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The eighth grade class was at Prairie Home attended graduation as they prepare to start their high school careers in August. Pictured (no particular order) Jordyn Elizabeth Alpers, Dakota Jacob Brown, Alyssa Dawn Cargile, Bowen Ripley Force, Alana Jae Gauthier, Parker Wayne Gerdt, Abagail Faith Gerke, Reagan Marie Haslag, Benaiah Henry Hodges, Tyleigh Jaimes Kenrick, Madilyn Rose Kuester, Dorothea Elaine Derendinger Lock, Brently Skott Maldonado, Ava Marie Marcum, Eleanor Grace Nave, Carter Thomas Pethan, Hunter Brooklyn Scott, Sarah Jane Dean Searles, Landyn Kooper Sells, and Noah William Wayne. (Photo by Steve Miller)

The original Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri has been a special destination for 50 years. From humble beginnings of selling a little fishing tackle in the back of his father’s Brown Derby liquor store, to the empire amassed today, Johnny Morris has always been about selling equipment that helps sportsmen enjoy the outdoors and conserving natural resources for future generations. His continued passion for doing so was on full display as Bass Pro Shops celebrated its 50th Anniversary with the World’s Fishing Fair.

Even though most games have been cancelled due to the rainfall, the girls and boys did get in a couple of games. On April 11th, the Bunceton Lady Dragons softball team hosted St.

Jenna Elliott of Bunceton is a member of the Central Methodist University Eagle Envy Dance Team. They qualified for national competition in Daytona Beach, Florida. They were so outstanding, that they came home as the National Dance Association Champions in the NAIA Hip Hop Division. They also came home with sixth place in the NAIA Jazz Division.

Boonville High School senior Abigale Inskeep was named Artist of the month for March. Boonville Arts Teacher Dionne Murphy said Inskeep was highly creative in the way she split up her positive and negative space, by creating an organic shape to overlap the figure. “Her composition and attention to detail make this a stand out piece,” Murphy said. In March, Art 1 students learned about positive and negative space. Murphy said the students chose their own subject matter, and had to draw part of it in the positive space and negative space. She said students also had the freedom to choose what medium(s) they wanted to use.