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  Source: Poplar Bluff Schools The Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution will be awarding the Nash Music Scholarship in the amount of $1,500 to a Missouri student in April 2016. Seniors in high school through juniors in college may apply. The student must be an accomplished musician pursuing a degree in music and have a GPA of at least 3.0. All original transcripts, letters of recommendations and other required documents must have a postmark by January 15, 2016, and be received by the state chairman in a single package. For more information or to pick up an application, see below, come by the counseling office, or email Donna Green Nash, state chair, at dcnash1@aol.com.  

“Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “Matthew.” “Matthew who?” “Math you can do – because you’re great at it!” That was the joke 9-year-old Cooper Jackson told his fourth grade opponents after winning the annual Math Counts championship on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Poplar Bluff Public Library. Cooper of Oak Grove won by answering 54 multiplication questions correctly in two minutes. His opponents—Keona Sample of Lake Road, Emily Elliott of Eugene Field and Molly Mooney of O’Neal—were not too far behind, according to facilitators. In order to advance to the competition, the students each competed in qualifying rounds at their respective elementary schools over the course of three weeks, making them all winners. Cooper put an end to Eugene Field’s two-year

The Poplar Bluff Mules Booster Club has named high school softball player Shelby Sievers and football player Steven Haley the October Athletes of the Month. Haley, a senior, is only seven tackles short of the school record with 131. His stats include 21 tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions. In the classroom, Haley maintains an 11.100 GPA, and scored a 31 on his ACTs. “He’s a great person and player,” said Mules Football coach Mark Barousse, “the kind of teammate you want to have.” Sophomore Sievers holds the record for hits in a single season with 50, runs batted in with 34, and extra base hits with 21. Her batting average is .543 and her

  The Poplar Bluff High School AP physics class is competing regionally in a MoDOT-sponsored model bridge building contest for a potential $10,000 civil engineering scholarship to a heartland university. Students were supplied 15 pieces of balsa wood, a bottle of glue and some string, then given four weeks to create a bridge design of their choosing between 16-20 inches long and 2-9 inches wide, with the ability to hold at least 7 pounds. The resulting projects will be judged based on structural efficiency on Thursday, Nov. 19, in Cape Girardeau. The annual competition, intended for juniors and seniors in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Southeast District, was established 12 years ago. This marks the second year in a row

The Patrons of the Arts Society will bring the classic R&B sound of the 50’s and 60’s to the Tinnin Fine Arts Center with “Doo Wop, Pop & Soul” on Thursday, November 19 at 7 p.m. “Doo Wop” performs the best-known hits of the 50’s and 60’s R&B genre, including "Come and Go With Me," "Book of Love," and "The Great Pretender.” Led by local-born musician Jon Sousan, whose shows “Take it to the Limit” (Eagles tribute) and “Bad Moon Rising” (CCR tribute) have been performed at the Tinnin Center in the past, “Doo Wop” pays tribute to great groups like “The Platters,” “Four Tops,” “The Temptations,” and more. “R&B in the 50’s and 60’s was one of the most