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Photo: High school science teacher Vic Clark demonstrates surface tension “magic,” to the amazement of students.   POPLAR BLUFF - Parents were given the opportunity last week to learn about Techbooks that are being utilized by Poplar Bluff Junior and Senior High students as part of the digital transformation. An estimated 200 people participated in Family Night hosted by Discovery Education on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Poplar Bluff High School. Educators collaborated to demonstrate what a blended classroom looks like, combining hands-on activities with technology in the subjects of science and social students.  

PHOTO: Sixth graders [from left] Demi Wisdom, Peyton Powell and Sydney Sanders get their hair dyed for the occasion. A total of 260 students of the Poplar Bluff 5th & 6th Grade Center were recently rewarded a WINGS party for good attendance, behavior and academics during the first quarter. Sponsored by the school’s Parent Teacher Organization, students were treated to snacks and fun including an inflated obstacle course, karaoke, basketball, temporary tattoos face, painting and makeovers, courtesy of the cosmetology students at the neighboring Technical Career Center. A quarterly incentive program at 5&6, WINGS stands for We’re Into Noticing Good Students.

DEXTER - Musicians by nature are a different lot. As destructive as they are creative, musicians are artists that seek to touch the intangible; to invent beauty from thin air. Since Pythagoras discovered octaves, they have been aided by instruments. And those who gather instruments to supply musicians are necessary allies. Combining business skills with musical ambition is a talent of which few people are blessed. Instrument retailers in the brick and mortar world are becoming scarce thanks to Internet sales and a less than robust economy. So when one such retailer reaches a decade in business, it's reason to celebrate. And that's exactly what Dexter Music Center's Steve Agee and his five-star crew intend to do Nov. 22. That

After a 10-year, 6.4 billion kilometer journey (3.9 billion miles), the European lander made contact and began securing itself to the 4 kilometer in diameter (4374 yards) comet. Photos are being successfully transmitted but have not be released yet. Read the full and updated report at on the BBC News site.

Photo: Rep. Kathy Swan and Dr. Wesley Payne, President of Three Rivers College, pose for a photo during an awards ceremony at MCCA's 50th annual convention. Swan received MCCA's Distinguished Legislator Award for her unwavering support of Three Rivers and community colleges. BRANSON  – The Missouri Community College Association, on Friday, November 7, presented Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) with the association's Distinguished Legislator Award at a ceremony in Branson today.  The award was given in recognition of Swan's strong support of Three Rivers College and of community colleges around the state. Dr. Wes Payne, president of Three Rivers College, says that Swan is "an ardent advocate of education and has brought her experience as a member of the Coordinating Board