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Obama Care
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often shortened to the Affordable Care Act or nicknamed Obamacare. This provides cheap health care for lower income families. -
Change in School Lunches
The Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, a re authorization of the Child Nutrition Act, provides funding for federal school meal and child nutrition programs, increases access to healthy food, and promotes overall student wellness. It allows a more healthy option but the average kid does not like the taste or the proportion size -
Joplin Tornado
The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic EF5-rated multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, late in the afternoon of Sunday, May 22, 2011. It was part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak and reached a maximum width of nearly 1 mile during its path through the southern part of the city. This affected everyone in the community and brought support to this area. -
The All Star Game
The 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 83rd edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It was held on July 10, 2012, during the 2012 Major League Baseball season at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, home of the Kansas City Royals.This brought people into the Kansas City area bringing more money into the local businesses. -
Sandy Hook School Shooting
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between six and seven years old, and six adult staff members.This event provided more protection in our schools and brought the community together. -
Boston Massacre
On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three people and injured at least 264. This affected families by making them be more aware of their surroundings and also brought people together. -
Royals won World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America. This event brought the community together and brought people into Kansas City which brought more money into the Kansas City area. -
Trump was elected President
Donald Trump was elected President November 8,2016. This effected the economy drastically, because people either hated him or were for him. Any law or tax that he inforced effected everyone. -
Marijuana was Legalized
The legalization of marijuana allowed people to buy it and created jobs throughout Missouri. -
SJSD Passes Tax Levy
With the passing of a tax levy, the St. Joseph School District has more improvement projects planned for a number of school buildings and parking lots totaling around $2.9 million.This allows the children to better than learning with more tools.
