District History Day contest was held at Cape Girardeau on Friday with a number of CHS students in attendance. Clearwater students Bryce Alcorn, Haley Alcorn, Tyrone Carroll, Libby Chitwood, and Emma Roach took 3rd place with “The Right to Bear Arms” in the Senior Group Performance category. This qualifies them for State History Day competition in April held on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia!
Individual Exhibits:
1st Eleanor Hasenbeck
2nd Henry Wempren
3rd Emily Graham
4th Shelby Henson
5th (Tie) Garet Harbison & Hope Hunden
Group Exhibits:
1st Shannon Zaloz & Michelle Lunyou
2nd Jordan Fuchs, MagE Hand, Stephen Martino, Morgan Morris, & Brenden Berry
3rd Haley Glore & Sam Dean
4th Kyrsten Jones, Sabrina Percy, Cassie Stover, & Keith Johnston
5th Tony Kruithoff, Kaine O’Brien, & Jurel Marler
Group Performance:
Bryce Alcorn, Haley Alcorn, Tyrone Carroll, Libby Chitwood, & Emma Roach
Instructor Jessica Sentell welcomed visitors as they came to view History Day projects at CHS on Wednesday evening. 26 individual and group exhibits were on display as well as one group performance. 
CHS History Day projects will be on display for public viewing on Wednesday, March 12 in the following classrooms near the cafeteria at 5:00 pm.
Group Exhibits – Mrs. Polk’s classroom
Individual Exhibits – Robotics Lab
Group Performance – Mr. Roach’s classroom
Clearwater High School sent 33 Beta members to State Beta Convention held in Branson over the past weekend. CHS’s own Abby Schembra vied for the top spot as the Missouri Beta President. Although not winning the presidency, Abby shined as a class act, as did the Beta members performing the skit. Click these links for video highlights:
Abby for President Beta Skit
Mr. Silvester’s American History students received a special presentation last week with a Native American Dance performed live in the classroom!
After being out of school all week due to winter weather, Clearwater R-1 will be in session on Friday, March 7 with buses running where possible.
The Clearwater Tigers will defend their district title on home court against West County in the Class 3, District 2 basketball championship game on Thursday, February 27 at 8:00.
