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Summer
Reading list
Some
Ideas Concerning Your Summer Reading
Summer break is coming up
shortly. Each year at this time, Young
Saint Louis.com has an article about
some ways your webzine can help with
your planning.
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Young
Achievers
Thirteen Gateway
Young Achievers of 2008
Thirteen metro-area
young people have been named 2008 Gateway Young
Achievers. The awards are given to elementary,
middle and high school students to honor their
outstanding achievements both in school and
in their communities. |
Heritage
Days
Belleville
kid now looking at Indian side
Josh
Loftis hurried his high school graduation so
he could join the Lewis&Clark 200th anniversary
reenactment tour. But, these days he's more
likely to be dressed as a Native American. |
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Ice
Cream Bill
Kids
seek approval for an official state dessert
A group of home-schooled kids are just a couple
steps away from having the Missouri Legislature
designate the ice cream cone as the official
state dessert.
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Robot
Win
Local First Lego League wins award
In January, Young Saint Louis.com
ran a feature story on a 6-member team
that won the top prize in the Missouri
State First Lego League tournament.
Last month, the "Oddly Charged Particles"
team from west St. Louis County brought
home a special award from the First
Lego League's World Festival in Atlanta.
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Book
Reviews
This month's
book reviews
Books reviewed for May include ones about
(1) a girl on her own private island with
some strange pets, (2) a three-legged dog
who loves to compete, (3) kids look for treasure
and learn about Shakespeare, and (4) a brother
and sister involved in hunting for mysterious
creatures
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MyTRACS
Kids create
research tool for SLPL
Twenty kids are creating an internet website
that other teens can use while doing research
at the St. Louis Public Library. At the same
time, they're getting paid and learning a lot
about themselves. |
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State
Chess
For Sperreng
Middle, "team" is the word
When chess coach Rick Nelson put his 2007-08
Sperreng Middle 8th-and-under chess team together,
he stressed the fact that all members should
consider themselves as one team.
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CECH
Students
study "greening" their school
A group at the Solomon Schecter Day School has
formulated a plan for "greening" their school
by cutting energy usage and increasing recycling.
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Teach
to Save
Kids have
good ideas on what to save for
Kids at Simmons Elementary don't have much money
in personal savings accounts. But, many had
their hearts in the right place when asked how
they'd spend mney if they had a lot. |
Last
Math Mania for 2007-08 school year