Missouri students took home multiple awards and a bronze medal at the 2023 National History Day contest in College Park, MD. During the 2022-23 school year, over a half million students globally completed projects around the theme, Frontiers in History: People, Ideas and Events. Over 2,600 students, including 59 Missouri students, competed at the National Contest.
https://shsmo.org/news/2023/missouri-students-honored-national-history-day-contest-maryland?fbclid=IwAR2nEeBlJz9ZxikG6u1aaMAcPOAXQHlcOuVjAEh_Xfey4gElQWbUVWHwEx4
In August 2021, a Lee's Summit parent launched “Unofficial Lee’s Summit R7 Adopt-A-Teacher.” Teachers in the district can drop their Amazon wish list, and anyone willing can buy supplies. Within hours, the mission took off. Now, two years later, there are more than 2,500 active members.
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/local-parent-creates-adopt-a-teacher-group-to-clear-teachers-amazon-wishlists?fbclid=IwAR2F8Sz5zNelt729XLSUCzgbKgh0zdxHbLnFZv70OR4ZNbL-lpb1nWGbAOA_aem_th_Afb-3Ky3ksonaJG9v7iDybhW18UMUttFja9g24H7Jf8gRzm_ocgoFMP3Hkd_DxG82ls
The Palmyra FFA Chapter recently partnered with Agriculture Education on the Move (AEOTM) to help build agricultural literacy for third-grade students at Palmyra Elementary School. AEOTM, a program of Missouri Farmers Care Foundation (MFCF), is a proactive, educational program that brings agricultural-based knowledge and activities to elementary classrooms statewide.
https://www.hannibal.net/news/local-elementary-students-learn-about-agriculture/article_38bc20f0-0c85-11ee-85ea-7333153ffb00.html
Recently, U.S. Representative Jason Smith held a reception to recognize students from Missouri’s 8th Congressional District who placed in the top 15 of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Smith congratulated Clarissa Hulse, a senior from Houston, for taking first place with her piece, “Old Man.”
https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/education/winner-finalists-of-congressional-art-contest-announced/article_d82dd616-ffb9-11ed-a27f-ab499d6f2473.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_dailyjournalmo&fbclid=IwAR0-rERaNcjCzOaDhYQyyj6VRdZM1iVDYwhTtud3xG2zuT9_T7EjSLkwZGo
Darkroom Records is a recording studio offered at three Columbia high schools – Hickman, Battle, and Rock Bridge. Although there are studios at only three schools in the district, all Columbia Public Schools students have access to them. The mission of Darkroom is to provide free recording software and instruments to students in bands, or any student who just wants to try making music.
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/school-of-rock-a-look-inside-hickman-highs-darkroom-records/article_449ad96e-9123-5cd8-95ce-c471e9941e9e.html
Kansas City Chiefs safety and Super Bowl champion Justin Reid is kicking off a three-week coding camp for high school kids this summer called "Tackling Tech."
https://www.kshb.com/sports/super-bowl-champion-hosting-3-week-coding-camp-for-kansas-city-area-high-school-kids?fbclid=IwAR32V_rDc7yzt58IHlYNz4BcdSvdeR_Uyvv3TqwC-rgXd4rYMxZzvr5OOxE
A high school student from Columbia was named one of the winners of a top science fair prize for his project that analyzes mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. Saathvik Kannan, 17, won one of two Regeneron Young Scientist Awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Dallas on May 19.
https://nextshark.com/high-school-student-saathvik-kannan-science-prize-mpox
Congratulations to Chantal Ogbeifun from Republic High School. Chantal, the Region 10 winner & the statewide winner of the 2022-23 John T. Belcher Memorial Scholarship from the MSBA FutureBuilders Foundation, has been awarded nearly $93K in college scholarships. Four of the 12 scholarships, worth a combined $82,000, are renewable.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2023/05/31/republic-high-school-senior-awarded-90k-in-scholarships/70244089007/
Only seven members strong, the varsity Scholar Bowl team at Fair Grove High School has turned in one dominant performance after another. They ended the season with a 121-6 record, winning the Class 4 state championship — their second state title in three years — plus the 2023 Small School National Championship Tournament.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2023/05/28/quiz-bowl-team-from-fair-grove-wins-national-championship/70224846007/
Students at a North Kansas City high school received the surprise of a lifetime Friday morning. Grammy Award-winning musician Alicia Keys shocked students at Staley High School with free tickets to her concert in St. Louis. The “Empire State of Mind” singer is also covering the cost of transportation to the July 21 show.
https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/alicia-keys-surprises-kansas-city-students-with-trip-to-missouri-concert/
Students were buzzing with excitement today at South Callaway High School as they were getting a great big send-off. The Bulldog Pride marching band is headed to Washington D.C. to take part in this year's National Memorial Day Parade.
