Gold Star Schools: Blue Springs students head back to class
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Blue Springs is the latest district to head back to the classroom in Missouri.
William Yates is one of several elementary schools reopening in Blue Springs for the 2024-25 school year. The school has gotten a lot of recognition lately after being named a Gold Star School.
Williams Yates is one of just eight schools to receive the award in the state of Missouri.
Below is the list of Missouri’s 2024 Gold Star Schools:
- Bristol Elementary School, Webster Groves School District
- Meramec Elementary School, Clayton School District
- Metro Academic and Classical High School, St. Louis Public School District
- Oakwood Elementary School, Hannibal 60 School District
- Ralph M. Captain Elementary School, Clayton School District
- Richland Elementary School, Richland R-I School District
- Voy Spears, Jr. Elementary School, Blue Springs R-IV School District
- William Yates Elementary School, Blue Springs R-IV School District
Gold Star schools have the same criteria as a National Blue Ribbon, an award William Yates has received in the past.
Principal, Kerri Edwards said honors like these start with positivity on day one.
“Their enthusiasm, their high-fives and excitement carries us into a brand new school year,” Edwards said.
Blue Springs has also added more security and safety for the school year. There is now at least one resource officer in every school across the district.
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