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FACS instructor Candace Hovis (forefront) stands beside a donation of shelving units and materials arranged by substitute teacher Donna Woods (back) for the new sewing elective to be offered at PBHS next year.

April 30, 2026

Throwback teacher to reintroduce dedicated sewing class at PBHS

A Poplar Bluff educator has built a legacy around reintroducing the practical arts she can recall learning back when she was a student in the district. Candace Hovis, who teaches Family and

(From left) Command Sgt. Maj. Marc Roderick, Ayema Ahsan, Levi Ferguson, Hattie Scobey, Jackson Kennedy and Dr. Valerie Ivy pose in the JROTC wing of PBHS. Not present for the photo was Victoria Pennell, who is also Washington-bound.

April 30, 2026

PBHS JROTC academic team to vie in National Championship

The Pvt. Billie G. Kanell JROTC Battalion has qualified to vie in the 2026 Leadership & Academic Bowl Championship for the first time in the 29-year history of the Poplar Bluff High School

TCC student Milly Hampton is pictured wearing her first-place SkillsUSA T-shirt, alongside instructor Alex Nicolini and TCC Director Dr. Leigh Ann Cornman.

April 30, 2026

TCC student produces first-place brand design for SkillsUSA Missouri

A Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center senior made local history by winning the secondary brand design category for the first time in the decade-long SkillsUSA Missouri contest, while several

Addison Hutson, PBHS junior, displays a certificate she received on Wednesday, April 1, for winning an essay contest and qualifying to participate in the Missouri Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., at the end of spring.

April 16, 2026

PBHS student wins D.C. trip with successful essay

A Poplar Bluff High School junior will experience an all-expense paid week-long trip to the nation’s capital as the result of winning an essay contest Wednesday, April 1, through Ozark Border

Eugene Field Elementary is shown from the southeast corner, where the district also owns acreage on the other side of Cross Street.

April 2, 2026

District awarded $1.5M grant for FEMA safe room at Eugene Field

Over $1.5 million has been awarded to the Poplar Bluff School District to construct a tornado safe room designed to withstand winds of up to 250 miles per hour at Eugene Field Elementary

Adam Moeller, PBHS counselor, presents senior Claire Funke with a certificate of merit on Friday, March 6, for being selected as a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

March 19, 2026

PBHS siblings named back-to-back National Merit finalists

Poplar Bluff High School has produced its second consecutive National Merit Scholarship Program finalist, and they happen to be siblings. PBHS senior Claire Funke was presented a certificate of

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Founded in 1885, the Poplar Bluff School District has anchored public education in Southeast Missouri for generations. Today we're one of the region's largest districts, serving students from preschool through adult education.

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Throwback teacher to reintroduce dedicated sewing class at PBHS

PBHS JROTC academic team to vie in National Championship

TCC student produces first-place brand design for SkillsUSA Missouri

PBHS student wins D.C. trip with successful essay

District awarded $1.5M grant for FEMA safe room at Eugene Field

PBHS siblings named back-to-back National Merit finalists ​

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A Legacy of Community and Growth

PBHS siblings named back-to-back National Merit finalists