Tag Archives: Technology
LHWHS Senior Beltran-Miranda Wins “Nestle’ Very Best in Youth” Award
Santiago Beltran Miranda Receives National Recognition for His Academic Achievement and Commitment to Technology Access and Education
GLENDALE, CALIF. – April 2, 2013 – Nestlé USA today awarded 18-year-old Santiago Beltran Miranda of St. Louis its prestigious Nestlé Very Best In Youth award. Santiago joins 17 other outstanding young leaders from across the country recognized as the 2013 Nestlé Very Best In Youth. Now in its 16th year, the awards program honors young people for their academic excellence and proven dedication to improving communities and creating a better tomorrow.
“iAm Ladue” Breaking Records on HEC-TV
The latest edition of “iAm Ladue” is now available on HEC-TV’s website. The curiosity factor for this program has kicked in. It is the only amateur shown on HEC-TV’s schedule, and it is currently the third most often downloaded program, and the number one collection for HEC-TV on iTunesU.
http://www.hectv.org/programs/series/i-am-ladue/1929/best-of-show/
Goble Named Assistant Baseball Coach of the Year
Broadcast Technology Teacher Don Goble’s talents extend beyond the classroom and the camera. Goble was recently named Missouri Assistant Baseball Coach of the Year by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association.
LHWHS Students Win Web Site Design Programming Competition
The School of Business and Technology at Webster University hosted their annual Programming Challenge on Saturday, April 21, 2012. The Web Site Design Programming Division included HTML and JavaScript programming. Students from area high schools competed on teams of two or three students for this three-hour competition designing web pages.
Beracha Brings E-Reader Program to LMS
In a story recently published by the St. Louis Beacon, “E-readers go to School,” Ladue Middle School teacher Brian Beracha was interviewed regarding his use of e-readers in his Communication Arts courses. Following is an excerpt and a link to the full article.
Petty-Rice Appointed to Promethean Advisory Council
Tina Petty-Rice, Administrative Intern at Spoede Elementary School is one of twelve educators across the country, and the only educator from Missouri, to participate in the Promethean Administrator Advisory Council. Promethean is a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology.
The council is made up of individuals who have decision-making authority or major influence with technology purchases and implementations in their district. The Advisory Council serves as an action-oriented, consulting body used to convey customer needs and provide input and insight on Promethean’s offerings. The council is comprised of both large and small educational organizations in order for diverse feedback across a multitude of educational systems to be shared.
Reed Teacher Patricia Whittaker Attends LEGO® Robotics Conference
Patricia Whittaker (center in photo with credit to Jerry Naunheim of Washington University) teaches the gifted program at Reed Elementary School with Karen Engelkenjohn. In June, Ms. Whittaker was one of some 75 St. Louis educators to attend this one-day conference to explore using LEGOs to engage students in learning science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The teachers built and programmed robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT software.
