Raytown South alum Quincy Hall is headed to Paris after winning the 400-meter in the U.S. Olympic trials on Monday. Hall clocked a personal best in the 400 with a 44.17, the fastest time for an American this year. Hall attended Raytown South where he was a 2016 state champion in the 400 and set a MSHSAA state record of 46.82 seconds.
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Tuesday was a night to remember as Gateway STEM High School students performed with the iconic British-American rock band “Foreigner.” “Foreigner” has sold over 80 million records worldwide and is now back on tour with 60 dates left. The band is allowing students across the country to perform their classic hit “I Want To Know What Love Is” with them.
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For George Love, being a custodian at Walbridge Elementary in the St. Louis Public School District isn't just about keeping a school clean. It's about scrubbing out the challenges that stand in the way of students' dreams. 7 years ago he began funding college scholarships.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/making-a-difference/st-louis-school-custodian-gives-scholarships-to-high-school-seniors/63-0b35f856-e38e-4219-ad68-f6c9ff836cea?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR22AkRM5SR8deS2tsHTvq2njYMdBGTeZg5BRI1dt0_Nt3TsHh_dgsl3e6Y_aem_AVVisn1U1byShVOWxMqA1KguL8Xa-bh4qGGH9wUHyARb_-0X3d-0Gm1LXmqJDEwJAbti_7zzJN0CIsKCaGKusKG6#lx9onm7oxtvqc986m0h
Summer can be a tough time for families to feed their kids while they’re out of school. That’s why several schools across the Ozarks are offering free breakfast and lunch for kids 18 and under to help bridge that gap for families.
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A St. Louis Public Schools student is celebrating a monumental achievement that has set her on a path to saving lives in the community. Demonya Gaston is the first student in the district’s EMS program to have obtained an EMT license before she graduated high school. Her license comes after the district recently changed a policy allowing students under 18 to get the certification.
https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/06/08/st-louis-student-gets-emt-license-before-graduating-high-school/
First grade students at Mehlville's Rogers Elementary School have been focusing their lessons on writing skills, increasing their vocabulary, and strengthening their grammar over several months through writing to pen pals. On the other side of the pen pals were retired teachers. The initiative of the pen pal project aimed to give students the chance to build friendships and learn effective communication.
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It’s summer break at Reeds Spring High School. However, the school work continues for the Technology Student Association Club students. Seven students will compete in the Technology Students Association finals in Orlando, Florida.
https://www.ky3.com/2024/06/07/ozarks-life-reeds-spring-students-preparing-national-competition/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3FWwLtEsdM8LlZ7OkLCdLHEaFjby0hpzAPprKSPQhJDJb5qqf1V29Cx5A_aem_AU26vEQnmgbYLcfblxMQxqIfDvhUv8Jp1oBjuHbJ26zzc9xKFPC7MhNBuxPZGymbmz4IDRrhZHn1UkKBhPgqT3jO&_cldee=TV6e2rPJxGV5V-f-_FJtfrCFyvK8gt-K2GSbPagpkatiTDayGlYGzTukeeDDktsr&recipientid=contact-d41a38d4659deb11b1ac00224804018b-f41e7849859343ac804331f7621166e6&esid=d2ad5a34-2827-ef11-840a-6045bd02852f#lx6d5t36nlbb03x8qys
Blue Springs High School junior Eveylynn Lowe was a breakthrough performer at last week’s U.S. national gymnastics meet. Now she's hoping to strike gold and punch her ticket to Paris for the 2024 Olympics in gymnastics.
https://www.kctv5.com/2024/06/06/blue-springs-teen-hoping-strike-gold-punch-ticket-paris-olympics/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0gRjwFcRjumMSL6gV-DD5UT_LLyxu0tDRecBjay0QzLOWvLxDrZnmkWlw_aem_AfizHaOulwG30OyRbbW4lLqSIM2v1X66GCHhYK9bLz8RoOFCTFcq6JNdtWFL8xuFTY-kQ8ieMmNASQ-top975px4#lx3w9h6cwd9siecpbc
Hannibal’s Kids in Motion program continues its mission of teaching financial responsibility to the community's children. Kids in Motion is a short-term summer program that helps 5th and 6th graders in the Hannibal School district explore various careers and volunteer within their community. The program also helps teach children about financial responsibility and banking.
