C. J. Huff to KZRG: We're going to save every child

After the sumptuous banquet held in the Joplin Holiday Inn ballroom to announce that the graduation rate in the Joplin R-8 School District jumped from 78 to 86.6 percent in 2013, Superintendent C. J. Huff told KZRG he does not plan to rest on his laurels:

"We're really excited. It's been a long time coming. Everyone's been working so hard, and our goal is to save every child, and we're going to keep after it until we do. When we started this effort, it was a full-court press kind of effort. It's really about people and relationships, and the number of community and staff members that stepped up, took kids under their wing and guided them toward better choices."