Math
Mania begins a new school year Math Mania creator
Amy Ruzicka is back for another year of math puzzles. Young
Saint Louis.com will have a new set of puzzles every
month during the 2006-07 school year. Check out the Math
Mania puzzles below and test your math skills
in this fun contest.
Math
Mania Math
Mania is back for 2006-07 school
year Math Mania creator Amy
Ruzicka is back with another year of
math puzzlers for your enjoyment-and
maybe some prizes. But, one of the best
things is that you can learn some math
principles without having to worry about
a grade.
Katy
Trail ride Kids'
bike ride helps build home Sergei and Vika Himpel
took their longest bike ride ever this summer.
It was a church group ride to help finance
a new Habitat for Humanity home for a local
family.
Happenings4Youth Find
the after-school program for you
Do you have an activity interest not
covered by your school's sports or after-school
programs? Maybe you'd like to learn how to
do circus act stunts. Maybe you'd like to
earn a free computer.
Kid's
Health Heart
surgery doesn't stop kid's Irish dancing Last
spring, Maggie Tovar of Ballwin was busy with
school, soccer and Irish dancing. But, she was
forced to take time off to have her second open-heart
surgery.
Books
This
month's book reviews
September book reviews include a book based
on a pirate movie script; another about the
troubles of a girl new to middle school; a
third about the kidnapping of a girl's little
brother; and a final one about a Mayan Indian
girl's survival efforts during a revolution
in Central America
Toys
and Chemistry How
kids create toys with chemistry at home
Games played with
balls have been around for thousands
of years. But, in those early years,
the balls were made of rock or wood.
YHEC
Local
YHEC kids tell of experience at nationals For most of the Arnold
Rifle and Pistol Club's junior team, this
summer's trip to the Youth Hunter Education
Challenge national tournament was a first-time
thing. They didn't finish high in the final
standings but all said they had fun and learned
a lot.
Shaw
Reserve Shaw
Prairie Day ideal for kids, families Have you ever see a pioneer sod
home? What about a Native American teepee? Or
a tall grass prairie with acres of native plants?
Young
Achievers Festus
girl's rebound from brain tumor
Fourteen-year-old Emily Adams likes to write
poetry to help her cope with stressful situations.
And when she wrote "Until My Heart Stops Crying,"
she was certainly under plenty of stress.
Sports
Update Girls
relay team wins national title again Last spring, the St. Louis
Express girls 4x800 relay team set a goal
of winning another AAU national title. In
2005, the team won the relay title in the
midget division.
1.
Orphan trains, Frisco Railroad incorporated,
first Journalism school
Great
Forest Park Balloon Race, Faust Folk Festival,
Big River Rendezvous, outdoor skills training,
bike rides, Shakespeare classes and more!
Math
Mania is back for 2006-07 school
year
Kids'
bike ride helps build home
Find
the after-school program for you
Heart
surgery doesn't stop kid's Irish dancing
This
month's book reviews
How
kids create toys with chemistry at home
Local
YHEC kids tell of experience at nationals
Shaw
Prairie Day ideal for kids, families
Festus
girl's rebound from brain tumor 
Girls
relay team wins national title again