Revving
up for 2009-10 school year
The start of a new school year is always a busy time. New
classes are starting and new activities are available. In
this issue of Young Saint Louis.com, we're trying to
introduce you to some other things you might enjoy. And, of
course, our new Fun with Math feature gets underway
for the new year.
Fun
with Math How
many squares fit in bigger square Your new
Fun with Math author
has come up with a relatively simple
puzzle to start the 2009-10 school year.
But, it will take some concentration
to figure out the correct answers.
Confluence
campout Unique
overnight camping event where rivers merge
A group of local kids and their families this
month get a chance to camp overnight in one
of the most dramatic outdoor locations in the
whole St. Louis area.
Penny
a Page Individual
kids can help raise "first book"
funds Individual
St. Louis-area kids can conduct their own
fund-raising drive to help raise money to
give other kids from low-income families a
chance to start their own home library.
Book
Reviews This
month's book reviews
Books reviewed for October include ones about
(1) ghosts haunting an inn in Vermont, (2) a
cool kid brother killed in a bicycle accident,
(3) a tiny deer mouse that confronts a hungry
owl, and (4) a boy who plans a "House of Horrors"
theme for his birthday party
Health
Care alum Kia
Washington graduates in nursing, starts career Kia Washington's path toward a career
in nursing started when she had a chance to
"shadow" a practicing nurse at Barnes-Jewish
Hospital when she was in high school.
Confluence
audio tour A
"tour guide" for your local historic
sightseeing
If you and your family plan to sightsee along
the major rivers in the metro St. Louis area,
you now have a local "tour guide" right in your
mobile phone.
Ferguson
Sunday Parkways What
a neighborhood looks like without cars Have
you ever wondered what your neighborhood would
look and feel like without cars on the streets?
You can get a taste of the feeling at Ferguson's
Sunday Parkways event on Sunday, Oct. 18.
Young
Achiever Thoughts
of hurricane repair are most vivid Fourteen-year-old
Kyle Sottoriva of Carlinville, IL, said
his mission trip this summer to Galveston,
TX, for hurricane relief repair was
the most vivid experience of his life.
St.
Louis celebrates first Centennial Week in
1909 
Lots
of early October things, then Halloween
How
many squares fit in bigger square
Unique
overnight camping event where rivers merge
Individual
kids can help raise "first book"
funds 
This
month's book reviews
Kia
Washington graduates in nursing, starts career
A
"tour guide" for your local historic
sightseeing
What
a neighborhood looks like without cars
Thoughts
of hurricane repair are most vivid