Stories from Wednesday, June 24, 2015

BOSTON -- Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized for the deadly attack for the first time Wednesday just before a judge was set to sentence him to death. "I am sorry for the lives that I've taken, for the suffering that I've caused you, for the damage that I've done -- irreparable damage," the 21-year-old college student said, breaking more than two years of public silence...

A new Master of Arts in Teaching: Exceptional Child program has been approved by Southeast Missouri State University's board of regents and will be offered as an online degree. The program -- through the Department of Elementary, Early and Special Education in the College of Education -- will be designed for those with an undergraduate degree in a related field, such as communication disorders, psychology or child development, but are not certified as a teacher...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Emails provided to the Daily American Republic appear to show that former city manager Heath Kaplan offered work to a financial advisory group in Poplar Bluff several days before he officially signed on with the city. Kaplan later advocated for city council members to give First Southwest of Greenville, Texas, two significant contracts without taking competitive bids. ...

FLORISSANT, Mo. -- Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the Confederate battle flag should not be displayed "anywhere," weighing in as South Carolina lawmakers seek to remove it from the grounds of their statehouse. The Democratic presidential candidate called the deadly shootings of nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina, "an act of racist terrorism perpetrated in a house of God."...

Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department and Cape Girardeau Police Department searched a Cape Girardeau apartment for a wanted man Tuesday morning. David Rains, 35, is wanted on failure to appear for charges of burglary, stealing and property damage...

Several updates are in the works for Cape Girardeau's parks and recreation spaces, some are nearing completion and others remain in planning stages. The projects are the result of planning by the department, although past public input played a role...

Flood-related closures of some Southeast Missouri roads that are forcing motorists to take alternate routes to work and other activities may be sticking around for awhile. Levels on the rising Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau came close to cresting Tuesday, but the National Weather Service pushed back the predicted crest of 43 feet to today, as water flowed downstream more slowly than expected...

The left-hander pitched two hitless innings for the Greeneville Astros on Tuesday night.

It's a nagging question in most parents' lives -- when is it safe to leave my oldest child home in charge of siblings? Better yet, when are they considered old enough to take care of other people's children? The Safe SitterŪ program, designed by pediatrician Patricia Keener, MD, prepares preteens for all of the responsibilities required to care for younger children. ...

Today is Wednesday, June 24, the 175th day of 2015. There are 190 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 24, 1975, 113 people were killed when Eastern Airlines Flight 66, a Boeing 727 carrying 124 people, crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport...

Southeast Missouri State University's Rosemary Berkel Crisp Hall of Nursing now houses an exhibit that chronicles the history of the university's nursing program. Katelyn Brotherton, a recent Southeast graduate with a degree in historic preservation, created the display to highlight the program, which spans more than a half-century...

As impossible as it is, let me try to be a liberal. Given the number of gun-related deaths, let's repeal the Second Amendment and implement the strongest gun controls imaginable. By taking this drastic step toward gun violence, as a liberal I am convinced that all of the illegal and stolen guns would be turned into law enforcement...

A Mission Festival and auction are held at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson; preaching at the morning services is Kirk B. Weaver, director of development for Epworth Children's Home in Webster Groves, Missouri; the afternoon auction benefits the statewide ecumenical Festival of Sharing...

VENTURA, Calif. -- Oscar-winning "Titanic" and "Avatar" composer James Horner was killed when his plane crashed in Southern California, his agent said Tuesday. Michael Gorfaine said Horner was flying the single-engine aircraft that crashed and burned Monday morning in a remote forest area 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles...

BOSTON -- Don Featherstone was a classically trained painter, a talented sculptor and artist who became famous for creating the pink plastic lawn flamingo -- the ultimate piece of American suburban kitsch. And it didn't bother him a bit. Featherstone, who died Monday at 79, embraced the fame the invention brought him...

NEW YORK -- Dick Van Patten, the genial, round-faced comic actor who premiered on Broadway as a child, starred on television in its infancy and then, in middle age, found lasting fame as the patriarch on TV's "Eight is Enough," has died. Van Patten died Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, of complications from diabetes, said his publicist, Daniel Bernstein. He was 86...

Son to Hunter D. and Jessica M. Thomason of Chaffee, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 10:31 a.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015. Name, Christian Hunter. Weight, 7 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Thomason is the former Jessica Seabaugh. She is a registered nurse in surgery at SoutheastHEALTH. Thomason is a deckhand with CGB Waterfront Services...

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is giving seven more states and the District of Columbia continued flexibility from the requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law. Besides the nation's capital, Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday announced the renewal of waivers for Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York and West Virginia...

FERGUSON, Mo. -- A group seeking the ouster of Ferguson's mayor has submitted a new batch of petitions seeking a recall election in the wake of last summer's police shooting death of Michael Brown. Ground Level Support's push to recall James Knowles III fell short earlier this month when the group failed to turn in enough valid signatures. ...

BALTIMORE -- A medical examiner found Freddie Gray suffered a "high-energy injury" while riding in a Baltimore police van and the failure of officers to follow procedures means the death is a homicide, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate pushed bipartisan trade legislation to the brink of final approval Tuesday in a combined effort by President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders to rescue a measure that appeared all but dead less than two weeks ago...

