School Year 2012-2013

Simultaneous professional development workshops for Poplar Bluff R-I staff are taking place this week, both of which center on emboldening students to reach their maximum potential. Capturing Kids’

School opens up long-range planning to community In a recent survey the community expressed support for combatting Poplar Bluff Schools’ increasing enrollment, and now community members have

A forward-thinking decision was made during the March school board meeting that will revolutionize the way students learn at Poplar Bluff Schools. “Absolutely yes” said board member Alana

The 2013/14 school year will mark the end of an era at O’Neal Elementary School, but school officials say the future is in capable hands. O’Neal principal of 24 years, Lorenzo Sandlin, will be

The Poplar Bluff R-I School District has been awarded a $132,000 federal grant, 75 percent toward the cost of designing a tornado safe room at the Junior High. The Federal Emergency Management

School Foundation grants $7K for innovative projects The Poplar Bluff Public School Foundation awarded about $7,000 to finance two educational endeavors, each of which is designed to give

Researchers studying the relationship between good health and academic success continue to fund projects Poplar Bluff R-I educators are coming up with to increase the physical activity of

A Poplar Bluff student has managed to complete her associate degree requirements before receiving her High School diploma, as a result of a partnership forged last school year with Three Rivers

When Poplar Bluff Junior High art teacher Mary Ivie introduces her packing tape sculpture segment each school year, students come up with all types of ideas for objects to replicate, from their own

The District Report Card for Poplar Bluff Schools has been made available by the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education for the public to compare our most recent performance data

Poplar Bluff Schools has an especially talented student body this academic year, if the past month is any indicator, having had several teenagers from junior and senior high achieve statewide honors

State grant program prepares faculty for digital transformation An innovative state grant program that was successfully piloted here over a decade ago helped lay the fundamental groundwork for the

Earlier this school year, Eugene Field Elementary School fourth grader Maraleigh Buss entered Kelli Spitze’s first grade classroom and asked the teacher whether her students did their math

For years students at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center have gained experience applicable in the job market working on projects right here in the school district. The educational facilities

School partnership with BGC extends to Lake Road Elementary New data is showing that the average daily attendance at the Boys and Girls Club of Poplar Bluff has increased by nearly 200 students

When school board member Alana Robertson began as a teacher at Poplar Bluff Schools over three decades ago, there was not a single computer in the building let alone her classroom, the retired

With Election Day around the corner, area officeholders have their eyes on Poplar Bluff Senior High to get a sense of how Butler County is going to vote come Tuesday, Nov. 6. A mock election was

Earlier this semester, a student at the Poplar Bluff 5th & 6th Grade Center went into the guidance counseling office crying so intensely she could not get out the words to convey what was