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SHS Drama Department presents: "Radium Girls
The Savannah High School Drama Department, led by Mr. Alex Meierhofer, will be performing the play “Radium Girls” on May 2 and May 3.“‘Radium Girls’ is about three girls who paint dials at the US Radium Corporation Factory in Orange, New Jersey.
FFA members putting in the work to prepare for next step
This month has been a big one for the Savannah FFA crew. The Career Development Event (CDE) and Leadership Development Event (LDE) teams have been to several practice sites beginning on March 7 and have been working hard ever since.The teams that Savannah has been competing against are very competitive but that is no scare for Savannah.
Savage Musicians excel at Districts
The District Solo and Ensemble Contest was held on March 13 at Central High School in St. Joseph.There were a total of 33 students, 26 of them competing in solos and four of them competing in mixed ensembles.The six who are going to state and have achieved a Gold Rating are junior, Codi Barsch with her vocal solo; junior, Kaylee Decker with a trombone solo; senior, Audrey Fuqua with a vocal solo; junior, Maesyn Jones with her clarinet solo; senior, Dayton Peek with a baritone solo; and lastly senior, Sam Whipple with a tuba solo.These students will now perform on May 2 at the University of Missouri in Columbia.Savannah High School also attended the State Large Ensemble Contest on April 1 in Platte City.Sophomore, Mason Mears believes that the band will do pretty well this year at the contest.Congratulations to all the Savage Musicians who are advancing and best of luck in their future competitions..
SHS excited to unveil the new Performing Arts Center
The Performing Arts Center is set to be complete on April 18.The band, choir, theater, and community are excited to utilize the new building. They are hoping to hold some big end-of-the-year events here.Along with the building holding events, they are hoping to leave more space for the auxiliary and main gym by not having to rent out those spaces for everything.
Electronic Recycling Set for April 12
Presiding Commissioner Brad Jarvis said Andrew County residents can recycle electronics during the one-day event on Saturday, April 12.The Andrew County Recycling Center is located at 501 N, 11th St. in Savannah, Mo.The following types of electronic equipment can be recycled computers, monitors, laptops, keyboards, mice, printers, hard drives, tablets, routers, servers, televisions, VCR/DVD players, cable/satelite receivers, cell phones, home phones, cables, wire chargers, stereos, speakers, radios, turn tables, video gaming systems and controllers.The county will not be accepting large appliances like refrigerators, washers, and freezers but will accept large television sets.Items for electronic recycling can be brought to the recycling center only on April 12..
BackPack Buddies fundraiser next Saturday
The Fillmore Masonic Lodge will be hosting a biscuits and gravy breakfast on Saturday, April 12 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Boy makes donation to Safe Haven Baby Box
Kathy Bunse, Correspondent Many Andrew County residents pledged their support for the Safe Haven Baby Box located at the Savannah fire department. Eight -year-old Noah… Login to continue reading Login…
Babe Cave grand opening this weekend
The Babe Cave Salon will be opening for business in Savannah on Saturday, March 29.The building that is the Babe Cave Salon was purchased on March 3 by owner, Charlee Harris."I couldn’t be more excited to share this beautiful salon with the community," said Harris.The Babe Cave team will provide a variety of specialized services such as hair extensions, blonding, dimensional natural colors, vitamin B12 injections, botox, and filler."I wanted to open a salon that would create a very warm and welcoming atmosphere for our guests while providing specialized services that fit our guests needs," said Harris.Harris said she chose Savannah for the Babe Cave because she wanted to stand out among the other salons around the area."I didn’t want to be just another location opening up, I wanted to go big and take a risk," she said. "I’ve worked in St.
Savannah blesses Safe Haven Baby Box
Community leaders and citizens gathered on March 20 to bless the newly installed Safe Haven Baby Box. The ceremony was held at the Savannah Rural Fire Department, at 107 Business US-71, where the baby box is located.Savannah’s baby box is the sixth in Missouri and the 325th in the nation.In his opening remarks, Fire Chief David Vincent said that first responders don’t always like change.