BELLMONT, N.Y. -- Hundreds of searchers spurred by fresh evidence combed through heavy woods Tuesday in far northern New York, hoping to close in on two murderers who escaped from a maximum-security prison more than two weeks ago. Authorities began committing heavy resources to the remote woods days ago after leads from a hunting camp that was apparently broken into led to "good evidence, DNA data" regarding inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt, according to Gov. ...

WASHINGTON -- No actor or actress can match Meryl Streep's 19 Academy Award nominations, and only Katharine Hepburn has bested her three Oscars for acting. So maybe it's conceivable Streep's letter Tuesday to each member of Congress can revive the Equal Rights Amendment, politically dormant since its high-water mark four decades ago...

MEXICO CITY -- A fire swept through a retirement home for poor people early Tuesday, killing 16 elderly residents at the facility outside the northern border city of Mexicali, the mayor's office said. Five other residents were reported in serious condition after being taken to a hospital in nearby Mexicali, which sits across the border from Calexico, California...

PARIS -- WikiLeaks published documents late Tuesday it says show the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on the last three French presidents, releasing material which appeared to capture officials in Paris talking candidly about Greece's economy, relations with Germany and -- ironically -- American espionage...

BEIRUT -- Backed by U.S.-led airstrikes and buoyed by battlefield successes, Kurdish fighters kept up an offensive through northern Syria on Tuesday, driving Islamic State militants out of a town near the extremists' de facto capital of Raqqa. The capture of Ein Issa came hours after the Kurdish forces had overrun a nearby military base, increasing the pressure on the Islamic State group less than two weeks after it lost the strategic town of Tal Abyad on the Turkish border, severing a vital supply line.. ...

JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday: * Public education on Parkview Street. * Citizen assist on Old Cape Road.

The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Donna S. Rollett, 48, 811 Greensferry Road, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. n Hunter C. Eldridge, 21, of Glenallen, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of property damage, trespassing and unlawful use of a weapon...

* Medical assist calls were made to: South Sprigg Street at 1:46 a.m.; Campster Drive at 2:52 a.m.; Jefferson Avenue at 9:13 a.m.; North Sprigg Street at 9:23 a.m.; South Spring Avenue at 9:24 a.m.; Broadway at 10:07 a.m.; and Koch Avenue at 3:01 p.m...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Melvin Dancy Jr., 44, homeless, was arrested on four Cape Girardeau warrants for three counts of failure to appear for driving while suspended and no insurance...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eileen M. Walter, 90, of Perryville died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 7 to 10 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer CM officiating. Burial will be in in Mount Hope Cemetery...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ida "Mae" Taylor, 93, of Perryville died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service today at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at noon today at the funeral home, with the Rev. John Chamness officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...

Mary Lee Welch Steinhoff, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 22, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 17, 1921, in Stoddard County, Missouri, the daughter of Roy and Elsie Adkins Welch. She and L.V. Steinhoff were married Jan. 7, 1942. He died in 1977. A brother, Kenneth Welch, died in 1935...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Janie L. Rauch, 63, of Chaffee died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

My sweet angel, my best friend, has left me today, Kenny Enderle, 59, of Scott City went home Monday, June 22, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 21, 1955, in Scott City to Benjamin "Benny" Franklin and Glendola Shell Enderle. He and Lisa Roy wed on April 12, 1997...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Connie Hall Childers, 80, of Cairo died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral, with the Rev. Larry Potts officiating. Burial will be at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens...

Doris Brock, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

PUXICO, Mo. -- A Puxico man died when he was thrown from his ATV. Jerry M. Brown, 55, of Puxico was killed in an accident at 10 p.m. Monday on County Road 287, a half mile south of Puxico, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Patrol reported Brown was driving north when his ATV ran off the roadway and overturned, throwing him into a ditch...

The Perry County Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for people associated with two area copper thefts. The first took place about 4 p.m. June 7 at Keifner Building Supply, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. In that incident, someone cut down the electrical wire from the building to the electrical pole. About 880 feet of copper wire was stolen...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to consider removing the Confederate flag from their Statehouse grounds and other politicians took aim at Civil War-era symbols across the South, saying change is imperative after police said nine black churchgoers were slain in a hate crime...

Even as national retailers pull Confederate flags from shelves and websites after the shooting deaths of nine black church members in South Carolina, manufacturers that produce the divisive symbol say that sales are now surging. "I don't sell the Confederate flag for any specific group, I just sell the flag," said Kerry McCoy, owner and president of Arkansas' FlagandBanner.com. "This is America. Everybody has a right to be represented whether you are a history buff or a nut."...

Sarah Bell, a 14-year-old from Jackson, won the MGA Junior Match Play Championship last week at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Missouri. Bell finished first in a 27-player field, defeating Rebecca Su of Town & Country, Missouri, 3 and 2, in the championship match Thursday...

The right-hander was struck on his throwing arm by a pitch in the seventh inning but returned to the mound to get the win in St. Louis' 4-3 victory.

FRESNO, Calif. -- Doctors at a California hospital have seen a trio of triplets born this month. One set of triplets was born at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno the week of June 7, followed by another set June 18 and the third set three days later. Dr. Steven Elliott says all nine babies were born by cesarean section and are doing well. Triplets occur in about 120 of every 100,000 live births in the country...

