steger sixth grade center
The school’s chess team (pictured above) won first place in the K through sixth grade division of the 2017 Chess Carnival, sponsored by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. The tournament was held at Webster Groves High School and included teams from the St. Louis region and southwestern Illinois.
kirkwood high school
Freshman Claire Zickel took home a silver medal from the 2017 Scholastic Art and Writing National Awards competition this spring. Her story, ‘Lily,’ was about a young girl and her imaginary best friend. Zickel’s piece was one of more than 1,000 submissions from Missouri students.
chesterfield montessori
Each month, students visit seniors at the Delmar Gardens-Chesterfield nursing home to work on craft projects and have fun with residents. The program is part of a community service initiative at the school.
ursuline academy
The school’s robotics team, the U.A. Bearbotics, designed and built a robot that earned a Rookie All-Star Award at the St. Louis Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at Chaifetz Arena. The award qualified the team to compete in the recent FIRST championship event.
central christian school
This spring, the school hosted award-winning book illustrator E.B. Lewis for a discussion about finding a life path and living with purpose. Lewis has illustrated more than 70 books, and his work has been featured in galleries around the world.