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Summer school is in session across the Kansas City metropolitan area. In Grain Valley, students have a say in what they want to learn this month. At Prairie Branch Elementary, teachers select a theme for their classroom to focus on collaboration and engagement.
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/summer-school-in-session-in-grain-valley-students-select-topics-theyre-interested-in?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR05SVbznB3QYGgUbTGCRG8OFc_27tV8bAu01WcJ5iPeBZKqhbwIUhzfbYU_aem_AQTlivFVDAtjkZJZLgPkzG1k58-SA_fP-0sQ_YxVfmT-R7f2mA0FaEsv5odkOQJVeCCuGVwqvuEr1bQt4yoqkDht&_cldee=r0DHERTlAFPrMFXSHg5IVHfJtKx6bLzY6nrb7s2osa-6I5EnFhAyPOTDXuIUBYxq&recipientid=contact-d41a38d4659deb11b1ac00224804018b-d3266fb62e5f47faac7c2debb43d81f6&esid=043780aa-0124-ef11-840a-6045bd02852f
Years of hard work have finally paid off for Willard High School students who helped build a new home in Willard. The two-year process of building the home is a part of the school’s trade class. For nearly twenty years, juniors and seniors at Willard High have been offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a head start in their careers.
https://www.ky3.com/2024/06/03/willard-high-school-students-use-class-skills-build-homes/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3P6vVznx9GfX3zuB0IbbPvjqpL2Doy_w7rTGcM5UO7FDdFcFREp85vkFg_aem_ATHw6XgAni9smYi9gBnwSMjy4rhtg7Y5d86BLrw8AHN2Xz9ee59zQZ0WZI1Lvq_4pQh6R5IbHRkbohL32aJM2ZfK&_cldee=IcOcVijzndFHwovuQwKwgY_lV97qfDUx30_HIAMm6fLgy21lkL8igo4Bq5j5ci2s&recipientid=contact-d41a38d4659deb11b1ac00224804018b-672993af2b4449b8a840c82dee737ace&esid=f4a56a1a-7522-ef11-840a-6045bd08f435#lwzrpd9obqh107rutt6
Earlier this month, the student leadership team at Maryville's Eugene Field Elementary donated the proceeds of a building-wide coin drive and a bingo fundraiser to the Nodaway County Senior Center, raising $1,235. The members of Students Working as a Team (SWAT) also gathered and donated several boxes of supplies needed by the center like flour, sugar, and paper towels.
https://www.maryvilleforum.com/news/elementary-students-donate-1-235-to-senior-center/article_064ed958-1c8a-11ef-8d74-d7445a5dcf53.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0qbx34gUfhvlZIgdMRvMaKV55AKIrDmHUn4hPItKB2N9bH1mkicuwOaZc_aem_ASq0N5WVMhHK9ZKz17QKlMR89F23-dyTPl68AZqMtG6IvMdtKoVI9zl3uss3jm6pZhJ4BmYNSiZV-m6pftBZqReQ
The Bolivar Fire Department is revitalizing a program for high school students to become firefighters. The Junior Fire Cadet program aims to attract students looking for a career in public safety. It focuses on students between the ages of 14 and 18. Students will learn CPR, basic life support, patient care, and fire dynamics. The Bolivar Fire Department says this is an excellent way for students to earn community service hours for scholarships and college applications.
https://www.ky3.com/2024/05/29/bolivar-fire-department-revitalizing-program-students-wanting-be-firefighters/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1iYnFutfvSNLpuLdNkFNdSxfiooaMJsHIITJcUybdYlCY9QGEMyAmv4DQ_aem_AYgW_Z9xi54kWk4kGDIcK0Jl1m6029AEde3sI_MHPlQxAVZ3UvBgNtyktpo1dyueTHlIiJTWzknL5s3mUQ68cHkr
Shubha Alam, a senior at Hickman Mills, is the statewide winner in the annual Doodle for Google contest and is now advancing to the national finals. The contest offers winning students a $55,000 school shop for college and a check for their high school. Alam focused on the education theme, seeking input from her friends on what it meant to them.