SUMMER BASEBALL The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Post 63 American Legion baseball team scored two runs in the top of the seventh to break a tie and defeat the New Madrid Senior Babe Ruth squad 10-8 and salvage a doubleheader split Monday night. Cramer Mcgarr and Connor Mcgarr both went 2 for 4 for Cape, which improved to 11-9. ...

O Lord, thank you for the blessings you generously bestow on us. Amen.

Jackson Middle School honor roll Jackson Middle School Second semester Scholastic Honor Roll 6th grade: Avery Bauer, Madelyn Bourner, Owen Boyer, Sarah Brandenburgh, Bella Carlson, Katelyn Chimienti, Audrey Clayton, Mallorie Coffee, Lacey Drury, Hannah Edwards, Katherine Emmendorfer, Zoe Freeman, Arabella Grant, Lillian Hoffman, Alyssa Kooyer, Madison Lambert, Peyton Livingston, Sophia McCadams, Katelyn Miller, Olivia Nguyen, Maya Owens, Lilia Rushing, Hannah Shinn, Brooke Thompson, Olivia Ward...

Scott City High School High Honor Roll 9th grade: Camryn Daniels, Katherine Friese, Kurt Howell, Makayla Job, Lacey Lange, Shaun Schwausch, Madison Thompson. 10th grade: Braden Cox, Jamie Glastetter, Brooke Lafentres, Casey Medlin, Ty Wilthong . 11th grade: Valerie Bahr, Isabella Bowers, Nicholas Cassout, Paige McNeely, Lauren Pritchard, Hannah Shemonia...

Franklin Elementary School A Honor Roll Trisdon Miller, Connor Locke. B Honor Roll Baillie Distefano, Lawrence Epkins, Amiya Garmon, Taylor Horton, Ian Hemingway, Kayla Moore, Glen Nesby, Michael Garrett, Christopher Price, Dominic Steger, Crystalanna Rucker, Chasity Washer, Issac Feather, DeAngelo Tate, Alayiah Bays, Perry Blattner, JaMauri Brooks-Davis, Cohen Poe, Keontae Dixon, Tahlesa Garmon, Evan Harper, Arraiah Morgan...

St.Augustine School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Molly LeGrand, Olivia Ponder, Stella Wright, Nicole Mattes, Anna Hennemann, Chloe Heisserer, Tyson Evans, Kadi Dohogne. 5th grade: Kristen Jansen, Malcolm Patton, Abby Jansen, Lexi Jansen, LilyPennington. 6th grade: Ellie Fennewald, Caleb LeGrand, Chloe Dumey, Ty Collier, Carolina Heisserer, Owen Beussink, Taylor Evans, Cayden Beussink, Julia Mirgaux, Benjamin Schumer, Dawson Menz...

Trinity Lutheran School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Natalie Arbuckle, Casey Barwick, Anna Buerck, Audrey Daniel, Austin Kirn, Caroline Robison, Jack Rusten, Camdyn Soto, Colin Tarry, Zander Zieba. 6th grade: Paul Adams, Eli Childers, Paige Elder, Ella Hahs, Alice Hogendobler, Alec Horn, Grace Johnson, Suzanne Mosier, Kayla Overbeck, Kennedy Rayburn, Skyler Soto, Bayley Thompson, Ethan Weber, Ezekiel Yamoah...

Cape Christian School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Anni Anderson, Natalie Meyers, Madison Morris, Alessandra Ortega, Yuliana Rust. 5th grade: Kylie Creech, Chloe Crouch, Trey Ethridge, Zoe Mayfield, Tam Obisesan, Noah Seabaugh. 6th grade: Noah Branson, Danielle Foutz, Jack Maxton, Noah McMullen, Danielle Meyers, Ashleigh Mink, Brent Shenberg...

Clippard Elementary School A Honor Roll 3rd grade: Obai Alshehri, Pierce Bisher, Cody Brennecke, Jolie Chaney, Evangel Cutrell, Ryanne Goodman, Celeste Gutierrez, Jazmyn Hao, Grant Harkins, Nya Holloway, Kelton Horrell, Markell Jones, D'Marcus Lashley, Jaylen Lee, Lauren Ludolph, Citlaly Maldonado, Kaci Mitchell, Harley Radi, Addison Ringwald, Phoenix Schmidt, Alexis Skinner, Xander Stausing, Zoe Tackett, Jaylynn Terry, Bryce Williams, Yan Zhang...

Guardian Angel School honor roll Guardian Angel School Super Students Kindergarten: Jonah Dirnberger, Porter Gadberry, Blaine Jolley, Westyn Keller, Eva LeGrand, Dane Loper, Ellie Montgomery, Weston Woods 1st grade: Ava Forehand, Reid Hobbs, Amelia LeGrand, Ryder Siebert, Lauren Williamsen, Cora Woods...

St. Denis School A Honor Roll 3rd grade: Macy Burger, Nicholas Christian, Katelyn Dannenmueller, Emma Duenne, Reece Eftink, Carson Essner, Dalton Forck, Mya French, Kayleigh Holman, Charlee Koepp, Ava LeGrand, Blake Mosby, Leah Silman, Hudson Welter...

