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November 14, 2018
WEST NEWSMAGAZINE
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[Left to right] Hanna Woods Elementary Principal Kristy Roberts and Assistant
Principal Debbie Reid agreed to be duct taped to a wall as a reward for their
students, who collected 1,200 cans of food for Parkway’s food pantry.
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By BONNIE KRUEGER
Sticking it to the principals
The principals at Hanna Woods Elementary
found themselves in a “sticky” situation
last month. Principal Kristy Roberts
and Assistant Principal Debbie Reid were
duct taped to a wall.
The stunt was a reward for their students,
who collected 1,200 cans of food for Parkway’s
food pantry, more than doubling
their 500-can goal over a two-week period.
Two second-grade classes collected the
most cans and won the honor of duct taping
their principals to a wall on Friday, Oct. 26.
Roberts said, “I am really proud of our
students and families for going above and
beyond for our district food pantry and helping
those in need. It shows what a caring
community we have at Hanna Woods!”
Roberts noted that this was the first time
she was duct taped to a wall and said it was
actually fun. It took about 12 rolls of duct
tape for the two principals to stay on the wall.
Outstanding youth leader
Whitfield School senior Finn Murphy
recently was recognized as a St. Louis
County Outstanding Youth Leader. The
Outstanding Student Leadership program
provides training
and recognition to youth
in St. Louis County, assisting
them with development
of the skills needed
to be effective leaders and
citizens. One senior from
each county high school is
nominated annually by his
or her principal for participation
in a leadership
conference and recognition
ceremony.
Murphy
Girls take flight
More than 100 young women from 15
bi-state area high schools learned about
future careers in aviation as they participated
in the first-ever Girls in Aviation Day
at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia,
Illinois. Local schools that participated in
Girls in Aviation Day included Parkway
North High, Parkway South High, Westminster
Christian Academy and Villa
Duchesne.
The high school students flew planes in
high-tech simulators and climbed into the
cockpits of various aircraft for an overview
of the instrumentation. Saint Louis
University’s Parks College of Engineering,
Aviation and Technology – in partnership
with Women in Aviation International
[WAI] – hosted the first of what they hope
will become an annual event.
In addition to the hands-on activities, the
event featured a career expo, where the
students had the opportunity to talk with
representatives from more than a dozen
companies and organizations in the aviation
industry about various job opportunities
and the paths to take to secure those
types of positions.
To learn more about Girls in Aviation,
contact Rachel Rimmerman via email at
parksevents@slu.edu.
Giving back through reading
Assistance League of St. Louis volunteer
Mindy Hellmich, a resident of Manchester
and retired Parkway reading specialist,
was one of the 20 book fair volunteers at
Airport Elementary.
Each of the 225 students
of the Ferguson-Florissant
District chose two new
books and received a
bookmark. Other activities
included a puppet show,
classroom readings and
sign language instruction.
Barnes & Noble contributed
thousands of new
books and some financial
support for this program.
During the 2017-18 service
years, the Assistance
League’s Books From Friends Program
held book fairs in elementary and middle
schools throughout St. Louis city and
Manchester resident Mindy Hellmich poses
with a new friend from Airport Elementary.
county and provided 12,000 books to
aspiring readers.
Speaking out against
underage gambling
The Missouri Gaming Association, the
statewide professional association of the
Missouri casino industry, is inviting high
school seniors to enter the 23rd annual
Project 21 scholarship competition. This
year, one $2,500 first-prize scholarship and
three $1,500 second-prize scholarships
will be awarded.
Students must write and publish an original
essay or article in the school newspaper,
or create a poster or video. Entries must be
published or displayed at the student’s high
school for at least one full week between
Dec.1 and Feb. 15, 2019. The deadline for
submitting Project 21 scholarship entries
to the Missouri Gaming Association is
March 1, 2019. The scholarship application
and guidelines are available for
download at missouricasinos.org or bit.ly/
MGA-2019-Project21.
Calling all young adult thespians
Local young actors are invited to compete
in the National Society of Arts and
Letters [NSAL] 2019 Chapter Drama
Competition. NSAL, a nonprofit organization
that recognizes and supports
talented, young, emerging artists, invites
individuals between the ages of 18 and 27
who live or go to college within the NSAL
Saint Louis Chapter region of Missouri,
southern Iowa, Kansas and southern Illinois
to apply.
Contestants will perform for a panel of
top-ranked professional judges at the NSAL
Chapter Drama Competition on March 16
at Webster University in St. Louis. NSAL
encourages contestants to start planning
early as they must present two audition
monologues from memory, including a
comedic and serious piece.
For more information or to view the
2019 NSAL Saint Louis Chapter Drama
Competition application form, rules and
performance requirements, visit nsalstl.
org/competitions. The application deadline
is March 1.