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Rock Bridge students win national
finance challenge
A team of seniors from Rock Bridge High
School took first place in the National Personal Finance
Challenge held on May 14 in St. Louis. Rock Bridge's national
championship team, Tina and the Liabilities, included
Tina Wang, Christian Ackmann, Amy Scott, and
Nick Sun. Their team coach was Susan Lidholm.
The National Personal Finance Challenge is sponsored by Wells
Fargo Advisors and organized by the Missouri Council on Economic
Education. The competition starts regionally with over 10,000
teams competing from across the United States. The top teams
from across the United States were selected to compete in the
national competition at the Wells Fargo headquarters building in
St. Louis. The students competing in the national competition
had to score high on rigorous tests and multiple rounds of "in
person" day-long events that end with "quiz bowl" competition.
The students test their knowledge of money management,
budgeting, saving, investing, spending, credit, and other
financial topics. After the testing, the two teams with the
highest scores advance to the final showdown. This year's
competition culminated with a "quiz bowl" finale between teams
from Missouri and Texas. In addition to school trophies, each
member of the first place team won $1,000.
State honor choir students selected
After an audio audition was submitted,
seven Lange Middle School students and nine Smithton Middle
School students were invited to the Missouri Choral Directors
Association State Honor Choir. They will have the opportunity to
sing with some of the best youth voices in the state of Missouri
on July 18 in Jefferson City. They will also work with a
top-notch clinician, Christy Elsner, director of Allegro
Children's Choirs. They will perform for the majority of choral
educators in the state as well as parents and family members.
These students, under the direction of Lange choral music
teacher Jazz Rucker, were selected for the 5-6
Honor Choir: Isabel Fagre, Paige Flottman, Dontrice
Harris, Samantha Keeler, Ellen Schmidt, Zach Taylor,
and Brenna Young. These students, under the
direction of Smithton choral music teacher Melissa Straw,
were selected for the 5-6 Honor Choir: Andrea Baker,
Connor Kriete, Mattie Monsess, and Liz Zenner;
for the 7-8 Honor Choir, Smithton students Lydia Bryda,
Margaret Straw, and Shaina Vangilder,
as well as Good Shepherd student Elise Hardesty;
and, for the 9-10 Honor Choir, Tyler Small and
Matthew Straw.
Rock Bridge takes second in state
Scholar Bowl
Rock Bridge High School's Scholar Bowl
team took second place in the Missouri State Championship. The
team was comprised of Husam Abdul-Kafi, Vikram Arun,
Iyas Daghlas, Riaz Helfer, Bess Goodfellow, Nikhilesh Sharma,
and Walter Wang. The team held on to a
dramatic, overtime victory against Liberty in the state
semifinal. Iyas Daghlas and Riaz Helfer were named MSHSAA
All-State. Iyas Daghlas and Bess Goodfellow were selected as 1st
Team Missouri All-Stars. Riaz Helfer was selected as a 2nd Team
Missouri All-Star.
Fifth grade honors choir earns top
honors
The Columbia Public Schools Fifth Grade
Honors Choir, under the direction of Susan Altomari
and Melissa Straw, won first place in the
Elementary Choral Division at the 2012 Music Showcase Festival
International's Festival of Music. The 70-member chorus won the
first place trophy for Elementary Chorus, as well as the overall
Elementary Choral Division. The overall score of 197 out of a
possible 200 has qualified the choir to compete for the Grand
Sweepstakes Award, which will be presented to the
highest-scoring elementary chorus in the nation. That
determination will be made in June.
CPS students make music at state
festival
Students from across Columbia Public
Schools participated in the State Solo and Ensemble Music
Festival in April.
Results, as reported by the directors
Business office earns financial
reporting recognition
Columbia Public Schools' Business Services
department has received the Association of School Business
Officials International (ASBO)'s Certificate of Excellent in
Financial Reporting award for having met or exceeded the
program's high standards for financial reporting and
accountability. The district was recognized for its
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending
2011. The Certificate of Excellence (COE) award confirms the
district's commitment to financial accountability and
transparency. Recognition through the COE program can help
strengthen a district's presentation for bond issuance
statements and promotes a high level of financial reporting. The
Association of School Business Officials International, founded
in 1910, is a professional association of more than 5,000
members that provides programs and services to promote the
highest standards of school business management practices,
professional growth, and the effective use of educational
resources.
