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/
On Wednesday morning people from six Northeast Missouri schools gathered at Monroe City High School to compete in an athletic event for students with disabilities. It's called the Clarence Cannon Conference Day. South Shelby High School’s athletic director Rob Wilt said this is the fourth year he and other coaches from schools in Northeast Missouri school have put together this meet. He said the reason behind it is to give those kids a chance to be a part of the athletic system.
https://www.wgem.com/2023/05/04/athletic-event-students-with-disabilities-hosted-monroe-city-high-school/
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Congratulations to Riley Kemna, a Junior at Neosho, for earning a perfect 36 on the ACT. “Her passion for learning is exemplified by her class courses. She is taking advanced placement and honors courses, and dual credit courses through Crowder College. She participates in cross country, track and field, debate, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) environmental club, key club and is the junior class president.” — NEOSHO SCHOOLS
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https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/education/neosho-schools-student-spotlight-junior-achieves-36-perfect-score-on-act/article_384177f4-e478-11ed-8fb2-07d4541a61d9.html
Emilia Belcolore, a senior at Kickapoo High School has been named the Missouri Journalist of the Year. The award has been given to a high school student annually since 1969. She was also honored this weekend at the National High School Journalism Convention in San Francisco sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association. There, she won a pair of national awards for her portfolio and photography.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2023/04/24/kickapoo-high-school-senior-named-missouris-top-student-journalist/70070073007/
The 2023 Battle of the Books competition was held recently. The annual competition, which was held at the Washington Middle School gymnasium, featured 18 teams representing the seven elementary schools in the Washington School District. In the Battle of the Books, teams compete in five rounds of trivia with 10 questions per round.
https://www.emissourian.com/local_news/augusta-elementary-wins-coveted-battle-of-the-books-trophy-in-dramatic-fashion/article_fcf373fa-e143-11ed-a39d-bbd5da0ef87c.html
A crowd of hundreds cheered Friday on the Missouri State Capitol’s south lawn as Rolla Middle School fifth grader Harlee Tanner was recognized for writing this year’s winning Earth Day slogan. “Join the race to make the world a better place" was Harlee’s winning entry. It was selected by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources from 260 other entries sent by fifth graders from 21 different Missouri schools.
https://dnr.mo.gov/communications/news/rolla-student-recognized-state-capitol-missouri-department-natural-resources-winning-earth-day-slogan
In Columbia, more than 300 Battle High School seniors on Wednesday took another step toward their futures, signing commitments to attend universities, community colleges, trade schools or join the military. The College Signing Day has been happening since 2017 and it has become a school tradition.
https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/education/2023/04/19/more-than-300-battle-high-school-seniors-sign-commitment-to-next-steps/70129892007/
Nala Rachel is a third-grade student at River Bend Elementary. Unlike most children Rachel's age, she is already a published author. Rachel is a #1 New Release author with her debut realistic fiction book, “Nala: Life and Times of a Curious Kid.”
https://www.ksdk.com/video/news/community/this-parkway-3rd-grader-is-a-published-author/63-ba0bf2dc-7b1a-45f7-b2be-f874f9827ab1
COLUMBIA — Next Wednesday, Hickman High School students Gabe Palmer, Max Strode, and Augustus Lookingbill will travel to Houston, Texas, to present their designs after being named finalists for a national design challenge. "I just think this is a great program that NASA has sponsored and I am so excited my students get to be part of it", Mike Merz, Hickman's Columbia Aeronautics and Space Association (CASA) program instructor, said.
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/hickman-students-prepare-for-trip-to-nasa-to-show-off-3d-design/article_2378d054-d93f-11ed-9e4b-b7c6aa27574f.html
Joplin High School students in the Jobs for America’s Graduates program have earned a spot at the national competition after winning first place in the business plan category at the Missouri State Career Development Conference last week in Jefferson City.
https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/education/jhs-students-advance-to-national-jag-competition/article_5b9ea91c-d89b-11ed-9c3f-9b6f5911a562.html?fbclid=IwAR3wReQ-q03goOmuABcxH2wnkbJz4koy7qhxFxrxknJqTSh8RFsY3PUSUTU
Students at Jefferson Elementary School in Normandy got a special visit. Recently, Olympic Gold Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee came to read to them. She also signed and donated 200 books to students in kindergarten through 3rd grade. The East St. Louis native says reading encourages kids to dream big, and shares the tools the Olympian used to help her win six gold medals.
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/jackie-joyner-kersee-donates-books-to-jefferson-elementary-school-students/?fbclid=IwAR0155tGvfnwRXMZwrUIlsgrbz2nBKOCNniYiaP56IRJrPOEM7vMiQRk4zE
A group of six boys from a Kansas City middle school robotics team will soon be heading to Dallas to compete in an international competition. The Barry Middle School Scrappers recently took home the title of Missouri State Champions at the VEX Robotics tournament. That state title in Jefferson City earned the group an automatic bid to the World Championship in Dallas, Texas.
https://www.kctv5.com/2023/04/06/middle-school-robotics-team-has-eyes-set-international-tournament/
From beef wellington to a sweet batch of ice cream, Wentzville School District is teaching high school students how to create culinary works of art.
Kaitlyn Ryan visited Jefferson City today as part of a Missouri School Boards’ Association event at the Capitol. Ryan, a senior in the culinary arts program at North Point High School, said the program is much more than baking cookies.
https://www.missourinet.com/2023/03/28/wentzville-student-whips-up-tasty-masterpieces-in-school-culinary-program/?fbclid=IwAR0rWQu1tXpjnp8GI2LwdjErvBcmyr1mb2Mnt_-8VNKoJ106-_zzoWd5g6I
