"ASHLAND -- Middle-schoolers flooded the hallways of Southern Boone County Middle School on Friday for this year's Gifted Kids Conference.
Although school was out for most students, around 200 children from across Missouri assembled for a full day of speeches, activities and making friends. Eight schools participated this year -- Southern Boone, Blair Oaks, Odessa, Sullivan, Fulton, Hallsville, William Matthew (Kirksville) and Tipton..." Read full article here by Jack Wardynski, News Tribune.