[st. roch school]
Students Alanna Hopson-Morris, Clara Barton, Amanda Willingham and Madison Fuller (pictured above) are starring in an episode of the national PBS series SciGirls, which will air for the second time at 4:30 p.m. June 12 on the local affiliate, Nine Network. The girls, who have been friends since kindergarten, auditioned last year and were selected by producers out of nearly 100 hopefuls. They filmed the episode ‘Frog Whisperers’ in St. Louis last April with help from their mentor, Laura Seger of the Saint Louis Zoo.
[boys & girls clubs of greater st. louis]
The organization announced 15-year-old Maya Jones as winner of its 2015 Youth of the Year competition, which recognizes young leaders for overcoming personal challenges and for their involvement in family, school, community and their local Boys & Girls Club. Jones is a sophomore at Soldan International High School and has been a member of the Adams Park Club since she was 8.
[ursuline academy]
Senior Mary Kennedy has been selected for the 2015 Missouri Scholars 100 program, which honors the top 100 students in the state for academics. Sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals, it considers candidates based on grade point average, ACT or SAT scores, class ranking, course level and school involvement. Kennedy was recognized recently at a
luncheon in Columbia, Missouri.
[parkway south high school]
Captain Daryani, Chase Scanlan, Nick Chan, Kevin Zheng and Jake Skinner qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Dallas this summer by placing among the top competitors at the annual District Tournament, where the team earned fourth overall in Debate Sweeps. Additionally, eight students qualified for the State Tournament. Pictured: State qualifiers Jake Eovaldi, Chris Mark, Andrew Dong, Lydia Lin, Chase Scanlan, Captain Daryani, Nick Chan and Kevin Zheng
[cor jesu academy]
Senior Alicia Meehan was awarded the top two writing honors from the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her essay on East St. Louis. Only 1 percent of the 300,000 applicants receive these awards. She will be presented the Gold Key Award and American Voices Medal at a June ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
[westminster christian academy]
The yearbook staff was one of only 12 schools in the Midwest region awarded a Golden Dozen trophy by the Southern Illinois Scholastic Press Association. Westminster placed third overall, and the staff was among the top three in several categories.
[kirkwood high school]
Students from the Advanced Sports & Entertainment Marketing class presented a check for more than $1,300 and boxes of donated items to H.E.R.O.E.S. Care, a collaborative effort among non-governmental organizations to provide care for military members and their families. The money and care package items were collected during a varsity basketball game.
[notre dame high school]
The WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) Team captured first place at sectionals, which qualified students to compete at the state tournament in April at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. The team placed second, its best finish at the state level since it started competing five years ago.
