Metro Student Advances to New York City!!

Noah Berman, a sophomore at Metro Academic and Classical High School, beat 90 other teens in the first ever Games Show network’s Citywide Vocabulary Contest. Berman will receive a $5,000 scholarship and a chance to compete in the national finals in New York City in February, 2007. Metro received a $2,500 cash award and school supplies. The National Vocabulary Contest is sponsored by GSN, the Princeton Review and Charter Communications.

Dewey Students Contribute To Worthy Cause

Students at Dewey International Studies will contribute 11 cents per student to the Missouri Family Relief Fund during an assembly scheduled for Monday, November 20, at 2 p.m. George Newell, chairman of the Vietnam’s Veteran Association, will receive the contribution. Staff and students were inspired to contribute the money based on the live performance of “Dora the Explorer.”

Coats for Kids Drive Continues

The Coats for Kids drive has been extended through November 29. We are still in need of new or gently used winter coats for girls and boys, preschool through high school. We’re also accepting new hats, gloves and mittens. Donations may be brought to Central Office, 801 N. 11th Street, or one of the following Community Education Centers:

Sigel Elementary, 2039 Russell Blvd.; Vashon High School, 3035 Cass Avenue; Stevens Middle, 1033 Whittier Street; Walbridge Elementary, 5019 Alcott Avenue, or Mullanphy Elementary, 4221 Shaw Ave. Donations at the CEC’s may be dropped off from 1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. We are also accepting financial gifts made payable to St. Louis Public Schools Foundation/Coats for Kids. The coats and winter items will be distributed to SLPS Social Workers on Friday, December 1. For more information, contact Anthony Bonner, Executive Director of Community Outreach, 345-5738, Anthony.Bonner@slps.org, or Kate Stewart, Community Outreach Coordinator, 345-4694, kate.stewart@slps.org.

Siteman Cancer Center Recognizes Students at Stowe Middle School

Six students from Stowe Middle School received special honors from Siteman Cancer Center. The students entered the “Great American Smoke Out: Keep Kids Tobacco-Free” contest. Three students won first, second and third place in the essay contest, and three students won first, second and third place in the design T-Shirt contest.

AT&T Employees Adopt Wilkinson ECC I

Students at Wilkinson ECC are getting a head start on their Christmas wish lists thanks to employees at AT&T. The communications giant adopted Wilkinson for their Adopt-A-School program for the holidays. Each student will make a Christmas ornament which contains their name and three gift choices. The ornaments are collected and hung on Christmas trees throughout the AT&T building. Employees will select an ornament and purchase a gift for each child. On the last day of school before winter break, the employees will visit Wilkinson, along with Santa, to distribute gifts and a new pair of winter gloves for each student.

National Education Week

In observance of National Education Week, Earl Nance Sr. Elementary School will have fathers and community members read to individual classes. Local rap group “The Banger” will read to sixth grade students and will perform with 7-year-old local artist “Lil Rod” at a student assembly.