POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) -  On Thursday, May 9, at the Black River Coliseum, 322 students of the Class of 2013 graduated from Poplar Bluff High School.

That is the highest number of graduating students since 1981, bringing the grand total of R-I alumni to more than 21,500, according to school records.

The keynote speaker was Dr. Michael Caldwell, an alumnus of the PBHS Class of 1978.

He offered some words of inspiration to the graduates, ending on a lighthearted note, putting on a prop hat while quoting “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss.

 An estimated 3,000 were in attendance during the commencement.

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POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Cape Central basketball player Chelsea Vinson will attend Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff on an athletic scholarship.

“Chelsea is a tremendous asset to her team,” said Cape Central Head Coach Sherri Shirrell.

Vinson had earned the following awards in her junior year: All-Conference 1st team, All-District 1st team, All-tourney team for St. Francis Holiday Classic, Tiger Teammate (team voted),  MVP (team voted), TOP FT%, Top Scorer and Top Rebounder. 

“We’re wishing her the best of luck at Three Rivers,” Coach Shirrell concluded.

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POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) -  A greek organization at Three Rivers Community College donated clothing to the local women's shelter.

Phi Theta Kappa donated clothing to to Haven House, Inc., in Poplar Bluff.

Haven House, Inc., is one of the organizations that receive donations from the Summer Clothes Drive sponsored by the Three Rivers chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.

Clothes were also donated to the Ozark Family Resource Agency in Doniphan.

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