[kirk day school]
Green thumb alert! Thanks to a generous donation of $2,500 from Ladue Garden Club member Stephanie Prade, Kirk Day School is establishing a garden program that will transform its outdoor courtyard with raised beds, gardening containers and bird feeders. The program includes hand-on learning about plants, ecology, vegetable gardening and nutrition.
[nerinx hall]
To honor National Philanthropy Day, Nerinx students managed the Read N’ Feed drive at the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ annual luncheon. Guests brought nonperishable food and children’s books, which were collected and distributed to local nonprofits, including Circle of Concern, Food Outreach, Ready Readers and Grace United Methodist Church.
[ursuline academy]
Seniors in a ‘Faith and Media’ class produced short films for the Show-Me a Movie Contest, a digital storytelling competition for students in second through 12th grades in Missouri and other Midwestern states. Submissions were shown this month during the Midwest Education Technology Conference. Ursuline students have participated and earned awards the past three years. Winners this year included 10 students who worked together to create three videos.
[chaminade]
Junior Alex Hammel has been named to the Missouri All-State Orchestra, which performed Jan. 25 as part of the Missouri Music Educators Annual Conference. He also is a bassist with the school’s wind ensemble and plays with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra.
[parkway northeast middle school]
Mizzou football players and Parkway North High alums Anthony Gatti and Donavin Newsome spoke with students last month about the importance of hard work, a positive attitude and perseverance in academics and athletics. The football players also shared memories from their time at the school. heard in the halls
[st. louis area schools]
Third graders from Kirk Day School, Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, St. Monica School and Al Manara Academy recently participated in Operation Cooperation, a cross-cultural program designed to foster communication, cooperation and friendship while celebrating diversity.
By Stephanie Zeilenga
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