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Uphaus named new principal of WPE starting July 1
Officials with the West Plains R-7 School District have announced Virginia Uphaus will assume the role of West Plains Elementary School principal for the 2024-2025 school year. Effective July 1, 2024, she will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of current Principal Becky Hutchinson.  more
Eslinger named new Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
The State Board of Education announced Tuesday that 33rd District Sen. Karla Eslinger, of Wasola in Ozark County, will assume the role as the state’s next commissioner for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) effective June 1, 2024, after concluding her work in the Missouri Senate during the 2024 legislative session. more
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Gov. Mike Parson gave remarks on Tuesday preceding the groundbreaking of a building on the Missouri State University-West Plains campus that will house the university's TJ Swift House A.S.C.E.N.D. Program. A.S.C.E.N.D. stands for Autism Support Can Empower New Directions, and is already in place at MSU-WP, offering support services for students with autism. Other speakers included MSU President Clif Smart, MSU-WP Chancellor Dennis Lancaster, Tracey Hollis of TJ Swift House and 33rd District State Sen. Karla Eslinger, who introduced Parson.
Governor attends MSU-WP groundbreaking for Center for Autism and Neurodiversity
Gov. Mike Parson visited West Plains on Tuesday to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the building that will permanently house an existing autism student support program at Missouri State University-West Plains. more
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Students enrolled in building trades classes at West Plains High School, including many who travel from other schools to attend classes, have been working on completing a project that will connect the library to an annex located just east of the main building and make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as wall as safer by eliminating one of the outside entrances to the library. Kneeling is building trades instructor Chris Reese. First row, from left: Jerry Krewson, Thayer; Courtny Lancaster, Mtn. View; Carson Johnson and Hailey Day, Summersville; and Tristian Ourso, West Plains. Second row: Jacob Carl and Braydon Thompson, both of Mtn. View; Noah Quinn, West Plains; Hailey Day, Summersville; and Chevy Mahan, Gainesville. Back row: Kevin Uhlry, Jesse Swearingen and Quenton Reese, all of Mtn. View, and Morgan Strain, Gainesville.
Zizzers gain hands-on trade experience with high school annexation project
A group of West Plains High School students is gaining valuable hands-on experience while helping make the campus safer and more accessible to students and staff who require the use of a wheelchair. more
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The Bear Ambassadors, a new leadership group at the Willow Springs High School, took a moment to thank Jalen Burris, a representative of health and wellness technology organization UNITE's Arrive Alive Tour. Burris ran an impaired-driving simulation Tuesday and Wednesday at the high school. The students are holding pledges signed by participating students to buckle up and put their phones down while driving to reduce the risks of distracted driving, and the likelihood of being injured or killed or harming others as a result. From left: Bear Ambassadors Katy Spence, Melaina Wilson, Kristen Buster and Nicole Barnett; Burress; and ambassadors Heidi Wehmer, Emma Wiles, Mary Spencer and Will Clarkston.
Virtual-reality experience aims to 'drive' home importance of safe travel habits for WSHS teens
The Arrive Alive challenge was high tech, but the message was relatively simple for the Willow Springs High School students who donned virtual reality goggles and got behind the wheel of an SUV. more
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