By Dennis Minich I would like you to take a quick glance back at our front page. There is a small line which appears every week, which is usually totally ignored as […]
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Courtwarming candidates
Courtwarming activities will take place at Harrisonville High School Feb. 11-15, with a theme this year of “Wildcat Carnival.” Candidates for king and queen are, front row: Kelsey Campbell, Grace McLaughlin, Lily […]
Attendance hinders state rating for R-9
By Dennis Minich The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its 2017-18 Annual Performance Reports (APR) for all public school districts in the state, and while all of Cass County’s […]
Looking the part

Looking the part

It’s hard for reward systems to be fair
My junior year in high school, the national debate topic was “Resolved that all governmental financial support for all public elementary and secondary schools should be provided exclusively by the federal government.” […]
HHS attendance incentive questioned
By Dennis Minich The Harrisonville R-9 School Board last week heard complaints from several district patrons about a policy designed to improve attendance at the high school. Meeting on Jan. 12, the […]