SLPS STUDENTS SHOW THEIR TALENTS AT THE FOX THEATRE

Students from the St. Louis Public Schools will demonstrate their talents at the district’s annual
SLPS Performing Arts Night on Wednesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. The program will be held at the Fox Theatre. Tickets are free but are required for admission. General admission tickets will be available at 6 p.m. the night of the performance at the Fox box office.

The two-hour colorful fast paced show will involve over 900 district students performing in choirs, concert bands and other ensembles. “A student harp ensemble, blues guitar group and other talented student performers will be on the program,” said SLPS music supervisor and event producer/director Bob Nordman. The event is an opportunity to showcase the district’s rich and diverse talent.

CLARK STUDENTS CELEBRATE LEARNING WITH TREE PLANTING CEREMONY

Students at Clark Accelerated Elementary School participated in a tree planting ceremony
April 21 symbolizing the end of Education Station’s partnership with the school. The organization started an after school program which provided 40 hours of reading instruction for 100 students. The Silver Maple tree represents the student’s commitment to learning. Students

EDUCATIONAL SURROGATES NEEDED

The St. Louis Public Schools are seeking individuals who are interested in serving as educational surrogates. An educational surrogate fills the role of a parent whenever important decisions are being made regarding a student’s educational placement and program. The qualifications are as follows:

*Anyone who is 18 years old or older and has no conflict of interest concerning the child’s education.
*May not be an employee of a public agency providing care, custody or educational services to the specific child in need of educational surrogate representation.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s special education division provides free online training. Criminal, child abuse and neglect record checks are required. All applicants should send a letter of interest and resume to: Rose Thompson, Alternative Education and Student Rights Office, 801 North 11th Street, St. Louis, MO 63101. For further information, call Rose Thompson at 345-4404.

CONGRATULATIONS….

First grade student Brion-Jones Doss was honored by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Brion, a student at Sherman Elementary Community Education Center, for saving his grandmother’s life. She slipped into a diabetic coma and Brion was intuitive enough to call 911. Congratulations Brion!

KOTTMEYER STUDENTS WRITE HEALING BOOKS FOR CARDINAL GLENNON PATIENTS

Students from Kottmeyer Early Childhood Center are improving their reading, writing and listening skills. The school received a $500 grant from the STEP program, a partnership with the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The program is called “Healing Books”, a project designed to encourage Kottemeyer students to create interesting stories. The books will be given to sick children at Cardinal Glennon Hospital.

Each first and second grade child will write and publish their own books and donate one to the hospital. Preschoolers and kindergarteners are writing one large book to keep in their classroom. Their other literary work will be donated to the hospital.

“We have eight pre-service UMSL education students who are helping them tap into their writing talents,” said Sally Bloom, principal. “The project is wonderful because it helps students’ academic skills in the area of communications arts. They are becoming independent thinkers.”

In addition, each classroom will get a book ambulance. Any book that needs repairing will be transported to the book hospital which is located in the school. The book hospital will be filled with supplies to mend torn books that have been thoroughly used.

MAC LITERACY AGENCY LOOKING FOR CHILDREN’S RECIPES

The MAC Literacy Agency will be publishing a gift book to feature children’s recipes and illustrations. All submissions must be turned in by May 15. Submission of recipes doesn’t guarantee book admission. For more information, contact Julie Rivinus, manager at 421-2005.

ATTENTION ALL GOLF LOVERS…

The Golf Club of Roosevelt High School and the Innsbrook Resort and Golf Course will host a golf tournament June 11 at the Innsbrook Resort and Conference Center. Check-in time is 7:30 a.m., and tee time is 8 a.m. The tournament will benefit the Public High Golf League. The cost is $100.00 per individual or $85.00 in advance. For more information, call Mark Morrison, Roosevelt’s golf coach, at 776-6040.

APPLAUSE CORNER…

Nathalie Means, a second year Teach for America Corps member and Spelman College graduate, won a fullbright scholarship to study pedagogy and education in Japan this summer. She teaches special education at Sumner High School…Janis Wiley, principal of Mann Elementary School, will receive the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Education Performance. She will be honored at the University of Missouri-St. Louis celebration banquet May 6…For the eighth year in a row, the Nottingham CAJT High School Varsity Special Olympics basketball team won the Missouri Special Olympics State Championship…Gateway Elementary School participated in the St. Jude’s Math-a-thon. They raised $2,439.66. Funds have been sent to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to benefit children with cancer.