Tag Archives: Spoede Elementary School
Spoede’s Rob Garrett is the Suburban East Varsity Baseball Coach of the Year
Congratulations to Varsity Baseball Head Coach Rob Garrett. Coach Garrett was named the Suburban East Coach of the Year at the 2013 All-Conference meeting. The team finished the regular season with a record of 17-3.
Coach Garrett began his coaching career at Ladue in 1996. In his first five seasons as head coach, the varsity baseball team has won 94 games and 5 conference titles. Coach Garrett teaches Physical Education at Spoede Elementary School.
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.
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.
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 District in 1988 and was a Computer Lab Teacher at Conway Elementary during her first year with the district.
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.
Spoede’s Johnson Honored as Top Teacher by Panera
Recently, Saint Louis Bread Co./Panera hosted a Top Teacher contest (www.panerabread.com/
Garrett Again Selected as Suburban East Coach of the Year
For the third year in a row, Ladue Varsity Baseball Head Coach Rob Garrett was selected as the Suburban East Coach of the Year. This is Coach Garrett’s third consecutive Coach of the Year award. Coach Garrett has led the Varsity Baseball team to 75 wins and 4 Conference Championships during his four years as head coach. Coach Garrett is also the physical education teacher at Spoede Elementary School.
Spoede Elementary Students Excel in Missouri Bar Essay Contest
The Missouri NEA Public Relations Committee and the Missouri Bar Young Lawyers Section co-sponsored the annual Law Day Essay Contest. Students were asked to respond to the following essay prompt:
“No courts. No justice. No freedom. This year’s Law Day Essay Contest theme highlights the role of the nation’s courts in our constitutional democracy and fosters public understanding about the judiciary. Consider what courts are and what the principles of justice and freedom represent. Without our courts, we would have neither justice nor freedom.”
