PARKWAY SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 801 Hanna Road Manchester, MO 63021

Volume 33 Issue 5

April 2009

Dear South High Community: This is the time of the school year that requires the greatest amount of our attention and energy. Our students have returned from their spring recess with lots of enthusiasm and a bit of unbridled energy. One of the most important aspects of school administration is to maintain an organizational structure that is predictable and focused on student achievement. At South we refer to this all year as maintaining an academic tone. This is also the time of year when I need parents to remind their students to keep their attention directed towards their academic goals and not on any nonsense disrupting our organizational focus on achievement. I believe a strong partnership aimed at high expectations will allow our students to flourish and achieve. I appreciate parental influence and the words of wisdom you can provide during this time of the school year. Recently three of our seniors certainly demonstrated academic excellence and were distinguished with state-wide honors. Alec Sydlow was chosen as one of the top fifteen seniors in the state of Missouri in school and community citizenship. In addition, Laura Maguire and Xiaoran (Sharon) Xu were recognized as two of Missouri’s top seniors in the Missouri Scholars 100 competition. Laura and Sharon earned this distinction as a result of their dedication to learning and earning high marks in the state’s academic decathlon. Please help me honor these three seniors for their commitment to maintaining an academic focus and representing South High in such a positive manner. Our administrative team devotes much of its energy on hiring outstanding teachers at this time of year. I believe the strength of South High is a result of the adults who work with our students. Hiring strong teachers who love working with adolescents and who know their content well is the best way to guarantee student success. Our administrative team and team leaders have been hard at work screening and interviewing potential teachers with the purpose of securing the best in the area. So far we have recommended nine teachers to the board and soon I hope to have the remaining four teaching positions filled. I know you will be as impressed as I am with our newest South High faculty members; they will continue our tradition of building strong student relationships for the purpose of increasing student achievement. I will welcome all the teachers to the South High community when they have been approved by the Board of Education for hire.

Gary S. Mazzola Principal Patrice A. Aitch Ronald D. Banfield, Ed.D. Paula A. Hopkins Barbara G. Moore Stephen M. Oldenburg Sarah C. Yancey Assistant Principals Phone: 314-415-7700 Fax: 314-415-7712 www.pkwy.k12.mo.us

Currently we are working to improve several aspects of our curriculum and programs. A South High team of science teachers and school administrators have been meeting with our district engineer and an architectural firm to develop drawings and plans for the new four million dollar renovation to our existing science classrooms. The process is very exciting, and it is rewarding to me to think that I’m hiring teachers and designing classrooms that will impact future South High students. Not many leadership positions provide opportunities to make decisions that will have a lasting impact for twenty or more years. This is one of many reasons why we need everyone in our school, including students, focused on achievement. A focus on anything else detracts from the excellence for which we all strive. Earning distinction as one of the top high schools in the country doesn’t happen by chance; it is the combined effort of all our stakeholders working towards greatness. Thank you for reminding your students to finish the school year with an aim towards greatness. In doing so, it provides the opportunity for success and outstanding achievement in all corners of our organization. With Patriot Pride,

Gary Mazzola Principal

April 2009

2009-10 PARKING PERMITS

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Sophomores, Class of 2011, applications for Junior

Congratulations to math teacher Scott Degitz who was named South High’s Teacher of the Year and the Parkway District’s High School Teacher of the Year.

Parking will be available from March 23, 2009 until April 17, 2009. All students must remember to • bring their ID • pay all fines and fees before receiving a parking application • submit payment with the completed application

SPEECH AND DEBATE NEWS At the Oakville competition in early February, the PSH debate team had a very good weekend with the following results: Connie Shen 2nd in Lincoln Douglas Debate Laura Van Genderen 3rd in Lincoln Douglas Debate Jenn Mahan 4th in Lincoln Douglas Debate John Lin and Jeffrey Zhao 4th in Policy Debate Patricia Malinowski and Diane Shen 4th in Champ Public Forum Debate Diane Shen 6th in Extemporaneous speaking Jenn Mahan 6th in Storytelling Taleef Khan 6th in Radio

Checks should be made payable to Parkway South High Bookstore.

POETRY OUT LOUD Congratulations to Lawrence Scott on placing as the first runner up at the Regional Poetry Out Loud competition. Like Lawrence, each of the other eight competitors at this regional contest had won their individual school-wide competition. He faced these top finishers delivering moving recitations of the following poems: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes "Hymn to God the Father" by John Donne

At the Marquette tournament in mid-March, the highlights were as follows: David Collier and Hongbo Liang 3rd in Champ Policy Gajan Mathivanan and Michael Zhao 4th in Open Policy Wendy Liu and Hima Veeramachaneni 4th in Open Public Forum Hongbo Liang 6th in Foreign Extemp Jenn Mahan, Connie Shen and Laura Van Genderen all advanced to the octofinal round in Lincoln Douglas Debate.

Way to go, Lawrence! Congratulations to all on a great job!

TREATY WRITER FEATURED PSH Treaty sports writer Brandon Cochrell had an article published in the February issue of Difference Makers magazine. The article featured PSH student Arriana Walker's accomplishments on and off the basketball court.

NEW BETA CHI PI MEMBERS The alumnae of South's Science Honor Society, Beta Chi Pi, would like to welcome the following new members who qualified for membership in Spring 2009. Congratulations to these young science scholars. Hufsah Akbar, Louis Blanc, Kevin Chervitz, Mona Dai, Spencer Dingman, Amy Esker, Mariam Farooqui, Ann Granich, Alex Heck, Katie Hoener, Iqra Khan, Wendy Liu, Ryan Maddock, Jennifer Mahan, Delena Nguyen, Jessica Rudnick, Meghan Scanlon, Kayla Skinner, Alec Sydlow, Brad Tucker, Kyle Unger and Hima Veeramachaneni.

Congratulations, Brandon!

ART NEWS Three PSH students had their artwork accepted in the Florissant Valley Community College's High School Art Exhibition 2009. Congratulations to Katie Barkman, Maddy Cox, and Stacey Larson who won an honorable mention at the awards ceremony.

SUPPORT PSH WITH PURCHASES

LUNCH MONEY DEPOSITS

FROM OFFICE DEPOT Next time you are shopping at any Office Depot location, mention South High or give them the school’s ID number 70056859. South will receive credits equal to 5% of qualifying purchases. Thanks!

Deposits may be made into a student’s cafeteria lunch account daily in the red metal, wall-mounted boxes which are located in the bookstore and in the cafeteria serving area. Deposits must be made before 9:30 a.m. to be available for use that day. Checks should be made payable to Parkway Food Service.

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April 2009

YEARBOOK SALES

SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE

Attention Parents: Please remember two important dates. The last day to purchase your yearbook online is April 30, and the last day to purchase your yearbook in the bookstore is May 8. Please be sure to reserve your copy, because we are NOT ordering extras. Books cost $50 this semester. They can be purchased online at www.jostensyearbooks.com ( http:// www.jostensyearbooks.com/ )or from www.pshwired.net ( http://www.pshwired.net/ ), or you can purchase them in the South High bookstore.

Congratulations to the following South High African-American students honored for their devotion in our classrooms. The ceremony was held February 26, 2009 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the UMSL campus. Kudos to Erica Carroll, Amaad Delmar, Briana Dunlap, Jennifer Mahan, and Harold Walker who earned honors with a 4.0 or higher GPA. Also, the following students received recognition for their 3.5 GPA or above: Hawa Awad, Kristin Culbertson, Tamira Davis, Gabrielle Evans, Lakeisha Gilcrease, Javia Gilliam, Corinna Grooms, Brittany Hughes, Emalie Jacobs, Brian Lunceford, Paulos Mengstead, Ronald Portis, Hebert Prospere, Naomi Russell, Cheridan Scott, Lawrence Scott, Kristen Tounsel, Kayla Turner, Amanda Weakly and Kathleen Williams.

Yearbook sales across the country are down recently because students think they don't need a traditional book of memories when they have MySpace, Facebook, cell phone cameras, etc. those sources are temporary! Ensure that you have a permanent memory record by purchasing a yearbook. Yearbooks will be distributed on August 7, 2009 from 1-3 p.m. in the PSH commons.

Students who were honored with Life Science Quest or Business Academy awards were Ebony Davis, Halston Hutchinson, Brittney Mason, Paulos Mengsteab and Cheridan Scott.

MO SCHOLASTIC WRITING WINNER Senior Emalie Jacobs has been awarded the 2009 Scholastic Writing Silver Key Award for her personal essay, “The Tears Streamed Down My Face.” The essay describes her slavery reenactment experience at the Slavery and Civil War Museum in Selma, Alabama. Selected by a panel of authors and educators, Emalie’s essay was among 193 submissions for the contest and was recognized as one of the top entries for the Missouri Writing Region.

END OF COURSE EXAMS (EOC) South High will be administering the Missouri End of Course Exams (EOC) for Algebra I and English II the week of April 27 - May 1, 2009. The EOC assessment replaces the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) at the high school level. It was developed by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to adapt testing to the needs of Missouri schools, teachers, and students, while meeting state and federal requirements.

Her essay will be published in Missouri Youth Write, an online publication, available June 2009 www.missouriwestern.edu/scholastic Emalie was honored February 27, 2009, at the Write to Learn Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach, Missouri. She received a silver key and certificate for her award, a copy of Scholastic’s Best Teen Writing 2008, and a signed copy of a novel from one of the conference’s guest authors. Emalie and her parents were also welcome to attend novelist Chris Crutcher’s keynote address, “Turning Real Life into Fiction.”

The assessments are designed to be administered in approximately two 90minute class periods. Students will take the tests with their classroom teachers during regularly scheduled class periods. Session I will consist of 47 selected response (multiple choice) questions and Session II will have two performance events (writing) Teachers will score the performance event and this grade (10%) will be a part of the student’s semester grade. It is important that all students enrolled in these courses are present for the assessments. Please make every effort to schedule doctor/dentist and other appointments at other times in order to have your child attend school during these testing windows.

The contest was sponsored by the Prairie Lands Writing Project, the Missouri Writing Projects Network, and the Missouri Association of Teachers of English and is an affiliate of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.

South High will also be field testing the EOC in U.S. Government, U.S. Modern History, Geometry, and English I during the first week of May this year.

Emalie composed her winning essay for the college application essay assignment in AP English Literature and Composition; this class is one of four English classes she elected to take this year. Emalie plans to attend Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois in the fall.

If you have any questions regarding these assessments, please contact Mr. Stan Williams, Counselor, at 314-415-7779 or Mrs. Paula Hopkins, Assistant Principal, at 314-415-7721.

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April 2009

AFS

DECA WINS AT DISTRICTS

Experience the World With AFS-Without Leaving Home! Ever wonder what you can do to help change the world, beginning with life in your own community? By opening your home and sharing your family with a high school AFS student from another country, you can help to build bridges of intercultural understanding at a time when the world really needs it.

