On Thursday, March 30th, 2023, the Monett High School Missouri Literature class will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Monett Pavilion on Front Street at 9:30 a.m. The ribbon cutting is for the introduction and presentation of 31 signs to the Monett community. In the fall of 2022, the class was given a grant via the Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows Program, underwritten and won by their teacher, Ms. Amy Sampson. With this grant, the class chose to use the $2000 to create 31 signs, each noting a historical item, event, or location of significance in Monett. The sites were selected by the 40+ students and fine-tuned with the help of Ms. Jeanne Camp. Each sign was then researched by the students, Ms. Camp, Mr. Murray Bishoff, Ms. Sampson, and Ms. Mandy Botlik. The City of Monett has installed the signs around town, and we would like to formally dedicate their opening to the community.
The signs are thanks to a grant won by Ms. Sampson from the Cecil B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellowship.
The signs were designed and created by D.B. Graphics and placed in town by the City of Monett Public Works.
Join Amy Sampson's Monett High School Missouri Lit and Comp class, Mandy Botlik, Murray Bishoff, and Jeanne Camp as they dedicate their signs to preserving history in Monett to our community.