Meridian High School High Honor Roll 9th grade: Cymone Ballard, Larry Barnett, Alexis Crain, Mia Davis, Jessica Edwards, RaKyah Jeter. 10th grade: Alyzon Agbayani, Kira Davis. 11th grade: Juwan Edwards, Alexandra Fowler-Lagrone, Megan Hammon. 12th grade: Caylen Ballard, Jahleel Barnett, Kierra Barnett, David Davis, Davarae Edmonds, Shaniqwa Holmes, Jacy Johnson, Ryan Moore, Tyrone Nesby, Autumn Robinson, Juhleiah Terry, D.J. Weldon, Aaron Woods...

West Lane Elementary School honor roll 4th Grade: Ben Coffee, Aubrey Hepler, Montgomery Lee, Drew McConnell, Hailee Monighan, Justi Nelson, Eli Riney, Ella Turner, Aubrey Brothers, Lucy Cook, Bethany Davis, Grant Dotson, Macie Eldridge, Noah Lynch, Kinsley Martin, Henley Parker, Colby Sinclair, Gabrielle Zimmerman, Kelby Brandenburgh, Gabe Brown, Meredith Conkiln, Maggie Davey, Lincoln Dewitt, Hannah George, Owen Hayes, Cameron Hinkebein, Courtney Huckabee, Preston LaFave, Kaden Luker, Jasmine Mercurio, Macy Ogle, Kevin Simmons, Christopher Trapp, Emma Wilson, Madelynn Adams, Dylan Aufdenberg, Katie Dunn, Landon Evans, Kamryn Gremard, Rhylee Hann, Mackenzie Lukefahr, Jake Hopkins, Megan Ruch, Ethan Thomas, Abigail Turner, Zane Tuschhoff , Aspen Welker, Kody Williams, Emma Pullum, Kailynn Smith, Dylan Darlington, Colton Jennings, Jordan Beck, Haylee Hale, Steven Schneider, Avery Petzoldt, Riley Ries, Mariena Collins, Dalton Lohman, Emily Newman, Preston Strothmann, Mya Clark, Madlyn Cline, Maci McGill, Joshua Doyal, Mila Graf, Elizabeth Porter, Madalyn Auer, Ryan Berger, Quinton Borders, Ethan Despain, Amelia Elsperman, Jack Finley, Layne Gross, Bryce Hotop, Sydney Layton, Keagan Long, Lauryn McDowell, Lynsey Schmidt, Katie Waller, Landon Watkins, Zack Bollinger, Dodge Duckworth, Chloe Dunn, Seth Elliott, Eli Fox, Noah Gibson, Alex Gilmore, Evie Heinley, Levi McWilson, Emma Powell, Alivia Roach, Noah Arends, Isaiah Davis, Stuart Gotto, Keagan Hampton, Kaden Kendle, Emma Minton, Wyatt Newell, Alexia Overbey, Trey Zeilenga, Grace Moran.. ...

Meadow Heights High School honor roll Meadow Heights High School Superintendent's Honor Roll 7th Grade: Jacob B. Barks, Cordairo R. Chlarson, Matthew J. Conrad, Dylan S. Cook, Bonnie L. Hanners, Haley R. Hernandez, Hannah M. McCaig 8th Grade: Blake A. Bollinger, Leianna N. Bollinger, Tate I. Hanners, Karli R. Lanigan, Isaac D. McMillian, Dinah C. Wahlers, Gara M. Welter...

Scott City Elementary School Principal's High Honor Roll 3rd Grade: Brayden Mashek, Luke Umfleet. 4th grade: Grace Glasser, Trenton Lathum, Dalyn Littlepage, Avarie O'Brien, Heather Phillips, Shelby Stroup. High Honor Roll 3rd grade: Tyler Braun, Hunter Graff, Emma Moore, Emilie Rhyne, Logan Schiwitz, Tyson Underwood...

Scott City Middle School High Honor Roll 5th grade: Peyton Cave, Kacie Daigger, Ashlyn Lacey, Abigail Umfleet 6th grade: Isaiah Camp, Camden Conner, Taylor Haynes, Raegan Holder, Lucas Jordan, Amber Tuttleton, Tatum Williams 7th grade: Zoe Lee, Alexys Littlepage, Kassie Northington, Logan Oleson, Desiree Smith, Blakelee Sutton, Ashley Wilthong...

Delta Elementary School 1st grade: Ruger Alkan, Cameron Altenthal, Isaiah Berry, Bryce Cox, Markayla Decker, Aubrie Erlbacher, Cole Graham, Rylin Huffman, Julia Ikerman, Ciara Medley, Ethan Moreno, Addyson Snyder, Rylie Varner. 2nd grade: Mia Ahern, Jade Berry, Keigan Engelen, Coltan Rogers, Haley Sanders, Jolie Scherer, Logan Shy, Chris Wilfong...

Delta Junior and Senior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade: Ryan Birkman, Coley Blattel, Charlie Carlton, Grant Coomer, Morgan Crutsinger, Ashgen Dozier, Anna Hanselman, Eric Mitchell, Sabrina Morris, Logan Rhodes, Andrea Slinkard, Colton White. 8th grade: Karlee Beggs, Dailey Bond, Jaden Kight, Ryland McGuire, Hailee Rhodes, Macey Smith, Dezirah Swain-Tanner...

