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Source: Poplar Bluff Schools The Lake Road Elementary 4th grade will perform at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the gym. There will also be an art show displaying the 4th grade students’ artwork they have created since the beginning of the year. Students, families, and friends from all grade levels are invited to attend. Students will sing the following selections:  This Holiday, Christmas Jubilation, Beautiful Christmas, Turn Off That Nose, and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Dates for future programs and art shows are: 2nd grade –  Tuesday, March 8 1st grade –  Tuesday, May 3 Details for this and more are in the School's newsletter:  Download (PDF)

Source: Poplar Bluff Schools A student wrote a heartfelt essay about her school janitor and won $500 plus an all-expense paid trip for the pair to attend the Missouri High School Football Championship in St. Louis. Poplar Bluff High School junior Katie Huskey and long-time custodian Jan Ethridge enjoyed the Fort Osage versus Chaminade game together on Saturday, Nov. 28, receiving on-the-field recognition and a behind-the-scenes tour of Edward Jones Dome. Huskey said she chose Ethridge in the Missouri National Education Association-sponsored writing contest, Teacher Words Matter, because of the custodian’s welcoming smile and positive influence on the lives of cohorts of high schoolers. “It’s not big things that matter. She inspires us to do little things every day,” Huskey