Author Archives: Laura Rankin

The long-awaited digital forms have arrived for LAD Members to enter student work in our first ever Virtual LAD Fair!  We are so excited to be able to host a Fair this year! A few notes: All entry forms will … Continue reading →

All LAD events for 2021 will be held virtually this year.  We will share directions, links, and information in the coming weeks.

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Incredible news from NCTE: Language Arts Department of Southwest Missouri has been named one of nineteen recipients of the 2020 Kent D. Williamson Affiliate Membership Recruitment Award given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) for increasing our … Continue reading →

LAD Members:After much discussion and thoughtful consideration, the LAD Executive Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel all LAD Events for this year to do our part to ensure the health and safety of our members, their families, and … Continue reading →

LAD Sorting and Judging have been relocated back to Willard High School for this year. Please stay connected to your email and social media over the next few weeks in case we have other changes or announcements about LAD events.

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2019 Writing winners

The winners are posted. Please use the lists to alert students and parents to save the date for the LAD Fair, the last Saturday in April. Please understand that these lists are for informative and preparative purposes and are not … Continue reading →

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