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St. Louis Rams Player Presents Two Awards to Ladue Middle School

St. Louis Rams tackle, Rodger Saffold was at Ladue Middle School on Monday, May 6, 2013 to present students with not one, but two achievement awards. More »

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Newsweek Ranks LHWHS #1 in Missouri

Each year, Newsweek ranks America’s Best High Schools.  This year, Ladue Horton Watkins High School (LHWHS) took the top spot in Missouri, having been ranked fourth last year, and third the year More »

Justin Willman

1998 Ladue Schools Alumni To Appear on “The Tonight Show”

As reported on Patch.com on March 27,2013… The last time he appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show, Justin Willman performed a magic trick that involved a cup of soda over the head of More »

LHWHS Weather Presentation

LHWHS Students Participate in HEC-TV/Fox 2 Weather Presentation

HEC-TV is partnering with KTVI Fox 2 to present a very special HEC-TV Live! program on April 4,2013 about the science behind weather forecasting.  During the live show, students will have the More »

Samantha Shanker

LHWHS Broadcast Student Receives National Recognition

C-SPAN recently announced the 75 winning videos in the 2013 StudentCam competition, and Ladue Senior Samantha Shanker was recognized with an Honorable Mention for her documentary, “On Education.”  More »

LMS Science Team 2013

LMS Science Bowl Places Second in Region

On Saturday, March 2, 2013, the Ladue Middle School Science Bowl Team placed second at the regional tournament at the St. Louis Science Center.  The team was undefeated going into the final More »

Jennifer Johnson

Spoede’s Johnson Receives February 2013 Excellence in Education Award

Jennifer Johnson, a second-grade teacher at Spoede Elementary School, received the February 2013 Excellence in Education Award at the February 26, 2013 Board of Education meeting.  Jennifer came to the Ladue School More »

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LHWHS Junior Cornell Johnston Featured on KSDK

(KSDK Sports) – One of the most exciting high school basketball players in the area is a “living” testament to the power of determination.  Sports Director Rene Knott has seen him play and he More »

2001 Graduate and International Choreographer Rashad “Wizdom Truth” Rounds Opens Dance Studio in St. Louis

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The following information was provided by Rashad “Wizdom Truth” Rounds publicist regarding Wizdom’s return to St. Louis to begin his own dance studio.

Native St. Louisan returns home from L.A. to bring hip-hop dancing expertise to hometown students in a brand new state of the art dance studio

 ST. LOUIS, May 22, 2013 – From St. Louis to L.A. and back again, Rashad “Wizdom Truth” Rounds proudly presents a new home for Midwest dancers to experience hip hop in its purest form. Famous Fresh Studios opened June 15, 2013 in the St. Louis Outlet Mall in Hazelwood, showcasing the best hip-hop, street, breaking, tap and jazz teachers in the St. Louis area.

St. Louis Public Radio Features Ladue Schools Family on College Selection

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The following story appeared on news.stlpublicradio.org with a link to the story aired on Friday, June 14, 2013.  2013 graduate Alex Patershuk and her mother, Diane Patershuk, are featured in the online and on-air interviews, both reported by Erin Williams.

Achievement, Outcome – What Dictates A Student’s Success?

School system performance is paramount for any family looking to move and start a family, as it was for Rob and Diane Pattershuk, when they moved to Ladue 20 years ago. 

Scholar Bowl Team Brings Home Another National First

NSC Quiz Bowl Champs 2013

Pitted against both private and public schools from across the nation, Ladue Horton Watkins High School’s (LHWHS) Scholar Bowl Team comes out on top – again.

  • On May 25 – 26, 2013, the team earned second place at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments High School National Championship.
  • On June 8-9, 2013 the team finished first at the National Scholastics Championship in College Park, Maryland.
  • On June 15-16, 2013 the team, chosen to represent Missouri, finished first at the National All-Star Academic Tournament (NASAT.)

Ladue Schools Students Showcase Their Art and Stories at Book Signing

Grannie Annie Book Signing 2013

St. Louis, Mo., June 5, 2013—Four fifth graders from two schools in the Ladue School District were among the twenty published authors and artists who participated in the fifth annual Grannie Annie Gathering at Left Bank Books in downtown St. Louis on June 1, 2013. Before a standing-room-only audience, the authors read excerpts from their family stories published in “Grannie Annie, Vol. 8,” released in May in both paperback and PDF editions, and the artists discussed their illustrations published in the same volume.

Old Bonhomme’s Brown Has “Must-Read” IT Blog According to EdTech

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As seen on EdTechMagazing.com….

If it takes a village to raise a child, how many people does it take to train an educator? It’s hard to say, but 50 helping hands seems like a good place to start.

In the spirit of community, collaboration and information sharing, EdTech: Focus on K–12 has rounded up 50 ed-tech blogs that we deem must-reads for the K–12 community. We launched our first Must-Read IT list last year to great response so we hope that you all enjoy this year’s batch of blogs as well.

2013 Graduation Speeches

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The Class of 2013 graduated on May 19, 2013.   Following are links to each of the 2013 Ladue Horton Watkins High School Commencement Ceremony speeches.

2009 LHWHS Grad Logan Uxa Drafted by Cincinnati Reds

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As reported by KATV in Jonesboro, Arkansas…

JONESBORO — Arkansas State senior Logan Uxa was selected in the 32nd round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. He was the 975th player taken overall was the second A-State player chosen by Cincinnati.  The Reds also drafted A-State senior pitcher Daniel Wright on Friday in the 10th round.

Craft Alliance Names Studio for Former LHWHS Student

Wolfson Blake Dedication

On June 20, 2013 at 6 p.m. the Craft Alliance will dedicate the Stephen Blake Wolfson Clay Studio in memory of Blake Wolfson, former student of Ladue Horton Watkins High School.

When Wolfson was a young teenager, he had his first experience with clay at Craft Alliance.  From that time on, working with clay became a passion for Wolfson, and one of his favorite pastimes.  The public is invited to attend the dedication in honor of Blake’s life and his love of this art form.  (R.S.V.P. to Danielle Sommer at 314-725-1177, extension 337.)