Tag Archives: Student Recognition
Scholar Bowl Team Brings Home Another National First
Pitted against both private and public schools from across the nation, Ladue Horton Watkins High School’s (LHWHS) Scholar Bowl Team comes out on top – again.
- On May 25 – 26, 2013, the team earned second place at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments High School National Championship.
- On June 8-9, 2013 the team finished first at the National Scholastics Championship in College Park, Maryland.
- On June 15-16, 2013 the team, chosen to represent Missouri, finished first at the National All-Star Academic Tournament (NASAT.)
2013 Graduation Speeches
The Class of 2013 graduated on May 19, 2013. Following are links to each of the 2013 Ladue Horton Watkins High School Commencement Ceremony speeches.
LMS Science Olympiad Team Places 22nd at National Competition
The Ladue Middle School Science Olympiad had a great showing at the National Science Olympiad Competition, held on May 18, 2013 in Fairborn, Ohio. The students competed against the top 60 teams from across the country. Ladue Middle School students placed in two events, Sounds of Music (3rd) and Write It Do It (5th). Overall the team earned 22nd place. We are very proud of the dedication and hard work of the following students:
Philip Adams
Luke Biernbaum (Sounds of Music)
Hans Chan (Write It Do It)
Justin Chen
Albert Liu (Write It Do It)
Annie Liu
Tom Liu
Wil Michael
Patrick Naughton
Seema Patil
Kate Prablek
Sahana Raju
Sasha Rice
Ezra Umen
Audrey Wang
Jeffrey Wang
Stephanie Zhong (Sounds of Music)
LHWHS Freshman Puyo Named St. Louis Post-Dispatch Athlete of the Week
As reported on stlhighschoolsports.com on May 8, 2013…
A freshman forward, Puyo has emerged as an offensive threat and was a vital cog in a recent seven-game winning streak. In her last five games, Puyo has seven goals, including three game-winners and two assists. She scored the winning goal and had two assists in a 3-0 win against Lutheran North and added two goals in a 4-0 win over Ritenour. She also had the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Whitfield and scored all three goals in a 3-1 victory over Clayton, which clinched the Suburban East championship for Ladue. Puyo has a team-high 16 goals to go along with eight assists.
LMS Students Win Blue Ribbon at St. Louis Science Fair
Abhay Cashikar, Ryan Cox and Emma Ross, all seventh-graders at Ladue Middle School, received a Blue Ribbon at the Academy of Science – St. Louis Science Fair for their project: “Injuries in Middle School Sports.”
LHWHS Seniors Kaplan and Ewald Named All-Stars
Seniors Lex Kaplan and Rob Ewald have both been selected to play under the lights of Busch Stadium on June 14, 2013 in the PNC Baseball All-Star Game.
LHWHS Smith Wins District Golf Championship
Ladue Horton Watkins High School Senior Seth Smith shot a one-over-par 73 to take home first place by three strokes. Read the full article from the April 29, 2013 St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
Four LHWHS Students Chosen for STARS Program
Four Ladue Horton Watkins HIgh School students will get the opportunity to work side-by-side with top scientists this summer and gain hands-on experience in a laboratory research setting. 2013-14 seniors Jacob Jacob, Sarah Jacob, Christine Yan and Yu Ze Zhu are four of nearly 90 high school students from the St. Louis area and beyond who will take part in the program. Following is the full news release provided by the University of Missouri St. Louis as the coordinator of the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program.