"Book Reports for Burgers"
challenge results
Second through fourth-grade students in
Columbia Public Schools completed book reports during the month
of March, answering Stadium Grill's "Book Reports for Burgers"
challenge. The local, fast-casual, sports-themed restaurant, a
Partnership Friend in the district's Partners In Education
program, initiated the contest to encourage kids' love of
reading. Students in participating classes completed at least
four book reports during the contest to receive a free burger
certificate from Stadium Grill. The following students also
received free burgers for a year for completing the most book
reports in their schools: Justin Douty from
Fairview Elementary School, Tessa Greenup from
Rock Bridge Elementary School, and Alexis Walker
from Shepard Boulevard Elementary School. Stadium Grill
delivered lunch to the two classes that completed the most book
reports out of all the participating schools in the district.
Elizabeth Mottaz's third-grade class at Rock
Bridge Elementary School completed 76 book reports to win class
lunch, courtesy of Stadium Grill. Throughout the year, Stadium
Grill supports student achievement in Columbia with free burger
awards, plus rewards teachers with certificates for free meals.
Since the beginning of this 2011-12 school year, Stadium Grill
has sent more than 2,500 certificates for free kids' meals to
participating Columbia Public Schools elementary and junior high
schools, helping our local educators reward deserving students.
Photo
showing Stadium Grill general manager Ron Coleman with Elizabeth
Mottaz's third-grade class
Hickman student earns scholarship
to study abroad
Hickman High School junior Sean
Brennan has been awarded a National Security Language
Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship. the NSLI-Y program is
funded by the U.S. Department of State and provides merit-based
scholarships for eligible high school students to learn
less-commonly-taught languages in summer and academic-year
overseas immersion programs. The NSLI-Y scholarship enables Sean
to study Korean in South Korea for six weeks this coming summer.
The scholarship covers all program costs for participants,
including domestic and international travel; tuition and related
academic preparation; language testing; educational and cultural
activities focused on language learning; orientations; meals;
and accommodations, commonly with a host family. Launched as
part of a U.S. government initiative in 2006, NSLI-Y seeks to
increase Americans' capacity to engage with native speakers of
critical languages by providing formal and informal language
learning and practice and by promoting mutual understanding
through educational and cultural activities. NSLI-Y offers
overseas study opportunities to high school students for summer
and academic-year language learning in Arabic, Chinese
(Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajik), Russian, and
Turkish.
NOTICE: Teacher Negotiating Representatives
NOTICE: On Friday,
April 27, 2012, the Columbia Missouri National Education
Association submitted a petition requesting an election to be
recognized as the exclusive bargaining representative for the
teachers of the Columbia Public School District to Dr. Chris
Belcher, Superintendent. In accordance with Columbia Board of
Education policy HH, "Teacher Negotiating Representatives," the
district will hold a secret-ballot election for the teachers to
make a decision on this issue. If any other union is interested
in representing the teachers and would like to appear on the
ballot, that union will need to submit a petition with the
signatures of at least ten percent (10%) of the teachers in the
proposed bargaining unit to Dr. Belcher no later than
4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 1, 2012, in accordance with
Columbia Board of Education policy HH.
Senior All Night Party
registration
Seniors, register now for the Senior All
Night Party! The party will be held from 11:00 p.m. on Saturday,
May 19, to 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 20, at the Hearnes Field
House.
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Writing Your Future summer camp
Calling all young authors to the Writing
Your Future Summer Camp! The camp will be held on the MU campus
in Townsend Hall each morning from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, July
23 through July 27. Students entering grades 2 through 12 may
attend. The fun includes games, music, arts, snacks, and
writing. Students will be given the chance to explore the MU
campus as they draft pieces. The cost is $150 per participant,
with a sibling discount--each additional child from the same
household may attend for $100. The enrollment deadline is June
10.
More information
Paxton Keeley 5K run/walk
On Saturday, May 19, beginning at 8:00
a.m. Paxton Keeley Elementary School will hold its first annual
PK5K run/walk. Early registration through May 15 is $20 for
adults and $10 for children under 18 (children in strollers are
free). Proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald House.
Register online or
click here for more
information, including the registration form and course
description.
West Junior 50th anniversary
extravaganza
The culmination of West Junior High
School's 50th anniversary celebration this year will be the WJHS
50th Anniversary Extravaganza which will take place at the
school from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on May 18. There will be
games, activities, food, bands, and talent show winners. Tickets
are $4.00 in advance or $5.00 on the day of the event, and may
be purchased in the West Junior main office.
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information
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