poplar Bluff Junior High is the first R-I school to add a second certified therapy dog, this one designated to serve students with special needs, after a community partner led a successful

A chef who apprenticed at a world-renowned restaurant has begun leading classroom activities, in addition to training kitchen workers and catering events for the Poplar Bluff School

Teacher awarded grant for new drama production class at PBJHS The newly created drama production class at Poplar Bluff Junior High was awarded $500, one of 11 grants presented last month out of 24

The Poplar Bluff School District helped to provide area combat veterans a hero’s send-off as a local group was escorted with guardians to Washington, D.C. free of charge to take a three-day tour of

Poplar Bluff Middle School administrators spent their free time over the summer adding words of inspiration and color to the long hallways of the Victory Lane campus in an effort to offer

Jennie Randolph of Poplar Bluff High School recently became the first educator to be named Difference Maker of the Year by the Daily American Republic newspaper. Randolph, who teaches communication

Poplar Bluff Superintendent Dr. Aaron Cornman took the opportunity to introduce himself during the annual back-to-school convocation, challenging each staff member—no matter their vantage point—to

Poplar Bluff R-I will be among the first in the region to launch a bus tracker so caregivers district-wide can attain more predictability during the transportation cycle. Here Comes The Bus, the

Charles Kinsey has left his mark on the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center over the past decade, securing matching grant funding for facilities, safety and professional development; establishing

Dr. Leigh Ann Cornman brings an array of education knowledge to the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, having taught at practically every grade level, and hopes to be able to continue to build