[ladue middle school]
Eighth grader Sarah Eismann was named one of Missouri’s top two youth volunteers of 2014 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Sarah provided more than 1,000 donated books and enlisted friends and family to set up reading areas at HavenHouse. She will receive $1,000, an engraved medallion and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., to attend national recognition events.
[ursuline academy]
Art students Emma Brinson, Taylor Enderle and Emily LaMarch created and painted a cake for Cakeway to the West, which showcases fiberglass cakes throughout the metro area as part of St. Louis’ 250th anniversary celebration. The students’ design, on display in The Sappington House in Crestwood, incorporates the home, Grant’s Trail and Ursuline Academy.
[parkway north high school]
The WasteBusters, a group of nine students, are competing in the final round of the Lexus Eco Challenge, which encourages young people to develop and implement local environmental programs. Among other projects, the team supervises the school district’s composting program and also planted air-pruned trees (which remove carbon from the atmosphere). Each of the 16 teams in this final round has received $10,000 in grants and scholarships.
[westminster christian academy]
Students participating in We the People, a program promoting civil competence and responsibility, placed first in the state competition in Jefferson City, marking the 14th time the school has won state in the past 18 years. To prepare, Westminster team members study U.S. government and the Constitution. In April, the team travels to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national competition.
[logos school]
Students recently collected 217 pounds of canned food and other non-perishable items for the St. Louis Area Food Bank. The contribution will provide more than 100 meals for local families.
[raintree]
Pre-kindergarten students at Raintree’s Ballwin location are spending the semester studying sharks with the help of Eugenie Clark. Known as the ‘Shark Lady,’ Clark is a world-renowned ichthyologist and a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes. She is the founding director of Mote Marine Laboratory, a center for shark research in Sarasota, Fla.
