Spelling Bee Winners and Notables at Local Schools
McMillan fifth graders crowned spelling bee winners Nancy Forsee Angela Kelly Vivian Carter Betsy Reddick and Dennis Henderson. Lesa Sprouls named good citizen in Miss Johnston's fourth grade at Eugene Field. Perfect scores earned by Wilma Jones Sharon Sheets Treva Withers. New students Cynthis Jerry Michael Owen moved from Carthage to Mexico. McMillan Kindergartners enjoyed field trips to Mexico City Hall Library Animal Hospital and Livestock Market Center. Mrs Tolson reports good citizens Brian Craddock Rebecca Hodge Todd Gourley Sarah Alewell Kathryn Meyers Ann Osborne Tina Thomas Gerald Strabley Cindi Botkins Jane Olson Rebecca Randell Daniel Nunnelly Richard Curtis. Eugene Field student government "Cogs" members listed. Arbor Day plantings and a pink flowering dogwood observed. Hardin Junior High track set for meets at Columbia and Quincy May 3 4 and 8. Sgt. D J Levin of Missouri Highway Patrol spoke to Hawthorne sixth graders on drugs after screening "LSD Trip or Trap." Steve Sublette stamps merit certificates at Eugene Field School awards assembly.
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Lesa Sprouls
Sallyohnston
Eugene Field
Brian Craddock
Rebecca Hodge
Todd Gourley
Sarah Alewell
Kathryn Meyers
Ann Osborne
Tina Thomas
Gerald Strabley
Cindi Botkins
Jane Olson
Rebecca Randell
Daniel Nunnelly
Richard Curtis
Renewing faith in America's youth through global classrooms
Superintendent extols Mexico’s schools and a recent Russia life discussion for third graders, praising teachers, modern aids, and individualized instruction. He notes parents may visit classes and foresees varied learning rates, with reforms requiring reorganized facilities to support personalized education.
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America
Mexico
Russia
Air Pollution Poem by Donna Gibbons
A short 3rd grade verse from Eugene Field school urges cleaner air and a litter free ground. The poem emphasizes birds singing and a tidy earth as essential for a healthy environment and overall fairness.
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Donna Gibbons
Meet Lindell Hanna Maintenance Coordinator for Mexico Public Schools
Lindell Hanna, employed since August 1962, oversees repair and maintenance of all school property. He handles tasks from minor window fixes to large building projects. Residing with his wife south of the airport on Route 1, he has one son and two grandchildren and is a longtime gun collector and knife maker.
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Lindell Hanna
Mexico
Hanna
Spring Is Here At Cerebral Palsy School
Grade 4 pupils enjoy spring activities at Cerebral Palsy School as visitors from Illinois join Mrs. Kirgan’s family for a surprise birthday party. A teeth care film, a shared April 20 birthday celebration for Sandra Stegeman and May Trams, and a High Twelve meeting at the Masonic Temple are noted alongside seasonal scenes of grass, birds, and children at play.
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Hagan
Illinois
Kirgan
Letha White
Martha Franklin
Angela
Stephen Franklin
Sandra Stegeman
Zumalt
Fuller
LaFon
Masonic Temple
Tim Hagan
Chris
John
Elinor
Hawthorne Students Recall Hawthorne School Outing
Mrs. Dorothy Atkins class from Hawthorne School in Mexico Missouri took a field trip on April 21 visiting Florida Missouri to the Mark Twain birthplace museum in Hannibal Missouri seeing Becky Thatcher home and the Mark Twain Museum Then they toured Lock and Dam No 22 in Laverton observing how the locks work and pollution along the river The trip included six groups and six chaperones with lunch and gifts purchased and the return by 3 PM
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Dorothy Atkins
Hawthorne School
Mexico
Missouri
Florida
Mark Twain
Morrow
Donaldson
Mitchell
Farris
Kallenbach
Atkins
Hannibal
Tom Sawyer
Laverton
Danny Jenkins
Becky Thatcher
Lock and Dam No
Eugene Field Students Earn Perfect Scores in Reviews
Third year students achieving perfect spelling review scores include Walter Staley Julie Young Carol Arnall Debbie Gish Linwood Gantt Lisa Platner Lynn Smiley Kathy Kemp Tania Falconer Steven Jerichow. In social studies perfect scores were earned by Richard Dickson Tom French Bruce Marshall Walter Staley Amy Brokken Deanna Buck Denise Johnston Lynn Smiley and Julie Young.
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Eugene Field
Walter Staley
Julie Young
Carol Arnall
Debbie Gish
Linwood Gantt
Lisa Platner
Lynn Smiley
Kathy Kemp
Tania Falconer
Steven Jerichow
Richard Dickson
Tom French
Bruce Marshall
Amy Brokken
Deanna Buck
Denise Johnston
Pollution by Barb Farris Hawthorne Grade
A brief poem by Barb Farris Hawthorne critiques pollution and urges prevention. It frames eco ethics with playful acrostic lines calling for laws, littering avoidance, and obeying noise rules, highlighting community responsibility and environmental care.
Puppet Show At Presser Hall Delights Third Graders
Third graders from Hawthorne School visit Presser Hall to view a puppet show titled Puss in Boots. Students describe magical boots, an ogre, princess, and a rescue, with reactions of fun and excitement.
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Presser Hall
Caroline Steinman
Ogre
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Betty Danser
McMillan
Nancy Forsee
Angela Kelly
Vivian Carter
Betsy Reddick
Dennis Henderson
Eugene Field School
Cynthis, Jerry
Michael Owen
Carthage
Cogs
Judy Besalke
Barbara Hatfield
Sheri Curtis
Kevin Graves
Jill Curry
Debra Dillard
John Hawkins
Dean Dickson
Andy Ekern
Doug Mirts
Linda Allen
Alan Fisher
Jon Doolittle
Laurie Washenbach
John Stowers
Jerry Jerichon
Wilda Lecrease
Melanie Myers
Gary Biggers
Sally Johnston
Hardin
Columbia
West Jeff
Quincy
Hickman
D. J. Levin
The
Missouri Highway Patrol
Hawthorne
Steve Sublette
Eugene .Fielt
Otto Baker
School of Knowledge
Cerebral Palsy School
By Carol Duty
Janet Brown
By Barb Farris
Mark Crum
Sharon Gates
Puss
Jane Webster
Janice Ramer
Melanie Meyer
Rita Autenrieth
al Dickson
Arthur McKinnon
Ricky Fox
Jeff Toulson
Garfield
Mexico Public Schools
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