South Elementary School 4th grade: Tuyler Amos, Aden Bailey, Sarah Baird, Hunter Baker, Kade Benyon, Grant Borgfield, Nicholas Brooks, Alexa Buxk, Natalee Chimienti, Eli Clubbs, Kilie Cook, Rylie Corcoran, Liza Dannenmueller, Savannah Darby, Micah Deloach, Madison Eller, Alex Gilbert, Savannah Harless, GFarrett Hawkins, Timmy Higgins, Joey Hobeck, Eli Holm, Kasey Honeycutt, Kelsey Honecutt, Kelton Horrell, Jack Henry Hume, Russ Jenkins, Evan Kiefer, Joshua Kinder, Zach Lane, Samantha Large, Rebekah Mansfield, Grayson Martin, Caden Marx, Cade McCadams, Tormey McManaman, Gracie Metzger, Mallorie Metzger, Sadie Middleton, Kaitlyn Mulcahy, Kindal Neel, Caidith Nixwonger, Bailey O'Neal, Alyssa Ordonia, Skylar Pressley, Cole Puls, Zyra Ross, Chloe Sadler, Ben schmitt, Lydia Shinn, Emma Silliman, Megan Smith, Savannah Smith, Enola Spalding, Nathan Steele, Mikaylyn Stevens, Drake Stewart, Ian Strand, Morgan Styer, Nicholas Westrich, Lane Wilson, Carter Windbigler, Kaedmon Windborne.. ...

Kelly High School honor roll Kelly High School A Honor Roll 12th grade: Savannah Ashley, Shelby Beggs, Kristi Brucker, Haley Cureton, Carolyn Donaldson, Carlos Escobar, Lee-Ellen Feezor, Clayton Garrett, Tiffany Gibson, Shaina Grigery, Kayla Hill, Kacey Johnson, Cody Jones, Aleisha Kelley, Taylor Lasater, Morgan LeDure, Seth Perdue, Shanda Reed, Jacob Riley, Austin Roth, McKenzie Roth, Ashley Scheffer, Kaylee Scherer, Tesla Smith, Lydia Tackett, Whitney Watkins, Zachary Weiny, Stephanie Worth...

Nell Holcomb School honor roll Nell Holcomb School A Honor Roll. 8th grade: Matthew Haupt, Caleb Oswald, Molly Phegley, Devin Tiemann. 7th grade: Claire Abernathy, Astonish Fann, Lucy Monroe, Mara Murphy, Hallie Stein. 6th grade: Ava Duncan, Danielle Ehlers, Tyrus Janzow, Jayden Riordan, Ainsley Watson...

Blanchard Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Michael Dinh, Jaeden Hall, Kendall Holloway, Isabella Lineberry, Jacob Lutes, Allison Majors, Olivia Majors, Caden Norris, Jada Norris, Amber Nunn, Grace Patrick, Joslin Riebeling, Devin Rowe, Peyton Schlick, Kara Torbet, Macy Walker...

Oak Ridge Elementary School honor roll Oak Ridge Elementary School 4th grade: Colton Barker, Zoe Berry, Mia Friese, Abby Morrison, Tiernan Muench, Logan Murry, Lydia Roth, Allison Seabaugh, Tanner Slinkard, Leeman Thompson, Erin Urhahn. 5th grade: Wyatt Berry, Sieanna Crowden, Emma Dace, Logan DeWitt, Caitlyn Ernst, Paige Glueck, Jeremiah Hamilton, Benjamin Harrison, Jiliyan Hobeck, Mary-Beth Jensen, Mae Masterson, Natalie Morrison, Ashton Reed, Will Richards, Ethan Ruehling, Eli Sachse, Mylee Schilling, Garrett Seabaugh, Alex Seyer, Charli Jo Sparks, Piper Ston, Tanner Strop, Justin Ward.. ...

Oak Ridge Junior and Senior High School 6th Grade: Alyssa Grable, Erin Grayhek, Maggie Hinkle, Mason Keith, Phillip Kohler, Philip Marshall, Kyleigh Muench, Daimeon Myer, Kyran Newell, Ezekiel Ruesler, Jacob Ruiz, Bailey Urhahn, Lauren Westrich. 7th Grade: Trenton Beard, Haileigh Ernst, Drew Glueck, Bryce Hahs, David Layton, Zachary LeGrand, Hannah McLane, Drake Stone, Sierra Woodall...

Jefferson Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: La'Niaa Brown, Joel Ceja, Halen Dade, Kalaiya Dixon, Sadie Estes, Gema Figueroa, Ja'Kwon Gray, Lauren Hamby, Antwone, Johnson, Kevin Mendez, Quazerious Murray, Baruaqa Osman, Janika Roberts, Maddix Sneed, Jeffrey Turk, Vivian Vance...

Eagle Ridge Christian School A Honor Roll Kindergarten: Jordahn Cook, Klayten Hengst, Joel Huckstep, Aubry Kassinger, Aiden Kyle, Jayden McClard, Rebekah Ponce,Molly White 1st grade: Caroline Bartles, Sophia Castellon, Caitlyn Cutler, Ethan DeVault, Anna Fuller, Kota Inman, Parker Johnson, Malaina Silavent, Jacob Stephens, Gracen Thompson, Eli Warren...

