Desoto School News Today

It’s often hard to satisfy all tastes when it comes to a beautiful place to live. Yet the community of Bristol Highlands has managed to do just that by offering much more than “something for everyone.”

More than a third of Arkansas’ private schools opted not to participate in the inaugural year of the state’s new voucher program.

For the first time in two years, Parkers Chapel is getting ready for the postseason.

After a tough loss last week, Parkers Chapel is aiming to regroup and get ready for the postseason with a non-conference game against a foe that has had a perfect season to date.

Bristol Highlands continues to expand in a picturesque corner of western Johnson County. In addition to the maintenance-provided luxury villa homes available in Lenexa’s Bristol Highlands South, prospective buyers can now choose from an enticing selection of spacious single-family homes in Bristol Highlands North, which offers a Shawnee address.

DeSoto PTA President Michelle Pope is very excited about the opening of a resource center created for the DeSoto School District.

First-Generation Graduate Cassie Gehring is Giving Back to the Community No Comments Graduate Cassie Gehring is ending the spring semester on several high notes. Not only is she the first person in her family to earn a graduate degree, but Gehring has recently been promoted and is writing a grant proposal that could help single parents at UA Little Rock afford childcare.  Gehring, a native of Helena who now lives in Searcy, is graduating this month with a Master of Public Administration degre...

Local mother reacts to schools dropping mask mandates Parents react to local school districts dropping mask requirements. and last updated 2021-05-15 23:36:49-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — School districts in the Kansas City metro area are deciding to keep or ditch masks in the classroom as the school year comes to an end. The discussions come as The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened COVID-19 restrictions earlier this week. “There doesn’t seem to be a good reason to c...