Wednesday, April 21, 2021
By Kyle Troutman editor@cassville-democrat.com
An artist rendering shows the placement of a possible performing arts center at Cassville high school, including parking and a breezeway section that would ultimately be closed in for band and choir rooms and a fire corridor. Contributed photo
Board commits to funding new facility in next 3 years
The Cassville school district is hoping to strike while the iron is hot, as the Board of Education has committed to pursuing funding for a new performing arts center in the next three years.
The board approved a motion to prioritize the facility, estimated to cost about $8 million and done in two parts, the first of which is the performing arts center itself, west of the current high school building in between the building and Partridge Drive. The second part would enclose a space between the center and the high school and create band and choir classrooms, as well as a fire corridor.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
New Cassville superintendent leans on St. James experience
Cassvilles incoming Superintendent Merlyn Johnson still has more than three months before his duties begin, but he is already anxious to become a Wildcat.
Johnson
The current superintendent of the St. James school district said hes setting his goals for his new post, starting with getting to know the districts staff and the community.
Im excited to get started, and my family is excited, he said. Weve already sold our house in St. James and have to be out by late May. We havent found a place in Cassville yet, but we are looking. Whenever you move to a new community, you are at the mercy of whomever wants to help you, and weve only known I got the job for about a week, so were working on it.