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A Kansas City student is one of the fastest middle schoolers in the country
A Kansas City student is among the fastest middle schoolers in the country. Ella Messner ran 1600 meters in 5:04.35 at the HOKA Festival of Miles in St. Louis this spring, breaking her previous personal record by 17 seconds. That time is the fifth-fastest mile for middle school girls in the country right now.
Park University’s Board of Trustees Adds Three New Members
Parkville, Mo.—July 1, 2024 — The governing body of Park University — its Board of Trustees — has elected three individuals to serve a three-year term on the board, effective today. Elected were Andrea Hendricks, Ed.D., Merideth Rose and Kathrine Swanson, Ed.D. Profiles of the new...
De Soto School District repairs underway after spring storms
DE SOTO, Kan. (KCTV) - Repairs to two schools in Shawnee will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The De Soto School District hopes most of the repairs will be made before school starts this fall. according to documents submitted to the De Soto Board of Education. Repair plans are...
‘Freedom Walk’ Addresses Historical Injustices
William Jewell College created a series of commemorative plaques this spring as part of a broader initiative — led by the school’s Racial Reconciliation Commission.— to acknowledge and rectify the school’s historical ties to slavery and segregation. The Freedom Walk, consisting of four bronze plaques placed...
New Shawnee traffic sculpture result of collaboration between rival high schools
A two-year art project brought two rival schools together for a common goal — to create and build a sculpture. The result of the collaboration between students at Mill Valley and De Soto High Schools, through USD 232’s Cedar Trails Exploration Center’s CAPS program, which provides career and technical education for students in the district, is the sculpture “Flight of Fluorescence.”
JCCC Updates: Helping Gen Z navigate purpose and interest
An April 2024 study by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found that the most important factor in Gen Z’s happiness is their sense of purpose at school and work. Alarmingly, less than half of the 12 to 26-year-olds surveyed report feeling like they do something interesting, motivating, or important at school and work each day.
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