ladue school district | The district hosted its 5th Annual Ladue Night Lights. The event is a football game designed to create a fun, inclusive experience for students with disabilities and their families. Students are invited to choose their role in the event, including football players, cheerleaders, dancers or members of the band. The game also serves as a fundraiser for Best Buddies International.
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The school received the largest philanthropic investment in its history: $7 million in gifts from the Rhodes and Piper families. The funds will support three transformational facilities projects on campus, the Rhodes Center for Academic Success, Piper Courtyard (pictured) and a multipurpose athletic facility.
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Second-grader Yaqub H. will travel to Madrid, Spain, to participate in the Real Madrid Foundation Training Program. The opportunity will allow Yaqub to train at the official headquarters of the soccer team with official coaches. He will also get to play matches against top Spanish academies and participate in a special Avanza tournament showcasing international talent.
st. joseph’s academy and ursuline academy
The two Catholic girls schools faced off on the volleyball court for a good cause. The school’s junior variety and varsity teams met at St. Joseph’s Academy for the Sparkle of Love Game. The event raised money for Nora’s Sparkle of Love, an organization that helps fund research into a rare form of pediatric brain tumor, and The Side-Out Foundation, which supports breast cancer research.