The three girls that help run the caring closet stand next to the Ridgeway Librarian who started the program. Left to right are Shayla Vandiver, Chloe Corum, Kennleigh Smith, and Shelly Lovitt. The girls go through the donations, sizing the clothes and displaying the items. And in recent months the idea of a caring closet has been expended to include a small food pantry.
Ridgeway, MO: The Ridgeway school system will bring back a school’s time-honored tradition but will include a new twist on an old dance.
Aside from his day-to-day duties, Superintendent Doctor Michael Fitzpatrick likes to keep his ear to the ground, finding it the best way to learn what his students are thinking, he discovered one student was distressed over the fact that Ridgeway would once again go without a prom.–By Caleb Osmon
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