Creating greater awareness and understanding of an act of racial injustice that occurred in Springfield 113 years ago is the purpose of a community remembrance planned for Oct. 2. In 1906, three African American men named Horace Duncan, Fred Coker and William Allen were lynched in downtown Springfield. The remembrance…
Author: Teresa Bledsoe, Springfield Public Schools, for SGFNN
Opening in the 2018-2019 school year, the former Campbell Elementary building became an interim early childhood center for up to 200 pre-K students who meet low-income guidelines and have the greatest education needs. Springfield Public Schools’ Board of Education voted to consolidate Campbell and McGregor elementary schools at the McGregor facility…
The Mid-America Chapter of the National Television Academy has announced its 2018 high school winners. “HTV Magazine,” produced by students at Hillcrest, won first place in Newscast. The following Hillcrest students earned Honorable Mention: General Assignment, Serious News, Kaylinn Clotfelter and Trenton Wolfe General Assignment, Light News, Brennan Williams and Gabby…
Springfield Public Schools is pleased to announce the next leader of Kickapoo High School: Dr. Bill Powers, the current Cherokee Middle School principal. Dr. Powers will replace Mr. Kelly Allison, who is retiring from SPS on July 1. Dr. Powers began his career in education as a classroom teacher of…
Kendahl McCrimmons walks around with a purpose, watching over the dining room at the Mexican Mansion restaurant. She checks on tables and greets guests as they arrive, helping the hostess seat guests at tables. She’s a restaurant manager, leading employees. She just happens to be 10. “When we started as…
As the school year wound down, Pittman Elementary School students revved up their reading efforts by competing in a school-wide reading challenge. “Part of this is to keep kids engaged until the end of the school year, and the other part is to just get them interested in reading,” said…
Three icons make up the Meador Park Neighborhood sign’s design. And three Jarrett Middle School students created it. On April 4, Nina Musiyenko, Mabel Johnson and Faith Heffner presented their finished design for the new Meador Park Neighborhood sign to the Meador Park Neighborhood member Bobbi Ream. Months in the…
Simon Miller is a smiling second-grader at Weller Elementary School. Alex Hutson, a junior at Central High School, stands next to him, his arms crossed. They’re years, grades and inches apart, but they both look at home in Brian Pyck’s wrestling gym at Central High School. “I am active in…
Springfield Public Schools has updated its facility master plan to reflect the public feedback shared after the April 2017 bond election. One of the immediate recommendations calls for repurposing Campbell Elementary School as an early childhood education center and sending current Campbell students to McGregor Elementary School. A public hearing on…
Thanks to the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, 20 Springfield Public Schools elementary schools ave received Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grants for the 2017-2018 school year. The recipients of the grants are: Bingham Bissett Bowerman Boyd Campbell Cowden Delaware Fremont Holland McGregor Pittman Portland Robberson Twain Watkins Weaver Weller Westport…