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Heard in the Halls: 7.19.17

raintree school
Eight preschoolers are being featured in Forest Hymn for Little Girls, a feature-length film about young girls’ outdoor experiences (pictured at top). Filmed in the St. Louis area through January 2018, the movie is the work of an all-female, international collaboration of artists, animators and composers. Raintree is a private school in Town & Country for preschoolers and kindergarteners.

webster groves high school
Senior Christopher Moore took home a third-place award at the Skills USA national conference for students in trade, technical, skilled service and health fields. Moore won his award in information technology services in the conference’s knowledge competition.

the college school
Seventh-grader Sophie Thomas has been recognized by the Duke University Talent Identification Program, which spotlights students receiving exceptional scores on grade-level standardized tests and the ACT or SAT. She was included in the program’s Grand Recognition Ceremony, held at the university in May.

parkway schools
Liza Tarakanova, a senior at Parkway West High School, received a $10,000 business venture award at the 2017 Youth Business Summit in New York City. She developed a mattress overlay product called TredBed that helps people with cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy and other conditions stay elevated in bed so they can breathe more easily.

rossman school
Three graduating sixth-graders recently earned awards for their academic achievements. Ryan Hardwick received the school’s Pauline Marshall Award for Scholarship for his high grade-point average. Anna Padousis received the Mary B. Rossman Award for Citizenship, and Logan Donnelly received the Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Specialty Subject for his accomplishments in social studies.

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