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ball kids
AAU kids to work
at MVC basketball tournaments
Two
boys and two girls from local AAU youth basketball
teams will serve as ball kids for the 2008 Missouri
Valley Conference men's and women's basketball
tournaments this month. |
Kevin
Kline awards
McEvoy nominated
as best supporting actor in a musical.
Thirteen-year-old
Jimmy McEvoy said he's always looking for an
acting role "where I have a chance to steal
the show." Last year, he go his chance in a
role in the musical, "Les Miserables." |
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Book
Reviews
This month's
book reviews
Books reviewed for March include ones about
(1) a boy helped by a stray dog to overcome
his fears, (2) a Mexican teenager who crosses
the border to earn money for his family, (3)
a girl who is servant to a Medieval alchemist,
and (4) a horse-loving girl in early Ireland
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Nanoscience
Kids
learn about latest in nanotechology
Brothers Matt and Will Wolfe last month got
a look at some of the latest equipment used
in the science of nanotechnology. That's where
scientists study sub-molecular particles to
solve big problems.
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Challenger
Space
Waterloo,
IL, kids get taste of space station life
There's no big blastoff but elementary school
kids from Waterloo, IL, last month experienced
some realistic simulation of what astronauts
do while they're in space. |
Storytelling
festival
Kids prepare
for 2008 Storytelling Festival
Eight-year-old Reece Ellis said his mother read
stories to him before he went to bed when he
was younger. Now, he's rehearsing to perform
at the 2008 St. Louis Storytelling Festival. |
Speedskating
Two headed
for U.S. speedskating nationals
Fourteen-year-olds Beth Gier and Ian Quinn will
compete this month in the U.S. Speedskating
Short-Track Nationals in Milwaukee. They hope
to improve on their good showings a year ago.
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Math
Mania calls for manipulating numbers