Dora
The Dora Falcons girls cross country team brought home another first-place award when they earned the top spot at the Ava Cross Country Invitational held Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the Ava Country Club golf course. Five girls earned medals at the meet: Isabelle Martin, fifth, 2:30; Haley Perkins, sixth,...
The Dora Lady Falcons were busy over the last week, playing games Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and hosting a tournament Saturday.
The Lady Falcons started last week a little rough with matches against Eminence on Monday, Sept. 9. The varsity team fell 3-0, and JV also lost 2-0.
But the...
The Dora Falcons varsity baseball team took home a hard-fought win last Tuesday, Sept. 10, in a home game against Alton. The Falcons won 6-5. “This was a good win for our program. It shows the progress we have made in practice. The whole team showed up and competed from start to finish,” said Head...
Dora High School senior Cade Nold took third place out of 129 runners with his time of 17:44.94 at the Steve Waggoner Invitational cross country meet held Thursday at Willow Springs Golf Course. The Dora boys team placed sixth. Dora’s next meet is at 4 p.m. today at Alton High School.
Dora second grade teacher Jaime King, right, recently received a mini-grant from the Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture to purchase materials and supplies for a unit comparing and contrasting alternative meats, milks and cheeses. She is pictured with MFA representative Paula Bodenhamer.
The Dora JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates) class visited Midwest Technical Institute in Springfield Aug. 29, and toured the welding, cosmetology, medical coding, medical specialists, phlebotomy and dental assistant programs. The class also learned about the HVAC-R and truck driving offerings from MTI. Dora’s JAG class is focused on exposing students to various options and career paths after high school graduation.
Reported by Karly Bettis, sophomore
Dora JAG Vice President of Leadership Development
We’re looking forward to year four of Dora JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates). This year we’ll learn about life skills, leadership development, career preparation, public service and social awareness.
Before we...
The Dora School District welcomes two new teachers this year: Stetson Neldon, left, who will teach history and serve as a coach for boys basketball and baseball, and David Adkisson, who will teach music to kindergarten through twelfth grade students.
Brett Mitchell, above, has been hired as the 2024-25 Dora School superintendent, and Elizabeth Martin, below, has been hired to serve as the fifth through twelfth grade principal this year.
School is back in session this week for all of Ozark County’s five school districts, and at Dora, the administration team has changed for the upcoming school year with two familiar faces transitioning into new roles.
Longtime principal Brett Mitchell has been hired to fill the superintendent’s...
The following Dora High School Falcons baseball and softball players were recently named to the all-district team:
First team all-district baseball team members are Easton Carter and Brady Thompson.
Second team baseball team members are Ashton Roberts and Treyton Rogers.
Second team all-district...
Dora High School pitcher Easton Carter takes the mound during the Class 1 District 4 championship game against the Norwood Pirates. The Falcons came home in second place at the district tournament after falling 0-3 to Norwood.