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1 week ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Jackson Cooper |Sophie Chappell |Elizabeth Brixey
By Jackson Cooper,Sophie Chappell,Elizabeth Brixey The Columbia Public Schools Foundation announced Friday it will contribute $50,000 from its endowment toward efforts to clear the current student meal debt. The money will benefit the Lunch for Learners fund, which supports families who do not qualify for free or reduced-price lunches but who need additional support due to temporary circumstances, according to a news release from the foundation.
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1 week ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Saylor Campbell |Tanvi Kulkarni |Elizabeth Brixey |Kyle Maki
By Saylor Campbell/Missourian,Tanvi Kulkarni,Elizabeth Brixey,Kyle Maki It's been a year of discovering butterflies at the Boone County Nature School. Starting last fall, fifth grade students there have helped collect scientific data on monarch butterfly migration. The data has been uploaded onto a nationwide database that contributes to research on monarch migration biology and populations.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Jazmyne Martinez |Yasmeen Saadi |Elizabeth Brixey
Eating disorders and disordered-eating behaviors, particularly in teens and adolescents, spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to national studies. Five years later, an MU Health Care physician said these effects are still being felt. People experiencing eating disorders were some of the most vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic because of increased stress and uncertainty associated with the lockdown, according to a review of studies conducted by the National Institutes of Health.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Abigail Didonna |Elizabeth Brixey
By Abigail Didonna,Elizabeth Brixey Derby Ridge Elementary School was drumming, singing and stepping with energy Friday morning as the school's talent show resumed after a years-long absence. At the first of two assemblies, students at the northern Columbia school performed in "Derby's Got Talent." The talent show last occurred in 2019 and was put on hold with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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3 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Genevieve Smith |Elizabeth Brixey
A new drive to clear more than $124,000 in student meal debt is underway. Former Columbia School Board candidate Ken Rice is calling on the community pay off the current student meal debt in Columbia Public Schools.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Ava Kitzi |Sophia Anderson |Elizabeth Brixey |Molly Fox
Students at The Atelier School of Creative Learning might practice using a 3D printer, eat lunch made by a Michelin star chef and go fishing right outside their classroom all in one day. Typical markers like grade levels and test scores are set aside to make room for a completely inclusive learning experience that allows students to cultivate their innate curiosity.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Genevieve Smith |Elizabeth Brixey
By Genevieve Smith,Elizabeth Brixey Voters in school districts across Boone County elected board members and passed bond issues Tuesday. School board seats were open in Southern Boone, Hallsville, Centralia, Sturgeon and Harrisburg. However, the races were only contested in Hallsville and Sturgeon. District residents in Hallsville and Centralia passed bond issues.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Genevieve Smith |Elizabeth Brixey
By Genevieve Smith,Elizabeth Brixey The two newcomers to the Columbia School Board race have raised the most money throughout the campaign season. In ballot order: Erica Dickson raised $6,311.86 in contributions; Ken Rice raised $10,410.30; and incumbent Suzette Waters raised $2,811.50, according to their most recent campaign finance reports.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Max Quinn |Elizabeth Brixey
By Max Quinn,Elizabeth Brixey Thinking of her son, Sherry Wyatt has succeeded in bringing the Memorial Day parade back to Columbia this year. U.S. Army Spc. Sterling Wyatt, a graduate of Rock Bridge High School, was killed in Afghanistan on July 11, 2012. As a Gold Star mother, Sherry Wyatt believes it is important to honor other Gold Star families who have lost an immediate family member during active-duty military service.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Genevieve Smith |Elizabeth Brixey
By Genevieve Smith,Elizabeth Brixey Voters in school districts across Boone County will elect board members and decide bond issues in the April 8 municipal election. School board seats are coming open in Southern Boone, Hallsville, Centralia, Sturgeon and Harrisburg. District residents in Hallsville and Centralia will vote on bond issues.
