Adrian ranks very high in U.S.A Best High Schools

The Adrian R-III Secondary Building (6-12) received a bronze award from US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. Nearly 22,000 public secondary schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia were evaluated by the American Institutes for Research using U.S. News' state rankings methodology. The schools included in the evaluation process were identified as having twelfth-grade enrollment and sufficient data to analyze, primarily from the 2009-2010 school year. Two percent, or the top 500 schools, were awarded gold status; 7 percent, or approximately 1,500 schools, were awarded silver status; 13 percent, or almost 2,900 schools, were awarded bronze status; and the remaining 78 percent did not receive a medal.

To produce the 2012 U.S.News & World Report Best High Schools rankings, U.S. News teamed up with the Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research (AIR), one of the largest behavioral and social science research organizations in the world.

AIR implemented U.S. News's comprehensive rankings methodology, which is based on the key principles that a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college-bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes to show the school is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators.

More info on May 26 Alumni 5K Run...

The BHS Alumni board is gearing up for the 125th Alumni Celebration. There will be several events to participate in during the celebration on May 26, 2012. New this year will be the 125th Alumni 5K Run. This event will be open to all who wish to participate. Even those who are not Butler Alumni but want to be involved are more than to welcome to participate. The cost to participate is $15.00 per runner.

The event will begin with registration at the new track located at corner of Nursery Street and South Business 71 at 7:30 am. From there participants will be directed to the High Street entrance of the Deaton-Thomas Football Field to park and stage for the run. The run will begin at 8:00 am.

The route of the run will be as follows:

From the entrance of the Deaton-Thomas Football field we will go north on High Street to Atkinson make a right turn and go east on Atkinson to Thompson turn left and go north on Thompson to Vine turn right and go east on Vine turn left and go north on Havana to Adams turn left and go west on Adams to High turn left and go south on High to Dakota turn left and go east on Dakota to Main turn left and go north on Main to Ohio turn left and go west on Ohio to Delaware turn right and go north on Delaware to Pine turn left and go west on Pine to Fulton turn left and go south on Fulton to the High School Faculty parking lot to finish.

We hope that this will be a fun addition to festivities of the 125th Celebration of the Butler Alumni. Thank you in advance for your support and we can’t wait to see all our fellows Butler Bears. If you need information or have any questions please email Jason Lawrence at jlawrence59@gmail.com

-our thanks to Jason Lawrence

Fair Queen and Princess candidates needed...

Attention all young ladies who are interested in becoming this year’s Bates County Fair Queen or Princess, time is running out for you to turn in your entry forms. 

Queen candidates must be between the ages of 16 to 22 before July 6, 2012 and Princess Candidates must be between the ages of 13 and 15 by July 6th. Candidates will have the opportunity to meet new people as well as earning money through your ticket sales.

Entry forms must be turned in no later than May 25th and they may be picked up either at the Bates County Farm Bureau on the East side of the Butler Square or at Sage’s Animal Clinic at 716 West Dakota in Butler. To date there is only one entry form turned back in.

For any questions, please contact Dr. Chris Sage at 660-679-4111.

Visit the Bates County Fair Facebook page here

More details on Butler's 125th Alumni May 26th

May the 26th marks the 125th anniversary of the Butler High School Alumni Association. The Celebration for all Butler High School Graduates will be held Saturday May 26th. The day will start off with the first annual BHS Alumni 5k run/walk check in followed by the walk at 9 a.m. on the new track of the Butler High School. The Track is located on the corner of Nursery and Orange Street.

Coffee and donuts will be served at the old Butler High School Gym on Pine Street following the walk/run.

The Alumni Parade will line up at 11 a.m. in the east parking lot of Butler High School on Fulton Street and will proceed to the square following line up.

The Alumni luncheon will be held at 1:25 in the cafeteria of the Butler High School, with tours of the elementary and junior senior high school, to be followed by a slide presentation and a musical concert of graduates at 3 pm. Alumni band and chorus members will be entertaining you.

At 4 p.m. the alumni business meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Butler High School, with the time capsule ceremony following the reunion. 

We hope all graduates attend at least some of the activities planned by the Alumni Association on May 26th!

-courtesy FM 92 the Bullet

Wilson and Collins take top spots in DHS 2012 graduating class

Drexel Salutatorian Chris Wilson and Valedictorian Emily Collins. The two
were honored during the commencement held last Sunday at the high school.

-our thanks to Jeanne Collins

Today is deadline for candidates to register...

Today is the last day candidates may register to run for Butler Saddle Club Rodeo Queen and Princess. For more info contact Valerie Gaylord at 660-200-6455.

The rodeo will be June 15th, 16th and 17th this year.

Basket weaving classes coming in June

Mona Hartzler (left) giving basket weaving tips at the
Poplar Heights Farm Festival last June

Learn basket weaving at Poplar Heights Farm

Basket Classes will be held at Poplar Heights Farm on June 9 & 10. On Saturday, June 9 from 11:00 - 4:00 you will learn to make 13" x 8 ½" x 12" high basket with handle. On Sunday, June 10th from 11:00 – 3:00 you have the opportunity to make a larger basket – 17½ x 10 ½ x 13.

If you are interested in either of these classes please contact Mona Hartzler to make reservations. Please let her know if you are interested in Class 1 on Saturday or Class 2 on Sunday. Both classes will be $30 each. Make your checks payable to Mona Hartzler and mail them to 14203 S. Haven Road, Grandview, MO. You can also send an e-mail to dimohart@gmail.com or call 816-761-9215.

Reservations must be made by June 1st.

Your weekend planner...

Today
Clear. High of 82. Winds from the SE at 5 to 15 mph.
Hudson R-9 graduation 7 p.m.
Miami 8th grade graduation 8 p.m.

Friday

Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 84. Breezy. Winds from the SW at 10 to 20 mph.

Miami pre-school graduation 10:30 a.m.

Miami high school graduation 8 p.m.
Kickoff of Butler Public Library Summer reading program for info call 660-679-4321
Rich Hill vs Hume Alumni basketball game for info call 660-643-7612 or 643-7568


Saturday
Partly cloudy. High of 86. Windy. Winds from the East at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph shifting to the South in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20%.

Adrian United Methodist Church pancake breakfast starts at 9 a.m.
Butler Masonic Lodge #254 horseshoe pitching contest begins at 10 a.m.

"Battle of Lone Jack" presentation at the Bates County Museum starts 10 a.m.

Sunday
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. High of 79. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph shifting to the WNW in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50%.

Archie high school graduation 2 p.m.

Adrian high school graduation 2:30 p.m.

Outlaw Bass Tournament for info call 660-679-9101

Monday
Butler city wide clean up begins for residences South of Fort Scott street

West 52/Miami Creek bridge closing for replacement (80 days)

If you would like something added, drop us an email at bateswire@hotmail.com