rossman school
The school recently celebrated its 100th year with a day of service highlighting its values and mission. Students, faculty, staff and parents joined in service projects for Good Shepherd Children’s Home, Operation Gratitude, and Melissa’s Hope Orphanage and School in Haiti. They made bedtime gift bags, wrote letters, sent care packages and made stuffed bears for children.
Sophie Paul ’18, left, and Sophia Puertas ’19, right, have been named 2017 St. Louis & Southern Illinois Affiliate winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. The two were chosen for their leadership and academic performance in computing and technology, and will receive their awards at a March 26 ceremony at Saint Louis University.
William Sheffield’s essay was chosen as the fifth-grade winner in the recent Webster-Rock Hill Ministries MLK Essay Contest. He wrote about what people can do to help others feel included in their schools and communities. Among his suggestions: Talking to people who look lonely and inviting students to join you at recess, P.E. and lunch groups.
parkway school district
Seven Parkway students have been selected as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program, which honors about 160 high- schoolers from across the country each year. The local students include: Jillian Day (North); Alexander Luckerman, Madeleine Scannell and Elena Wilner (Central); Angela Tsao (West); and Erin Neely and Rebecca Parker (South).
On Feb. 4, students held their annual Ladue Dance Marathon, which raised more than $44,000 for St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. The funds will help pay for new patient programs, equipment and facility renovations.