Super Bowl Fundraiser: Smoked Pork Roast

Just in time for those Super Bowl parties, the Alton R-IV Public School Foundation will once again be selling hickory smoked, whole bone-in Boston Butt pork roasts.  They will weigh approximately 7-8 lbs., and will be fully smoked/cooked, and will cost $20 each.  These will be available for pickup from Fuel Express on the morning of Saturday, February 2nd.  We will only be smoking a limited amount, so please pre-order to reserve yours.

Tickets can be purchased from any Alton PSF member, or you can also donate via this link: paypal.me/rclary13 [Note: if donating via PayPal, please include your name & phone # in the “add a note” section].  Proceeds will go towards funding our scholarships and special projects for the coming year.

We would also like to thank Chris & Annie Whitten from Fuel Express in Alton, MO, for their help and generous donation for this fundraiser!

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2018 Scholarship Recipients

Andrew J. Vincent Memorial Mason Cockrum, $500
Dorothy Cline Memorial Georgia Pettes, $500
Alton Chamber of Commerce Ashley Cagle, $500
Campbell Family Medical Services Ashley Cagle, $500
Luie & Anna Roberts Memorial Caroline Shaw, $500
W.N. & Leona Jenkins Memorial Caroline Shaw, $500
Larry Wallace Memorial Georgia Pettes, $500
Davene Owens-Jaeger Memorial Georgia Pettes, $500
J.Q. Clary Memorial Mason Cockrum, $500
Nancy Clary Memorial Amber Barton, $500
Jim Clary Memorial Ashley Cagle, $500
Robert Owens Memorial Ashley DeWolf, $500
Wendell P. & Rebecca Williams Amber Barton, $500
Williams Family Victoria Alatorre, $500
Noah Anderson Williams Caroline Shaw, $500
Justin Crews Memorial Ashley Cagel, $1000
Eddie Johnson Memorial Ashley Cagel, $500
Simpson’s/Ag FFA Mason Cockrum, $250
Simpson’s/Ag FFA Ashley Cagel, $250
Paintmaster , $250
Dethrow-Roy Family , $500
Charles Whitten, Jr. Memorial Caroline Shaw, $500
Alton Public School Foundation Atrea Cone, $500

2017 Alumni of the Year

The Alton R-IV Public Schools Foundation is proud to recognize Wendell Williams (class of ’58) as the 2017 AHS Alumni of the Year. This award is presented annually by the Alton R-IV Public School Foundation to Alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the community and the school and continue to support our students through the Alton R-IV School Foundation.

Wendell is a 1958 graduate of Alton High School, along with his wife, Rebecca (Martin) Williams.  Wendell attended Southwest Baptist College and received an Associate of Arts Degree.  He then taught eighth grade for one year near Excelsior Springs on a two-year certificate.  Upon returning to college at Southwest Missouri State, a Bachelor of Science in Education degree was earned.  He spent five years teaching fifth and sixth grades in Springfield while attaining a Master of Science degree in Elementary Administration and Supervision from Missouri University in a cooperative program with Southwest Missouri State.

In 1967, then Williams family came back home to the family farm in the Lula Community.  Wendell taught ninth grade English, Citizenship, and American History for eleven years at Alton High School.  In 1978, he was employed as elementary principal at Alton and spent fourteen years there until his retirement in 1992.  During his 31 year career, thousands of students have either been in his classes or walked the halls at the Alton Elementary School.  He enjoyed associating with the students and it was a blessing to him to be able to have some influence on their lives.  While principal, he served a term as treasurer of the Southwest District Principals Association, was chosen as Sub-District E Principal of the Year in 1988, and was nominated for Distinguished Principal from the Southwest District/Sub-district E in 1992.  Since retirement from the public schools, Wendell has supervised student teachers at SBU-Mtn. View for three years.  He was also nominated and selected by the Board of Trustees, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, and was awarded the Life Service Award in 2013.

Wendell and Rebecca are parents of four children-all AHS graduates: Pearl Martin (1980); Dr. Sarah Russback (1982); Martha Williams (1990); and George Williams (1992).  The three daughters are in careers in education and George is general foreman of a building construction company.  Wendell and Rebecca have nine grandchildren (Noah Anderson-deceased).

Involvement in the Alton Community has been a way of life for Wendell for the past fifty years.  He is a deacon at Many Springs Baptist Church and has served in various positions in both the church and Eleven Point River Baptist Association.  He has served on the boards of the BB Road Volunteer Fire Department, Many Springs Cemetery, Oregon County Water District #1, and the Oregon County Genealogical Society.  He was on the first board of the Alton Public School Foundation which started in 2007 and served as president for three years until his term ended in 2015.  Two $500 scholarships have been awarded to R-IV graduating seniors each year since 2010 through the Wendell P. and Rebecca K. Williams Family Endowed Scholarship and the Williams Family Scholarship.  It has been a pleasure to have been associated with all the fine people during my career and God has blessed me immeasurably.