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/south-callaway-high-school-marching-band-makes-their-way-to-washington-dc
Regeneron and Society for Science recently announced the top winners in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest international high school science competition. One of the winners of the fair is no other than Hickman High School's Saathvik Kannan, 17, who won $50,000 from the Regeneron Young Scientist Award. The competition featured over 1,600 young scientists representing 49 states and over 60 countries.
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/columbia-teen-wins-50k-in-worlds-largest-pre-college-science-competition/article_3392a420-f8bf-11ed-b161-9335b2ccab78.html?utm_source=SocialNewsDesk&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=SND_facebook&fbclid=IwAR3ijqaMtsZ6Pm_X9a_6D1gHxxCBC3H2b3EZOF5dQsU1Oazm1_pIMXNtwF0
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There was a special ceremony honoring a Southeast High School student Wednesday. It's called the With or Without You Award. They gave it to Southeast Junior Jaziah Rowe, who is not only graduating a year early but was nationally recognized earlier this year when she was the school’s only cheerleader. The school started the year with six cheerleaders. By basketball season, they all left the team, except for Rowe, who continued to cheer at every game.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-city-teen-award-schools-only-cheerleader/43922283?fbclid=IwAR1ubZ2IB1iPYAw9Z4-YLzJWvNo6ACNJvX50jtW8Jp1r3Unebyd0Oy-nMXk#
Congratulations to Chantal Ogbeifun from Republic High School. Chantal is the Region 10 winner & the statewide winner of the 2022-23 John T. Belcher Memorial Scholarship from the MSBA FutureBuilders Foundation. Congratulations again to all of the regional scholarship recipients and to the record number of students that participated in the application process. #ItsOurWhy
Collin Langston set an almost unimaginable goal at the start of his freshman year at Glendale High School: to walk at graduation. At that point, he had relied on a wheelchair his entire life. So much has changed in four years. Collin will not only graduate from high school with academic honors Saturday, he intends to cross the stage at the Great Southern Bank Arena on his own two feet.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2023/05/14/sps-senior-long-reliant-on-wheelchair-plans-to-walk-at-graduation/70185875007/
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Southern Boone track and field star Connor Burns has found his way into the national record books once again. The senior broke the U.S. national high school record in the 5,000-meter race Saturday when he ran it in 13 minutes, 37.30 seconds at the On Track Fest in Walnut, California. Burns’ time broke a 19-year record set by four-time U.S. Olympian Galen Rupp, who ran the race in 13:37.91 in 2004.
https://www.komu.com/highschoolsports/southernboone/southern-boones-burns-breaks-us-high-school-5-000-meter-record/article_fd1ec386-4fe4-50df-9880-a80b14763009.html?utm_source=SocialNewsDesk&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=SND_facebook&fbclid=IwAR0tV3aXb1TAXeGrksTk33yHIM_UwpstXzX2cUfCHp3peGCCb3TPlrUaDjw
Senior students at Hannibal High School gathered in Patterson Gym and celebrated each other on Decision Day. Each student was met with applause and cheers as they walked to the front of the gym when their names and chosen post-graduation paths were announced. A kaleidoscope of bright futures sat in the bleachers.
https://muddyrivernews.com/noteworthy/hannibal-high-school-seniors-celebrate-each-other-and-their-futures-at-decision-day-ceremony/20230510011800/
Samuel Cummings, a junior at Springfield's Central High School, was selected as a College Board National Recognition Program awardee. Samuel said his parents, immigrants from Guyana, prized education and set an example that he follows.
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https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2023/05/05/central-high-junior-recognized-nationally-for-academics-hard-work/69582759007/
