School Year 2017-2018

Following a guest lecture about forensic odontology on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Poplar Bluff High School, local dentist Dr. Eric Blaich took the opportunity to provide career advice to students. “Do

The recently opened Mule Shack is serving multiple functions at Poplar Bluff Junior High—in addition to serving customers—including teaching students business math, organization and social

The Long-Range Planning Committee has given a stamp of approval on the relocation of the Early Childhood Center at the Kindergarten Center site after exploring phase two of the buildings plan over a

Several factories at Industrial Park partnered to host plant tours for Poplar Bluff Schools on Friday, Oct. 13, during the second annual Manufacturing Day organized to promote job opportunities

Industry professionals encouraged Poplar Bluff and Twin Rivers sophomores to begin thinking about their futures during the 15th annual Career Fair held Thursday, Oct. 5, at Three Rivers

Poplar Bluff High School’s graduation rate was 91.8 percent this year, a gain of 4.2 percent over last year, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently reported. School

Free breakfast and lunch is being offered this year to all students, grades pre-K through third, in an effort to help ensure children are receiving the proper nutrition throughout the school

A new club called Chi and Company has been started at Poplar Bluff Junior High School by a business and civic leader to instill a sense of self-confidence in young women.  Founder Christy

A new class has been started at Poplar Bluff High School that partners with local industry professionals to take students through the process of investigating a mock crime, holding a trial and

Observing blood travel through a beating heart, dissecting a diamondback rattlesnake and assembling an automobile engine are all possibilities in a 3D learning environment that is being simulated

A group of Poplar Bluff students not only got to view the solar eclipse in totality, but met famous theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku and sent an experiment to the edge of outer space, all in

“All means all” was the theme of Poplar Bluff R-I Superintendent Scott Dill’s state-of-the-school address at the annual convocation on Monday, Aug. 14, at the Black River Coliseum.  The statement

Phase two of the district’s long-range plan is beginning to take shape as community leaders work with Poplar Bluff school administrators to prioritize short-term needs that remain.  Discussions are

The district’s new instructional coaches have been charged with putting an emphasis on curriculum now that the technology component has almost become second nature to teachers. Accomplished

A pair of seasoned educators who rose up through the rank and file within the Poplar Bluff school system have been promoted to lead their respective buildings.  Earlier this year, the Board of