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Students in Highland High School Senior Band were selected last week for the 2021-22 Senior High All-Region Band. Highland had several first band musicians and several who will also audition for All-State Band.  Among the All-Region Band from Highland are: Connor Galbreath, flute, second band seventh chair; Kayla Sue Pickle, bassoon, second band, second chair; Dani Jordan, clarinet, first band eighth chair and will audition for All State; Benjamin Wooten, clarinet, first…

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Quad City Rotary Club President Linda Hall presented a check for $500 the Cherokee Elementary School Backpack Program at the club’s meeting Jan.24 at Pillbox Cafe in Highland. Pictured from left are Joni Gaskins , Cherokee Elementary School Principal,  Linda Hall, and Kathy Booth Cherokee Elementary School Counselor.

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Butch Dail has been BRTC’s Automotive Collision Technology instructor for over 34 years. He began his tenure at Black River Vo-Tech in 1987 before the school became Black River Technical College in 1991.  Dail truly loves his job; he states, “I can honestly say there is no better place to be employed than BRTC. I personally enjoy being part of the BRTC family and touching the lives of so many students over…

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Mammoth Spring FFA competed at LED contests at Black River Technical College in Black Rock on Jan. 28. Darren Richardson: Placed first place in Creed Speaking; Jailee Tyson: Placed Sixth in Creed Speaking; AJ Jewell placed Seventh place in Discussion Meet; Elayna Russell placed Second in Job Interview; Elizabeth Buchanan placed First in Job Interview and Second in Discussion Meet; Elizabeth and Darren will also advance to districts at state convention in…

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Randy Lingenfelter’s FFA students at Sloan Hendrix High School competed in the Spring River LDE Sub Area Competition Jan. 28. The team won: First in Parliamentary Procedure. Team members included Lane Hardin, Carley Morgan, Paige Mitchell, Fallon Matthews, Natalie Lester, Laynee Prater and Lauren Jones. Ellie Tidwell placed fifth in Creed Speaking and Lane Hardin placed first in Extemporaneous Speaking. Lingenfelter said he was very proud of the students and senior officers…

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