SCA students look on as David Nieves talks about his vine snake.
Summit Christian Academy was overtaken by reptiles when herpetologist David Nieves recently visited second-grade science classes with a rescued baby alligator, a rain forest tree skink, several snakes and a large lizard with red eyes.
Allison Bartlett
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District middle schools recently recognized their January students of the month. The students were selected based on outstanding citizenship, conduct, attitude and school involvement.
A Kids First Town Hall Meeting will be conducted at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Stansberry Leadership Center, 301 N.E. Tudor Road.
SCA students gather around the school’s new SmartBoard with music teacher Angy Bounds, Hy-Vee human resource manager Justin Erisman and Hy-Vee store director Steve Culbertson.
Summit Christian Academy was buzzing with excitement on the afternoon of Jan. 20 as elementary principal Kim Gill called students into Angy Bound’s music room.
Dedication to academic success in high school has earned Abigail Doane, daughter of Eric and Julie Doane, Lee’s Summit, a Red and Black Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 per year to attend the University of Central Missouri.
The following local students are fall 2011 graduates of Missouri State University in Springfield:
Missouri State University
The Lee's Summit Educational Foundation will host its 13th annual A Taste of Lee’s Summit March 3 to raise money to support of excellence in education in the community.
Summit Christian Academy’s top four finishers in a recent district spelling bee sponsored by the Association of Christian Schools International are, from left, Sam Chinnery, first Carolyn Herrera, second; Juliana Ames, third; and Matthew Mitchell, fourth.
Summit Christian Academy’s top four finishers in a recent 12-school district spelling bee sponsored for third- through eighth-gradrs by the Association of Christian Schools International will travel to Texas for the next round of competition.
Amy Gates
Amy Gates, currently Lee’s Summit R-7 School District’s director of instructional technology, was named the district’s executive director of technology at the Jan. 19 board of education meeting.
Richardson Elementary students, from left, Shelby Wiseman, Cameron Riffle and Garret Peters present information about the important role of boards of education.
Students from Richardson Elementary School helped celebrate Missouri School Board Recognition Week during a special presentation at the Lee’s Summit R-7 Board of Education’s Jan. 19 meeting. The annual recognition week is Jan. 22-28 this year.
When you hear the phrase “outstanding teacher,” who comes to mind? You may want to nominate this person for the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Excellence In Teaching/R-7 Teacher of the Year Award.
Following are the Lee’s Summit students who were named to the fall semester dean’s lists of their various schools and colleges at the University of Missouri:
Three Lee’s Summit high school seniors have earned Red and Black Scholarships to attend the University of Central Missouri.
Lee’s Summit R-7 schools are continuing to benefit from a districtwide recycling program, initiated in spring 2009.
$15 for $30 worth of Shooting (100 trap, skeet or 5-stand targets) on the Shotgun Fields at Powder Creek
