john burroughs school
The school’s Super Mileage Vehicle Club (pictured at top), which designs and builds fuel-efficient cars, participated in two competitions in April. Its gasoline-powered team placed in the top half of its division at the International Shell Eco-Marathon in Detroit. And its biodiesel team won Best in Show, Best Pit Crew, the Engineering Award, and first place in the biodiesel category at the Missouri SuperMileage Challenge in Warrensburg.
A third-grade team from Kirkwood School District’s Tillman Elementary placed third in the Gifted Resource Council’s recent Equations Competition, and the school’s fifth-grade team took fourth place. Third-grader Everett Lawder placed second among contestants in his grade. The event was held at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
parkway schools
Ten students from Parkway high schools are set to participate in the Missouri Scholars Academy, a three-week summer academic program for gifted students held at the University of Missouri: Justin Hudgins, Katherine Luckerman and Yerin Moon from Parkway Central; Connor Huthsing, Jessica Goldberg and Safiya Ratliff from Parkway North; Emily Linn and Amy Zhang from Parkway South; LaurenChapman and Deirdre Jost from Parkway West.
miriam academy
The private high school that serves students with learning disabilities has launched its own baseball team. Known as Miriam Magic, the team helps students learn about athletics, leadership skills and teamwork.
Students from the district took home honors for their environmental sustainability projects in this year’s U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter Green Schools Quest. Westchester Elementary and Kirkwood High earned first place for their grade levels, and North Kirkwood Middle School earned an honorable mention. Winning projects covered subjects such as sustainable chicken raising and produce farming.
