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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.
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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. |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
My Favorite Day Awards
Winning essay by Devon Sample
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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. |
