Reed Staff “Give Kids A Smile”
Four staff members from Reed Elementary School participated in the “Give Kids A Smile” recent biannual clinic which provided nearly 600 St. Louis children with complimentary cleanings, fillings, X-rays and other care from dentists and hygienists. Volunteers help guide children through the assembly line of treatment.
Pictured left to right are: Kelly Emshoff (First Grade), Kim Bliss (Nurse), Kristin Hoeflinger (Teacher Assistant), and Sarah Adams Schwartz (Spanish).
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 opportunity to interact with St. Louis’ KTVI Fox 2 Meteorologist Chris Higgins to take a tour of his weather studio and find out what goes into creating a forecast.
See the news report about the show after it aired …
See the show: The Science Behind: Weather Forecasting
SSD Staff Members Honored at SSD Salutes Banquet
On March 6, 2013, the Special School District of St. Louis (SSD) held its annual SSD Salutes Banquet where 45 staff and community members were honored for their outstanding efforts on behalf of SSD and its students. Among those honored were three SSD staff members affiliated with the Ladue School District.
Spoede Wins Missouri State Chess Tournament
Over the weekend of March 9-10, 2013, Spoede Elementary School students participated, and won first place, in the Missouri State Chess Tournaments in two categories: Third Grade and Under, and Fifth Grade and Under. These wins qualifies the team to participate in the National Championship in Nashville, TN in April.
LHWHS Panorama Staff Excels at School Publications Conference
On March 11, 2013, student writers for the Ladue Horton Watkins High School newspaper, Panorama, attended the Sponsors of School Publications regional conference at Webster University. Judges from around the national scholastic journalism field critiqued their work.
Five Speech and Debate Students Qualify for State at District Tournament
- Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking: Sarah Allen – 2nd place
- Original Oratory: Jerome Gregory – 3rd place
- Radio Speaking: Emily Chu – 4th place
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Jerome Gregory – semifinalist; and Haohang Xu – 2nd place
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.”
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 round. Team members (from left to right) are: Patrick Naughton, Teddy Vincent, Jeffrey Wang, Melissa Melnick and Julia Lieu.
