Education

The Parkview Pizzazz singing group for students in 2nd to 4th grade at Parkview Elementary in Sedalia performed at the Missouri Maverick's Playoff Hockey Game in Independence on Saturday (April 6). The group was invited to sing at the Kansas City Maverick's Hockey game In the fall.  Since the team made it to the playoffs, they invited the choir back to sing the National Anthem before the game. The choir is under the direction of music director Cindy Calafaty and 4th grade teacher Kylee Weber.

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Dividing up a prom based on race is not a black-and-white issue at Georgia’s Wilcox County High School.

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We hope you enjoyed your childhood, because it's slowly being legislated into dust.

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Three State Fair Community College students have qualified to represent SFCC and Missouri at the 2013 Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) national leadership conference June 22-25 in Anaheim, Calif.

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State Fair Community College has hired Sedalian Mary Treuner as executive director of the SFCC Foundation. She will begin work April 1.

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After getting their diplomas, a lot of college graduates decide to head to the big city to try and make it big.

The question that arises, though, is which city is the right one?

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Lilly Ledbetter, known for her persistence in actively pursuing the fight to close the wage gap between men and women, will be the keynote speaker for Politics and Social Justice Week at the University of Central Missouri. Ledbetter will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in Laura J. Nahm Auditorium in the W.C. Morris Science Building.  The public is invited to attend at no charge.

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Reba Williams is living proof that you are never too old to learn.

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They say you’ll have more earning power if you stay in school.

Never has that theory been proven more than it was this week in Taylor, Michigan.

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Before I tell you about the Johnson County Fire Auxiliary Spaghetti dinner and auction, let me tell you that I grew up in the rural areas of Knob Noster in Country Acres, and at one point, we had lightening hit our house and it caused a fire. The Knob Noster Volunteer Department came out and made sure all was okay. Ever since that moment, I realized the importance of having a good fire department around. Whether it be city owned or volunteer, I appreciate our firefighters.

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