DECA, an Association of marketing students, is a nationwide organization with approximately 200,000 members which strives to develop “future leaders for marketing and management.” DECA is designed specifically for students enrolled in Marketing Education who through participation in chapter projects, district, state, and national competitions acquire social intelligence, civic awareness, and leadership skills.

This year, more than 2,800 young people from 50 countries will arrive in the U.S. to study for 11 months in communities across the country. Enjoying daily family life, meals together, activities like going to the movies and in general having fun, will help to make a World of Difference to a young visitor who is eager to experience what it's like to live as a member of a family, school, and community in the U.S.

On Feb. 11th, Parkway South High DECA members participated in the annual district competition held at the Chesterfield Mall. This year’s results are as follows: • Accounting: Jessica Crause 4th place • Hotel: Stacy Larson 1st, Amanda Buehler 2nd and Julia Unverfehrt 3rd • Marketing Management: Samantha Cross 3rd • Restaurant and Food Service Mgmt: Kelsey McGownd 3rd and Taylor Cross 4th • Business Services: Matthew James 1st and Jacob Kirn 3rd • Food Marketing: Luke Sparks 2nd • Sports and Entertainment: Laura Heck 1st • Business Law & Ethics Team: Leah Hoffman and Estefania Alejo 2nd • Buying and Merchandising: Jenna Olson and Ryan DeBolt 1st • Hospitality Services Team Event: Rachel Bynum and Ian Baker 2nd • Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Event: Amy Cummings and Joy Han 2nd • Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Event: Steven Minnella and Justin Dakich 1st • Fashion and Merchandising: Sarah Beth Truesdell 1st • Marketing Research General: Jacob Kirn and Laura Heck • Entrepreneurship Written: Ryan DeBolt and Jenna Olson 1st • Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Research: Daniel Batten and Julia Unverfehrt • Stephen Cooper and Kevin Chervitz 1st • Retail Marketing Research Event: Kaitlyn Schumacher 1st Claire Seibel and Kelsey McGownd 2nd • Community Service Project: Laura Venn 2nd place • Technical Sales: Taylore Johnson 2nd and Lakeisha Gilcrease 1st • Ad Campaign: Jamie Gavosto and Annie Skornia

Host families provide a bed and meals, and the same guidance and support to students as they would to their own son or daughter. AFS families come in all sizes and can have children of all ages or no children in the home, two parents or single parents. Host families and students receive support from local AFS Volunteers. AFS is currently looking for host families for a year beginning in August 2009. Anyone interested in hosting a student or going abroad should contact Ms. Denise Cunningham, a Parkway South High parent, at 636-527-7568 or [email protected], or Ms. Sarah Yancey at 314-415-7754 or [email protected]. or visit the AFS website at www.usa.afs.org. Host an AFS Exchange Student and build bridges of intercultural understanding. It's a gift you'll give and receive. Most families have no idea how much they'll gain until they say yes! On April 14, join us when German Jelen, our exchange student from Argentina, will give his presentation about his home country and share samples of his favorite foods.. The presentation will be held in Room 2201 and will begin at 7 p.m. There will be time for a Q & A session following the presentation.

EXPRESS THE MUSIC Congratulations to the following students who were selected as finalists in the St. Louis Symphony's Express the Music competition, which asked them to write creative pieces inspired by Bolero: Max Highsmith, Becca Liu, Delena Nguyen, Meghan Scanlon, Erin Smith, Anh Tran, and Tina Zhang

DECA District 8 Vice President: • Apparel and Accessories- Denise Bower and Nashira King • Accounting: Daniel Batten

Out of 1375 entries from 55 schools, only 60 finalists were selected. We are proud to have seven South High students as finalists. These students will attend an award ceremony at Powell Hall on April 30th where all the finalists will be recognized and the top three awards in each of the two divisions will be named. Best of luck to all!

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CLASS OF 2009 GRADUATION CEREMONY FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009 QUEENY PARK - 7:30 p.m.

April 2009

Tickets are required for admission for all guests attending - this excludes graduates. To help you plan ahead, the number of this year’s graduates was compared to the maximum number of persons allowed by capacity regulations at Queeny Park, resulting in a maximum number of six guests for each graduate. This number allows the maximum number of tickets to be distributed to each graduate and does not provide for any extras to be distributed later. Be sure to talk with other families of seniors, as each year there are many families who find themselves with extra tickets that they are willing to share. We hope by knowing this information now, families will be able to plan ahead and make arrangements for attending graduation and/or the baccalaureate ceremonies. If your family will need more than six tickets, we encourage you to have other family members attend South High’s Baccalaureate Ceremony on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in Gym A at South High. No tickets are needed for this special night of recognition. Tickets will be distributed to graduating seniors at the mandatory graduation rehearsal on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Gym A at South High. Please note: families needing disabled seating or parking should contact Ms. Sue Cosentino at 314-415-7702. If special seating tickets and disabled parking tags are requested, they will be included in the envelope with the graduate’s six admission tickets. For further information regarding graduation, please contact Ms. Barb Pohle at 314-415-7753.

ATTENTION SENIORS

THEATER: “Zombie Prom”

Graduation Fee The graduation fee for the class of 2009 has been set at $60. This fee covers the cost of the diploma and the cap and tassel, plus the rental of the gown, the facility rental and fees for all non-school personnel working the event. The graduation fee can be paid in the PSH bookstore anytime between now and April 17, 2009. The bookstore is open daily from 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of the PSH theater troupe on their superb performances of Zombie Prom. This talented cast included Supriya Barve, Drew Derstine, Alicia Douglas, Madison Elmore, Shannon Fahey, Mady Finn, Kyle Gumby, Paige Hackworth, Casey Huang, Abby Jensen, Katie Layher, Mitch Leitschuh, Ross Mandernach, Dan Myer, Emily Ogle, Josh Saboorizadeh, Josh Saxe, Kevin Shabel, Abby Shull, Kelsey Smugala and Dean Stewart

A gown has been ordered for each student planning to participate in the graduation ceremony.

The finely tuned crew behind the scenes included Patrick Burks, Liz Calloni, Becca Clay, Sean Duffy, Brian Finn, John Gallaher, Shannon Geary, Julie Hembree, Usman Kahn, Jamie Miller, Emily Nestor, Cheridan Scott, Sam Sethi, Paul Shabel and Stacey Vandas.

PLEASE NOTE: After April 17th payments must be made in cash. Checks will not be accepted from seniors after April 17th.

Bravo to theater director, Ms. Jenn Forrest-James and musical directors, Ms. Lisa Kinworthy and Mr. Jonathan Owen and the entire theater department!

FROM THE PSH AMBASSADOR Mrs. Kathy Saitz, who is the Ambassador for South High this year, is working with the Parkway Public Affairs office to promote positive P-South stories to the community and to share them with the local press. Please e-mail any newsworthy activities or story ideas to Mrs. Saitz at [email protected] The inclusion of photos (jpeg format) are encouraged. The South High community has been featured numerous times on television and in print over the past few years. We want to keep spreading good news about PSH, and we need help from students, teachers, parents, and faculty. Thanks for your assistance.

QUIZ BOWL NEWS Congratulations to the PSH Quiz Bowl team who snagged two victories at the Washington University High School Academic Challenge in January. The team of Sharon Xu, Doreen Zhang, Ryan Egan, Reetom Bera, and Shannon Geary scored a 230-0 shutout of Troy and the team of Lauren Bordeaux, Trinity James, Dan Paterson, Eric Mayer, and Anish Modi defeated Fort Zumwalt North by a score of 140-70. Other competitors in the competition were Michael Delcau, Naaim Siddiqi, Mona Dai, Meghan Scanlon, and Wendy La.

Email any idea to Mrs. Saitz at [email protected] or if you have any questions, please call 636-394-3867.

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April 2009

DECA NEWS

VOCAL STUDENTS PERFORM WELL AT MSHSAA COMPETION

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) students competed and placed at the FBLA district competition in February. The district in which South High competes is very competitive and includes most of the St. Louis area. Our students did a great job!

The vocal music department recently competed in the MSHSAA Large Ensemble at Lindbergh High School. The following ratings were received: Concert Choir: 1 rating (4th consecutive year) Female Chorus: 1 rating (4th consecutive year) Male Chorus: 1 rating (3rd year) Chamber Singers: 1 rating (4th consecutive year)

John Barnabee-6th place Sports Management Danny Batten-4th place Networking Concepts Lauren Bordeaux-3rd place Business Calculations and 3rd place Business Procedures Jessica Crause-4th place Economics Allie Finnegan-4th place Intro to Business Maggie Gonzales-4th place-Personal Finance Nashira King-5th place Job Interview Brian Lunceford-4th place Business Law and 3rd place Accounting II Erin Murphy-2nd place Business Presentation and 6th place Desktop Publishing Jeff Nolte-3rd place Networking Concepts Lindsay Pavlovich-6th place Business Math Kanita Pisutewongse-4th place Digital Video Production and 6th place Desktop Publishing Jennifer Scanlon-6th place Intro to Business Maggie Shabel-4th place Business Math and 2nd place Intro to Business Communication Mark Stevens-2nd place Business Presentation Curtis Vallely-4th place Digital Video Project Ryan Weldon-2nd place Economics

Congratulations to these musicians and their director, Mr. Jonathan Owen and accompanist Ms. Stephanie Allee.

ALL STATE STUDENTS Congratulations to the following music students who were recognized for earning All-State music honors and for having been selected to perform during the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference in January. ALL STATE CHOIR Shannon Fahey ALL STATE BAND Cara Welker - 1st chair Honorable Mention ALL STATE ORCHESTRA Kathryn Bradley - bass Rebecca Vieker - viola Mia Griffin - alternate violin Joe Haenni - alternate bass

2009 MISSOURI SCHOLARS 100 Congratulations to South High seniors, Laura Maguire and Xiaoran Xu, who have been selected for the 2009 Missouri Scholars 100 which is a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top students in the graduating class of 2009. These students will be recognized at a luncheon in Columbia Missouri on April 26th.

SPEAKERS PERFORM WELL Congratulations to the South High Speech and Debate team on their outstanding performance at the MSHSAA District Speech and Debate Tournament which was held mid-March at Clayton High School.

Missouri Scholars 100 is a program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. The selection of students is based primarily on a formula using the student’s GPA average and ACT or SAT score. The students must also have excellent attendance, be an exemplary school citizen, and be involved in the school activity program.

