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Old Bonhomme’s Brown Has “Must-Read” IT Blog According to EdTech
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.
LMS PE Department Finishes Year of Recognitions with Exemplary Program Award
On Thursday, May 23, 2013, the Physical Education department at Ladue Middle School learned they had been designated as an Exemplary Physical Education Program by the Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MOAHPERD.) The middle school will be officially recognized at the MOAHPERD convention in the fall.
LHWHS Science Olympiad Team Fares Well in 2013 National Competition
The weekend of May 18-19, 2013, the Ladue Horton Watkins High School Science Olympiad Team traveled to Dayton Ohio to compete in the National Science Olympiad Tournament. Sixty teams from across the country, and a visiting team from Japan, competed in 23 events which included building a robot arm, building an elastic launched glider, astronomy, anatomy, a chemistry laboratory, a circuit laboratory, plus many more.
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.
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.
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 before. LHWHS placed 18 in the midwest, and 166 in the nation, rising from 188 in the nation in 2012.
DECA Students Qualify for International Conference
The following students competed in the DECA State Career Development Conference and qualified for the DECA International Career Development Conference:
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.
