Summer's
Here. Enjoy!
June is the month when most schools take a break. That means
you will have chances to do extra things. This edition of
Young Saint Louis.com has a good list of Things
to Do; Places to Go. But, you need also to explore
subjects in which you have an interest. Think about it...and
then do something special.
Young
Achiever Many
family moves don't slow Sullivan girl Many family moves haven't
kept 14-year-old Claire Rembecki from
succeeding in school, church and community.
In fact, they may have provided some
impetus for her success.
Pet
Center Kids
offer plan to remodel county pet center Thirteen-year-old
Kelci Davis of Cottleville said the St. Charles
Pet Adoption Agency building "looks like a bunch
of jail cells." She and other kids from Saeger
Middle School want to change that.
Half-marathon Ten-year-old
to run in half-marathon race Ten-year-old
Keenan Peel is just getting serious about long-distance
running. But, he's already planned an ambitious
project--a solo half-marathon which he's turning
into a cancer fund-raiser.
Book
Reviews This
month's book reviews
Books reviewed for June include ones in which
(1) a boy survives a year living alone in
the wilderness, (2) a girl's family faces
starvation during the potato blight in 1840's
Ireland, (3) a girl seeking a more exciting
life gets more than she bargained for, and
(4) a Cuban immigrant boy just wants to pitch
for his team
Ice
cream cone Kids
get law passed; what's next for them? The Missouri Legislature has passed
a law making the ice cream cone as the
state's official dessert. Now, the sponsoring
kids are looking at what next steps
to take in promoting the sweet treat.
Broadway Belleville
kid seeks Broadway role
Thirteen-year-old Olivia Threlkeld of Belleville
will be spending nearly half of this month in
New York looking for a part in a Broadway musical.
For her, there is a slight sense of urgency.
BIC
essay Kid's
class assignment wins big bucks
How many kids get paid big bucks for doing
an English class assignment? Sixth grader
Devon Sample did this year.
Adopt-a-trail
Kids
help to clean disabled-access trail
Early last month, a group of young kids from
St. Louis County patrolled a nature walk for
the disabled at the Forest 44 Conservation Area.
They were looking to clear trash and keep the
trail clean.
Math
Mania Answers
for last 2007-08 Math Mania quiz There were seven entrants in the final
Math Mania contest of 2007-08
who got all five of the Logic Puzzles correct.
Before
St. Louis could contemplate staging the 1904
World's Fair, the city needed to clean up
its drinking water supplies.
With
school out in June, there are lots of outdoor
activities for kids involving everything from
one day events to summer camps.
Many
family moves don't slow Sullivan girl
Kids
offer plan to remodel county pet center 
Ten-year-old
to run in half-marathon race
This
month's book reviews
Kids
get law passed; what's next for them?
Belleville
kid seeks Broadway role 
Kid's
class assignment wins big bucks 
My
Favorite Day Awards
Kids
help to clean disabled-access trail