Patricia Malinowski and Diane Shen: 1st place in Public Forum Debate and qualified for state Olivia Cosentino: 1st place in Prose and qualified for state Jennifer Mahan: 2nd place in Storytelling and qualified for state Liz Calloni, Mitch Leitschuh and Emily Ogle: 2nd in One Act Play and qualified for state David Collier and Hongbo Liang: 4th place in policy debate and qualified for state Diane Shen: 4th place in Extemporaneous Speaking Michael Zhao and Gajan Mathivanan: 6th in Duet Acting Patricia Malinowski: 6th in Original Oratory Mandi Brehm: 7th in Poetry

TEACHERS HONORED Best wishes to the following PSH teachers who have been recognized by St. Louis University for their teaching and years of service to South High students enrolled in SLU’s 1818 College Credit Program. 20 years: Ms. Barbara Passanise 10 years: Mr. Lloyd Herring, Mr. Mike Herrmann and Ms. Lisa Portell 5 years: Ms. Brigid Dolan

The coaches, Ms. Melanie Autry, Mr. Mike Hachmeister, Mr. Mark Kozeny and the team will head to the State Speech and Debate Tournament in Columbia April 24-25.

Many thanks to these dedicated teachers!

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April 2009

MISSOURI AWARD

HEALTH STUDENTS EARN CERTIFICATIONS

Congratulations to senior, Alec Sydlow, who was chosen by a panel of the Advisory Committee on Citizenship to receive the 2009 Missouri Award for Outstanding Citizenship. This award is presented to only 15 high school seniors in the state of Missouri and is a testimony to a record of quality performance in academic achievement, extracurricular leadership, and community service.

Congratulations to the following students in Ms. Jane Deeker’s health classes who earned their CPR and First Aid certifications through the American Red Cross: Chassitie Abram, Omar Aldahhan, Jessi Aldrich, Katie Alexander, Ivan Anguelinin, Jordan Anthony, Ryan Ballard, Katie Bailey, Caroline Barry, Shania Boyd, Steven Caldwell, Stephanie Carder, Brett Carrico, Lydia Carlson, Dani Coronado, Olivia Cosentino, Amanda Crabtree, Brandon Drazic, Mitch Ealy, Care Eckert, Willie Edwards, Alissa Elsenraat, , Brendan Fahrenholz, Elise Feinberg, Lea Finder, Megan Flint, Courtney Flood, Grace Fornwalt, Luke Fuller, Rachel Fuller, Nathan Gierer, Steven Givarz, Brendan Gregory, Jake Hack Paul Hanske, Ashley Hunter, Hassan Kidwai, Tevelle Kimbrough, Dillon Kresyman, Savanna Lee, Clint Lowe, Melissa Malm, Mike Mantler, Erin McGrath, Cory Miller, Clark Miner, Angie Molla, Angel Murillo, Will Ovalle, Chloe Pavia, Alex Richmond, Patrick Roe, Danielle Schermaul, Lee Scott, Brandon White, Tiara Williams, Nick Willig, Jacob Wilson, Allie Winters, Samantha Yosel and Tom Zukowski.

Alec received a commemorative plaque and a savings bond at a recognition luncheon held in Jefferson City on Friday, March 27, 2009.

ROBOTICS NEWS Congratulations to the South High Robotics Team for a great finish in the LUNACY competition over spring break. The St. Louis Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition was held at Chaifetz Arena March 19-21, 2009. The competition, LUNACY, commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk. The playing field is a low friction field to simulate a moon surface. The challenge involves collecting "moon rocks" and scoring by shooting or dumping them into the opponents trailers attached to their robots. Each team gets a kit of basic parts and six weeks to complete the challenge. The team must secure funding for equipment and parts as well as spend many hours in the shop working on this amazing project.

SOUTH TECH STUDENTS EARN MEDALS Congratulations to South High students Will Herman and Aaron Nielsen who distinguished themselves by earning medals in the annual SkillsUSA East District Championships held in conjunction with their studies at South County Tech.

After the preliminary rounds of the competition, South High was 8th out of 36 teams which traveled here from all over the mid-west. South advanced to the semi-finals and was narrowly defeated by the alliance that won the entire competition. South's team was awarded the Animation Award for Excellence in Student Animation which creatively illustrates the spirit of the competition.

Will, a student in the Engineering Drawing/CAD program earned a silver medal in the SkillsUSA Quiz Bowl contest. Aaron, a student in the Culinary Arts program took two gold medals; the first in Culinary Arts Technical Information and the second in the leadership Essay category.

Congratulations to the large group of talented students and their dedicated sponsors: Mr. Tim Morrison, Mr. John Koski, Mr. John Jauss, Mr. Brian Oakley, and South High graduate, Andrew Kwong.

Will and Aaron both went on to compete in the Missouri SkillsUSA State Championships which was held at Linn Technical College in early April. Aaron earned a second place - a silver medal in the filed of culinary arts. Way to go, Will and Aaron!

NHS TEACHER OF THE MONTH - MARCH Congratulations to South High counselor, Ms. Stacy Morgan on having been selected as the NHS Teacher of the Month for March. Ms. Morgan has been in education for the past 17 years. She has been a school counselor for the past 12 and prior to that was a special education teacher in Kansas City at the middle school and high school level.

BUILDING USAGE To reserve space in the South High building (the commons, gyms, theater, etc.), contact Ms. Becky Ellrich (314-415-7796) in the athletic office. It will be necessary to complete a Use of Premises Application form. When completing this form you can also indicate your need for the set up of tables, chairs or other available props. Be sure to submit your request at least five days in advance.

She has been here at South for the past eight years and is involved in Renaissance and the wellness committees. Away from school, Ms. Morgan describes her life as "contentedly boring." She enjoys group exercise classes, food, fun, and family. She is a recent convert to minivan driving and is now officially a West County Soccer Mom.

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April 2009

THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

PERCUSSIVE ARTS COMPETITTION

Congratulations to PSH senior, Andrew Williams, who was a finalist in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair Honors Division. Andrew’s project, titled “Genome Organization of Glycine Max Micro RNAS and Their Targets,” has earned him a $1,000 scholarship.

On March 7, the Missouri Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society held its annual Missouri Day of Percussion in Lebanon, MO. During that day, a marimba solo competition is held for the Mid-Missouri Percussive Arts Trophy. Parkway South had two competitors, Patrick Garcia and Nick Perko. Nick earned third place in the high school division against several other competitors from across the state.

SOLO AND ENSEMBLE RESULTS Congratulations to students of the music department who competed in the St. Louis Suburban Solo and Ensemble Festival at Florissant Valley Community College.

Congratulations to Nick and Patrick!

The following students received a “II” rating of excellent: • Amy Cummings--Bb Clarinet Solo • Laura Deutschmann--Trumpet Solo • Spencer Thomas, Alan Taylor, Marah Allee, Eric Audiffred, Eric Dobbins and Justin Morrow-percussion ensemble • Sean Sheedy, Patrick Garcia, Shingo Maeda-percussion ensemble • Tori Wingbermuehle, Amber Dupuy, Oliva Dupuy-woodwind trio • Eric Brooks, Nicole Ulmer, Alphonso Scott, Danny Branham--percussion ensemble • Jason Ferrer, Doug Cassavar, Grant Heutel, Adam Burmeister, Phillip Morisson--percussion ensemble • Justin Morrow--timpani solo • Danny McGrath--snare drum solo • Patrick Garcia--keyboard mallet solo

SOLO AND ENSEMBLE CONTESTANTS PERFORM WELL Congratulations to the members of the vocal music department who competed at the Suburban Solo/Ensemble Contest held at Florissant Valley Community College. South High earned an impressive 20 number "1" ratings. These students will be going to the state competition in May on the MU campus. Soloists: Jack Hogan, Alix Nestel, Taylor Ingram, Ryan Schulze, Abbie Shull, Jasmine Parks, Emily Ogle, Dean Stewart, Erik Staebel, Domenic Mendoza, Katie Layher, Amanda Dupuy Ensembles: Sextet: Kaiti Erehart, Neha Shah, Hannah Erickson, Kristan Hoffman, Michelle Gary, Katie Switzer

The following students received a "I" rating of superior and are eligible to perform at the State Solo and Ensemble Festival on May 2: • • • • • • • •

Mixed Double Quartet: Emily Ogle, Suzy Verhagen, Caitlin Hutter, Jasmine Parks, Michael Brown, Conor Hanlon, Zach Lovell, Cris Yeager

Michael Venn--timpani solo Paul Smith--keyboard mallet solo Nicole Ulmer--keyboard mallet solo Danny McGrath, Andy Kelley, Corey Axelson, Nick Perko--percussion ensemble Leslie Appelbaum--French Horn solo Sarah Wilson--flute solo Sarah Wilson, Ann Granich, Laura Venn--woodwind trio Lena Maguire, Kathlyn Johnson, Andy Dickens, Paul Smith, Casey Willenbrink, Michael Venn, Reid Jackson, Max Kelley--percussion ensemble

Trio: Katie Layher, Julie Hembree, Shannon Fahey Girls Double Quartet: Emily Ogle, Suzy Verhagen, Madeline Marstiller, Abbie Shull, Amanda Dupuy, Jackie Krumm, Alix Nestel, Sarah Beth Truesdell Misc. Ensemble: Kelsey Connell, Meg Schildroth, Taylor Madden, Madison Elmore, Paige Hackworth, Caitlin Hutter, Taylor Ingram, Jasmine Parks Mixed Double Quartet: Julie Hembree, Katie Layher, Shannon Fahey, Alix Nestel, Jim Nagy, Ryan Schulze, Corey Marquard, Ben Mulch Misc. Ensemble: Elana Caratachea, Katie Koloj, Angela Packwood, Bethany Chambers, Laura Deutschmann, Allison Gillilan, Rachel Fuller, Courtney Pena

GRANTING DREAMS 2009 Congratulations to the following students who were awarded grants from the Parkway Alumni Association Alexander Goen, Vincent Matteucci, Jamie Miller, Josh Newsham, Leslie Riordan, Jennifer Scanlon, Nicole Ulmer, Xiaoran Xu, and Doreen Zhang.

