Category Archives: Community Service
2013 Graduates End Year with “Senior Service Day”
Before finishing out the school year, these seniors gave back to their community by donating a day of volunteering to Habitat for Humanity and Our Lady’s Inn.
2013 Senior Awards Recipients
On April 25, 2013, Ladue Horton Watkins High School honored many outstanding seniors at the annual Senior Awards Program. Of special note, Samantha Shanker was the recipient of the faculty’s Scholarship Leadership and Service Award and Jeet Das was the recipient of the Dads Club Scholarship. See the complete list of all Senior Award recipients.
LHWHS Senior Beltran-Miranda Wins “Nestle’ Very Best in Youth” Award
Santiago Beltran Miranda Receives National Recognition for His Academic Achievement and Commitment to Technology Access and Education
GLENDALE, CALIF. – April 2, 2013 – Nestlé USA today awarded 18-year-old Santiago Beltran Miranda of St. Louis its prestigious Nestlé Very Best In Youth award. Santiago joins 17 other outstanding young leaders from across the country recognized as the 2013 Nestlé Very Best In Youth. Now in its 16th year, the awards program honors young people for their academic excellence and proven dedication to improving communities and creating a better tomorrow.
Ladue Schools Students “Fill the Bus” Once Again
In what has become an annual tradition, Ladue Schools students once again participated in “Fill the Bus,” collecting literally a school bus-full of canned goods and other items to help families in need across the St. Louis community. On March 13, 2013, a school bus picked up donations from every school in the district and delivered the items to area food pantries. Ladue Middle School Counselor Roger Scherck and Ladue Horton Watkins High School Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Jill Svejkosky coordinated this year’s donation drive.
Rams and CHARACTERplus Name 2013 Character Fitness Model Schools
The following news release was provided by the St. Louis Rams and can be read online at stlouisrams.com
The St. Louis Rams and CHARACTERplus, an initiative of the Cooperating School Districts, today announced this year’s Character Fitness Model Schools. Ladue Middle School in the Ladue School District, Point Elementary School in the Mehlville School District and Woerther Elementary School in the Rockwood School District were selected as the 2013 Character Fitness Model Schools.
Reed’s Eisenman Knows Every Penny Counts
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published the following article on December 15, 2012, telling how Reed Elementary School student Katie Eiesenman has created a tradition of giving to the 100 Neediest Campaign. Read the entire article here.
Old Bonhomme Giving Assembly Recognizes Student Community Support
Old Bonhomme annually coordinates a giving campaign to help children in need around the St. Louis area and around the world. The campaign culminates in a Giving Assembly. See highlights of the assembly and hear details of this year’s successful campaign here.
Spoede Elementary Students Participate in Shoeman Water Project
In an effort led by the Spoede Elementary School Student Council, Spoede Elementary students collected 1,652 pairs of shoes for the Shoeman Water Projects. Shoeman Water Projects collects thousands of donated used and new shoes from school service projects, church mission projects, business drop locations and business in-house shoe drives.
