Area
kids doing unusual things
One of the specialties of Young Saint Louis.com is
finding area kids who accomplish unusual things at early ages.
This edition profiles kids who are doing things in music composing,
storytelling, solar power, making an archeology film and organizing
a jobs fair. Read and enjoy!!
Famous
dogs Missouri's
two most famous dogs--Old Drum and Jim
the Wonder Dog Those of us who are Missouri
residents should be aware that our home
state has two historically famous dogs.
Both were hunting dogs and beloved pets.
The first of these famous hounds is
now known as Old Drum. Old Drum became
known nationwide as the result of court
trials held in 1870.
Young
Composer Teen's
last-minute entry wins in Young Composer contest Fourteen-year-old
Nick Funke of Fenton was a first place winner
in the annual University of Missouri-Columbia
Young Composer competition with his last-minute
entry.
Book
Reviews This
month's book reviews
Books reviewed for March include (1) a boy
trying to save endangered peregrine falcons,
(2) a girl who wonders if she wished for the
right thing, (3) an aunt who turns out to
be an unforgettable babysitter, and (4) a
fifth grade class which decides not to talk
for two days.
Archaeology
Kids
making movies on local archaeology Sixteen teams of local young kids are making
movies for next fall's 1st annual Mound City
Archaeology Film Festival. But, first they have
to survive competition at their own school's
filmfest this spring.
Storytelling Ten-year-old
to make 3rd Storytelling appearance
Ten-year-old David Grondahl will perform at
his 3rd St. Louis Storytelling Festival this
year. He's got a good teacher since he lives
with his grandmother, who is a professional
storyteller.
Volunteer
Job Fair Attend
Clayton girl's Youth Volunteer job fair St.
Louis-area kids and their parents are invited
to the area's first Youth/Family Volunteer Fair
where kids can learn about and find volunteer
jobs in community service fields.
Earth
Day Ten-year-old's
solar power project for his school The College School
of Webster Groves will get new solar-power
lighting for the school's outdoor sign, thanks
to a project proposal by 4th grader Nathan
Tung.
History
Day Kids
use unique sources to research entries Two kids at Holy
Infant Catholic School uncovered some unique
primary research sources while developing
their winning entries in the 2010 Region 5
History Day competitions.
Fun
with Math "Fun
with Math" puzzles are about house
painting These "Fun
with Math" puzzles involve three painters
who work at different speeds. You're
supposed to figure out how many days
it takes this crew to paint different
numbers of houses.
Mark
Twain, Wehrenberg Theaters and KPLR-TV
Trailnet's
2010 Bike rides and more
Missouri's
two most famous dogs--Old Drum and Jim
the Wonder Dog
Teen's
last-minute entry wins in Young Composer contest
This
month's book reviews
Kids
making movies on local archaeology
Ten-year-old
to make 3rd Storytelling appearance
Attend
Clayton girl's Youth Volunteer job fair
Ten-year-old's
solar power project for his school
Kids
use unique sources to research entries
"Fun
with Math" puzzles are about house
painting