Mexico School District announces Pioneers in Education award recipients Published by admin on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 9:53am
Each year, the Mexico School District honors seven individuals who have paved the way for education in our school and community – pioneers.
Hence the Pioneers in Education Award, nominated by school district staff members. This year’s magnificent seven are Robby Miller, Sally Stuart, Mary White-Littrell, Joan Fecht, Teresa Freyer, Junior David and Nickola Phillips.
Miller served on the Board of Education from 2010 to 2016.
“I enjoyed the attending events like graduation, awards assemblies, sporting events, and concerts,” he said. “Educators and education is so important to the fabric of a community, and my goal was to help strengthen that system. I only wish I could have done more.”
Five minutes defined a classic.
The brief span of time came during the Gary Filbert Classic at Mexico High School’s Sports Complex on Saturday. And the contestants had slowly been building to the frantic finish since the tip.
That the Trojans edged Harrisburg 40-35 at the buzzer when the game hung in the balance moments earlier had to do with a steal, a miss and a big play.
The steal came on Harrisburg’s end of the court. Community R6 committed three to a trap and forced a loose ball. Breanna Beamer anticipated a turnover and took off down the court, scooping up the ball along the way.
Outside shooting dooms Community Published by admin on Wed, 12/23/2020 - 7:26am Eli Johnson levitates trying to disrupt a pass by Harrisburg’s Brayden Ott, one of the visiting squad’s sharpshooters. [Leslie A Meyer Photography]
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In the aftermath of Community’s 59-29 loss to Harrisburg, Trojans junior forward Kaden Brooks admitted breaking down a team of that caliber is difficult.
“We don’t play teams like that,” he said.
By “like that,” Brooks meant a squad capable of dropping threes at will – from any point beyond the arc, by any player in a dark uniform. Three Bulldogs combined to hit eight treys, led by Brayden Ott who collected 12 points from three-point land. But Harrisburg proved equally accurate when they darted inside.
Katie Bowen made Mexico High School history on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs freshman took first place at the Blair Oaks Girls Tournament in Jefferson City in the 107 weight class to become the first ever MHS girls varsity wrestler to medal for the new program.
Bowen swept the class, dropping Capital City’s Faith Eitel at 1:34 in her first round match. She then squared off against Trinity Colvard, also of Capital City, winning by fall at 3:31. Wright City’s Samantha Yates was Bowen’s third and final victim. Once again she claimed the match by fall – at 1:07 – also claiming gold for the event.
Foy, Prince tapped for Wise Award Published by admin on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 9:10am Shadora Foy, left, and Ty Prince
Two Mexico High School students have been selected to receive the Wise Courtesy Award.
Shadora Foy and Ty Prince are both seniors at MHS. And both have big plans.
Foy is the daughter of Carolyn Lewis and David Foy. She is a member of the golf team, the band and color guard. As if that’s not enough, Foy is in JROTC, participates in Quiz Bowl, in on the speech and debate team, plays a leading role in the upcoming stage production and tutors at TyLand for A+ hours.