CoMo You Know

The largest bur oak tree in Missouri is located in Boone County.

One famous alum of Oakland Junior High School is NASCAR driver Carl Edwards.

Rock Bridge High School has more than doubled its enrollment since opening in 1973.

Hickman High School is the largest high school in Missouri.

Douglass High School is an alternative high school for Columbia students.

Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School opened in fall 2011. It is the first Catholic high school in Columbia.

The Columbia Area Career Center has provided several learning opportunities for students and adults since 1979.

The Stephens College Children's School has been providing college students with the opportunity to teach and interact with children while also providing a research-based education for the children enrolled in the school since 1925.

Happy Tails Animal Sanctuary is an animal welfare corporation that operates under a "no-kill" philosophy, that utilizes foster homes until a permanent residence can be achieved.

Eliot Battle was an educator in Columbia for nearly 40 years and worked to end segregation.

"Pepper and Friends" was a daily variety show hosted by Paul Pepper and James Mouser that ran on KOMU/Channel 8 from 1982 until 2009. 

The Hinkson Creek Trail is open to joggers, bikers and anyone who wants to enjoy nature. Pets are allowed, and the trail has access points to Hinkson Creek for canoeing or kayaking.

MU Student Recreation complex members can play soccer, Frisbee or run around the track at Stankowski Field. 

Brady Deaton has been chancellor at MU since 2004.

Smithton Middle School opened in 1995 and is one of three such schools in the Columbia district.

Jefferson Junior High School is one of three junior high schools in the Columbia Public School District.

The Pinnacles Youth Park features several hiking trails, fire pits and small picnic shelters near massive cliffs, or "pinnacles," carved into the limestone in the park.

Timothy Wolfe will become the 23rd president of the University of Missouri System when he takes office Feb. 15, 2012.

Ridgeway Elementary School is a magnet school based on the concept of individually guided education. It draws students based on a lottery system.