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Students from Festus High School are celebrating a top-5 finish at the American Rocketry Challenge on Sunday. The team placed fourth of the more than 900 teams at the competition, which required students to build a rocket that could carry an egg to a specific altitude, stay airborne for a period of time, and then bring the egg safely back to the ground. The result earned each team member $1,000, plus another $1,000 for the school. They also will get to participate in NASA’s Student Launch Challenge.
https://www.stlpr.org/education/2024-05-13/st-louis-area-students-hope-to-have-a-blast-at-national-rocket-competition?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1vY33Pence2GReV2DnrYzhd1MKZbbNETEFh_4fhgDPI-AuOsSPjmm9AMw_aem_Ac2ktn2bvNlanvikHyKUESFVdo03pawT0rjdNcfhsfkb18rGyAWWXqdygrRtpkPm7cRmgpBlSbg4FU7zrCwC0D8Q&_cldee=G_OEAvn5HnmEwmFkFo2wOIJZVdL9sQPhZ2a0IrNR53Ae4G0BbGNtUhcHQBJxeI2z&recipientid=contact-d41a38d4659deb11b1ac00224804018b-5cd2db1d25234420a348543d160e5fee&esid=dfac4c12-dd16-ef11-9f89-000d3a34bacb
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be an Olympian or how heavy an Olympic medal is? Several groups of students at Pleasant Lea Elementary School in Lee’s Summit learned the answer to those questions and more when two-time Olympic softball silver medalist Monica Abbott visited the school Wednesday morning.
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Nixa High School theater students wanted to make a difference with a basketball tournament unlike any other. TheTheatreBall group raised money for Nixa’s Care to Learn. An organization that helps with hygiene, health, and hunger for Nixa kids in need.
https://www.ky3.com/2024/05/17/ozarks-life-students-create-theatreball-support-local-charity/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1wRRfDaOhmsIqAy9a7sPMRo0qlSbPV_K8BxZURNW87lXX5tHG0hdcJnbE_aem_AWWqQ_FfLWey4Z9RFRKgjbypoziN9H3jSij16V6vcoCYAQClQQQxB7ZDQBUJ8GFW-OII94GF2D-4ZxSGeIF3--5Y#lwe3kel8v4nccbkbfpo
A fifth-grade student from Blue Springs has exceeded his initial goal of raising a few hundred dollars to help pay off his classmates' lunch debt. As of Monday, Daken Kramer has raised a total of $7,370 to completely clear any negative numbers off his fellow students' balances — and then some.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/blue-springs-fifth-grader-raises-over-dollar7000/60777900?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1C249BqLpagc4raMzuE5WdoE-du9fCCryOSAMqC7y8277yc0S3gSALKPM_aem_AQD10Wtr0NDcPITsZwfSMKMYaVwOZ_FxU9Uwoj04IswZgQ9ptDMB-nX0zFZn65n6kpR0gw__96yp6W6ML9Ib4YWl
Hundreds of teenagers from across the country will be in Washington, D.C., this weekend to launch model rockets — and more than a dozen kids from the St. Louis area are among them. Teams from Fox and Festus high schools, and Seckman Middle School, are among the finalists in the American Rocketry Challenge.
https://www.stlpr.org/education/2024-05-13/st-louis-area-students-hope-to-have-a-blast-at-national-rocket-competition?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR39rAId_VDD3-cRqlrRCIBDWNRl6E1N18ZxvvEbBfpNjeGTh88d119z5Qk_aem_AXZWDqnRx7gxnDwP5MxXux6BCUy4Pn3iGCEwdkYrZ40tCzIySsERYd0zqWjUMM7ObqWVq9ixRiX17ueqhJGZXt3p
How do you get middle school kids to want to come to school for a standardized test? Two Jefferson City middle school principals volunteered to sleep on the roof as a reward for students if they met the attendance goal.
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/lc-on-the-rise-middle-school-principals-sleep-on-roof-as-reward-for-students/article_23976748-106c-11ef-90cb-5359bfbf456a.html
