2026-2027 School Year

Manufacturers provided area students a tour of production facilities unique to Poplar Bluff in an effort to promote careers to the next generation who are needed to replace skilled baby boomers

The emergent Stomp and Shake team at Poplar Bluff Junior High participated in its very first camp with several other school systems, and wound up bringing home an award. The PBJHS Stomp and Shake

Lake Road and Oak Grove Elementary schools were recently recognized for achieving the Award of Excellence through Missouri School-Wide Positive Behavior Support consistently for a decade plus. A

Each of Poplar Bluff’s elementary schools have been named Bright Spots due to the district’s literacy rate surpassing expectations in spite of economic challenges, according to the metric of a

A second-year social studies teacher was recently afforded the opportunity to travel to the nation's capital to observe real-world applications of the rule of law in order to broaden his perspective

An agriculture education teacher was awarded over $1,200 through the Greater Ozarks Cooperating School Districts to introduce stained glass soldering and landscape design into her curriculum at

The Poplar Bluff School District’s Transportation Department has earned a Total Fleet Excellence award, the first in recent recorded history, for maintaining exceptional safety standards across its

“I love public schools” was the theme of this year’s back-to-school convocation, an opportunity for the entire staff of 763 to rally before the new school year. Kicking off the annual program on

Developing champions in competition, character and community. This is the new mission statement for the Mules under Jake Nickelson, who was unanimously hired by the Board of Education in April to

When both Poplar Bluff’s long-time Junior High principal and director of special services retired from the school system, Tammy Raderstorf faced a significant career decision. She chose to apply

The incoming principal of Mark Twain School aims to merge his backgrounds in ministry and behavior disorder consultation to help non-traditional students thrive by modeling both accountability and

When the call came for Pam Davis to lead her building, the only option was to answer it – simply because that is how she is wired. That drive—paired with her spontaneous yet faith-rooted,