SLPS Spotlight Weekly News April 13 2007

Three McKinley students are finalist in Express the Music Competition

McKinley Classical Junior Academy students Kahdijah Cole, Edina Bisanovic, and Joenndra Gerena-Levy are finalists in the Express the Music Essay Contest. They were among 1,100 entries. The final competition will be held at Powell Symphony Hall on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. The students’ teacher is Veronica Simms, McKinley’s vocal music teacher.

Eight McKinley students score high on ACT and SAT Test

Eight students from McKinley Classical Junior Academy qualified for state recognition after scoring high on two college entrance exams, ACT and SAT. These are 7th grade students who scored 95th percentile or above on the Terra Nova Assessment. One student qualified for State and Grand recognition. The students are:

State and Grand Recognition

Remy Gates – ACT

State Recognition

Caleb Bender – ACT

Debanjoli Das – ACT

James Finger – ACT

Silas Hsu – ACT

Rebecca Schriefer – ACT

Mohammad Syed Ahmed – SAT

Daniel Yee – SAT

The State recognition will take place at Drury University in Springfield, MO, and the Grand Recognition will take place at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Roosevelt’s Alumni Golf Tournament Scheduled

The Roosevelt alumni will sponsor an Alumni Golf Tournament on May 19 at the River Lakes Golf Course in Columbia, MO. Golfing kicks off at 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The event is in memory of former Roosevelt football coach George Anastaoff. All proceeds will benefit the school’s football program. For more information, call Deandre Campbell at 369-4246 or Jim Donnell at 892-2535.

Gateway Art Teacher to be featured on Channel 9

Keith Westbrook, art teacher at Gateway Institute of Technology, will be featured on KETC Channel 9 program “Living St. Louis.” You can see him on Monday, April 16 at 7 p.m. The program will feature his work as a teacher and artist.

Bunche International Studies students Participate in People to People Program

Jarvis Brown and Totiana Taylor, students at Bunche International Studies Middle School, were selected to participate in the prestigious People to People Student Ambassador program in Washington, DC. The program promotes peace through understanding by equipping students with leadership skills and community service. Students learn about the importance of diversity and cultural experiences.

Retirement Recognition!!!!!!

The Office of Public Information, for the first time, will publish a special edition of Spotlight News to congratulate those who have given outstanding service to the St. Louis Public Schools! If you are retiring in June 2007, please send your name, your school and/or name of office, your position, and years of service to Karen.Hylton@slps.org. Send your information BEFORE Monday, April 23.The special edition will be published May 14.