West Newsmagazine 3-20-24

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March 20, 2024
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Composer Tyler S. Grant (third from left, back row) with Eureka High students. (Source: RSD)
versity of Central Missouri. Bonner also
led the Rockwood Honor Band, composed
of students from all four high schools, in a
performance on Saturday, March 2.
Parkway award winners
The Parkway School District has named
its 2024 Albert Award and Lights of Parkway
winners.
The Albert Award recognizes new teachers
for the energy and enthusiasm they
bring to their students, as well as the creative
and innovative practices they use in
their classrooms. Named as winners for
2024 are Luke Donohoo, Henry Elementary;
Kayla Komorek, Southwest Middle;
and Rachel Money, West High.
The 2024 Lights of Parkway award
winners are Nancy Bueltmann, Claymont
Elementary; Reggie Cathey, Green Trails
Elementary; and Kim Copeland, McKelvey
Elementary.
The Light of Parkway Award recognizes
district operations staff members who
have helped to create a positive and caring
environment for the people they serve.
The awards are sponsored by the Parkway
Alumni Association and funded by the
Sandy Finch Light of Parkway Fund.
Scholarship recipients named
The following South Technical High students
have been selected to receive a Bonhomme
Lions Scholarship: Shey Delahu,
Glayden Douglas, Logan Rosenburg and
Auden Sellmeyer. For many years, the
Bonhomme Lions Club has donated funds
for scholarships to SSD students. The organization
selects students who have demonstrated
strong character, high academic
achievement, and participation in community
service. The scholarship recipients
each typically receive $1,000 to be used
toward education expenses at the recipient’s
chosen college, university or postsecondary
program.
Additionally, Shayneisha Allen, of Parkway
Central, and Timothy Smith of Eureka
High have been awarded James E. Westbury
Memorial Board of Education Scholarships.
The Special School District Board
(SSD) of Education and other donors
provide funds for scholarships each year
to SSD students who plan to attend a college,
university or post-secondary program.
These scholarships are named in memory
of James E. Westbury, who served on the
board for many years and dedicated his life
to the education of students throughout the
St. Louis region. The $2,000 scholarships
are awarded to the students who best demonstrate
the ability to define a goal and are
preparing to achieve that goal.
Sensational skiers
Class of 2028 students Adam and
Andrew Dysart and Andre Johnson represented
St. Louis Priory during the 2023-24
season as part of the Hidden Valley Ski
Team in the Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Junior
Alpine Racing Association (WIJARA).
Andre has been on the ski race team for
10 years, while Adam and Andrew have
been on the team for three years.
Andre’s performance has earned him
the privilege of representing Missouri at
the NASTAR National Championship. He
also qualified in the 16-year-old category,
emerging as the top point earner of his
age category for his team within the entire
league. He finished in the top-five in all
seven races, including picking up three
victories.
De Smet Jesuit student
honored for service
De Smet Jesuit senior Charlie Erker has
received the St. Louis Archdiocese’s 2024
Archbishop May Service Award.
Erker volunteers his time as a peer
minister in Campus Ministry at De Smet,
a National Honor Society president, a
president’s ambassador, a Kairos retreat
leader, a Spanish Club member and as an
attorney for the mock trial team among
other pursuits. In doing so, Erker lives
out De Smet’s motto to “live as a man
for others.”
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