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Julianna Mullins Headed to Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC Julianna Mullins, an eighth grade student at Pleasant View R-VI, won the Regional Scripps Spelling Bee on Saturday , March 4 in St. Joseph. Julianna is the daughter of Nate and Rebecca Mullins of Trenton. Mullins will represent Northwest Missouri at the National Scripps Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C. Mullins spelled “Musketeers“ correctly to win the Regional Bee. Julianna is a straight-A student who loves to read. She also plays the piano and violin. She said, “I believe that if you do the best at everything you do, you benefit from it.” Mullins worked hard studying for the event. She studied the words and asked her mom to quiz her. Mullins prefers
reading and studying to watching TV or spending time on social media. In preparation for the Scripps Spelling Bee, Julianna studied for over an hour per night. Julianna’s first thought when she won was, “Oh great! I have to keep studying now!” The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a televised annual event in Washington, D.C. The National Spelling Bee began in 1925 when nine newspapers joined together to host a spelling bee. This literacy effort reaches 11 million students each year. Julianna is an active member of the First Assembly of God in Trenton, where she recently received an award for her Bible memory work.
Don’t Forget! Daylight Saving Time is just around the corner on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 a.m.
Time travel is easy, every Fall I go back an hour and every Spring I go ahead an hour!
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BRIEFS R-9 Parent/Teacher Conference
Trenton Middle School will release classes early on Thursday, March 9, 2023 (1:07 p.m.) to host Parent/Teacher Conferences from 2-7 pm. No appointments are necessary. Conferences are first come, first serve. All parents should stop by the middle school office before visiting with teachers to pick up their students’ 3rd quarter grade report. Grade cards not picked up at conferences will be mailed out on Tuesday, March 14. There will be no school in the Trenton R-9 District on Friday, March 10 or Monday, March 13.
Coffee with a Cop
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NCMC Foundation Awards Dual Credit Scholarships North Central Missouri College Foundation recently announced dual credit scholarships to 28 students in counties that fall within NCMC’s service area. The recipients of the Jack N. Young, Mildred M. Young, Noble J. Young, and Myra A. Young Dual Credit Scholarship are given a one-time $324 scholarship to use toward their tuition. Over 130 applications were received and winners are selected by the NCMC Foundation Scholarship Committee. This is an annual scholarship program with applications received the first Friday in February and awards announced later that month. Ali Westcott, dual credit scholarship recipient from Trenton High School explains in this essay excerpt how earning this scholarship will help with her postsecondary education. “NCMC’s dual credit courses are going to assist me with my future plans to be a nurse. Taking these courses now will give me an advantage once I get to
college because I will be able to focus my study more on nursing classes rather than general education classes. This will financially benefit me as well because as a college student there are many different expenses and this scholarship would relieve some of my financial stress.” This excerpt from Emma Christopher’s essay describes the importance of dual credit scholarships. Emma is a student at Gallatin High School. “I’ve always had big plans for my future. I also knew that to achieve those plans I would need to get an early start on my college education. Thanks to NCMC dual credit courses, I am. Last semester I took Psychology for 3 credit hours. Last semester wasn’t too hard on my family financially. This semester however is going to be because I am taking over twice as many credit hours. I am enrolled in General Biology and Speech Communications.” “Scholarships are an in[See Credit, Page 2]
The Trenton Police Department has announced the next “Coffee with a Cop” program will be held on March 14, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Cobblestone Inn located at 2900 Hoover Drive. This is an opportunity for citizens in the community to introduce themselves and talk with members of the Trenton Police Department. Everyone is encouraged to attend and ask questions about the Department, Special Programs or Law Enforcement in general. Please mark your calendars and come in to spend time with the Police Officers and support a local business. We encourage any business or organization wishing to host “Coffee with a Cop” or any other “meet and greet” event to contact the Police Department.
Election Judges Needed
The county clerks office is looking for Judges for the April election. If you are interested in doing so, please call (660) 359-4040.
NCMC Board of Trustees Approves Tuition Rates, Grant Tenure The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees met in regular session on February 28, 2023. During the meeting, trustees heard communication reports and took action on Head Start Child Selection Criteria, a purchase, tuition, and fees for the 20232024 academic year, a board policy change, and personnel items. In communication reports, President Klaver presented Maryellen Harman with an award from PTK for 10 years of service as an advisor. Trustees heard an advising and retention report from Jenna Stevens, Director of Advising and Retention, and efforts regarding current advising/retention efforts and future plans. Head Start Director Janet Gott reported Green Hills Head Start received its full federal award for the 23-24 budget period. Gott also discussed class
video pilots, enrollment, and an upcoming focus area 2 monitoring review. In the Vice President of Academics report, Dr. Londre discussed a recent Nursing and Health Sciences Day and faculty in-service. Students from the Teacher Education program also attended the board meeting and introduced themselves to the trustees. Chief Information Officer Jennifer Triplett gave an update on the main campus remote learning classroom project, a summary of the 2022 IT ticket service requests, and discussed cybersecurity training. During the President’s report, Dr. Lenny Klaver discussed state capitol [See NCMC, Page 2]