Springfield Public Schools
1359 E. St. Louis St.
Springfield, MO  65802
News Release
 

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Oct. 19, 2018
 

UPCOMING EVENTS
KHS to host Fall Carnival for community

Event: 17th Annual Kickapoo High School Fall Carnival, featuring a haunted house, activities and games for the whole family.  Learn more.

Where and When:  Kickapoo High School, 3170 S. Jefferson Ave., Saturday, Oct. 27, 6-8 p.m. 

Why:  An annual family-friendly affair, this student-led event is also a fundraiser for Ozarks Food Harvest. The entrance fee to the carnival is a minimum of two nonperishable food items per person. The food items collected will be donated to the Ozarks Food Harvest. Last year, more than 3,000 canned goods were donated.
 
Interview opportunities: Kickapoo High School carnival sponsor Jared Wooderson, as well as student leaders of the event.

THINGS TO KNOW
Reed teacher Beth Marlow receives Golden Apple teaching award
Beth Marlow has taught science at Reed Academy for 20 years and was surprised with a Golden Apple award on Tuesday, Oct. 16 During the award presentation, she was surrounded by the sixth-grade teaching staff at Reed Academy, who applauded her outstanding contributions and work at Reed Academy.  Learn more.

Gov. Mike Parson teaches civics lesson to Sequiota third-graders
This October, Sequiota Elementary School third-graders are learning about how government works -- how individual, community and state issues are resolved by making decisions. On  Oct. 17, 40 third-graders received a special lesson about how government works from a special visitor: Missouri Governor Mike Parson.   Learn more.

About Springfield Public Schools
Springfield Public Schools (SPS) is Missouri's largest school district, representing 25,000 students and nearly 4,000 employees. SPS has built a reputation of academic excellence rooted in a belief that the learning experience should be engaging, relevant and personal - for every learner, every day. In addition to traditional learning environments across 35 elementary schools, an intermediate school, nine middle schools, five high schools, a center for gifted education and four early childhood centers, SPS collaborates with community partners to offer more than a dozen choice programs that meet the diverse needs of each student and their community. For more information, visit  www.sps.org.
For more information or to confirm a media interview, contact:

Stephen Hall
Chief Communications Officer
417-350-5419
417-523-0021