Immaculate Conception School honor roll Immaculate Conception School A Honor Roll 4th Quarter Honor Roll Fourth Grade A Honor Roll 4th grade: Avery Bader, Sydney Beussink, Hailey Burnett, Clay Doza, Tryston Duby, Paige Elfrink, Rachel Engelen, Clayton Ernst, Natalie Essner, Chase Fischer, Annalise Garner, Nicholas Heisserer, Kayli Johnson, Eve Jones, Karly Kasten, Levi Kennedy, Celia Keran, Felicity Kester, Kate Lewis, Alex Niedbalski, Tori Rubel, Katy Turner, Molly Turner...

A Honor Roll 9th grade: Kate Appleman, Madison Arpin, Jordan Bass, Alaina Baumgart, Shelby Bauwens, Drew Beussink, Grant Beussink, Brooke Blankenship, Lauren Boswell, Allison Bray, Noah Brown, Elise Bruenderman, Tyler Bruns, Cody Bunger, Hattie Burdin, Jackson Camarato, Cassandra Caragine, Troy Carman, Maria-Louisa Coello, Mariah Dirnberger, Anna Dittmer, Alexander Eftink, Kayla Elfrink, William Ferrell, Olivia Floyd, Kassie Fluchel, Jessie Gant, Allie Givens, Amanda Gosche, Kamryn Graviett, Stephen Gullette, Kaylee Harris, Madison Heisserer, Garrett Hesselrode, Taylor Higgins, Stephanie Holterman, Olivia Hulshof, Reid James, Megan Jansen, Claudia Kern, Gracelyn Kern, Madison Landeros, Hannah Landewe, IV Charles LaValle, Phuong Tammy Le, Devin Lincoln, Alexandria Lovell, Anthony Madalon, Kendall McGarr, Noah Merideth, Claire Morrill, Hayden Morrill, Grayson Mueller, Sean Murphy, Parker Nugent, Madelynne Ohmes, Alexa Pewitt, Benjamin Pfau, Ashley Pittman, Zoe Pleimann, Grace Powderly, Molly Rulon, Samant Sabapathypillai, John Schuchardt, Dawson Shively, Blake Sparkman, Lucas Sprengel, Rachel Stovall, Haley Taylor, Ciera Terry, Alexis Welter, Sara Zibluk.. ...

Alma Schrader Elementary School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Omar Alsmadi, Zayden Amick, Kalee Armstrong, Zach Borowiak, Sydney Britt, Sam Cairns, Lindsey Caldwell, Anna Daniel, Jasmine Dickey, Katelyn Dowdy, Eann Gardner, Taylor Hendrix, Megan Maxton, Taj Morris, Jaeden Seabaugh, Jeremiah Todd...

Scholastic Honor Roll 5th grade: Jarrett Baker, Noah Bockelman, Lilly DeProw, Flint Guilliams, Julia Schneider, Savannah Spencer, Delaynie Spies, Gabe Stout. 6th grade: Maddox Murphy, Seth Sievers, Carson Williams 7th grade: Piper Guilliams, Claire Hadler, Matthew Hartmann, Meredith Perez, Sydney Turner, Luke Wendel...

Egyptian Middle School High Honor Roll 6th grade: Jacob Simmons. 8th grade: Brooke Sinn. Honor Roll 6th grade: Bryanna Pace, Alexa VanAlstine, Mackenzie Williamson. 7th grade: Lucas McLaughlin.

Egyptian Elementary School High Honor Roll 3rd grade: Trinity Hacker, Elijah Price. 4th grade: Makenzie Knupp, Madison VanAlstine. 5th grade: Courtney Lewis, Anna McLaughlin, Breanna Plott, Maisie Sitton. Honor Roll 3rd grade: Mary Elizabeth Cox, Kayden Turner...

Egyptian High School High Honor Roll 9th grade: Sarah Johnson, Kayla Kobel, Kelsey McCrite, Jasi Sissom. 10th grade: Emmalea Bigham, Daneesha Carthell, Cheyenne Martin, Emily Pitcher, Greer Thomas. 10th grade: Olivia Khourie, Kimalee Story, Kimber White...

Jackson Senior High School Scholastic Honor Roll 10th grade: Andrea Hamm, Nicole Sotak. 11th grade: Kassidy Adams, Seth Bollinger, Lindsey Breer, Bailey Lape, Becca LaPlant, Kaitlyn Litchfield, Mabrey McCallister, Emily Smith, Taylor Smith, Kyle Stedman, Jordan Vincent, Carlee Williamson, Ashley Yarbro...