Misc. Ensemble: Casey Huang, Sarah Mariani, Kellie Nalls, Brandy Lawhorn, Stefanie Shahan, Rachel Nelson, Emily Nestor

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PATRIOT RENAISSANCE Senior Honor Roll - 5th Marking Period

April 2009

HIGHEST HONORS Kathryn Abeln Kyle Alexander Luke Andrea Fizza Batool Sara Baumann Lauren Bordeaux Jacob Bray Amanda Combs Stephen Cooper Jennifer Costello Madeline Cox Nicole DeClue Michael Delcau Jason Dong Kourtney Dowler Cornelia Fanter Catherine Fienup Lauren Gajdosik

Ann Granich Jessica Haller Laura Heck Danielle Hennessey Benjamin Hoener Amanda Hunt Brian Kenney Taleef Khan Anne Kramer Lauren Kray Ryan Lund Laura Maguire Patrick Maloney Firas Naji Jenna Olson Nicholas Perko Ian Peters Ashley Ridgdill

Ertiana Rrokaj Shanna Saunders Ryan Schulze Keval Shah Srishti Sharma Jennifer Smith Joshua Smith Kaitlyn Smugala Spencer Thomas Julia Unverfehrt Danielle Vaclavik Laura Venn Ryan Weldon Andrew Williams Sarah Wilson Victoria Wingbermuehle

Xiaoran Xu Doreen Zhang

HIGH HONORS Ramon Aboytes Michael Bertram Grant Boyd Sean Cahill Catherine Campbell Bradley Clawges Rebecca Clay Ryan DeBolt Andrew Demarco Kristine Dietrich Kelly Eaton Chelsea Egan Christopher Ferlis Aaron Garcia Stephen Ground Kelsey Henderson Bradley Holaway Irma Husic Emalie Jacobs Laura Jones Jacob Kirn Kelsey McGovern

CONGRATULATIONS to all students who have earned a place on South High’s Honor Roll. HIGHEST HONORS 4.0 or higher GPA HIGH HONORS 3.75-3.99 GPA HONORS 3.5-3.74 GPA

Kelsey McGownd Margaret Molaskey James Nagy Lauren Nilges Ryan Ochs Olivia Perry Megan Polsley Emily Prasad Laura Richardson Ryan Schallom Kaitlyn Schumacher Michelle Scott Chelsea Scott Brandon Shiao Stacy Sloas Scott Sommerfeld Alec Sydlow Lauren Tucker Joel Verhagen Joseph Wandersee Anna Widener

HONORS Katherine Albrecht Rene Angevine Nicholas Becker Kyle Brennan Katelynne Burghardt Kelsey Byers Amanda Catlett Kevin Chervitz Brian Collins Dijana Dizdarevic

Joseph Drago Naomi Dunlop Alicia Girard Zachary Jacobsmeyer Dayna Jensen Andrew Kelley Kathy Kim Katherine Layher Stephanie Marcellino Vishesh Mathur

Timothy Miller Vanessa Mixco Samantha Moreland Amy Morrow Patrick Niemuth Jeffrey Nolte Emily Ofstedal Austin Ogroski Kyle Olivarri Michael Schildroth

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Adam Simpson Morgan Simpson Blake Spencer Emily Stachurski Brooke Stockwell Alec Tegels Dominic Vitale Charles Voege Carrie Zeller

PATRIOT RENAISSANCE Junior Honor Roll - 5th Marking Period

April 2009

HIGHEST HONORS Kimberlee Arnold Grace Baker Louis Blanc Mariah Brown Olivia Cosentino Christopher Costello Crysta Crandall Amy Cummings Erin Dalton Lauren Delosky Carlo Di James Dingman Amber Dupuy Mary Elgin Mariam Farooqui Adam Faszl Cara Gordon

Joy Han Julia Hembree Manju Johny Stephanie Kawula Elise Keller Hongbo Liang Kaelin Majoros Patricia Malinowski Madeline Marstiller Taylor Maxwell Daniel McGrath Jamie Miller Carley Morrison Lauren Mullikin Lisa Peng Alexandria Richmond Madison Ridgdill

Camron Salisbury Emily Schmitz Megan Schroeder Natalie Schuchardt Diane Shen Kayla Skinner Cassidy Smith Julie Stratmann Anh Tran Paula Vaught Caitlin Wagner Tess Walker Cara Welker Timothy Wilkis Stephen Williams Kevin Zhao

HIGH HONORS

CONGRATULATIONS to all students who have earned a place on South High’s Honor Roll. HIGHEST HONORS 4.0 or higher GPA HIGH HONORS 3.75-3.99 GPA HONORS 3.5-3.74 GPA

HONORS Estefania Alejo Lucas Allison Beatriz Aquino Hawa Awad Corey Axelson Nicholas Baldoni Suzanne Bartek Supriya Barve Abigail Bauman Ashton Bougeno Casey Brasel Danielle Breece Ashley Brentz Lauren Briggs Paige Buchanan Sarah Bush Kenneth Champion Nicholas Cistola Daniel Cohen Kyle Cronin Joni Deno Michael Derstine Alyssa Dunsworth Matthew Epplin Amna Farooq

Mary Frizzle Amy Galucia Allison Gillilan Brett Gleason Megan Gottlieb Holly Haddock William Heyse Kelly Hoerner Leah Hoffman Mary Hollenbach Taylor Howe Jacquelyn Hurst Alexander Kluge Katie Koloj Victoria Kramer Stephanie Landes Tara Lewis Alissa Lindgren Zachary Lovell Haley Mann Travis McConnell Domenic Mendoza Samantha Moellenhoff Kodee Montgomery Craig Moore

Andrew Morrow Callie Mouser Megan Mueller Kyung Nam Sara Paracha So Park Jaclyn Parker Anthony Petralia Brandon Phelps Rebecca Puckett Laura Puckett James Reinholdt Sarah Riley Michael Roberts Joshua Saboorizadeh Nabil Saleh Cheridan Scott Andrew Shepherd Kelly Smeehuyzen Lisa Tran Kevin Varley Paul Vitale Emily Waterson Linda Zhang Yaroslav Zholudenko

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Hufsah Akbar Brooke Anway Chloe Babinski Amy Becker Amanda Buehler Daniel Bugo Edwina Cooper Jessica Crause Taylor Cross Sara Davison Thomas Dries Olivia Dupuy Kenna Echols Cassandra Edwards Amanda Geile Umaire Gohar Margaret Gonzales Alexander Heck Wesley Hentze

Merissa Hoffman Lindsey Howard Kerry Jarvi Ryan Maddock Lindsey Owens Jessica Puckett William Rath Sergio Rivas Maggie Schmitt Ericka Seidel Kirsten Siegel Erin Smith Lucas Sparks James Varner Olivia Wilkes Craig Wilkins Spencer Wilson Catherine Young

April 2009

PATRIOT RENAISSANCE Sophomore Honor Roll - 5th Marking Period HIGHEST HONORS Katherine Alexander William Allen Yousra Amor Stephen Andrew Jordan Anthony Jonathan Arnold Marisa Ayers Katherine Bailey Hayley Baker Kathryn Bradley Hailey Cahill Tammy Chen Amanda Crabtree Mona Dai Taylor Decker Ryan Egan Amy Esker Lea Finder Megan Flint John Foley Ratna Garigipati Natalie Gawedzinski Brendan Gregory Nicole Groves

Tessa Hall Jacqueline Harter Max Highsmith Katherine Hoener Tara Huelsebusch Robert James Kathlyn Johnson Nathan Kellerman Anam Khan Iqra Khan Wendy La Samantha Lehmann Wendy Liu Gongyan Liu Jennifer Mahan Vincent Matteucci Michael Meyer Justin Middleton Anish Modi Delena Nguyen Kathryn Obermeier Kevin Ou Bryan Peng Alexandra Peterson

Katherin Portwood Jessica Rudnick Meghan Scanlon Jessica Schamel Olivia Sekarski Margaret Shabel Sarah Smith Keiler Swartz Kayla Theberge Bradley Tucker Laura Van Genderen Stacey Vandas Hima Veeramachaneni Michael Venn Kyle Weldon Leah Winzen Stacey Wolff Jennifer Woodard Jenna Worlund Shivi Yadava Christina Zhang Michael Zhao

CONGRATULATIONS to all students who have earned a place on South High’s Honor Roll. HIGHEST HONORS 4.0 or higher GPA HIGH HONORS 3.75-3.99 GPA HONORS 3.5-3.74 GPA

HIGH HONORS Marah Allee Eric Audiffred Rebecca Ballard Cora Bauer Ashleigh Becker Daniel Branham Eric Brooks Paul Castellano Danielle Coronado Clayton Craig Amaad Delmar Grace Fornwalt Nicholas Foster Rachael Fuller Hannah Gentry Mia Griffin Amanda Hammer Conor Hanlon Haley Havens Thomas Holaway Mary Holowatuk Grace Kenyon

HONORS Kelsey Arends Monica Auton Kathryn Baerveldt Emily Barbee Timothy Batten Reetom Bera Justin Bisang Justin Blind Patrick Burks Clinton Cannon Ellen Crawford Colleen Croft Tamira Davis Kelsey Dowler Katrina Doyle

Jason Ferrer Eric Hawkins Forrest Herrmann Chelsea Johnson Amera Jones Jennifer Karrasch Andrew Kilkenny Elise Kuhnmuench Samantha Markowski Reed Miller Jung Nam Allison Norman Taylor Perisho Emma Phelps Ida Pilakovic

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Hebert Prospere Christopher Roth Naomi Russell Alexander Samuels Danielle Schermaul Michael Shariff Brittany Stephens Anthony Tumminello Poornima Venigalla Suzanne Verhagen Tim Victor Kristen Whitaker Joshua Yang Victoria Young

Adam Kriegsies Albert Lay Savanna Lee Michelle Maguire Eric Mayer Thomas Mondello Samantha Mueller Daniel Paterson Lindsay Pavlovich Maria Payne Ryan Perry Brandon Pilas Rohan Rajan Emily Richardson Rachel Saltzman Lawrence Scott Paul L. Smith Kelsey Stoskopf Grant Trower Nicole Ulmer Harold Walker Cameron Young

April 2009

PATRIOT RENAISSANCE Freshman Honor Roll - 5th Marking Period HIGHEST HONORS Carmen Aboytes Jennifer Berilla Mary Berilla Dushyant Bhatnagar Anna Blanc Jenna Breitbach Emily Cheng Hannah Clift Caitlin Crawford William Darland Natalie Declue Jia Deng Laura Deutschmann Andrea Dobbins Sean Duffy Esther Dunlop Kimberly Ehrhard Hannah Erickson Demi Feeny Alyssa Francis Michelle Gary Kyle Gunby

Claire Heuckeroth Michael Highsmith Jennifer Hubbard Anna Jamboretz Abigail Jensen Maxwell Kelley Callie Lack Si Leng John Lin Jennifer Losby Daniel Maloney Sarah Mariani Alexander Mark Harry Menner Eliza Merlotti William O'Brien Andrew Paniello Caitlin Patton Gregory Phillips Vikram Ponnusamy Lauren Redmond Danielle Riordan

Leslie Riordan Isabella Ruiz Victoria Schutz Neha Shah Stefanie Shahan Connie Shen Madeleine Sienkiewicz Marissa Sinacore Evan Stroh Anisha Thanki Erin Thompson Jamie Vollet Shreya Walia Alissa Welker Alexis White Spencer White Melanie Wilkes Heather Wilson Victoria Zepp Jeffrey Zhao

HIGH HONORS

CONGRATULATIONS to all students who have earned a place on South High’s Honor Roll. HIGHEST HONORS 4.0 or higher GPA HIGH HONORS 3.75-3.99 GPA HONORS 3.5-3.74 GPA

HONORS Shelby Agolia Allison Andre Fatima Arabia David Arth Charles Bakula Emily Beninato Nicholas Bitonti Michael Bowers Nicole Breece Jadah Brown Erica Carroll Nadia Dawod Andrew Derstine Katherine Dries Gabrielle Evans Austin Ewing Madeline Finn Austin Fitzgerald Nicole Flood Jacob French Javia Gilliam Isabelle Gustafson

