School Year 2017-2018

A total of 358 students graduated from Poplar Bluff High School on Thursday, May 24, at the Black River Coliseum – the most graduates since 1980, topping last year’s distinction.  According to

Lake Road Elementary has been named a Missouri Gold Star School among only eight statewide for performing at a high academic level while serving a significant proportion of disadvantaged students,

Ross Dare has been selected among 330 sophomores statewide to participate in the Missouri Scholars Academy this summer, the first Poplar Bluff High School student in several years to achieve this

Lake Road and Junior High have been selected among only four schools in Missouri and 123 in the United States as national showcase award winners under the Capturing Kids’ Hearts, program officials

The most in recent memory, 11 Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center students placed in the Missouri SkillsUSA contest held Thursday through Saturday, April 5-7, at the State Technical College of

Poplar Bluff R-I has raised over $1 million for St. Jude since the 1988/89 academic year when the school system first became involved in the Math-A-Thon fundraiser.  While several individual

Time is built into the academic calendar for teachers to align curriculum horizontally and vertically between classrooms, and PB Connect is a day dedicated to sharing best practices among school

MAP scores and attendance at Eugene Field have increased while discipline referrals have gone down over the past several years, but perhaps more importantly, students are graduating the elementary

A Senior High teacher of 13 years has received statewide recognition for her impact advising not only the Poplar Bluff student life organization, but student councils throughout Missouri over the

A Poplar Bluff administrator has received statewide recognition for the positive influence she has had on her colleagues throughout her 23-year career in public education. Candace Warren, who is

Grocery stores were selling out of peanut butter because individuals were buying jars by the caseload in support of the Mule Packs program, #PB4PB participants recently reported.  A total of 2,638

The children’s play series presented by the Patrons of the Arts wrapped up on Friday, Feb. 23, exposing some students to theater for the first time. Poplar Bluff students grades K-5 were provided

Oak Grove earned national recognition for achieving the largest gains in the state for closing the achievement gap among student groups, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary

Two district employees who work together to enhance student engagement received regional recognition in the field of educational technology integration at Poplar Bluff Schools.  Senior High

A 9-year-old Eugene Field student was selected to introduce the keynote speaker at a regional conference in front of 600 educators.  Third grader Makayla Cantu set the stage for Brad Montague, the

Missouri Sen. Doug Libla, District 25, hosted an assembly for Poplar Bluff Junior High history classes on Friday, Feb. 2, in the gymnasium, opening the floor up to the audience to direct the

PBHS continues to offer ACT for free despite state cut The Poplar Bluff School District will offer the ACT exam to High School juniors one time free of charge in April.  The college admissions

The Stand for the Silent group at Poplar Bluff High has begun visiting elementary school students this month to read children’s books with messages about anti-bullying, the club’s mission.  About

Thirty new bicycles and helmets were awarded to students who have maintained perfect attendance at Lake Road on Friday, Dec. 15, during the elementary school’s morning celebration. The giveaway was

A student-led effort at Lake Road is aimed at reducing the elementary school’s carbon footprint. Students volunteer during breakfast and lunch to separate out food, liquid, plastic and cardboard in

Soldier’s homecoming surprise Sgt. 1st Class Terry White of the Missouri Army National Guard surprised his fifth grade daughter Aaryn Johnson with an early return home on Friday, Dec. 8, during an

Poplar Bluff Superintendent Scott Dill could be spotted in plain clothes with a school-issued backpack off Barron Road at a quarter to 7 a.m. on a brisk autumn Thursday, waiting for the bus to pick

Poplar Bluff students had the privilege of learning firsthand about the meaning of Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 10, as servicemen and women were honored across campus. A 20-year tradition of the

District communication efforts earn state honors Poplar Bluff Schools won two statewide awards on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 2-3, during the fall conference of the Missouri School Public Relations

Over a dozen students graduated and two scholarships were awarded during the Gateway 2 Jobs commencement on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Poplar Bluff High School. Founded by the Poplar Bluff Chamber of