Former pupils of one-room schools will reunite Friday

Everyone who attended a one-room school in the Rolla area is invited to attend a reunion Friday, May 25, at Matt’s Steak House.

Mo. high school grad thrives despite Down syndrome

Barbara Behlmann is a homecoming queen, a cheerleader and clearly one of the most popular students at Hazelwood West High School in suburban St. Louis.

ECC approves budget for 2013

East Central College trustees approved an $18,014,000 budget at their meeting Monday for the new fiscal year that begins July 1.

PHOTO GALLERY: RHS Prom

Scenes from the Rolla High School Prom Saturday night at the Rolla Junior High School. The theme of the evening was “Oriental Elegance.”

Newburg sends 23 graduates into the world

Excitement. Pride. Fear. Courage.

Those were the four words Newburg High School Valedictorian Hannah Yelton used to describe her feelings about leaving the school and joining the world during the school’s commencement exercises Sunday afternoon.

RMS kids experience voting

Fifth and sixth grade students at Rolla Middle School were given the right to vote Tuesday, and it didn't take an amendment to the constitution to make it happen.

Hitting the ground running

Since her arrival the first week of April, Missouri S&T's new chancellor, Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, has been on a non-stop journey discovering the university, the community and the people of Rolla.

Newburg youth wins Washington D.C. trip

The judging and banquet of sixteen finalists, for the Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington D.C. and the Cooperative Youth Conference & Leadership Experience (CYCLE) in Jefferson City, was held May 1 at Dixon High School.  The sixteen finalists along with their families, school representatives, the Gascosage Board of Directors and Gascosage employees attended the banquet dinner.

Astronaut to S&T grads: You can now do anything

Missouri S&T graduates have learned all the skills they need to thrive in life, commencement speaker Sandra Magnus, a school alumna, said Saturday.

Enrollment at Missouri expected to continue growth

The student population at the University of Missouri is expected to continue growing.

Rolla Chamber recognizes 2012 Show-Me Scholars

April 18 the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce recognized the Rolla Senior High School 2012 graduating class of Show-Me Scholars. There were 28 graduating seniors recognized for their accomplishments. In addition, the Rolla Chamber presented four of the 28 students with $1,000 scholarships.

S&T students form Mars Rover Design Team

If all goes well, a rover designed and built by students at Missouri University of Science and Technology will be maneuvering through rocky red terrain in the summer of 2013.

Prom king, queen candidates announced

The Rolla High School Prom will be held on May 12 at the Rolla Junior High from 8 p.m.-midnight.

Rolla schools donation

Pictured from left are: Kenny Barnes, Community President at Rolla South; Darlene Bramel, Truman Elementary Principal and Eugene Stevenson, Community President at Rolla North with a check for nearly $700 that will go toward the Truman Elementary School playground equipment.

Canceled band trip costs Mo. high school $360,000

A Missouri high school has canceled the school band's costly summer trip to Hawaii after the company that organized the trip — and had already collected about $360,000 — stopped communicating with the school.

Ron Smith says goodbye

Ron Smith has been a fixture at the Newburg Board of Education meetings for twelve years, and April 17 he said goodbye but not farewell.

PHOTO GALLERY: Take A Stand Winners

Winners for the annual Take a Stand poster contest winners have been announced. The grand prize winner was Addyson Wells. Her drawing will be featured on the 2012 Take a Stand Against Child Abuse campaign t-shirts. They will be available to purchase for $10. Take a Stand Against Child Abuse will be held July 13-14. During that time lemonade stands will be put up throughout the area with the proceeds going to the Phelps County Child Advocacy network. Corporate sponsors including Phelps County Bank will pay for all the supplies to make the lemonade.

April is sexual assault awareness month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a nationally recognized time dedicated to raising awareness about and promoting prevention of sexual violence. During this month, Phelps County Family Crisis Services and the  Russell House will be joining with people throughout the state and the nation to focus the public’s attention on this issue.

New honor fraternity at S&T

Missouri University of Science and Technology has a new honor fraternity as of April 20.

Domeward bound: Rolla Robotics headed to FIRST Championship

The Rolla Patriots Robotics team is headed to the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis today to participate in the FIRST Championship. FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
During the competition, teams of up to 10 students are responsible for designing, building and programming their robot to compete with and against other teams from across the country and other parts of the world including Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, India, China, Romania, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.

The Rolla Daily News asked team advisor Leigh Ann Tumbrink to tell us more about the competition and the team.

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