3 South Central Missouri Schools make the grade on US News & World Report Top Schools List (LOCALISM FEATURED)

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Debbie DiFonzo - United Country VIP Realty, SW Missouri

For the second year in a row, US News and World Reports  has published their list of top 100 High Schools in the United States. US News analyzed over 21,000 high schools, ranking them by Gold, Silver and Bronze standings.

Conway MO School District

Three local schools out of the 41 schools in Missouri to make the list :


Congratulations to Conway High School in Conway Missouri for being named a Bronze Medal School in Missouri.
Conway High School is part of the Laclede County R-1 School District, serving approximately 270 students in grades 9 to 12.

Congratulations to Fordland High School in Fordland Missouri for being named a Bronze Medal School in Missouri.
Fordland High School is part of the Fordland R-111 School District in Webster County Missouri, serving approximately 196 students in grades 9 to 12.

Congratulations to Norwood High School in Norwood Missouri for being named a Bronze Medal School in Missouri.
Norwood High School is part of the Norwood R-1 School District in Wright County Missouri, serving approximately 170 students in grades 9 to 12.

We're excited to celebrate the achievement of our local area schools - there are 579 high schools in Missouri - and these three are a step above the rest!

Conway MO * Fordland MO * Norwood MO

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Comments (11)

Ronelle Schroeder-Hill
Vacaville, CA

Your post caught my eye since I'm a former Missouri girl myself. Congrats on your feature!

Jan 05, 2009 05:04 PM
Steven Ayres
Rocket 55 - Saint Paul, MN

Funny that I found your article at this time.  I am moving my family down there, away from the snows of Mnnesota.  Glad to hear some positivie things. 

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Jan 05, 2009 11:15 PM
Margaret Woda
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD
Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

That sure is great news for anyone currently living in your community or contemplating one.  Even for real estate agents around the country, who may have no immediate need for this information, you never know when we might have a referral to your area.

Jan 06, 2009 12:44 AM
Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Debbie,

It looks like you have three schools to be very proud of ma'am.  BTW, congrats on the gold star.

Jan 06, 2009 02:05 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Debbie, That must be a difficult list to get on and your area has not one but three!  Congratulations, they are doing something right.

Jan 06, 2009 03:02 AM
Kris Kombrink ~ The Kombrink Team
RE/MAX Excels - Chicago's Western Suburbs - Geneva, IL

Debbie - awesome localism post here.  And as a native of Missouri it's good to know this info!

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Jan 06, 2009 05:44 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

That must mean that underpaid and overworked teachers are doing an excellent job.

Jan 06, 2009 06:05 AM
Debbie DiFonzo
Debbie DiFonzo - United Country VIP Realty, SW Missouri - Lebanon, MO
Lebanon MO and Buffalo Missouri Real Estate

Ronelle- Thanks for stopping by. Glad to hear from a former Missouri girl! I consider myself a MO girl even though I'm from Illinois

Todd - Come on down! Have to say, I don't miss the Chicago snows. This season, we have yet to have snow stick on the ground! This past Saturday, it was 71* here

Margaret - Thank you! You bring up a great point - another Realtor may find this helpful in guiding a client to our area.

Jan 06, 2009 11:41 AM
Debbie DiFonzo
Debbie DiFonzo - United Country VIP Realty, SW Missouri - Lebanon, MO
Lebanon MO and Buffalo Missouri Real Estate

Don - I'm very excited for all these kids. My own kids attend school in Conway so I'm very proud.

Carole - Thank you! All three of these schools are very rural - Conway MO shows a population of 200 people in the city limits! It's amazing to me how they can do so much with such limited funds...  My son came home today telling me he was using Microsoft Publisher in class today - he's in the 3rd grade! Hard to believe what they learn!

Kris- We've switched places my friend! One of the reasons I left the Chicago land area - the huge class sizes. Since then, I've noticed all kinds of new schools being built in your area.

Russel - The sad part - you're right on the money. Teachers are not paid very much, compared to many other professions and given the fact that they are with my children more in a day than I am. On a school night with baths, dinner and the such, my time is limited.

Jan 06, 2009 11:55 AM
Kay Van Kampen
RE/MAX Broker, RE/MAX - Springfield, MO
Realtor®, Springfield Mo Real Estate

Great news for Fordland......since I have a home listed there.  I believe smaller towns are now focused on the kids more than the larger schools.  Great post!  Congratulations on being featured.

Jan 08, 2009 12:19 PM
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Thats great news! feather pin

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