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.
https://khqa.com/news/local/hannibals-kids-in-motion-program-fosters-financial-skills-and-community-service-for-youth?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1L0Pw9FKS47jRKeBVWI3XZMatEla98bAILi6gEoY8GP8PNyKQRg76prww_aem_AfiTxvBlL4xrTvWa3uub09o0_wDpbntND5ejxGkj7ZMhQV6MFomYhiJUGX-Txk3MVVRHkyGD_RwmSLTtQdIdoCOw#
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.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/hickman-mills-senior-wins-state-in-doodle-for-google-contest/60901555?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2zoW3Cj2N6Jwhu15qrGJ74nNR_uU9qBFGbz4O7ekP4T-whcZu6U9dlcow_aem_AadSbBo71aQARIj-RO8ysy1yNx-Oms7ucvnnCGv_EA5olt4jSVZjFY0HJ5S1r0mLcbCmr1XVxGcn_XhSp1ufSWvB#
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.
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/your-voice/olympian-monica-abbott-delights-lees-summit-students-with-medals-stories?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR031auIxDMApTfPtQdtbb2vS2pSJ-p9PcHq3Ua5rbQQoumpwrSfNWkmQnU_aem_AXYDeTWkd9XhPiPj-7r2JhbzPABlA5Oyhv46YXXpU69y78BVbQZKDp4HFD3MFr08ijIn1sq1zjgCAatEO8kQ__Xe&_cldee=aIV8a-H0Jo_i_zq0Fcjz_bdlBk6ubk57gZTmH0bINt_UDwnvdXGqoIx_G5BycYig&recipientid=contact-d41a38d4659deb11b1ac00224804018b-616dd64a9bf3445caf0714201ee18dba&esid=6eaf41f3-dc16-ef11-9f89-000d3a34bacb
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
More than 100 students from 27 schools in the St. Louis Public Schools District competed in the district’s annual chess tournament last week at the St. Louis Science Center. From elementary to high school, students squared off in age-appropriate games for the seventh straight year.
https://www.stlpr.org/education/2024-05-10/st-louis-public-schools-host-youth-chess-tournament
Before Harrisonville High School seniors walked across the stage, 197 seniors gave back before finishing their last high school chapter. It was their final lesson before graduation and it took them to different parts of the Harrisonville community for their 'Senior Day of Service.' The entire senior class takes part in different community service projects at 35 locations.
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/harrisonville-seniors-give-back-to-community-before-walking-across-stage?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2K_ep-sVTeAWXCVylFyJmFR-ZvZrt18BVQKKBhz1WGgb4ZS-abu4SYHUM_aem_AcpYGEcqS0KHz0moKJqy3NpX83LaQQ83gPYayCh6mqwdt2Ku1yrKHlRDpPCCW__ZJVTZG24xRpH_vtqONm3vT6uh
Several future educators in St. Joseph received special recognition on Tuesday. The Hillyard Tech Center is best known for its capacity to train young students in the industrial arts, such as welding, robotics and automotive technology. However, it is also the site of a program that trains students interested in becoming teachers.
https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/education/future-teachers-earn-honors-at-hillyard-tech/article_04a3b300-0cbb-11ef-84f4-5b2fca4ab3c4.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2EwkCeL397zEcd56y6j5Qj7rl5tYPho3Lr4wURPEZqj0bK_AsB14zXXMQ_aem_AULOHW1Bt2Gm85hbOepyENMU8KFAwnF8eueonkqA_SIG1kWvV1i1314QqKPfqtryPA8pDgpzJOsNJWzH6oqSUhwy
The top spellers in the United States and beyond will attempt to spell many complex words in the Washington, D.C. area this month, including seven Missouri students. Students will be competing in the 96th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee for a shot to take home the national championship trophy. The Missouri students competing are from Columbia, Lee’s Summit, Harrisonville, Hornersville, Branson, Hamilton, and St. Louis.
https://www.missourinet.com/2024/05/02/seven-missouri-students-buzz-their-way-to-national-spelling-bee/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2K_5scqOk8v3l-kC9LDEmsXMX3LXG6GwB8RzAp9o06HApd-Z12kvgjggE_aem_AcfIgChAVPE2Xh8Eodh9pJMV1MhMw16t75z34T661ijL9aO6ZS8jZngXv16rv4Iy2Y6D7uaVEVDyeajK8Ia20Y0U&_cldee=7d37azHEi-CxvAJkSzbd80nfelR_cl2IWCamapN-LwCHJlzKOqOUuV9U7MhlI3Zb&recipientid=contact-d41a38d4659deb11b1ac00224804018b-7f3e2c31ee8042999f70b632f84f510e&esid=47455695-4d09-ef11-9f8a-000d3a328941
In an effort to brighten pediatric patients' spirits, students from Columbia's Rock Bridge High School assembled and delivered care packages to more than 40 kids at MU Children's Hospital on Wednesday. Led by a pair of freshmen, students launched the Pediatric Support Project.
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/rock-bridge-students-deliver-care-packages-to-young-patients/article_b9d7f590-07ef-11ef-b33b-5359252a68bd.html?_cldee=Levc7sYNdCLIHTH5FRc-2bJ0QxgZR_zy4S4qYVYNrShqSOAgUMzjlEaKaDa74gvH&recipientid=contact-d41a38d4659deb11b1ac00224804018b-e046aa124a4d49239ed9e03ef517ce3e&esid=b410f881-8708-ef11-9f89-6045bd01abef
The Hazelwood School District is celebrating North Middle's seventh grader Jacob Feaman and his acting debut as a co-star in the award-winning television series Abbott Elementary. Recently, Feaman auditioned for a Netflix show and will audition for a leading character role in a movie this year. This role would be the first time Jacob will be cast as a main character if his audition is successful.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/st-louis-area-seventh-grader-makes-acting-debut-in-award-winning-tv-series-abbott-elementary/63-537de4e1-45a3-4380-a1a4-b206a7145937?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1CmVyL9fSf0oskQQYDhbYHjUwQSFbBOoN07KrG8LVItOmZ_WNkDLqtphU_aem_AaI8PrdBLnqxtUgL1DI-vsNbp6zMS6UY5hVkLbwzyINYp9kzZdsCM4fJ5QYLCB9mbXqw3x4P9r1kIq9OsVSMyh-0#lvkcn9lpffwc1g89ur6
The St. Clair R-XIII School District has earned a Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.
https://www.emissourian.com/local_news/st-clair-music-program-recognized/article_4d1df058-01aa-11ef-a7d7-9fe4e673e612.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1-ifBsQMbS3jhWs0DXp3om6kz2NliayUPh80fVwH1PAJX2v6Lx2STqj-4_aem_AT3pI1uiEHj9SoYw--Y27bii9J8gxUoSTkwZxO9kEvDJSXBtDCeOcnPLo9YXfhr3GBVJFnSbfJMNCTcUB5GSkoBR
Christian Cavener, a junior at Joplin High School, is set to spend his summer engaging in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Cavener is one of only about 80 students worldwide selected for this prestigious program, offering a six-week residential experience in Boston focused on technology, engineering, and science.
https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/education/joplin-high-school-junior-accepted-into-mit-summer-program/article_5261b052-034b-11ef-91f2-4f191384263c.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3GzohtFPBAk9WyQwEUGp1ks0GcD9Q9vC3lBYiiECUuxPrFUYtFK2cplF8_aem_AX8QqvTw3R-bFvm0dHQgvWxMiFkAfWJeuIjkoKmcCkhOXKAd6vPz67aJsf91V1VHVzKb2K68waZm_GDpXSmdQwQM
