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A Touch of Class • Winter 2008JournalismJubilationPictured, from left: Stephen, Allan and Bonnie Begany, President Bush,Susan Begany Brockhaus, Rob Brockhaus and Lauren Begany.Four LHS Alumni Meet PresidentSusan Begany Brockhaus '96 was personally recognized byPresident Bush in the Oval Office for her two years of service in theWhite House Situation Room. Susan’s husband Rob Brockhaus '96was also present at the ceremony along with her brother StephenBegany '99, sister Lauren Begany '06 and parents Allan and BonnieBegany. Susan was selected to work in the White House SituationRoom on behalf of the FBI, where she is employed as an analyst.Three Lindbergh High Schooljournalism students and analumnus recently receivedawards at state and nationalcompetitions. LHS juniorMaggie Nestor earned a SuperiorFeature Story NewspaperWriting Award and seniorTheresa Helm was awardedHonorable Mention YearbookCaption/Headline Writing atthe National Scholastic JournalismEducation Convention.Kristen Zeis, LHS senior,earned second place in Photojournalismas part of a MediaWorkshop from the MissouriSchool of Journalism. LHSalumnus Spencer Ernst '07earned third place in the BroadcastStory of the Year, BroadcastSports, KLHS Ch. 98.Don’t forget to visitwww.lindberghschools.ws/alumni for all the latestalumni news, informationabout upcoming events and alook at the latest additions tothe LHS Alumni logo wearcollection!LHS Alumnus Wins Competition at MizzouLindbergh 2006 graduate Spencer Ernst '07 got creative in the iLifecompetition at Mizzou, where he is a freshman. Spencer’s sense ofhumor and pop-culture savvy worked well for Team iLost, which wonthe freshman experience category and the overall grand prize for Lost @Mizzou. The three-minute piece combined the premises and characters ofpopular TV shows Lost and 24 with “survivors” of move-in day at MU.To view the video click on http://mizzouwire.missouri.edu/stories/2007/ilife-competition/index.php.www.lindberghschools.ws/alumni4
A Touch of Class • Winter 2008Lindbergh’s Perfect Annual Performance ReportLindbergh School District again earns excellent marks for achievement, as indicated in the Nov. 1 release of AnnualPerformance Reports (APR) by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The APRis issued by DESE for each school district in the state. The report measures progress on meeting six academic standardsrepresented by 14 specific performance indicators. The 14 “mets” awarded to Lindbergh by DESE mean a “100%” for thedistrict on its Annual Performance Report.“The perfect score can be attributed to two things: students are really working hard and taking learning seriously, andteachers are really working hard,” stated Chuck Triplett, Director of Curriculum and Student Programs.The 2007 APR shows that Lindbergh School District exceeded the criteria for all applicable indicators.Nancy Rathjen, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, said, “In the past five years we have made tremendousstrides in meeting the mandates of No Child Left Behind. Each year the district has invested in more support forstudents and teachers in order to increase student achievement. Students and teachers have made the best use of that supportto continue taking achievement to the next level. Our scores have moved steadily up over this five year period.”With changes to MAP testing and an increase in APR indicators, DESE created two forms of Distinction in Performanceawards for which districts may qualify: Distinction in Performance for High Achievement and Distinction in Performancefor Improvement. The perfect APR score led to Lindbergh being recognized for the Distinction in Performance for HighAchievement award.Lindbergh’s Outstanding Board of EducationThe Lindbergh School DistrictBoard of Education was recentlyrecognized as one of sixstate finalists for the “OutstandingBoard of Education Award” bythe Missouri School Boards’ Association(MSBA). The Boardwas also honored with a resolutiondeclaring January 27-February 2 as National SchoolBoard Week.Certificates from MSBA and copiesof the resolution were presentedto the Board by Dr. CarterWard, executive director ofMSBA. Dr. Ward thanked theBoard members for giving back totheir community and for making aPictured, from left: Bob Foerstel '76, Board Director; David Peek, BoardDirector; Kenneth Fey '74, Board Vice President; Katie Wesselschmidt,Board Treasurer; Mark Rudoff '73, Board President; Dr. Ward; Dr. VicLenz '60, Board Secretary; and Janine Fabick, Board Director.5www.lindberghschools.ws/alumni
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