Ahmad Hanan Kristan Hoffman Ashley Howes Dylan Jamboretz Erika Jones Carly Ketsenburg Katie Kluthe Rebecca Kolodziej Eric Kroupa Brandy Lawhorn Jessica Lowe Elena Maguire Alison Merriman Mackenzie Neubert Michelle Nguyen Tony Nguyen Richard Niedling Kelsey O'Bryan Emra Okanovic Majid Paracha Ronald Portis Robin Powell

Stephanie Riley Matthew Rowe Ryne Sandler Scott Sease Sumit Sethi Jaylan Smith Madeline Smith Kelsey Smugala Shelby Stephens Jayne Strecker Nicole Summers Cameron Tober John Toler Kevin Tsao Alexandra Uihlein Casey Vaclavik Mark Waller Matthew Waters Ryan Whitney Kathleen Williams Natalie Williams Jeffrey Woodard

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Matthew Anderson Kelly Baerveldt John Berilla Benjamin Boeding Mandi Brehm Hannah Bush April Byrd Robert Carmody Samuel Dawson Nicole Estopare Dominic Fabrizio Shannon Geary Matthew Goeke Kelly Griswold Simon Higgins John Hogan Brynn Houska Sadie Ippolito Reid Jackson Leah Kawula Natalie Keller Ryan Kniepmann Julia Koenig Paul Lee

Giannino Lusicic Kristen Mandlman Tracy Matteson Corinne McGownd Kyle Murphy Brendan Niebruegge Britani Palazzolo Margaret Peters Mary Powers Razan Rajab Brian Regan Shannon Rempe Taylor Rhoades Kelsey Ruland Meghan Schaeffer Angela Schamel Katherine Switzer Mujtaba Syed Tara Timpone Amanda Weakly Anna Yahnke Johnathan Yockey Richard Zhu

April 2009

Outstanding Citizenship - 5 or more “O’s” Mostafa Abdel-Hamid Kathryn Abeln Carmen Aboytes Jacquelyn Adams Shelby Agolia Hufsah Akbar Isil Akdemir Katherine Albrecht Jessica Aldrich Estefania Alejo Katherine Alexander Kyle Alexander Mathis Alexander Shahenda Ali Yusra Ali Marah Allee William Allen Lucas Allison Yousra Amor Brandace Anderson Matthew Anderson Peter Anderson Allison Andre Luke Andrea Stephen Andrew Ivan Angelin Rene Angevine Jordan Anthony Brooke Anway Leslie Appelbaum Beatriz Aquino Fatima Arabia Brannden Ard Jonathan Arnold Kimberlee Arnold Nathan Arnold David Arth Elishia Atkins Eric Audiffred Jacob Auinbauh Monica Auton Besma Awad Hawa Awad Corey Axelson Marisa Ayers Jordan Babcock Chloe Babinski Kelly Baerveldt Katherine Bailey Grace Baker Hayley Baker Ian Baker Charles Bakula Samuel Bakula Nicholas Baldoni Rebecca Ballard Ryan Ballard Emily Barbee John Barnabee Braidy Barnett Andrew Barr Suzanne Bartek

Supriya Barve Matthew Basler Fizza Batool Timothy Batten Cora Bauer Abigail Bauman Amy Becker Ashleigh Becker Nicholas Becker Jeffrey Beckerle Samantha Behlman Emily Beninato Lauren Benning Reetom Bera Jennifer Berilla John Berilla Mary Berilla Emily Bermel Madison Berry Michael Bertram Samantha Bhambri Dushyant Bhatnagar Amber Birmingham Justin Bisang Arielle Black Anna Blanc Louis Blanc Devonta Bledsoe Adam Blessing Adam Blind Justin Blind Kaileigh Blood Tyler Blood Benjamin Boeding Matthew Boeding Ashley Boesch Holly Bohlen Peddrick Bonds Alexander Bopp Allison Borawski Lauren Bordeaux Celeste Borders Ashton Bougeno Michael Bowers Grant Boyd Kathryn Bradley Lauren Brandon Daniel Branham Casey Brasel Jacob Bray Danielle Breece Nicole Breece Courtney Breeden Mandi Brehm Jenna Breitbach Kyle Brennan Thomas Brennecke Ashley Brentz Nathan Bresnahan Shane Brewer Lauren Briggs Ashley Brinkley

Zackery Brinkley Jessica Brook Eric Brooks Jadah Brown Jasmine Brown Kelly Brown Mariah Brown Michael Brown Simeon Brown Paige Buchanan Amanda Buehler Elizabeth Bugarin Daniel Bugo Katelynne Burghardt Patrick Burks Frederick Burns Seth Burton Hannah Bush Sarah Bush Kelsey Byers Rachel Bynum April Byrd Martez Byrth Hailey Cahill Steven Caldwell Elizabeth Calloni Clinton Cannon Melissa Caratachea Lydia Carlson Joseph Carmody Kyle Carmody Robert Carmody Brandon Carroll Erica Carroll Cydney Cary Douglas Cassavar Jessica Cassavar Paul Castellano Amanda Catlett Bethany Chambers Kenneth Champion Tammy Chen Emily Cheng Kevin Chervitz Nicholas Cistola Katherine Clark Bradley Clawges Rebecca Clay Hannah Clift Brandy Clough Daniel Cohen Javon Coleman David Collier Brian Collins Tisha Collins Anthony Colona Amanda Combs Sarah Como Megan Compton Kelsey Connell Jasmine Cook Courtney Cooper 13

Edwina Cooper Gary Cooper Natalie Cooper Stephen Cooper Andrew Copp Danielle Coronado Mario Coronado Olivia Cosentino Christopher Costello Jennifer Costello Madeline Cox Amanda Crabtree Clayton Craig Crysta Crandall Jessica Crause Caitlin Crawford Daniel Crawford Ellen Crawford Colleen Croft Kyle Cronin Jackson Crosley Samantha Cross Taylor Cross Kayla Croy Amy Cummings David Cunningham Jacob Cunningham Mona Dai Justin Dakich Erin Dalton Ammia Daniels William Darland Matthew Davis Tamira Davis Sara Davison Nadia Dawod Samuel Dawson Ryan DeBolt Taylor Decker Natalie Declue Nicole Declue Michael Delcau Amaad Delmar Jahneen Delmar Lauren Delosky Andrew Demarco Jia Yang Deng Natalie Denny Joni Deno Tommy Deno Andrew Derstine Michael Derstine Jeffrey Deveydt Gaia Di Carlo Rachel Diamant Kristine Dietrich James Dingman Taraneh Divanbeigi Dijana Dizdarevic Andrea Dobbins Eric Dobbins Michael Dobbs

Sanjana Dodda Jason Dong Paige Donnelly Alicia Douglas Kelsey Dowler Kourtney Dowler Katherine Doyle Katrina Doyle Katherine Dries Thomas Dries Craig Duff Ryan Duffy Sean Duffy Anthony Duke Esther Dunlop Naomi Dunlop Andrew Dunn Alyssa Dunsworth Amanda Dupuy Amber Dupuy Olivia Dupuy Dakota Dvorak Justin Dwyer Nathaniel Dyer Kelly Eaton Kenna Echols Caroline Eckert Kaycie Edmundson Chelsea Egan Ryan Egan Kimberly Ehrhard Quinn Eigenberg Mary Elgin Rachel Emmett Hannah Engel Matthew Epplin Michael Erdey Kaitlyn Erehart Hannah Erickson Amy Esker Krista Estes Nicole Estopare Philip Etter Carrie Evans Gabrielle Evans Mercedes Evans Tara Evensen Sara Ewald Austin Ewing Dominic Fabrizio Robert Faddis Shannon Fahey Kelsey Fairchild Jacob Fallahi Cornelia Fanter Crawford Fanter Joseph Farfan Naoufel Farid Michael Farmer Amna Farooq Mariam Farooqui Adam Faszl

April 2009

Outstanding Citizenship - 5 or more “O’s” Demi Feeny Elise Feinberg Kelsey Felix Christopher Ferlis Jason Ferrer Catherine Fienup Lea Finder Madeline Finn Andrew Fischer Hannah Fischer Austin Fitzgerald Bianca Fitzpatrick Daniel Fitzpatrick Heather Flick Megan Flint Courtney Flood Nicole Flood Christina Flowers Anum Fnu John Foley Grace Fornwalt Alyssa Francis Jacob Frericks Mary Frizzle Olivia Fugate Rachael Fuller Lauren Gajdosik Amy Galucia John Gannon Kasie Garcia Patrick Garcia Ratna Garigipati Michelle Gary Jaime Gavosto Natalie Gawedzinski Shannon Geary Amanda Geile Hannah Gentry Erin Geoghegan Michelle Gibson Chelsea Giesler Lakeisha Gilcrease Nicole Gilmour Cassandra Gish Steven Givarz Brett Gleason Matthew Goeke Alexandra Goen Umaire Gohar Brendon Goldacker Margaret Gonzales Cara Gordon Megan Gottlieb Jonathan Gottschalk Lindsay Grammer Ann Marie Granich Dawn Grass Zachary Greco Brendan Gregory Mia Griffin Kelly Griswold Corinna Grooms

Stephen Ground Nicole Groves Austin Guffey Kyle Gunby Isabelle Gustafson Melanie Guy Andrew Haack Joseph Haack Paige Hackworth Holly Haddock Wesley Haertling Tessa Hall Jessica Haller Amanda Hammer Joy Han Ahmad Hanan Conor Hanlon Madeline Hardebeck Rachel Harris Jennifer Hart Jacqueline Harter Brian Hasenmueller Haley Havens Emily Hayes Alexander Heck Laura Heck Zachary Hector Julia Hembree Kelsey Henderson Danielle Hennessey Drew Henrichs Kalie Henthorn Wesley Hentze Esmeralda Heredia Forrest Herrmann Claire Heuckeroth Blair Heumann Grant Heutel William Heyse Quinne Hibbler Courtney Hicks Simon Higgins Sydney Higgins Max Highsmith Michael Highsmith Emily Hinni Jessica Hite Shannon Hock Molly Hoehn Theresa Hoehn Benjamin Hoener Katherine Hoener Kelly Hoerner Michelle Hoevel Curtis Hoffman Kristan Hoffman Leah Hoffman Merissa Hoffman John Hogan Bradley Holaway Thomas Holaway Myeisha Holland

