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| Dr. Jim Pritchett, center, with Rolla Board of Education President Dr. Greg Stratman and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Aaron Zalis, seated. PHOTO BY JENNI RABENAU |
Dr. Jim Pritchett, principal at Rolla High School, is a Consummate Professional, according to the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals.
That’s the award they gave to him at the association’s spring conference earlier in the month, and on Thursday night, April 27, the Rolla Board of Education affirmed that estimation by the association when the board presented Pritchett with a board recognition award.
Pritchett, one of eight Missouri principals receiving the award from the association, represents the South Central Region.
Many students were given board recognition awards on Thursday night, too.
Pritchett credited students, parents, teachers, support staff, administrators and the board for supporting him in his worth with young people.
“I’m fortunate to work with a great group of people,“ Pritchett said after he received the board recognition award from school board President Dr. Greg Stratman.
The association gave Pritchett $500 at its conference at Lake of the Ozarks, and he told the board he would give it to a senior in the form of a scholarship.
Students receiving board recognition awards were:
*Ella Schrader, Mohamed Algraiw, Morgan Moats and Zain Al-Ogaidi, for placing in math competitions held earlier this year.
* Rolla Future Business Leaders of America members received local honors for team and individual performances they won at district and state contests: Aaron Burke 10th in the impromptu speaking contest; Samuel Kimball, fifth in securities and investments and sixth in business calculations contests: Luke Gibfried and Jaedyn Weimer, ninth in the marketing team contest contest; Luke Gibfried, Jaedyn Weimer and Coleman Brainard, seventh in the sports and entertainment management team contest; Thomas Booker, competed in business law; Aaron Burke, competed in cyber security. Aaron Haberman and Kat Halbert attended the State Leadership Conference as voting delegates.
*The Rolla High School Student Council was recognized for receiving the Gold Honor Council Award from the Missouri Association of Student Councils. Also, Valerie Freppon, Victoria Freppon and Taylor Young received board recognition awards for earning the Distinguished Student Leader Award.
*At the Pummill Math Relays at the Missouri State University campus, Rolla took first place in the “Challenging Problems” event. Also, a team from Rolla placed second for Class 4 schools and third overall in geometry; members of that team are Mya Burken, Emma Puetz, Yahya ElGawdy and Giorigi Tsiklauri. Individual awards were won by Elana Bai, third place in geometry; Kathleen Beetner, fourth place in geometry; Sudatta Hor, first place in Algebra II; David Ditton, fifth place in Algebra II and Aaron Burke, third place in Calculus.
*Rolla High Schools seniors Alec Falkenhain and Jesse Liu, for being selected for Missouri Scholars 100, a program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals.
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| Truman Elementary students who placed in math competitions held earlier this year are shown with Rolla Board of Education President Dr. Greg Stratman, right, and their teacher. The students (not in order) are Ella Schrader, Mohamed Algraiw, Morgan Moats and Zain Al-Ogaidi. PHOTO BY JENNI RABENAU |
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students were honored by the school board for their performance at the
district and state contests. Students named (but not necessarily in the
photo) were Aaron Burke, Samuel Kimball, Luke Gibfried, Jaedyn Weimer,
Coleman Brainard, Thomas Booker, Aaron Haberman and Kat Halbert. PHOTO BY JENNI RABENAU
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Valerie
Freppon, Victoria Freppon and Taylor Young, shown with Rolla Student
Council mentor Rodger Bridgeman and school board President Dr. Greg
Stratman, were honored by the school board for their winning of the
Distinguished Student Leader Award. PHOTO BY JENNI RABENAU
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Rolla Student Council members were honored by the school board for receiving the Gold Honor Council Award. PHOTO BY JENNI RABENAU
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| Mya Burken received a board recognition certificate from school board President Dr. Greg Stratman for being part of the team that did well at the Pummill Math Relays. PHOTO BY JENNI RABENAU |
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Aaron
Burke received a board recognition certificate from school board
President Dr. Greg Stratman for his individual performance at the
Pummill Math Relays. PHOTO BY JENNI RABENAU
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| Alec Falkenhain, chosen to be a part of the Missouri Scholars 100 program, received a board recognition certificate from school board President Dr. Greg Stratman. PHOTO BY JENNI RABENAU |
