Students Build Computers with $3k Foundation Grant
The Poplar Bluff Public School Foundation has awarded $3,300 in computer components so Technical Career Center students can gain experience building CPUs and upgrade their basic skills lab in the process. Approved unanimously by the board last month, the mini-grant was part of the nonprofit's innovative educational project program which finances one-time classroom proposals that involve new technologies, unusual field experiences, supportive curriculum resources or exceptional instructional strategies. "When considering the price for these computers, we decided to forego labor costs of a pre-manufactured computer and use our computer technology students to build the CPUs from scratch," read the grant submission, written by Vocational Resource Educator Barbie Hon. "This proposal serves two purposes then because it also provides enrichment
Angels for Angela Benefit scheduled
Angela Pearson is one of those people who unites a community like no one else. As former mayor of Poplar Bluff, she was used to dealing with challenges. But nothing could have prepared her for the challenge she now faces, with a diagnosis of melanoma cancer that has gone to several parts of her body. Yes, admits Angela…this is a life-changing development. But she certainly is not going to flinch in the face of this challenge, no more than she has any challenge in her life. Of course, a battle becomes more easily won with an army. And Angela Pearson has an army of friends who are coming to her aid. "Angels for Angela" is a benefit to be held