High School

A Missouri youth development leader says preventing disruptive teen gatherings requires communities to understand what motivates young people to participate in them. He believes the lingering effects of the pandemic are a pandemic of adverse behavior, and that mentoring, mental health support, and constructive activities should accompany accountability measures

After a tornado hit their high school in March of 2025, the students and faculty of Perryville are advocating for a new high school that may be built after an August vote.

Thirty high school sophomores were recently selected to participate in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Agribusiness Academy. The…