Poplar Bluff Schools earned a pair of statewide awards during the 59th annual Missouri Association for Pupil Transportation conference and trade show hosted this week in Columbia.

Poplar Bluff High School senior Parker Hicks was selected among 15 students across the state to receive the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Citizenship, the first time a student has earned the honor locally in seven years, according to recent memory.

Poplar Bluff High School is one of five schools in Missouri to receive a national award for cultivating a climate where students with and without intellectual disabilities feel welcomed, both in practice and spirit.