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Fifth-grader raises $7,300 to pay off his entire school’s lunch debt
An 11-year-old fifth-grader has raised $7,300 to pay off his entire elementary school’s lunch debt, and now has his very own award named after him.Daken Kramer raised twice the amount of money needed for the lunch debt at Thomas Ultican Elementary School in Blue Springs, Missouri through an online fundraiser. Daken’s original goal was $3,500, a little more than the total outstanding, but within a month, he more than doubled his goal.Daken said that he wanted to show “gratitude” to his school, and donated the leftover funds to Blue Springs High School for its own lunch money deficit.“Children in elementary...
School Board Tackles Diverse Agenda at May Meeting
Watch a full replay of the May 14, 2024 BOE meeting on the Excelsior Citizen YouTube Channel. (Audio issues from the livestream have been corrected in this uploaded version.) The Excelsior Springs Board of Education convened on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Support Services Center with a hefty agenda reflecting ongoing efforts to address various educational and operational needs.
DOUGLASS SCHOOL PROJECT IN HIGGINSVILLE RECEIVES $209,800 GRANT FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
The Douglass School Project in Higginsville, has announced that it has received a grant from the National Park Service. This grant, totaling $209,800, comes from the African American Civil Rights (AACR) grant program. A portion of the
Glendale baseball feels deja vu in state quartefinal defeat to Blue Springs
Glendale baseball felt a bit of deja vu during its second-straight quarterfinal appearance. Like last year, on the same stage, the Falcons faced one of the best pitchers in the state, were limited to just one hit and shut out for the first time all season while giving up the game's lone runs in the fourth. ...
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