Plan
for summer reading with YSL.com Young Saint Louis.com provides you an easy way to plan
your summer reading. Each month, YSL.com has reviews
of four popular kids books. By clicking on the Past
Stories icon, you also have over five years of past
issues archived. That's hundreds of books to choose from on
many different subjects. Also, you can use Amazon.com
to buy either new or used books online.
Young
Achievers 10
Gateway Young Achievers of 2007 Ten metro-area youngsters have been
named as 2007 Gateway Young Achievers.
The awards go to elementary, middle
and high school students who have outstanding
achievements in academics, sports, the
arts, church and community service.
Women's
Exchange Historic
local charity still helps families, kids
The Woman's Exchange of St. Louis was
founded nearly 125 years ago to help poor
women help their families. The women made
clothes at home to supplement meager family
incomes and take better care of their kids.
Hospital
Book Drive Kid
patients get gift to make hospital less scary Seven-year-old Morgan Lanton had
to go to the emergency room at Christian NE
Hospital last month. But, she got a special
treat to help her realize the hospital doesn't
have to be a scary place.
Books
This
month's book reviews
Books reviewed for May include (1) the adventures
of a girl who lives above a funeral home,
(2) wonders of the world found in a small
farm community, (3) a girl who loves horses
prepares to be a veterinarian, and (4) a young
baseball player is helped by super stars from
the past
Storytelling
Festival Area
students have folk tales ready Shaun Miller and Darryl Marks
of Mullanphy School in St. Louis have their
folk tales ready for performances at the St.
Louis Storytelling Festival, May 2-5.
CECH
Hazelwood
kids focus on St. Louis Mills mall The decision by St.
Louis Mills mall to cut down on groups of
teenagers roaming its corridors prompted several
unique study projects by Hazelwood West Middle
School students.
Sports
Injuries Ways
to avoid "Little League elbow" A local kids' sports injury expert
says the new national Little League "pitch count"
limits are a step in the right direction. But,
Dr. Jay Noffsinger says the limits don't tell
the whole story.
Girls,
Inc. Girls
Inc. has openings at 8-week summer camp
Girls Inc. still has some openings left for
St. Louis area girls in its 8-week summer camp
sessions. Summer camp runs five days a week,
starting June 11 and running through August
3.
Math
Mania The
"Telephone Code" puzzles are back
The Math Mania puzzles
for May are another series of "telephone code"
words. That is the unique puzzle form introduced
last December, 2006.
Two
winners in April Math Mania "visual"
puzzlers Two kids got all the "visual problem
solving" questions correct in the April Math
Mania contest. Making sure there were
no double marks in the diagonals of the visuals
turned out to be difficult for many.
1.
Artist George Catlin's Indian art grew in
St. Louis
Outdoor
activities that provide lots of entertainment
for kids and families get into high gear during
May
10
Gateway Young Achievers of 2007
Historic
local charity still helps families, kids
Kid
patients get gift to make hospital less scary
This
month's book reviews
Area
students have folk tales ready
Hazelwood
kids focus on St. Louis Mills mall
Ways
to avoid "Little League elbow"
Girls
Inc. has openings at 8-week summer camp
The
"Telephone Code" puzzles are back