Two local delegates participated in the 54th Annual Missouri Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D. C. June 9th through 15th. Mady Williams of Laredo and Dereck Bowman of Bethany joined other high school students on the seven-day tour, which gave them a firsthand look at what is it like to be involved in politics, leadership […]
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Trenton students to compete at National Skills USA Championships
Three Trenton students will compete at the National Skills USA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky next week. Metaija Johnson, Jakolbie Stotts, and Taylor Sparks received a first place gold medal at the State Skills USA Missouri Championships and earned a spot at the conference June 19th through 24th. Grand River Technical School of Chillicothe will accept […]
Rissler Elementary Principal offers tips to transition students from school to Summer
With Summer break starting soon for students, Rissler Elementary School Principal Jennie Boon has eight tips for families to help them make an easy transition from school year to summer. First, she advises children and parents to review summer plans made and brainstorm ways to address gaps. She says a student’s routine should be revamped […]
Dewey Elementary students at Chillicothe take field trip to Indian Creek Lake
First-grade students from Dewey Elementary school got to go on an educational trip to Indian Creek Lake. While at Indian Creek the students got to participate in seven different learning stations including water invertebrates, Predator/Prey book, and game, Nature Scavenger Hunt on a trail, learning about parts of a plant with the Litton Crusaders, checking […]
High school students can use the A+ Program to pay for post-secondary education
Trenton High School students have the option of using the A+ Program to pay for post-secondary education. Assistant Principal of Trenton Middle School and High School Kasey Bailey explains that A+ is a scholarship established by the state to pay the tuition of students who attend a Missouri community college or technical school full time. […]
Field Elementary students in Chillicothe learn about agriculture
Third graders from Field Elementary received an opportunity for hands-on learning about agriculture. Students at the Litton Agriculture Campus taught the lessons and conducted the lab activities through the Litton Crusaders program. There were 6 sessions with 5 lab activities. The student instructors were Clayton Campbell, Sheridan Guilford, Kristina Hamilton, and Kaylee Peel. Agriculture Education […]
Chillicothe High Schools students explore career pathways
Twenty-five Chillicothe High School seniors that have an agriculture career pathway traveled to Show-Me Ethanol of Carrollton and Quixotic Fish Farm of Chillicothe. Show Me Ethanol LLC produces approximately 60 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol annually. We produce ethanol through a dry mill process that includes fermentation, processing, and distillation. The ethanol is primarily blended in […]
CAPNCM partners with Bright Futures to meet needs of Trenton R-9 children
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri has partnered with Bright Futures USA to meet potential unmet needs for Trenton R-9 School District children. Bright Futures provides a framework to enable schools to engage businesses, human service agencies, faith-based organizations, and parent groups to meet the needs of their children. The framework partners organizations […]
Trenton R-9 students to begin Spring testing
Trenton R-9 students will begin Spring testing this month throughout the district. Eleventh graders will take the ACT Plus Writing assessment April 19 with Individual student reports to be sent to Trenton R-9’s Test Supervisor for distribution Students may also create an ACT account to receive scores electronically. High school students will take End of Course […]
Students from Dewey Elementary in Chillicothe learn about plants
First-grade students from Dewey Elementary School recently received a little assistance from the Litton Crusaders at the Litton Ag Campus. The students were learning about plants in class and were given the opportunity to get their hands a little dirty by planting marigold seeds. The project will continue for the next couple of weeks by […]
Students from Chillicothe Central Elementary have hands-on science experience
Students from Mrs. Howe’s class at Central Elementary had a hands-on learning experience on March 31. The students were learning about science with assistance from their Partners in Education the ForSight Eyecare, LLC. Dr. David Hoel and Stephanie Hoel visited the partner class once earlier in the year to have lunch with the students. Then […]
Area students selected for Grand River Conference Scholar Bowl
High school students from Trenton and Milan have been selected for the Grand River Conference Scholar Bowl first time team. Selections include Aidan Clark, a senior at Trenton high school and Kelvin Vieyra, a sophomore at Milan high school who are among five students chosen for the first team. Second team selections from this area […]
Court date set for Maysville teacher accused of sexual contact with students
The Maysville school district reports Instructor Rodney Thomas has been placed on administrative leave from his job as a junior high math teacher and a coach with the wrestling program. The 39-year-old Thomas was arrested on multiple alleged sexual contact accusations and related charges in DeKalb County. A statement from the Maysville school indicates Thomas has […]
Pleasant View R-6 School to hold basketball fundraiser
Pleasant View R-6 School will host a faculty and staff versus students basketball game and an alumni basketball game in the school’s gym Saturday, March 25th starting at 6 o’clock. A kindergarten through fourth-grade cheerleading performance will be held during the halftime of the faculty and staff versus students game. A basketball shootout will be […]
Princeton, Gilman City FFA students do well at Marshall FFA Alumni contest day
Princeton and Gilman City schools had students do well when the Marshall FFA Alumni held its contest day events. Princeton FFA had a team placed first in the horse judging event out of 35 teams. Individually, Andrew Smith and Allison Batson of Princeton ranked fourth and ninth respectively. Gilman City FFA was fifth out of 31 teams […]
Church Women United provide scholarships to NCMC students
The local Church Women United organization has donated profits from the operation of the Trenton Thrift Shop to Allied Health students at North Central Missouri College in Trenton. Six nursing students have been awarded $300 each to be used to offset the costs of their education. Teresa Cross, Director of the NCMC Foundation & Director […]
Central Elementary students at Chillicothe learn how leadership connects with agriculture
Students from Mrs. Howe’s leadership class at Central Elementary School recently had a hands-on learning experience. The leadership group is the nature/agriculture group, the students get to meet once a week to learn how leadership connects with nature and agriculture. The Litton Crusaders assisted the class with helping them plant seeds to germinate in their […]
Dewey Elementary students at Chillicothe enjoy hands-on experience with baby pig
Students from Dewey Elementary kindergarten and first-grade classes were having a hands-on learning experience on February 10, 2017. The Litton Crusaders and the Livingston County Farm Bureau made this visit possible as part of the Thank A Farmer program. The students were learning about habitats and animals with assistance from the Litton Crusaders program. The […]
Students have “hands-on” learning experience at Litton Ag Center
Students from the Ag Science I and Animal Science classes at the Litton Agriculture Education Center were having a hands-on learning experience at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center during January. The students were learning about animal reproduction in class and then were getting to experience the real thing in person. While at the Litton Ag […]
Audio: Students run businesses at Trenton High School
Trenton High School students have several leadership opportunities available to them. Principal Ron Franklin says he believes these leadership opportunities help carry out Trenton R-9’s mission of preparing “students to be capable, contributing, caring participants in an ever-changing world.” He says three small student-run businesses are operating out of the Trenton High School business department. […]