Nixa Public Schools

Once a week during the school year, Amy Short packs up supplies and heads to the John Thomas School of Discovery in Nixa.The Nixa resident, who believes…

Devin Strayhorn has had a pretty incredible senior year. The former Nixa student, who graduated last weekend, got to perform in Carnegie Hall in New York…

Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado was the site of a mass shooting in 1999. Fourteen students and one teacher were killed by Columbine students…

The Nixa Public School District has announced its new superintendent. Dr. H Gearl Loden will start the job next July 1.Loden has served as superintendent…

The Nixa Board of Education has narrowed down the superintendent candidates to two finalists. But the Board isn’t ready to release the names of the…

Nixa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Kleinsmith is this year’s Superintendent of the Year, named by the Missouri Association of School…

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ proposed budget invests more in K-12 education while slashing hundreds of million in other areas.The first budget for the…

When Dr. Stephen Kleinsmith was informed of the superintendent’s vacancy at Nixa Public Schools in 2000, he initially didn’t show much interest.The Iowa…

The number of Federal Emergency Management Agency safe rooms in Missouri has more than doubled since an EF5 tornado hit Joplin in 2011. According to the…

The John Thomas School of Discovery was started in Nixa three years ago to serve as a STEAM-focused (STEM with the addition of the Arts) environment.Dr.…