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UAM Debate Team Places at National Tournament

April 24th, 2023 by

(left to right) UAM Debate Team members Mikaela Brown, Anna Ward and Ezekiel Nail-Clemmer recently competed at the 2023 International Public Debate Association national tournament. Brown and Ward placed in their respective divisions.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Debate Team traveled to Boise, Idaho, for the 2023 International Public Debate Association (IPDA) national tournament on March 23-25 and left with three significant awards. Read the rest of this entry »

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Spring Sports at Drew Central

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Travel Club Meeting Tuesday April 25th

April 24th, 2023 by

The Travel Club will be touring Auschwitz, Birkenau, Budapest, Berlin, Prague, Dresden, and Krakow a total of 5 countries. Come to the meeting on Tuesday, April 25 at 5:30 pm in room 403 at Drew Central Elementary. The tour is 10 days March 15-24, 2025. Travelers get $200 off if you enroll by April 30th. Students from any district, home school, and family are eligible to travel.

Highlights are: Prague visit Mala Strana, the Lennon Wall, St. Vitus Cathedral, and 13th century old towne square; Dresden take a guided tour of the city, Krakow tour the Wawel Cathedral, Glowny Square, concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau for a remembrance; Budapest take an expert-led tour to Matthias Church, and Fisherman’s Bastion; Berlin visit Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, and see the largest piece of the Berlin Wall still standing.

Please RSVP to group leader Eva Arrington 870-224-6545.

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Shepard Ag Scholarship Award To UAM’s Weston Cater

April 24th, 2023 by

From L to R- James Shepard- husband of late Dorothy Shepard. Dr. Michael Blazier, Dean College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Weston Cater- recipient of Dorothy Shepard Scholarship; Sara Cater mother and Dr. Jason Cater, father.

On Tuesday, the memory of Dorothy Shepherd was honored through the presentation of an Agriculture Scholarship to the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. The scholarship was awarded to Weston Cater of Monticello by Dean Michael Blazier. Read the rest of this entry »

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