Old Bonhomme Elementary held an extra special field day earlier this month. Themed ‘Meet Me at Field Day,’ it was recognized as an official stl250 event that honors the city’s 250th anniversary. Activities focused on the history, traditions and local legends of St. Louis, including Charles Lindbergh, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and the Lewis and Clark expedition. (Pictured above)
[wild horse elementary]
Fith-grader Hannah Ohms recently accomplished a goal most young musicians only dream about. As a medalist in the Young Artist Division of the 2013 World Piano Competition, the 10-year-old was invited to play a solo at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall. She performed Waltz in B Minor by her favorite composer, Chopin. She studies under Marlita Weiss and practices one to two hours every day.
[metro academic and classical high school]
Senior Rita Chang has been named the 2014 YWCA Metro St. Louis Future Leader. Rita maintains a 3.9 GPA and participates in various extracurricular activities in the arts, poetry, athletics and dance. She will receive a scholarship and recognition at the annual YWCA Leader Lunch in December. The YWCA is dedicated to empowering women and eliminating racism.
[kirkwood high school]
Kirkwood High School newsmagazine The Call received the George H. Gallup Award, the highest news media evaluation honor by Quill and Scroll, an organization that recognizes student achievement in journalism and academics. The publication also earned superior ratings in overall coverage, overall visuals and overall writing/editing categories. Editor-in-chief Jane Manwarring (’14), print editor Antonia Akrap (’14) and web editor Kyle Rieger (’14) led the 62-member 2013-14 team.
[harris stowe state university]
Senior Davinelle Daniels received second place honors for her poster presentation at the 2014 Undergraduate Research & Graduate School Retreat at the University of Tennessee. The conference educates participants about undergraduate research opportunities and graduate school programs in science and engineering. Daniels is majoring in biology and completed her research during a summer internship at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
[parkway]
Four Parkway School District students received a science research award through the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The STARS program introduces high school juniors and seniors to various components of scientific research at academic, private and corporate research institutions. Student winners, chosen based on their submitted research papers, include Eesha Sabherwal (Parkway North), Danielle Eve Serota (Parkway Central), Clara Sun (Parkway West) and Kevin Zheng (Parkway South).
[kirkwood high school]
Senior Andrew Snider recently earned the Eagle Scout rank and was presented with the Eagle Court of Honor Award. A member of Boy Scout Troop 981 in Kirkwood, his leadership project was building dugouts at the Kirkwood Athletic Association. Andrew has earned a total of 26 merit badges.
