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The 2011 Joplin tornado that killed 161 people in Joplin extensively damaged the high school and Franklin Tech. [5] The high school's graduation ceremonies had taken place that afternoon about three miles away on the Missouri Southern State University campus shortly before the tornado struck. [6]
Joplin High School: Portions of the high school were completely destroyed. A school bus was tossed on top of the destroyed bus garage. Surrounding businesses, homes, and buildings were totally destroyed. Many open fields were covered with boards, limbs, steel beams, fencing, and other materials embedded deeply into the ground. [20] EF3 East ...
An especially destructive EF5 tornado destroyed one-third of Joplin, Missouri, resulting in 158 deaths and over 1,000 injuries. [7] [8] The Joplin tornado was the deadliest in the United States since April 9, 1947, when an intense tornado killed 181 in the Woodward, Oklahoma, area.
Apr. 18—The Joplin Board of Education on Tuesday will consider updated agreements with the school district's employee bargaining units that provide for pay raises across most positions.
Although still in its early stages, the 2011 Joplin High School class reunion is slated for Sept. 17 and 18. The weekend event will coincide with a ... Joplin High School class of 2011 to ...
Ten years ago, Joplin, Missouri, was devastated by an enormous and powerful tornado -- which set records that still stand today. On the afternoon on May 22, 2011, a supercell thunderstorm began ...
The 2011 Joplin tornado was a large and devastating multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, United States, on the evening of Sunday, May 22, 2011.Part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak, the EF5 tornado began just west of Joplin and intensified very quickly, reaching a maximum width of nearly one mile (1.6 km) during its path through the southern part of the city.
Jul. 25—The Joplin Board of Education on Tuesday will review a proposal from the athletics program to replace the artificial turf at the Joplin High School softball field. Administrators will ...