Mary Hollenbach Mary Holowatuk William Holowatuk Melissa Holst Alexander Holt Joseph Holzer Amanda Honeywood Brett Hopkins Brynn Houska Lindsey Howard Taylor Howe Heather Howell Jayla Howell Ashley Howes Jennifer Hubbard Tara Huelsebusch Brittany Hughes Kyla Hughes Jacob Hunn Amanda Hunt Andre Hunter Ashley Hunter Dominique Hunter Jacquelyn Hurst Armin Husic Irma Husic Dawson Huth Emily Huth Caitlin Hutter Lilly Huxhold Sadie Ippolito Angelica Isadore Lindsey Jackson Patricia Jackson Raymond Jackson Reid Jackson Emalie Jacobs Anna Jamboretz Dylan Jamboretz Conlan James Matthew James Robert James Trinity James Kerry Jarvi Michael Jeffries German Jelen Madison Jenkins Abigail Jensen Dayna Jensen Andrew Johnson Chelsea Johnson Kathlyn Johnson Manju Johny Amera Jones Erika Jones Laura Jones Tiara Jones Sarah Juelfs Curtis Kalin Taylor Karhoff Jennifer Karrasch Leah Kawula 14

Stephanie Kawula Cynthia Keating Madeleine Keim Elise Keller Natalie Keller Nathan Kellerman Maxwell Kelley Brian Kenney Grace Kenyon Carly Ketsenburg Anam Khan Iqra Khan Taimoor Khan Taleef Khan Hassaan Kidwai Andrew Kilkenny Kathy Kim Nashira King Unashae King Sarina Kirkpatrick Jacob Kirn Steven Klos Katie Kluthe Lauren Koblick Julia Koenig Rohan Kohli Heather Kollmeyer Rebecca Kolodziej Katie Koloj Scott Kovac Anne Kramer Dana Kramer Victoria Kramer Lauren Kray Adam Kriegsies Eric Kroupa Jaclyn Krumm Elise Kuhnmuench Wendy La Callie Lack Keri Landes Stephanie Landes Nicholas Langley Ryan Laplaca Anthony Larson Chelsi Larson Demi Larson Stacey Larson Eric Laurent Brandy Lawhorn Austin Lawson Albert Lay Katherine Layher Tyler Leaver Alex Lee Lauren Lee Paul Lee Rachel Lee Savanna Lee Samantha Lehmann Mitchell Leitschuh Si Qi Leng

Tara Lewis Hongbo Liang John Lin Alissa Lindgren Gongyan Liu Wendy Liu Michael Lombardo Marissa Lopez Jennifer Losby Brian Lunceford Ryan Lund Giannino Lusicic Ryan Maddock Shingo Maeda Elena Maguire Laura Maguire Michelle Maguire Jennifer Mahan Angela Maher Brandon Main Jenna Major Kaelin Majoros Andrea Malcolm Patricia Malinowski Daniel Maloney Patrick Maloney Ross Mandernach Derek Mandl Kelli Manegre Haley Mann Michael Marcanik Stephanie Marcellino Matthew Mariani Sarah Mariani Dominic Marino Alexander Mark Corey Marquard Maricella Marrero Ellen Marsh Madeline Marstiller Kristy Martinez Brittney Mason Megan Mason Aria Massumi Gajan Mathivanan Vishesh Mathur Tracy Matteson Vincent Matteucci Kallen Maurer Taylor Maxwell Samuel May Eric Mayer Michael McBride John McCain Travis McConnell Dustin McCutcheon John McEachern Andrew McEnery Ian McEnery Kelsey McGovern Corinne McGownd Kelsey McGownd

April 2009

Outstanding Citizenship - 5 or more “O’s” Daniel McGrath Kevon McGrew Larson McLane Miles McLane Celia McManus Stephanie McManus Christopher Meador Megan Medcalf Domenic Mendoza Paulos Mengsteab Harry Menner Eliza Merlotti Alison Merriman William Mertz Nicholas Mester Victoria Metzger Daniel Meyer Michael Meyer Justin Middleton Jamie Miller Kenneth Miller Reed Miller Timothy Miller Clark Miner Ashley Ming Scott Modde Anish Modi Samantha Moellenhoff Luul Mohamed Muna Mohamed Siddiqa Mohammad Margaret Molaskey Samantha Moreland Carley Morrison Andrew Morrow Justin Morrow Callie Mouser Megan Mueller Michael Mueller Samantha Mueller Benjamin Mulch Lauren Mullikin Gianna Munoz Erin Murphy Kyle Murphy Daniel Myers Stephen Myers Corey Naeger James Nagy Firas Naji Kellie Nalls Jung Nam Kyung Nam Crystal Napper Nicole Neely Elizabeth Nelson Rachel Nelson Alix Nestel Emily Nestor Mackenzie Neubert Paxton Neubert Alexander Newsham

Joshua Newsham Delena Nguyen Michelle Nguyen Tina Nguyen Tony Nguyen Brendan Niebruegge Barclay Niedbalski Richard Niedling Patrick Niemuth Lauren Nilges Elaine Nisbet Brooke Norath Allison Norman Duane Noyes Kathryn Obermeier William O'Brien Kelsey O'Bryan Ryan Ochs Emily Ofstedal Emily Ogle Austin Ogroski Tyler O'Guinn Emra Okanovic Kyle Olivarri Jenna Olson Ryan Orlando Kevin Ou Lindsey Owens Samuel Owens Angela Packwood Olivia Palas Britani Palazzolo Majid Paracha Sara Paracha Hunsue Park So Young Park Jaclyn Parker Jasmine Parks Daniel Paterson Caitlin Patton Chloe Pavia Lindsay Pavlovich Maria Payne Andrew Pea Ashley Pemberton Courtney Pena Bryan Peng Lisa Peng Taylor Perisho Nicholas Perko Olivia Perry Ian Peters Kathryn Peters Margaret Peters Alexandra Peterson Anthony Petralia Ellen Pettus Brandon Phelps Emma Phelps Justin Pickett Deonte Pierson Ida Pilakovic

Brandon Pilas Kanita Pisutewongse Scott Pohle Leah Politte Kendelle Polsley Megan Polsley Vikram Ponnusamy Ronald Portis Katherin Portwood Robin Powell Emily Prasad Corbin Presson Hebert Prospere Heather Puckett Jessica Puckett Laura Puckett Rebecca Puckett Alexis Quatmann Razan Rajab William Rath Alex Ray John Rea Lauren Redmond Aimee Reece Shaquile Reed Brian Regan James Reinholdt Matthew Reishman Shannon Rempe Kevin Renick Taylor Rhoades Emily Richardson Kellie Richardson Laura Richardson Alexandria Richmond Ashley Ridgdill Madison Ridgdill Kelley Rieger Sarah Riley Stephanie Riley Danielle Riordan Leslie Riordan Sean Riordan Jessica Ritter Karen Rivas Sergio Rivas Eleanor Rix Kate Roberts Michael Roberts Christopher Roth Ertiana Rrokaj Jessica Rudnick Isabella Ruiz Kelsey Ruland Naomi Russell Joshua Saboorizadeh Patricia Saitz Nabil Saleh Camron Salisbury Alison Salivar Rachel Saltzman Alexander Samuels 15

Ryne Sandler Stephanie Sandler Melissa Sanford Samantha Sansone Shanna Saunders Joshua Saxe Jennifer Scanlon Meghan Scanlon Carissa Schaeffer Meghan Schaeffer Ryan Schallom Angela Schamel Jessica Schamel Danielle Schermaul Melissa Scherrer Margaret Schildroth Michael Schildroth Robert Schiller Katherine Schmelzle Amanda Schmidt Jacqueline Schmidt Taylor Schmidt Maggie Schmitt Emily Schmitz Jessica Schneider Andrea Schnelker Kristin Schnur Amber Scholz Megan Schroeder Natalie Schuchardt Ryan Schulze Kaitlyn Schumacher Kelsey Schumacher Victoria Schutz Alphonso Scott Chelsea Scott Cheridan Scott Lawrence Scott Lee Scott Michelle Scott Olivia Scott Scott Sease Claire Seibel Ericka Seidel Jonathan Seipp Glynis Sekarski Olivia Sekarski Bryan Sewell Kevin Shabel Margaret Shabel Keval Shah Neha Shah Stefanie Shahan Michael Shariff Srishti Sharma Sean Sheedy Connie Shen Diane Shen Andrew Shepherd Jianchuan Shi Brandon Shiao Elizabeth Shiao

Renee Shiblom Abbie Shull Kirsten Siegel Madeleine Sienkiewicz Warren Silva Adam Simpson Morgan Simpson Marissa Sinacore Alexandra Sinn Emily Skelton August Skibbe Kayla Skinner Anne Skornia Sana Sleem Kelly Smeehuyzen Anna Smith Cassidy Smith Erin Smith Garrett Smith Jaylan Smith Jennifer Smith Joshua Smith Kyle Smith Madeline Smith Paul L. Smith Sarah Smith Shanti Smith Kaitlyn Smugala Kelsey Smugala Scott Sommerfeld Bortsong Song Matthew Soskin Jaime Sotolar Lucas Sparks Blake Spencer Katherine Spitznagle Arthit Sripetch Emily Stachurski Whitney Stack Erik Staebel Michael Stamper Amber Stanfill Alexis Stapp Brittnie Steele Brett Steere Nicholas Stemler Brittany Stephens Shelby Stephens Kristen Stevens Tres Stewart Brooke Stockwell Kelsey Stoskopf Thomas Stratman Julie Stratmann Joshua Strebel Tori Strebel Rory Sullivan Nicole Summers Keiler Swartz Katherine Switzer Alec Sydlow Hasan Syed

April 2009

Outstanding Citizenship - 5 or more “O’s” Mujtaba Syed Ronatta Sykes Shaylor Taetz Alan Taylor Cameron Taylor Alec Tegels Cameron Telker Patrick Tetley Anisha Thanki Danielle Thayer Kayla Theberge Spencer Thomas Derek Thompson Erin Thompson Hannah Thompson Tara Timpone Cameron Tober John Toler Mercede Torres Nicolas Torres Kristen Tounsel Anh Tran Lisa Tran Susan Treloar Grant Trower Sarah Truesdell Kevin Tsao Kallie Tubbs Bradley Tucker Lauren Tucker Anthony Tumminello Kayla Turner Alexandra Uihlein Nicole Ulmer Kyle Unger Julia Unverfehrt Casey Vaclavik Danielle Vaclavik Jenna Valenti Jomy Valiaparampil Laura Van Genderen Danyelle Vancil Stacey Vandas Barbara Varga Kevin Varley James Varner Paula Vaught Hima Veeramachaneni Bhavya Venigalla Poornima Venigalla Laura Venn Michael Venn Joel Verhagen Suzanne Verhagen Tim Victor Dominic Vitale Jordan Vitale Paul Vitale Charles Voege Jamie Vollet Caitlin Wagner

