SCORE campus of Nixa High School has always been in a leased
building since moving to it's current location. This summer, the
district was able to purchase that building. To celebrate, the
district refreshed the interior of the building, adding some
exterior upgrades, and gave the building a special name, Glenn
R. Scott SCORE Campus.
"Glenn has been a member of the Nixa Public School board for
34 years. His heart is invested in the school district, and his
passion is in the high school SCORE campus," states school
board president, Scott McDonald.
SCORE was established in 1998 as a way to provide students
who need a smaller class size and extra focus a place to be
successful. In 22 years this campus has had over 440 graduates,
not including the expected graduating class for 2020.
"The students here have challenges that most students don’t
have, and that’s my background. If there was an alternative
school when I was growing up I would’ve been a student,”
Glenn said.
The SCORE building and initiative is 100% funded by the
district with no additional financial assistance. The ownership
of SCORE is possible because of the care and dedication of
everyone invested, specifically the board of education. The
board of education has seen the benefit to the students and
continues to designate funding for the school.
The ribbon cutting this fall was held by the Nixa Area Chamber
of Commerce and welcomed community members and leaders,
media, educators, administrators, and students to celebrate the
program.
The greatest achievement of the day was keeping this a secret
from Glenn Scott since it is in his daily travel around Nixa
buildings, especially SCORE.
The moment of the name reveal left Mr. Scott speachless, but
he was able to state, “I love these kids, Nixa Schools, and
SCORE means a lot to me. This is such an honor.”
PAGE 18
SCORE
BUILDING
REMODEL
EAGLE EXPRESS | WINTER 2019