On Friday, March 30th, 2012, Alex Raster, 8th grade gifted student at Barnwell Middle School in the Francis Howell School District competed in the State Level Geography Bee. He tied for 5th place out of 100 qualifying students from all over Missouri. This is the best a Barnwell student has ever done in the past 12 years. Congratulations Alex!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Bondidag Cove Team
My 7th grade students recently attended the Future City regional competition in Chicago, and the Bondidag Cove Team earned first place.
They will be participating in the national competition in DC (all expense paid) Feb. 17-22. I'm attaching pictures...Here is also a link to our blog. http://risetothe-challenge1.blogspot.com/
Bondidag Cove Awards: Peer Award (other teams picked their model as their favorite) and "Integrated Highway Design" sponsored by the Illinois Association of County Engineers (IACE)
Triana
Awards: "Best Essay," "High Rise Award" sponsored by The Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings, "Best Future City Promotion" sponsored by The Society for Marketing Professional Services, and 3rd Place award for the "Go to 2040 Plan Implementation."
Jennifer J. Hawkins
St. Clair RXIII
Gifted Education, Grades 1-8
Challenge Webpage:
Friday, April 15, 2011
Students Wins Logo Contest!
Hannah Drury, our Logo-Theme Conference winner, is pictured here with our Conference Vice President, Heather Tomicich and our Legislative Consultant, Kyna Iman. Congratulations Hannah!
View Hannah's wonderful design HERE.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Strong Support for Gifted Education!
On February 22, 2011 at the state capitol in Jefferson City, Gifted Education Day was celebrated with over 500 students, parents, teachers, administrators, etc... there to support gifted education. Becky Smith opened the ceremony with on-looking supporters which completely filled the 1st floor Rotunda, and additional supporters on the 2nd and 3rd floor Rotunda balconies. We then heard from David Welch, Robin Lady, and Kyna Iman. Guest speakers were Representative Sarah Lampe, and Senator Kurt Schaefer. They spoke of the importance of serving gifted children, and Sara Lampe closed with a magnificent statement discussing that gifted education was not dead in Missouri, we are coming back, stronger than ever. Gifted Education Day 2011 was amazing! Stay tuned for information regarding the 2012 date!
Friday, March 4, 2011
"Get the Message Out" Video Contest
The 1st Annual "Get the Message Out" Video Contest was very successful. There were over 30 videos submitted from all over the state of Missouri. At Gifted Education Day, the top ten videos were recognized, with the winning team earning money to spend on their classroom. Two students from the Mt. Vernon Intermediate School discussed what the video process and competition meant to them. Thank you to all of the video participants and helpers. This successful event will carry on. Check back soon for the 2012 video contest details. See the winners below:
"Get the Message Out" Video Contest Winners 2011
- 1st Place - Mt. Vernon Intermediate School: Get the Message Out
- 2nd Place - Springfield 7th & 8th Personal and Group Dynamic Class: Vital for Survival
- 3rd Place - Crestview Middle School 7th Grade Stretch: We the People
- Honorable Mention: Purdy Middle School: Gifted Kids Spread the Word
- Honorable Mention: Barnwell Middle School: Ghost of Gifted Education
- Top Ten - Kansas City Foreign Language Academy: I'm Gonna Stand Up
- Top Ten - Truman Elementary, PEGS: GAM Commercial
- Top Ten - Oak Grove R6: Oak Grove Middle School
- Top Ten - Warrensburg RVI Middle School: Faces of Giftedness
- Top Ten - Crestview Middle School: Imagine
- Top Ten - Delta Woods Middle School: We Love Stretch!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Hillsboro R-3 GATE Students go to Space Camp!
Early on a cold Friday morning, fifteen sixth graders from the Hillsboro R-3 GATE program made their way to Huntsville, Alabama, to participate in Space Camp! Highlights from the trip included experiencing 1/6th gravity in a moon walk simulator, building and launching rockets, spinning in the multi-axis trainer, participating in a CSI experience, and riding Space Shot to experience true G-Force. The culminating experience on the trip was the mission to fly Space Shuttle Atlantis. Students each had a role in the mission in either the Space Station, the Orbiter, or Mission Control. The students stayed at Space Camp from Friday until Sunday and the weekend was packed with learning in math, science, and technology. The biggest lessons learned were teamwork, goal-setting, and believing that anything is possible. (You can read testimonials from students here on page 12.)
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