Cape Central Junior High School honor roll Cape Central Junior High School A Honor Roll 7th grade: Lillian Abernathy, Jordan Arnn, Breawna Austin, Trece Ayers, Kristen Barwick, Trenton Berck, Cameron Bevens, Dawson Bevens, Alisha Bloom, Abigail Boxdorfer, Haley Brazel, Elise Buford, Tyler Centers, Gunner Crosnoe, Grayson Davis, Sarah Fite, Lydia Garner, Jacob Grant, Morgan Green, John Haggerty, Tyler Helm, Tanner Herbst, Morgan Hessenkemper, Macee Hoskins, Matthew Huey, Olivia Hukel, Kennedy Keys, Jowairia Khalid, Bryce Kimberly, Grant Kluge, Caedan Knepp, Olivia Koenig, Marisa Lanzotti, Gabrielle Malo, Nicholas Marston, Cambreigh Matlock, Julian McBride, Zachary Moore, Brady Murphy, Kaya Newkirk, Anna Priest, Abigail Roth, Lee Sanders, Maria Seidu-Sofo, Megan Smart, Tanner Smith, Audrey Snodgrass, Archna Sobti, Gabriel Spence, Kara Stricker, Karley Thomas, Dalton Upchurch, Delaney Upchurch, Macey VanGilder, Emma Weller-Stilson, Anna Wilke.. ...

Jackson Junior High School A Honor Roll 8th grade: Kamryn Adams, Caitlin Allen, Lindsey Allen, Savannah Arnold, Austin Arnzen, Caleb Aufdenberg, Zachary Aufdenberg, Caden Baird, Madison Barnum, Kennedy Bauer, Hadley Beck, Laura Bertrand, Payton Beussink, Carley Bilek, Wesley Blattel, Joseph Boyd, Elizabeth Brakhane, Dylan Brott, Alaina Broussard, Melissa Brown, Kaitlin Bruns, Landon Carlton, Sean Cheney, Luke Collins, Deana Cook, Sophia Crabtree, Gracen Craig, Caleb Dameron, Jeston Dewrock, Amber Donze, Alison Duckworth, Faith Dynneson, Morgan East, Case Englehart, Trey Evans, Kia Fellows, Sarah Fetterhoff, Parker Fisher, Ellie Foote, Cole Fritsch, Boone Gartman, Logan Gier, Caitlin Grant, Hunter Gray, Braxton Green, Alexander Griggs, Landon Hahn, Matthew Hamlett, Kaitlin Hart, Colby Hawk, Emily Hawkins, Jane Heisserer, Matthew Heisserer, Hunter Hendershott, Ashlynn Henry, Emily Hermann, Dylan Heu, Morgan Hiett, Alexis Hill, Larissa Hoffman, Taryn Holt, Caroline Hume, Jessica Humphreys, Desmon Jackson, Briann Jenkins, Kelsee Jensen, Reese Johnson, Dylan Jones, Taylor Keller, Drake Knight, Hunter Large, McKenna Lee, Mikala Liley, Justin Litzelfelner, Wyatt Long, Sydney Lorenz, Brianna Love, Nathan Luevano, Samantha Mansfield, Kalli Mayfield, Kayne McCormick, Brock McCullough, John McFarland, Leslie McGuire, Mirand Metje, Abigail Miller, Bethany Miller, Natalie Miller, Hailey Mitchell, Cristine Nall, Lindsey Noel, Bianca Overbeck, Casey Pack, Brandon Pemberton, Scout Pettit, Parker Philipps, Chloe Pipkin, Samantha Poat, McKenna Popp, Parker Quade, Alyssa Ramsey, Seth Rigg, Chase Robinson, Skyler Ross, Alexandra Rothert, Payton Salyer, Madolyn Sanchez, Elizabeth Sanders, Chelsea Schamburg, Tyke Schubert, Emily Scott, Hannah Scroggins, Amandalyn Shade, Collin Simmons, Dawson Southard, Alexandria Spurgeon, Celeste Stanton, Montana Stoner, Peyton Strand, Abby Strickland, Kathleen Thomas, Madalyn Tilley, Blake Traw, Taylor Tripp, Elijah Trunzo, Emma VanDeVen, Braden Vaugier, Julie Villalobos, Maddison Walker, William Ward, Peyton Watson, Tyler Webb, Madalyn Weber, Lillian Wendel, Ethan Whitener, Gus Winchester, Jared Wren, Riley Wyatt, Ethan York, Valerie Young.. ...

Kelly Middle School A Honor Roll 6th grade: Mollie Bartlett, Gunnar Brashear, Diana Fraire, Kate Hughes, Will Ledure, Ashley Parker, Joseph Romano, Alex Swope. 7th grade: Matthew Agin, Samantha Coffee, Haley Dodd, Riley Green, Zachary Hatley, Noah Hupp, Kelly Ivy, Mariah Juarez-Draves, Mason Laymon, Kaitlynn Masterson, Adison Musgrave, Jacob Ott, Macey Senciboy, Susan Shannon, Payton Staggs, Christian Williams...

Oran Junior And Senior High School 12th grade: Garrett Blocker, Allison Cummins, Amber Flanigan, Racheal Friga, Austin Glastetter, Karrie Graviett, Toni Hency, Zak Johnson, Aubrianna Jones, Preston Parker, Madison Pettit, Jacob Priggel, Lera Rose, Thomas Roslen, Hunter Schlosser, Thomas Trankler, Eric Westrich...

