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Following the crowning of the 2024 May Queen McKenna Loughridge, Belle Elementary School’s kindergartners dressed in their best to be presented to the newly crowned royalty to the Grand March. …
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5/8/24
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Maries County R-2 Schools Scholarship Foundation Committee recognized two of its members on Sunday, Steve Vogt and Alice Taylor, who are celebrating 50 years of service within the Maries County R-2 …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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5/1/24
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Meramec Regional Planning Commission’s (MRPC) Mag Roberts assisted Belle High School students in staging a mock car accident on Third Street in front of the Admin Building on April 18 with the …
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4/24/24
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BELLE — Maries County R-2 School District teachers will receive a pay increase starting July 1 with the 2024-25 school year.
Pay schedules were on the March 26 Maries R-2 Board of …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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4/24/24
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BELLE —Early Childhood Program evaluations were presented at the March 26 Maries County R-2 Board of Education meeting. At Belle Elementary School (BES), three different classroom curricula …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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4/17/24
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BELLE — Concerned parents of Bland Middle School students shared grievances on March 26 with the Maries County R-2 Board of Education.
Board President Kenda Sanders shared the rules with …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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4/3/24
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BELLE — Belle High School (BHS) hosted a career and job fair on March 22 to introduce community businesses to potential employees.
BHS Principal Garrett Haslag introduced the group and …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/28/24
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R-2 board candidates share school thoughts
BY Roxie Murphy
Assistant Editor
rmurphy@wardpub.com
Polling locations in Belle will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 2 to …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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3/27/24
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Belle Elementary first graders on March 7 gathered in the Belle High School gym to play games inspired by famous author Dr. Seuss. Famous for his rhyming books that inspire the imagination, Dr. Seuss …
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3/13/24
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Feb. 20-23 was Future Farmers of America (FFA) week at Belle High School. On Thursday, High School FFA members drove their tractors to school and displayed them in the teacher’s parking lot …
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2/28/24
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BELLE — When filing for the April 2 municipal elections closed on Dec. 26, the two open seats on the Maries County R-2 Board of Education only had one declared candidate, which guaranteed the …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/28/24
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BELLE — Maries County R-2 officials announced Feb. 15 that the district’s assistant principal Bobbi Robertson was hired as Belle Elementary School principal for the 2024-25 school year, …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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2/21/24
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BELLE — The absence of a second declared candidate for the Maries County R-2 Board of Education’s two open seats will result in an election on April 7 to fill both positions.
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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1/10/24
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BELLE — Maries R-2 Superintendent Dr. Lenice Basham on Nov. 28 shared the results of the district’s Culture/Climate Survey, emphasizing an increase in positive perception of school …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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1/3/24
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BELLE — The Maries R-2 Board of Education took no action on Nov. 28 to accept bids to replace the hot water heaters in the Belle High School locker rooms.
The water heater that is …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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1/3/24
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BELLE — Caryl Koch’s Belle Elementary preschool classes answered the question How to catch a turkey? in preparation for Thanksgiving this week. The following answers are all original.
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/22/23
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BELLE — The Maries County R-2 School District has informed families who will be affected by extended bus rides about alternative routes that will begin Nov. 27 in conjunction with the …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/22/23
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BELLE — In a patriotic gathering at the Belle High School (BHS) gym on Friday, the community came together to honor and remember the nation’s military members in a Veterans Day assembly.
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By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer
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11/15/23
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BELLE — Maries County R-2 Superintendent Dr. Lenice Basham informed the board of education on Oct. 24 that two director terms expire and will be on the 2024 April ballot.
“Kenda …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/8/23
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BELLE — Belle High School (BHS) in the Maries County R-2 School District recently received help from local farmers in its efforts to build a healthier student body.
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11/1/23
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