Old Bonhomme Students Raise Money and Health Awareness
Old Bonhomme Elementary recently participated in their 8th annual Jump Rope for Heart event. During a two-week unit in Physical Education, all of the students practiced individual and partner jumping skills, as well as long rope jumping skills. Jumping rope is not only great aerobic exercise, but it is also a very brain-friendly exercise. Students developed neural networks and worked to improve the function of their brains! As part of Jump Rope for Heart, the Old Bonhomme students collected and donated $13,948 to the American Heart Association to benefit heart research and education.
LHWHS Zhong Selected as Semifinalist in Presidential Scholars Program
The U.S. Department of Education selected 10 Missouri seniors as semifinalists in the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
“The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students,” said Missouri Commissioner of Education Chris L. Nicastro. “These semifinalists represent some of the brightest and most talented seniors in our state, and I commend them for their hard work and commitment to educational success. Achievements such as this make us Missouri Proud!”
LHWHS English Department Hosts Richard Newman
On April 12, 2012, The Ladue Horton Watkins High School English department brought in Richard Newman, local poet and editor of the St. Louis literary magazine, River Styx. Students had the opportunity to talk with Newman about the process of writing and reading poetry.
Hahn and Haywood-Gaskin Receive Benjamin Lawson Hooks Excellence in Education Award
As written by James Baer and published on Ladue-Frontenac Patch.com on March31, 2012…
Two Ladue Horton Watkins High School teachers will be recognized with the prestigious Benjamin Lawson Hooks Excellence in Education Awards June 5, 2012. Dr. Eric Hahn and Angela Haywood-Gaskin will be recognized at the St. Louis County NAACP annual Freedom Fund fellowship dinner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Clayton.
LMS Orchestra Students Attend St. Louis Suburban Music Educators’ Solo and Ensemble Festival
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, students from the Ladue Middle School orchestra program participated in the St. Louis Suburban Music Educators’ Solo and Ensemble Festival. The following students participated:
LHWHS Gannon Pitches Perfect Game
Hands down, this was the No. 1 story in Ladue this past week. Fifteen batters went to the plate and Ladue hurler Greg Gannon did not allow one single batter to reach first base, achieving the the first perfect game in 58 years. Read the full Patch.com article.
Middle School Students Place First at State Science Olympiad
On April 14, 2012, the following Ladue Middle School students placed first at the State Science Olympiad Competition in Columbia, Missouri.
Old Bonhomme Wins “Fruit and Vegetable Challenge”
In March, the Ladue School District celebrated National Nutrition Month with the theme “Get Your Plate in Shape” orchestrated by the district’s food service contractor, Chartwells. Some of the elementary schools classes participated in a Fruit and Vegetable Challenge. First, students learned about making their plate half fruits and vegetables with the help of some visual aids and activities. Then the week of March 12 – 16 students were challenged to take and eat a fruit and vegetable at lunch each day, receiving credit on their classroom’s tracking sheet for their choices.
