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Poplar Bluff School District

Achieving Excellence Through Learning: Every Child, Every Hour, Every Day

School Year 2022-2023

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A rendering of the future Culinary Arts Center west of the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center campus, as part of an architectural report, was presented to the Board of Education in May 2021.

TCC secures $872K in grants for Culinary Arts Center ​

A $500,000 Community Development Block Grant was approved by the Missouri Department of Economic Development one month ago toward a state-of-the-art Culinary Arts Center to be constructed on the Popla
August 22, 2022
A rendering of the new Poplar Bluff Junior High Activity Center to the east of Fred M. Morrow Stadium was presented to the Board of Education by Dille and Pollard Architecture in February.

1937 Junior High building replaced with new Activity Center ​

The district’s oldest building on any campus will be replaced with a new 8,700-square-foot Activity Center at Poplar Bluff Junior High School, something of a passion project for those closely involv ​
August 22, 2022
A new concession stand, designed by Dille and Pollard Architecture, will be located at the Southeast end of Mules Stadium.

New concession stand, scoreboard added at Mules Stadium

Visitor concessions are being added to Mules Stadium with new restrooms and storage, expanded seating of the south grandstand, plus a scoreboard replacement, all in an effort to improve the fan experi
August 22, 2022
Honored during the annual Teacher of the Year luncheon held in May at the Westwood Center, were (left to right) Hannah Tooman, Lake Road TOY; Jennifer Cheek, Kindergarten Center TOY; Michelle Adams, Eugene Field TOY; Sharon Burkey, Early Childhood TOY; Hi

Poplar Bluff accepts governor initiative to raise teacher salaries ​

The R-I Board of Education took what has been described as “bold action,” in response to a recommendation from Gov. Mike Parson, raising Poplar Bluff’s base teacher salary to $38,000, using one-time s
August 22, 2022
Having served as a building-level administrator since 2001, Mike Owen has advanced most recently from PBHS principal to assistant superintendent of personnel for the R-I district.

Owen heads Personnel Department after leading multiple buildings ​

Mike Owen has had the unique vantage point of following students along their journey, from elementary to middle school and finally as high school principal, while his career in public education was fa
August 22, 2022
Alumna Dr. Valerie Ivy has advanced through the ranks in the school system, and was selected as the next principal of Poplar Bluff High School.

Dr. Ivy advances to serve as principal of her alma mater ​

Poplar Bluff native Dr. Valerie Ivy has been selected as the first female principal in the history of Senior High to lead the school building, according to district records. “We really are excited
August 22, 2022
Kristie Robinson has been chosen to succeed Jenifer Richardson as principal of Oak Grove, one of two National Blue Ribbon schools across the district.

Long-time Oak Grove teacher selected to lead elementary school ​

Before Jenifer Richardson retired as principal of Oak Grove, the elementary school was named one of Poplar Bluff’s National Blue Ribbon schools, and rated the No. 9 ‘Best Elementary School’ in
August 22, 2022