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Diana Bourisaw, Superintendent
Soldan Hosts Pulitzer Center’s Global Gateway Summit
Soldan International Studies High School will host the Global Gateway Summit on Thursday, April 24. The summit’s focus is the AIDS crisis in the Caribbean and the people working to make a positive impact in the region. Journalist Antigone Barton of the Palm Beach Post will be the featured guest. The event will take place at 1 p.m. in the Soldan International Studies Model UN Room.
The Global Gateway Project gives students from Soldan and county school districts the opportunity to research and learn about important news events, while communicating with journalists in the field. Through the use of web-based blogs, an interactive news website, and a live question and answer session with Antigone Barton, students will be able to examine their own ideas and beliefs about the Caribbean AIDS crisis.
2008 High School Graduation Ceremonies
Clyde C. Miller 5/14/08 7 p.m. UMSL Campus
Blanche Touhill Performing Arts Center
Sumner 5/14/08 6:30 p.m. Roberts Orpheum Theater
Soldan 5/14/08 6 p.m. Farrara Theater @ America’s Center
Central VPA 5/15/08 7 p.m. Central VPA H.S. Auditorium
Nottingham CAJT 5/16/08 9 a.m. Metro H.S. Auditorium
Cleveland NJROTC 5/16/08 6 p.m. McKinley High School
Vashon 5/17/08 10 a.m. Vashon H.S. Auditorium
Roosevelt 5/20/08 6 p.m. Kiener Plaza
Beaumont 5/20/08 6 p.m. Beaumont H.S. Auditorium
Metro 5/21/08 7 p.m. Forest Park Community College
Mildred Bastion Theater
Gateway 5/27/08 7 p.m. UMSL Campus
Blanche Touhill Performing Arts Center
Broadway Comes to Central
Talented students take center stage for an evening filled with dance, drama and vocal performances, featuring the best music from the Broadway stage. Central Visual and Performing Arts High School proudly presents “Broadway Comes to Central” on Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $10. Student performances will take place on May 1 and 2 at 9:30 a.m. Tickets for these days are $4. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, contact Donna Watson or Karen Luchan at (314) 771-2772.
SLPS Quality Assurance System Program
St. Louis Public Schools is implementing an initiative to enhance the quality of our services district-wide. The goal of the Quality Assurance System is to improve the effectiveness of central operations and increase customer satisfaction to all stakeholders – students, parents and employees, as well as business and community members. By implementing this process, SLPS reaffirms its commitment to provide quality service to everyone, and to spend every tax dollar wisely. To learn more about QAS, visit our website at www.slps.org.
Take Your Child to Work Day
Thursday, April 24, is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. For over fifteen years, individuals, families and workplaces have joined in expanding opportunities and transforming the lives of millions of girls and boys both nationally and internationally. This year’s theme is “Making Choices for a Better World.” The day is a wonderful opportunity to expose your children to your career and your passion. The special day also shows students the value of education and helps them envision their own futures.
“I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.”
~Mother Teresa
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