Fulton Sun | Education

Callaway County students enjoy free meals Two federal programs will provide students free breakfasts and lunches. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 22 2020 @ 12:33am

Why wars don't end: Professor explores laws at Symposium Law professor Laurie Blank spoke on law of armed conflict at Westminster College's Hancock Symposium. by Helen Wilbers Published Sep. 21 2020 @ 2:03am

North Callaway after-school program now free to students Thanks to a federal grant and leftover money from last year, North Callaway R-1 will offer its before- and after-school program to all students for free in 2020-21. by Helen Wilbers Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 9:46pm

New Bloomfield school board hears about first weeks of school The New Bloomfield R-3 School District Board of Education heard Thursday about efforts to ensure learning wasn't lost due to the pandemic last spring. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 9:45pm

St. Peter supports hurricane recovery When Hurricane Laura hit the U.S., students at St. Peter Catholic School saw an opportunity to give to those in need. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 9:05pm

Journalist tackles unreliable narratives, including her own Journalist Susannah Cahalan dissected her own experience with a life-altering illness in "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness," and spoke Wednesday about her new book "The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness." by Helen Wilbers Published Sep. 18 2020 @ 10:49pm

Missouri state lab director talks pandemic at Hancock Symposium Bill Whitmar recounted the hallmarks and challenges of COVID-19 at Westminster Colleges's Hancock Symposium. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 18 2020 @ 10:42pm

Following student death, North Callaway parents raise bullying concerns Parents and former students bring accusations of bullying in Board of Ed meeting after death of North Callaway High School freshman Sept. 10. by Helen Wilbers Published Sep. 18 2020 @ 10:35pm

Rekindling interest in Fulton history at the Carver School Westminster College's Hancock Symposium closed Wednesday evening with a discussion of two local locations with ties to famous visitors — George Washington Carver and Winston Churchill. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 17 2020 @ 7:19pm

New Bloomfield school board to hold September meeting The New Bloomfield R-3 School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. today in the central office meeting room. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 16 2020 @ 7:11pm

Reckoning with climate change in fiction Amy Brady, editor-in-chief of the Chicago Review of Books, and Omar El Akkad, a journalist and novelist, discussed climate fiction and El Akkad's 2017 novel "American War," which centers on an imagined future in which the U.S. has been ravaged by climate change, plague and civil war during a livestreamed session Wednesday. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 16 2020 @ 7:08pm

Mizzou journalism school faculty criticize system president Fifteen faculty members signed a letter Monday to Mun Choi, who is also chancellor at the system's flagship Columbia campus. by Associated Press Published Sep. 16 2020 @ 12:05am

Westminster announces 25% freshman enrollment increase On Monday, Westminster College announced a 25 percent increase in freshman enrollment for the 2020-21 school year. Published Sep. 15 2020 @ 12:05am

Teacher departures leave schools scrambling for substitutes With many teachers opting out of returning to the classroom because of the coronavirus, schools around the U.S. are scrambling to find replacements and in some places lowering certification requirements to help get substitutes in the door. Published Sep. 14 2020 @ 12:05am

Westminster College fraternity earns recognitions Every year, Missouri Beta at Westminster College competes for the Kansas City Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding Phi Delta Thea Chapter at an institution with less than 7,000 undergraduate students. by Ben Morrow, To the Fulton Sun Published Sep. 12 2020 @ 12:05am

WWU equestrian studies professor earns national award The Equestrian Science program at William Woods University received more national recognition this week through the work of one of its long-time equestrian science professors. by Williams Woods University, To the Fulton Sun Published Sep. 12 2020 @ 12:05am

Hancock symposium looks to future The one-day symposium will be held virtually and focus on the theme "Vision & Values: Charting Our Paths to the Future." by Helen Wilbers Published Sep. 11 2020 @ 10:28pm

Pandemic and food service discussed by Fulton school board During Wednesday evening's Fulton Public Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Ty Crain updated the board on educating students during a pandemic. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 10 2020 @ 9:25pm

Dinosaur-discoverers talk paleontology Westminster geology and environmental science professor David Schmidt and student Colette Faiella held a virtual presentation Thursday on the excavation of the 3,000-pound triceratops skull that was brought to Fulton this summer. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 10 2020 @ 8:06pm