Tradition Continues on Sarah Cotton’s Birthday

Tradition Continues on Sarah Cotton’s Birthday

Sedalia School District 200

Oct. 1 is the birthday of Sarah Cotton, the daughter of Sedalia's founder George R Smith.

She donated her homestead to the Sedalia School District for the district to build the original Smith-Cotton High School. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the tradition of honoring her belief in the youth of Sedalia was carried out by placing a mum at her gravesite in Crown Hill Cemetery.

The tradition was started by Smith-Cotton High School's Student Council and continues today with Smith-Cotton's National Honor Society.

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Shown, from left, are Masyn Kruse, NHS Vice President; Bailee Spencer, NHS President; Emma Brosch, NHS Secretary; Miley Rathmann, NHS Historian; and Eleanor Holiway, NHS Treasurer.

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Filed Under: Sarah Cotton, Smith-Cotton High School, Smith-Cotton's National Honor Society
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