Shreya Walia Arriana Walker Harold Walker Tess Walker Vincent Walker Bailey Wallace Kevin Wallace Mark Waller Andrew Walsh Nicole Walter Matthew Walton Joseph Wandersee Kathryn Wandersee Matthew Waters Emily Waterson Amanda Weakly Jessica Weisman-Pitts Matthew Weiss Ryan Weldon Alissa Welker Cara Welker Neil Wessling Connor Weydeck Kristen Whitaker Alexis White Brandon White Daniel White Kyle White Megan White Spencer White Ryan Whitney Anna Widener Alyssa Wilhelm Melanie Wilkes Olivia Wilkes Craig Wilkins Timothy Wilkis Andrew Williams Breanna Williams Connor Williams Jasmine Williams Kathleen Williams Natalie Williams Stephen Williams Felicia Williamson Nicholas Willig Brittany Willis Heather Wilson Sarah Wilson Spencer Wilson Jacob Winders Erica Wines Victoria Wingbermuehle Allie Winters Leah Winzen Christian Wirick Jacob Wirick Jonathan Wirick Alec Wise Kayley Withers Stacey Wolff

Marissa Wood Alexander Woodard Jeffrey Woodard Jennifer Woodard Christina Woods Jenna Worlund Stephanie Wyatt Meng Xia Xiaoran Xu Shivi Yadava Anna Yahnke Joshua Yang Cristofer Yeager Alexis Yedlin Johnathan Yockey Cameron Young Catherine Young Emily Young Joshua Young Victoria Young Hanna Yu Carrie Zeller Tracy Zeller Victoria Zepp Ryan Zerillo Christina Zhang Doreen Zhang Linda Zhang Jeffrey Zhao Kevin Zhao Michael Zhao Yaroslav Zholudenko Alexandra Zielinski Paige Zielinski

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PTO & PALS

PALS 2010 A huge thank you to everyone who has pitched in to help with organizing the Festival of Foods event, concession stand duties and/or attended our Noodles & Co. restaurant night.

Welcome back from spring break. The weather is starting to reflect that it is indeed finally spring in St. Louis! With the nice weather comes spring cleaning, spring training and unfortunately, spring fever. We’re all starting to look forward to the end of school. However, it’s important for us as parents to help our kids stay on track and encourage them to keep working strong all the way to the very end!

PALS 2010 & 2012 Also, along with the PALS 2012 group, we are selling Mizzou's own Shakespeare's Pizza. Each 12 inch pizza is only $8, made fresh in Columbia and frozen for your convenience. Spread the word - and if you are available to help sell pizzas or would like to make a purchase, contact Leigh Anne Gordon at [email protected] or Debbie Schaeffer at [email protected].

We’ve seen great accomplishments by students in so many areas recently; academic and athletic successes, scholarship offers, rave reviews for musical and theater performances it’s amazing the amount of talent that we have here at PSH. Congrats to all for their individual and team successes! During spring conferences, you may have seen posters around the school with various ‘wish lists’ for the departments. The list has been compiled and printed in this newsletter so that you can refer to it. It’s a great opportunity to pick up a few items to help out the classrooms or just to say “thanks” to your students’ teachers. Items may be sent in at any time; just label and deliver to your student’s teacher.

THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS We would like to thank all of the wonderful volunteers who provided desserts for the spring parent teacher conference dinner. Many thanks to Christa Andrew, Sherry Angevine, Debbie Audiffred, Sonya Barge, Carol Basler, Linda Bertram, Elaine Calloni, Donna Collins, Jane Drago, Barbara Dunlop, Kate Egan, Rita Fitzjarrell, Leigh Anne Gordon, Angie Haller, Mary Hammett, Gerrie Herrmann, Debbie Howe, Mary Johnston, Nanci Martin, Tracy McMonigle, Maureen Morrow, Tracie Mueller, Jennifer Palazzolo, Kathy Saitz, Denise Saunders, Genny Schumacher and Cheryl Wingbermuehle.

Please join us for our next general PTO meeting on Tuesday, April 21st, 7 p.m, when we will have a short business meeting followed by our volunteer appreciation celebration. We will be acknowledging the many hours of valuable help by our numerous parent volunteers! Want to be more involved in South’s PTO? We will soon begin filling open board positions. Some of the openings and their respective duties are listed below. • Co-President – Organize and run monthly executive board and PTO meetings. Coordinate committee chairs and attend monthly district meetings. This is a two year term. • Government Relations – Review local, state and federal policy issues that affect the operations of the District and make recommendations to the superintendent and Board of Education. Meeting are held monthly during the day. • Parkway Ambassador – Communicate school news to the media. There are several daytime training meetings. • Spirit Night Coordinator – Plan and organize the beginning of the year celebration and activities with school administrators. Planning for this event begins in April and continues though the first week of school.

PALS 2011 PALS 2011 is starting their engines. It’s time to start getting involved! We have a few things in the works right now. We will need volunteers to work the Summer School concessions at South Middle this summer. The two work shifts will be 7:20 - 8 a.m. and 9:50 - 10:15 a.m. Watch your email for a sign up request from PALS 2011! If you have a new email address please send a note to us at so we can update our address book: [email protected] We will also be recruiting volunteers to help with next year’s Festival of Foods. We are still looking for a few committee chairs, but we need lots of helpers. We will be distributing a list soon.

Please let us know if you are interested in being a part of the South High PTO. We will be happy to find a job for you!

Does anyone have a “connection” for a venue to host a fundraising event? PALS 2011 has a fun event to plan and we are looking for a place to host it. We need a place that could hold 160-200 guests. If you have any leads please call Cindy Scanlon @ 636-627-7338.

Happy Spring! Debbie Howe ([email protected]) & Genny Schumacher ([email protected]) PTO Co-Presidents

Don’t forget to check out the PALS 2011 apparel sale! We have navy blue hoodies and red, white or blue polo’s for sale! Check out the order form in the newsletter!

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MATH STUDENT QUALIFIES

MARKETING NEWS

Congratulations to South High math club member Michael Zhao who has just become the first student in the history of South High School to qualify to take the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO).

Congratulations to Mrs. Terri Heller’s Marketing 2 class in completing another successful season of “The Parkway South Apprentice.” The Marketing 2 students competed in four grueling challenges from creating a catalog, inventing a new toy, creating a marketing plan for a new pizza for the Corner Pub and Grill, and raising over $1,500 for the Parkway South SOS campaign.

To accomplish this, Michael had to score in the top 1% of 9th and 10th graders nationally on the American Mathematics Competition -10 (AMC-10). He then advanced on to the three hour, 15 question American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME). Michael competed with 10,025 other students, and was one of only 514 students invited to participate in the USAMO, placing him in the top 5% of students from grades 9-12 in the United States and Canada. The USAMO is a nine hour contest given over two days. It is the last round the United States gives to choose the top 6 students in the country to represent the U.S. in the International Mathematical Olympiad, this year it is being held in Berlin, Germany.

The new apprentices for 2009 are: Taylor Madden Ryan Debolt Taylor Ingram Kevin Chervitz

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In the words of Donald Trump: “In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish…” So way to go, students and here’s to following in the footsteps of Donald Trump!

Congratulations Michael on this outstanding accomplishment!

TOOL SETS ON SALE NOW Looking for a useful gift for a soon to be graduate? On sale now in the school bookstore are PSH tool cases filled with all the essentials including a hammer, pliers, tape measure and much more! Only $20 while they last!

TEACHER EARNS AWARD Congratulations to English teacher, Ms. Courtney Rejniak, on having been selected as the Maryville University of Education Leona Koral Outstanding Teacher for 2008-09. She is being honored by Maryville for her dedication, commitment, and influence on the teacher education program at Maryville as an alumna of their program. This award was established to recognize an alumnus of Maryville’s School of Education who has continued to give back to the teacher education program through teaching and/ or support in a partner school. Way to go, Ms. Rejniak!

ARTS STUDENTS HAVE WORK DISPLAYED Congratulations to the following seniors who participated in the South High Senior Art Show: Kate Barkman, Liz Calloni, Angela Waterson, Melanie Guy, Melissa Holst, Brooke Stockwell, Amanda Combs, Maureen Flaherty, Stacey Larson, Hannah Thompson, Hannah Lapicki, Michelle Scott, Maddy Cox, and Danielle Hennessey.

TREATY EDITORS 2009-10 Congratulations to the students who have been chosen as PSH Treaty editors for next year. These are some very talented students and they are looking forward to implementing new ideas and publishing an even better school newspaper in the upcoming school year.

These students had their art work displayed in the library in early April.

The new editors are: Editors in Chief: Taylor Cross and Jamie Miller News Editor: Taylor Howe Features Editor: Kelsey Stoskopf Opinions Editor: Mary Elgin Sport Editor: Brandon Cochrell Entertainment Editor: Bailey Wallace Managing Editor: Dan Meyer

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PSH STAFF WISH LISTS OF ITEMS BY DEPARTMENT If you’d like to donate any of the following PSH staff ‘wish-list’ items, please deliver the item(s) directly to your student’s teacher. Administration Sweat Pants—all sizes (used but clean) Old T-shirts (used but clean) Old silk plants/trees (large) Art Soft facial tissues Antibacterial hand soap Fantastik desk cleaner Hand lotion Sharpies Business Dry erase markers (multiple color boxes) Soft facial tissues White card stock paper CDs and DVDs Paper towels Windex Clorox wipes Hand sanitizer English Post-its Soft facial tissues Different colored highlighters Crayons Dry erase and wet erase markers Red, green, purple pens Poster board Notecards FACS Borders for bulletin boards Soft facial tissues (square boxes) Dry erase markers Spools of thread Scissors Colored pencils Glue sticks Health/PE Soft facial tissues Hand sanitizer

Math AAA batteries White board markers Soft facial tissues Modern & Classical Languages Small white boards (25) Calligraphy brushes, ink and rice paper Children’s books in Spanish (fairy tales and storybooks) French CDs or DVDs “The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers” (ISBN 1583671552) – 30 – 60 copies Music Inexpensive foam padded on-ear headphones – 20 – (avg. $10 each) Concert snare drum sticks (5 pair – Mozingo, Fazio, Kirkwood Music Center) Hand sanitizer – large bottles – 10 Clorox wipes – 10 large Swiffer dusters, 5 Colored chalk White board markers and cleaners CDR/DVDR with paper sleeves – 300 Multi color, two pocket folders – 200 8 x 10 ft. tarps – blue, brown or black, 8 SSD Two pocket folders with brads 3x3 and 3x5 post-it notes Science Food coloring Aluminum foil Corn starch Styrofoam cups Clear plastic cups Plastic spoons Twine Sharpies Scissors Clear plastic rulers

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Science (con’t) Pencils Pens Colored chalk Duct tape Colored electrical tape (not black) Paper towels Soft facial tissues Spaghetti Alka-Seltzer (generic) Shop rags Zip-top freezer bags – any size Cheap, simple calculators Expo dry erase markers (thick) Dorm-size refrigerator Small screwdriver set Small socket set (Metric or English) Box of multi-colored Expo dry erase markers Social Studies Soft facial tissues Long table for front of room Colored markers (class sets) Colored pencils (class sets) Glue sticks Pencils (class set) Bookshelf Timer (2) Small size dry erase boards Tri-fold, Science Fair boards Different colored grading pens (not red or blue) Different colored dry erase markers Speech & Theatre Paper Ink cartridges – HP74/75 or PH11A Tripods for cameras Paint supplies – rollers/brushes/ drop cloths Highlighters, pens, glue, tape Mini DVs – video tapes 2 or 4 gig flash drives

April 2009

PALS 2009 FUNDRAISER This is the final half of our student’s senior year, we are also wrapping up our four years of fundraising for the After Grad party! The money we have raised will go toward the hotel, entertainment, and prizes. The one fundraiser we are still working on is selling Dierbergs and Shop-N-Save grocery cards. We are still working to raise the amount of money we had budgeted for selling these cards. Remember, if we can meet our fundraising goal it will help keep the cost of the individual tickets down. It is a very easy way to make money. We buy the cards at face value and we make 5% profit. We have both $25 and $100 cards. This is a great way to help out if you don’t have much time to help out in other ways.