A Honor Roll 6th grade: Abigail Arbeiter, Nathan Boerboom, Chayton Borders, Calvin Brunkhorst, Keaton Byars, Cameron Byrd, Ryan Carns, Elizabeth Clubb, Lorelai Clubb, Eli Collier, Karsyn Connell, Mallory Cook, Abigail Cowling, Brian Crisman, Chase Crosnoe, Walker Daum, Mollie Davidson, Megan Davis, Sarah McKinley Davis, Melanie Doyle, Daley Drum, Reeanna Foster, Evelin Frazier, Mia Fuehrer, Veronica Garrett, Tyler Gibbs, Marcus Gibson, Mackenzy Glueck, Brinna Gosche, Abigail Green, Andrea Gutierrez, Nicolas Hillman, Emma Huff, Manessah Ivory, Reginald Jennings, Bryce Johnson, Grayson Jones, Shalom Kamau, Hunter Keefer, Rachel Keele, Abigail Kester, Rian King, Paul Kitchen, Natalie Le, Yanfeng Lin, Bronson Lively, John Lutes, Clayton MacCubbin, Jillian Majors, Amari Martin, Autumn Mattingly, Jenna McAbee, Emma McDougal, John McKnight, Holly McLeary, Shaiheim Neal, Eli Newman, Sonya Otero, Landon Pearson, Bailey Randol, Peyton Redinger, Khamiya Reed, Montana Rice, Poulomi Rudrappa, Amirion Saffold, Grace Sanders, Allison Schaefer, Tori Scott, Alexandria Seabaugh, Sophia Seay, Delaney Shaffer, Kareem Shaheen, Avery Sigmon, Luke Sissom, Trentin Sisson, Mason Sitzes, Adam Smith, River Smith, Samuel Smith, Yuktee Srikant, Hope Stafford, Kaylei Sterling, Layla Sumner, Bryonna Thomas, Measia Triplett, Kayleigh Turk, Levi Tuschhoff, Adrienne Vincent, Connor Wallace, Cameren Walley, Makayla Welker, Brianna West, Tamekas Whitney, Elijah Wigfall, Olivia Wilke, Mckensi Williams, Morgan Williams, Takyra Williams, Alyssa Windisch, Keagen Winkler, Brooke Witvoet.. ...

Saxony Lutheran High School With High Distinction 12th grade: Jacob Aufdenberg, Abigail Breite, Lauren Buerck, Gray Hallman, Grace Hanebrink, Nicholas Henry, Emma Mueller, Natalie Schlimpert, Abbigail Sinn, Chase Steffens, Joshua Vogel. 11th grade: Madison Brune, Alaina Childers, Tess Daniel, Elizabeth Kiefner, Grace Mirly, James Waltz...

St. Vincent DePaul School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Landon Alpers, Kristin Anderson, Ashlynn Aranha, Alex Austin, Molly Bell, Maria Bleckler, Madison Bonham, Cole Bruenderman, Lena Buehrle, Reece Callow, Brock Clippard, Hattie Coad, Will Dodson, Davis Dow,Connor Finch, Jackson Gaeta, Autumn Glosemeyer, Karoline Harold, Bailie Johnston, Maggie Lawson, Hayden McVay, Chloe Merkley,Katherine Moon, Wil Morgan, Madison Neubert, Zachary Ochs, Ava Poe,Emma Riney, Logan Ringstaff, Michael Roll-Huston, Ryan Schoolman, Emma Schwendemann, Ellie Seabaugh, Ella Shaffar, Adrik Tsymberov, Elijah Youngblood.. ...

A Honor Roll 12th grade: Maxwell Abbott, Brandi Bertrand, Maggie Bohnert, Afton Brown, Mackenzie Cannon, Jacqueline Crawford, Logan Daniels, Madison Daum, Miccah Davis, Emily Diamond, Jayshon Dillard, Riley Duncan, Amanda Evans, Anna Garner, Alexander Gentle, Brooke Glency, Elizabeth Green, Maggie Groshong, Claudia Hoffmeister, Emily Holman, Melissa Hopkins, Moriah Johnston, George Kester, Heaven Ketcherside, Luke Kinder, Sarah Kitchen, Alyssa Klos, Caroline Kurtz, Katie Laramore, Ryan May, Madeleine McDonald, Janay McKnight, Morgan Murphy, Ashley Newell, Ali Norder, Vi Pham, Madeline Poole, Christian Retter, Farah Saad, Hugh Scheller, Erica Scott, Winnie Smee, Noah Smentkowski, Hannah Sterling, Alexis Summers, Tessa Valleroy, Haley White, Anissa Wiant. ...

St. Mary Cathedral School honor roll St. Mary Cathedral School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Lillian Anderson, Cade Emmenderfer, Jenna Givens, Abby Schaaf, Sarthak Shrestha. 5th grade: Jon Brandtner, Rachel Breeding, Jonathon Dohogne, Paige Edwards, Megan Gullette, Gavin Harden, Claire Jones, Isabel Knaup, Camille Koerner, Evan Missey, Ella Pletcher, Shelby Renner, Espy Zalite...

Missouri school officials still are waiting for end-of-the-year assessment results, despite testing consortium Smarter Balanced's promise of a 10-day return. The failure to provide scores in a timely manner for the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment is another gaffe in a long string of issues over the new test but likely the last, as a funding ban by the Missouri Legislature takes the consortium out of the equation...

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