Dylan Conn, a junior at Hickman High School, was recently awarded the 2008 Outstanding Chapter Youth Volunteer Award at the March of Dimes National Youth Conference in Atlanta, Ga., for his contributions to the organization.

By JANESE HEAVIN Hickman High School students will have a little extra time on Tuesday mornings to finish homework assignments, chat with friends or sleep during the coming school year. The building is implementing "late start Tuesdays" to give teachers a chance to collaborate on a weekly basis.

By Janese Heavin, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Jun. 5--More than nine months ago, a 5-year-old Nathan Stephens Jr. clung silently to his father's legs -- head down with a puffed-out bottom lip -- as he waited for the first day of kindergarten to start.

By JANESE HEAVIN Columbia Public Schools teachers turned out in force last night to send their own message to school board members: Don't take poor budget decisions and the failed levy increase out on employees.

Hickman High School's Bridges Club will host an Internet safety program for parents at 7 p.m. next Thursday in the school's media center.