On Jan. 22 Branson hosted its second annual Poetry Out Loud competition.  Poetry Out Loud, a national competition that promotes poetry appreciation through recitation, encourages students to engage deeply with poetry. Participants select their works from an approved anthology, memorize them and then...

Todd Fries of the Northern California Innocence Project speaks to the Branson community during special assembly. Fries visited Branson last week to discuss the mission of the Innocence Project, which works to exonerate falsely convicted individuals.