Cassville Middle School Life Skills students publish book
May 20, 2020
Sheila Harris
Cassville Middle School Life Skills teacher, Cheryl Dubuque, said even though it’s been a wild ride this year, she’s pleased with her students’ accomplishments.
“We were able to finish a project that we started last August,” Dubuque said. “I want to thank Litho Printers for making it possible.”
The end result of the class’s labor is a printed and bound book Dubuque’s 11 students created themselves.
“Our original plan was to write a book about historical sites in Barry County, but as we progressed, our plan evolved. I initially assigned a specific location to each student to photograph, research, then write about,” she said. “But as we got into the project, we came up with more and more ideas. One thing led to another.”
The completed book does feature many historic sites in Barry County, but also a few from outside of the county. There are also pages devoted to students’ favorite restaurants in the area.
“My students worked hard from their first writing assignments to editing and completing the book. In the process, we learned more about Barry County than I thought possible,” Dubuque said.
The book was paid for by an Cassville Schools Education Fund grant which Dubuque applied for last spring.
Cassville Middle School Life Skills teacher, Cheryl Dubuque, said even though it’s been a wild ride this year, she’s pleased with her students’ accomplishments.
“We were able to finish a project that we started last August,” Dubuque said. “I want to thank Litho Printers for making it possible.”
The end result of the class’s labor is a printed and bound book Dubuque’s 11 students created themselves.
“Our original plan was to write a book about historical sites in Barry County, but as we progressed, our plan evolved. I initially assigned a specific location to each student to photograph, research, then write about,” she said. “But as we got into the project, we came up with more and more ideas. One thing led to another.”
The completed book does feature many historic sites in Barry County, but also a few from outside of the county. There are also pages devoted to students’ favorite restaurants in the area.
“My students worked hard from their first writing assignments to editing and completing the book. In the process, we learned more about Barry County than I thought possible,” Dubuque said.
The book was paid for by an Cassville Schools Education Fund grant which Dubuque applied for last spring.