West Newsmagazine 4-19-17

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April 19, 2017
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Juror Dion Dion [left] and Professor Mark Weber [right] with Eureka High student Abby
Schlegl, who won first place in the Eco-Art competition at STLCC-Wildwood.
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BY BONNIE KRUEGER
Wildwood Community
College hosts Eco-Art Exhibit
St. Louis Community College-Wildwood
[STLCC-Wildwood] recently announced
the winners of the Ninth Annual Eco-Art
Exhibition. This juried art show features
two- or three-dimensional art work created
by local high school students that speaks to
an environmental consciousness in either
the theme of the artwork or materials used
in its creation.
This year, invitations to participate in
the show were extended to six schools:
Barat Academy, Eureka High, Jefferson
High, Lafayette High, Marquette High and
Pacific High. Artist Dion Dion juried the
exhibition, which featured more than six
dozen pieces of work.
STLCC-Wildwood honored students,
families and teachers during a reception
held on March 9. In addition to recognizing
the top three winners from each high
school, the college collected votes for the
People’s Choice Award and honored the
overall first, second, third and fourth place
winners.
Eureka High student Karra Kastner
received the People’s Choice Award for
her piece, “Flourish.” Eureka High student
Abby Schlegl received the overall
first place award for her piece, “Cardboard
Armor.” Recipients of the overall second,
third and fourth place awards were Sam
Evans of Marquette High; Madison Windsor
of Lafayette High; and Joshua Hance of
Barat Academy.
Priory student named
Coca-Cola Scholar
Saint Louis Priory
announced that senior
Tejas Sekhar has been
selected as one of this
year’s 150 Coca-Cola
Scholars. More than
86,000 students nationwide
applied for this
prestigious honor and
Sekhar
[Sekhar Family photo]
Sekhar was one of only three Missouri
recipients.
The $20,000 scholarship will help pay
for his Northwestern University enrollment
in the fall.
This month, he will travel to Atlanta for
a special leadership development institute
and awards banquet presented by the
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The foundation’s
criteria for selecting its scholars
include “well-rounded, bright students who
not only excel academically, but are also
actively involved in their schools. These
leaders are passionate and service-oriented
and demonstrate a sustained commitment
to bettering their community.”
Over the past two summers, Sekhar
completed sponsored genomics research
through Washington University in St.
Louis, for which he received a $2,000 grant
during both his sophomore and junior summers.
By the time he graduates, he will be
published. His senior thesis is a study on
the feasibility of sustaining a low-maintenance
zebrafish tank system.
A new twist to
Rockwood reading day
Geggie Principal Dr. Mary Kleekamp
and her staff added a new twist to Reading
Day, which is celebrated throughout Rockwood.
Kleekamp, an outdoor enthusiast,
used a camping theme to combine a love
for the outdoors with a love for reading.
She arranged to have a travel trailer
“reading space” parked on the school’s
playground that day. Classes took turns
exploring the trailer and reading in this
new environment.
Kleekamp said, “I love sharing my passion
for being outdoors with the students
in a way that makes sense for kids. Today,
they are out here reading. Some of them
are making connections because they’ve
been camping and, for others, it’s the first
time to see a travel trailer.”
Camping-themed decorations adorned
the school and students wore pajamas to
help them get comfortable while reading.
Second-grade student Alexis Vick said,
“I love reading day! We get to sit outside.
We get to bring our blankets and stuffed
animals to school and read by the lantern
Geggie students in the classroom.
in our classroom.”
Kindergarten student Fiona McIntosh
added, “My favorite part was reading my
book in the travel trailer.”
Parkway announces Albert
Award recipients
Each year, Albert Awards are given by
the Parkway Alumni Association to three
exceptional teachers during the first five
years of their teaching careers – one each
at the elementary, middle and high school
levels. The award recognizes new teachers
for the energy and enthusiasm that they
bring to their students, as well as the creative
and innovative practices they use in
their classrooms. The 2017 recipients are:
Ellen Schanzmeyer, fifth-grade teacher
at Pierremont; Katy Phillips [North ‘07],
sixth-grade teacher at Southwest Middle;
and Brian Parrish [North ‘06], choral director
at West High, who also serves as choral
director for the Young Men’s Chorus for
the St. Louis Children’s Choirs.
The Albert Award is named in honor of
the late Al Burr, a teacher, coach and longdistinguished
principal in the district. The
Albert Award is sponsored by the Parkway
Alumni Association and funded by the
Educators Make A Difference Fund for the
purpose of recognizing those teachers who
inspire others at the very earliest stages of
their careers.
Each Albert Award recipient receives a
$1,000 cash prize and a plaque. Recipients
also are honored at Parkway’s Appreciation
Evening event in April and at the Hall
of Fame celebration in November 2018.
[Rockwood School District photo]