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SPS now enrolling students for the 2025-2026 school year
If you have an incoming kindergartener or are new to Springfield, enrolling in SPS is as easy as 1-2-3.
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Kids take the wheel at Big Rig Night!
Trucks, ambulances, mobile units and more show up at Big Rig Night.
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Students prepare for storms and kindergarten
Pre-kindergarten students in SPS Explore were visited by Greene County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to learn what to do when a storm strikes.
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Grant expands college prep for SPS students at Missouri State
A Queen City foundation grants SPS students a chance to further their education at MSU.
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Back to School Bash returns on July 26
The SPS Back to School Bash returns to the Springfield Expo Center on July 26.
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Explore students got a special lesson on “fur”-ensic science with CoxHealth
The Alliance for Healthcare Education students met K-9 Unit dogs at the Forensic Files Summer Camp Explore program.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog visits Explore classes
Literary giant Clifford the Big Red Dog visited elementary students to celebrate the end of Explore 2025 and encourage reading.
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Our Focus: Meet Shannon Jones, Clinic Manager for the CoxHealth CARE Mobile.
"Our CARE Mobile team continues to stay motivated by the students and families we are able to help."
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Cherokee Middle School gets a major makeover from James River Church's Serve Team
Volunteers from James River Church helped with painting and other improvement projects.
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Student hosts instrument drive for Eagle Scout project
Sara Rubelee is making the most of her summer, collecting musical instruments to donate as part of her Eagle Scout service project.
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Our Focus: Meet Nancy Smith, Volunteer of the Year.
"Some of the nicest people I have ever met work with our students at Springfield Public Schools."
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Explore goes wild with the Dickerson Park Zoo
Students in intensive support classrooms visited with live animals.
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CoxHealth Care Mobile to visit SPS sites in June
The CARE Mobile will offer sports physicals and immunizations.
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Academy of Exploration putts their knowledge to the test
The AOE Explore class took a field trip to Fun Acre to implement the STEM skills they’re learning in class.
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Our Focus: Meet Jeremy George, Social Studies Teacher at Hillcrest.
"Teaching here, investing in the lives of students, their families and this community, has been the greatest gift."
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Groundbreaking celebrates construction of new Pipkin Middle School
A special groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 9 with community members and SPS students, staff and leaders to celebrate the new site for Pipkin Middle School.
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Boyd Elementary students participate in the 10th annual Plotline Student Film Showcase
Films are created, directed and performed by Boyd students
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Pipkin sixth graders exchange letters with partner school in South Korea
The pen pal experience helped students develop their skills in narrative, informational and opinion writing.
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Sunshine Elementary named as a recipient of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Grant
Sunshine is one of 220 schools across the country to receive a grant through the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries.
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Kickapoo and Pipkin receive Project Lead The Way Distinguished Program Recognition
These schools are being recognized for their commitment to increasing student access, engagement and achievement in STEM education.
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