ursuline academy
Six students from Ursuline Academy participated in the second round of the CyberPatriot competition in December 2016. Seniors Mary Leritz and Jessica Summers, junior Colleen Flynn, and sophomores Olivia Goldkamp, Anna Gonsalves and Maggie Gough took part in the contest, where competitors try to find cybersecurity vulnerabilities in virtual operating systems. The Ursuline team is led by teacher Jaime Gilligan. Top teams compete for scholarships and a trip to the national finals to be held in April in Baltimore. Ursuline’s team did not advance to the next round, but has plans to enter future competitions. Pictured above.
Students from 12 Missouri schools converged at North Kirkwood Middle School Dec. 10 for the inaugural Kirkwood VEX Robotics Tournament. Teams designed, built and programmed robots to accomplish certain tasks. An all-girls NKMS team won first place and qualified for the state championship in Rolla. Team members include, from left: Bella Battista, Ellen Schaezler, Sabrina Baggstrom, Julia Pitz, Rowan Burba, Katie Hastings and Aleah Bingham. Not pictured: Lily Bartin
Ladue Horton Watkins High School recently hosted a production of Race, a play written specifically for teens. The one-act production is intended to encourage dialogue about race relations and social justice.
Kirkwood High School students Catherine Skubiz and Tyler Kim, pictured above, earned top awards in the Yes! Magazine National Student Writing Competition, in which entrants wrote about voting in presidential elections. Skubiz won in the High School category for her essay, “Make a Choice,” and Kim won in the Powerful Voices category for his essay, “With Great Asians Comes Great Responsibility.” KHS students Will Drury, Najma Omar and Evelyn Opper also took home Literary Gem awards for their submissions. More than 2,000 students from around the country entered the competition. Excerpts from winning entries are published in the magazine.