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Lewis
and Clark
Three-year
journey changes Josh Loftis' life
Twenty-year-old
Josh Loftis said his three-year odyssey
as the youngest member of the Lewis
& Clark re-enactment journey has given
him a whole new focus for his life.
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Youth
Jeopardy
Belleville
kid on TV's Jeopardy
Twelve-year-old Scott Szewczyk watches
the quiz show Jeopardy every day when he gets
home from school. The show on Friday, Oct.
6, will be his favorite because he was one
of the contestants.
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Kids
Voting 2006
An
issue at Iveland School-school uniforms
Kids
at Iveland Elementary School will hold a school-wide
election rally on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The school
is part of the statewide Kids' Voting-Missouri,
2006, but their rally also deals with the issue
of mandatory school uniforms. |
Rams
Read
Rams
players recommend kids books
St. Louis Rams players have
given area kids their own personal reading suggestions.
Fifty-six Rams players picked a favorite book
from their childhood and urged local kids to
try them. |
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Books
This
month's book reviews
November books reviewed include ones about
a pioneer boy in the pre-Revolutionary War
era, a girl fighting for racial justice in
the South, a special gypsy breed of horses,
and an immigrant girl who makes a life for
herself in 1880's Brooklyn.
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Read,
Right and Run
An
"ultra-marathon" at Holman Middle School
Holman Middle School
students in the Read, Right and Run program
face a lot more running this year. Instead
of running a regular 26.2-mile marathon, they'll
be doing an "ultra-marathon" of 50 miles.
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Urban
Trout
Trout
fishing for kids comes to St. Louis
Attention, all kid fishermen in
the St. Louis area! The rainbow trout are coming;
the rainbow trout are coming! |
Young
Achievers
Luke
Downen plans holiday service project
When 12-year-old Luke Downen was named a 2006
Gateway Young Achiever, his community service
accomplishments figured in his selection. The
7th grader from St. Charles already has a new
project planned for this school year. |