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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1971
Page
7
A collection of student verses about seasons and personal choices. Nancy Forsee and Melanie Meyer share ambitions from nursing to gym teaching. Other pieces celebrate kindness, summer, spring, and a speedy line about Mohamad Alie.
Nolan Boone coordinator of Buildings and Grounds for Mexico Public Schools has served since September 1964. He directs nineteen full time custodians one part time and three maintenance men. An active Missouri State Custodial Association member he helps conduct custodial training schools statewide and will instruct at two sessions in June. A lifelong Mexico resident, he and his wife live at 211 East Orange. His hobbies are fishing sports and fiddling.
Hardin Junior High Principal Robert Eldridge announced the third quarter honor roll. One hundred forty three students were named across grade eight and grade seven, including listed individuals such as Bill Alvord Teresa Anderson Teri Austin Mary Ann Bail Robyn Beamer Steve Biggers Mike Botkin Beverly Brandenburg David Brown and many others. The full roster covers both eighth and seventh grades with numerous named students and families.
March attendance showed no absences as students, including Mike and perfect attendance honorees, participated in a school Easter gathering. Visitors from Hannibal Clinic, Missouri journalism student Marvin Putney, and community groups attended events. Acts by Mrs. Lloyd Stevens, Mrs. LaFon, and teachers complemented the celebration with decorations, treats, and a candid camera experience.
Fifth grade at Eugene Field describes a March 23 trip to the Central Missouri Livestock Market Center visiting the front office arena pens and back arena sells stocker cattle slaughter hogs and a ledger machine area. Students share brief bank and city hall notes with reflections on newspaper machines and the See TV room.
Jay Radke of Eugene Field Grade 2 recalls visiting City Hall with interest in the police car, the jail, and the parking meters, describing the scene with simple curiosity about local government and public spaces.
The article explains that a school district is an official state agency with definite boundaries created to provide free public education to children in that district. It notes no legal link to a city, discusses annexation of rural districts, and outlines Mexico’s organization: 48 elementary grades K-6, junior high 7-8, high school 9-12. It cites total K-12 enrollment of 3,555, with 1,117 in Mexico High School grades 9-12, and lists four elementary schools with enrollments McMillan 410 Eugene Field 750 Hawthorne 651 Garfield 115 plus Hardin Junior High 512 in grades 7-8.
A set of student reflections on trust from fifth graders. Names include Eugene Field students and contributions by Lori Johnson, Brenda Colley, and Larry Bowles describe trust as belief in others, keeping secrets, dependability, and avoiding broken confidences.
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