McDonald’s has honored an ‘Outstanding Educator’ from Poplar Bluff for the fifth year in a row since the inception of the restaurant’s regional awards program.

A sophomore of Poplar Bluff High School found a meaningful way to give back to his former elementary school, perhaps inadvertently applying the values practiced there.

Being proactive has become a superpower at Eugene Field. The enthusiasm stems from guidance counselor Esther Luna’s creation of the characters Reactive Man and Proactive Woman to help illustrate the first habit of the elementary school’s Leader in Me program.