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The Drexel R-IV Senior Class graduated May 12th. The Valedictorian was Kristi Lee and the Salutatorian was CJ Bolton. Congrats to them! For more photos which includes the whole senior class and them tossing their caps see the May 16th edition of the Drexel Star.

TSG towers works for all cell phone companies, but the hard part is rural communities and governments because there is often a 12 month cycle to get projects done. The new equipment is small, like a suitcase,and can be installed on existing towers and even light poles. This would likely be a first step towards setting up service in Drexel, and improving cell phone service for Sprint and other companies. For the whole story on front page of the May 9th Drexel Star.

Mrs. Dea Ackerman's sixth grade class presented famous Americans at the Drexel PTO meeting on April 3rd. Each sixth grader chose a famous American; the students dressed as this famous American and told about persons story and how they became famous. Before presenting to the PTO however, Mrs.

Drexel's Mayor, Terry Mayfield and City Clerk, Jennifer Thomas traveled to Jefferson City Wednesday March 13th by Amtrak train for Cass County Day.
Upon arriving at Jefferson City Mayor Mayfield and City Clerk Thomas met up with a group of fourty Cass County citizens ranging from students to business leaders. The group toured the Senate Chamber and sat in on a debate. After touring the Senate Chamber the group headed to the Governor's Mansion and for lunch they met up with Missouri's Senator Ed Emery and State Representative Chris Molendorp.

February students of the month are fourth grader Kelcie Russell, fith grader Logan Cochran, eighth grader Marissa Martin, seventh grader Koal Eastwood, sophomore Chasiti Clayton, and freshman Trevor Gunnels.
For more of the story see the March 21, 2013 edition of The Drexel Star.