PALS ‘09

PALS 2009 GIFT CARD FUNDRAISER Another easy fundraiser is purchasing cards to spend at stores that you frequent - just like our grocery cards. It's no cost to you and a great way to contribute to the Class of 2009 After Grad Party! It's easy!

So before you head out to do your grocery shopping please take a minute to call any one of the parents whose names are listed below. They will be happy to sell you as many grocery cards as you need.

1) Go to www.glscrip.com and click on "alphabetically by category" which is on the left side of the page. There you will find a complete list of merchants. 2) Fill out the order form attached to this e-mail. (You can add merchants to the order form if you see one listed on the website that is not on our order form.) 3) Mail your gift card choices with a check made payable to "Pals 2009" for the exact amount you are ordering to: Laurie Fahey, 332 Redwood Forest Court, Ballwin, MO 63021

Carol Basler - Barrett Grove Estates (off Barrett Station) [email protected] mailto:[email protected] 314 966-1255 Lynda Boyd - Seven Oaks (off Carmen and Dougherty Ferry) mailto:[email protected] [email protected] 636 256-0258 Susan Heck - Carmen Meadows (off Carmen Rd.) mailto:[email protected] [email protected] 636 227-3751 Lynda Henderson - Arbor Oaks (off of Big Bend) mailto:[email protected] [email protected] 636 527-5215 Brenda Klos - Pine Ridge Acres (off Sulphur Springs) mailto:[email protected] [email protected] 314 822-1599 Genny Schumacher - Dougherty Ridge Ct. mailto:[email protected] [email protected] 636 230-0855

REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETERS for the Hearing Impaired South High will gladly arrange for an interpreter to assist hearing impaired persons who are planning to attend South High (school) events such as parent / teacher conferences, curriculum night, parent meetings, graduation, baccalaureate, etc. To request an interpreter, please e-mail Ms. Liza Bangert at [email protected] with the date and time of the event. PLEASE NOTE: To be sure your request can be honored; notice must be given to Ms. Bangert two full business days prior to the event.

INFORMATION FROM THE NURSE: TAKING MEDICINE AT SCHOOL If your student needs to take medicine at school

FABRIC DONATIONS FOR FACS

- all medicine should be in the original container; please no pills in baggies or loose medicine. - all prescription medicine must be taken to and kept in the nurse's office - all over-the-counter-medicine must be in the original container and a note from the parent/guardian is required stating that a student has permission to take the medicine as needed.

If you have extra fabric, trims, buttons or other sewing notions you are not planning to use, the FACS department would appreciate your donations. Fabric pieces need to be at least one yard in length. Donations may be dropped off in the main office weekdays between 7:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thank you!

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PARKWAY SOUTH PALS 2011 SPIRIT WEAR ORDER FORM DESCRIPTION Adult Polo shirt: Available in red, white or blue. Specify color please. Comes with Parkway South Patriots and patriot head.

ADULT SM $29.00

Tackle Twill Hoodie-Navy Blue/This $50.00 item comes with Patriots and an embroidered Patriot head.

ADULT MED $29.00

ADULT LG $29.00

ADULT XL $29.00

ADULT XXL $31.00

ADULT 3XL $33.00

ADULT 4XL $35.00

$50.00

$50.00

$50.00

$52.00

$54.00

$56.00

NAME:

GRADE:

ADDRESS: HOME PHONE: 22

IS THIS A GIFT?

CELL / WORK PHONE:

YES

NO

ITEM TO BE EMBROIDED: ITEM TO BE EMBROIDERED:

If you have any questions or would like to place an order, please contact Cindy Scanlon 636-627-7338. The PALS 2011 Group thank you very much for your order! Send completed order form and check to: Cindy Scanlon 2001 Braeshire Drive Manchester, MO 63021 April 2009

Please make check payable to PALS 2011.

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DONATIONS FOR THE 2009 AFTER GRAD PARTY Do you run a business? Do you represent a product or have access to them? Do you have season tickets to sporting events? If so, we are taking donations for the 2009 After Grad Party. These items may be included in a basket or by themselves. Here are a few other ideas of things we would love to have: Cardinals Tickets Cardinals Baseball Cap, Flag, T-shirt, Water Bottle Movie Theatre Gift Cards Blockbuster Gift Cards Bed, Bath & Beyond Gift Cards Best Buy Gift Cards Nail Salon Gift Cards Golf Gift Cards Golfing Supplies Border’s Gift Cards Restaurant Gift Cards: (Senior Pique, Steak N Shake, Kreigers, Starbucks, Candicci’s, Imo’s, J.J. Twigs, Smoothie King, Iggy’s, St. Louis Bread Company, Zia’s, Appleby’s, etc. ) Family Arena Tickets New Games – Scrabble, Monopoly, Twister, Catch Phrase, Scene It, Cards, etc. Lakeside Bowling Gift Cards Uncle Bills Gift Cards Fritz’s, Maggie Moos, Dairy Queen Gift Cards Gas Cards or Quik Trip Cards Mizzou Stuff – baseball caps, T-shirts, mugs, blankets, hoodies, etc. Southeast Missouri State Stuff Missouri State Stuff Truman Stuff

If you would like to contribute something, we would love to have it. You can call Andrea Vitale, at 636-394-3927 or e-mail me at [email protected]

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April 2009 A collaboration between Parkway School District & Maryville University located at South High School 801 Hanna Rd. Manchester, MO 63021

The Parkway/Maryville Summer Academy 2009

June 8 - July 10, 2009

ABOUT THE PROGRAM Established in 1984 as a partnership between Brown University and selected secondary schools throughout the country, the Coalition of Essential Schools (CES) is devoted to strengthening student learning by helping schools reshape their priorities. South High and Maryville University have collaborated to develop a program based upon the Coalition’s ten principles, some of which include: • • • •

personalized instruction in a small group setting teacher as "coach" rather than "lecturer" student as "active worker" rather than "listener" in-depth exploration and discussion of subject areas

Teachers strive to create an intellectually rich environment, which emphasizes active involvement in the learning process. The Academy also provides a forum for educators to share ideas for the improvement of instruction. STUDENTS Students entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2009 may attend. Motivated learners, who wish to explore a wide variety of topics, are encouraged to apply. LOCATION South High School 801 Hanna Road Manchester, MO 63021 COST Tuition is free to all students unless otherwise stated in the brochure which was mailed to Parkway families on March 26. DATES AND TIMES The Academy will run June 8 - July 10. Classes will meet Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. 1st Block 2nd Block

7:30 - 10:00 10:10 - 12:40

A celebration of the summer program will take place during Exhibition Evening, on July 9. During this special event, the expectation is all students will demonstrate aspects of their mastery of learning from the summer program. ATTENDANCE Summer school is a five-week program for all students. High school credit is earned by being present and participating in class. A third absence will result in a loss of credit and participation in the course, and the student will be dropped from the course(s). TRANSPORTATION Two-way bus service to the Academy will be provided from selected Parkway schools and from the city of St. Louis for Parkway VST students. COURSES Students may enroll in one or two course(s). Registration will be on a first-come first-served basis and classes will be assigned as such. Applicants should list their course choice(s) and at least two alternates, in order of preference, from which their class(es) will be assigned. Effort will be made to place students in their first choice(s), but due to limited space, alternatives may be necessary. Staff members believe, however, that all participants, whatever their course assignment(s), will benefit from the Academy's commitment to stimulate curiosity, to delve into ideas, and to encourage students to take responsibility to become independent learners. 24

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SUMMER ACADEMY INFORMATION continued. CREDIT Credit will be awarded by Parkway School District. Students will earn a semester's (1/2) credit for each class successfully completed. Special notation of work done will be placed on the student's transcript with the approval of his or her home school.

SUBJECTS Courses are currently being developed. The final brochure will be available in late March. At this time we plan to offer the following courses: Golf, PE 1, Walking Fitness, Strength Training and Conditioning Algebra 1 Lab, Algebra 2 Lab, Geometry Lab, Algebra 1, Geometry World History, Modern U.S. History Crimes, Criminals and Corrections History vs. Hollywood Health English 1, English 2, English 3, St. Louis History Through Food and Culture Personal Finance, Keyboarding Metalsmithing, Digital Photography Physics 1, Biology 1 For information regarding remedial course selections, please contact your child’s counselor at 314-415-7709.

REGISTRATION

Registration for Parkway residents began on April 7th. Registration/Health forms can be found in the Parkway Community School Summer Course Guide, which will be mailed to South area students in late March. You may access the summer program guide and registration/health forms after April 1st at www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/communityed/index.cfm You may also call Parkway South High's summer school voice mail (after April 1st) at 314-415-5798 Please leave your name, phone number and a brief message. Messages will be checked frequently.

∗ WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE SUMMER ACADEMY EXPERIENCE: • "I liked doing many things with what we learned and going even beyond!" • "It was a very enjoyable summer school." • "The teachers acted like coaches and created less pressure and stress" • "The teachers don't lecture as much and let us learn on our own. I learned more history in my mock trial than I did in history class. The class is very effective. . . " • "I liked hands-on experiments and feeling like the teachers were talking to you, not the whole class." • "Overall this school was a challenge. It was different from what I experience at my school." (*taken from previous end-of-summer surveys)

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PARKWAY SOUTH SPIRIT NIGHT 2009 Dear South High Staff, PTO Committee Chairs, Club and Activity Sponsors, PTO is happy to announce South High Spirit Night 2009 will be held Thursday, August 20th from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. As in past years, all committees, clubs, and activity groups are invited to participate by setting up a booth to sell food or specialty/ spirit items from 5-7 PM in the Commons. All profits from the sales belong to the participating group. PTO encourages your group to participate in this festive evening. Your group will be responsible for booth set-up, decorations, and clean up of your assigned booth area. PTO will provide white table coverings. A $50 prize will be awarded to the group with the best booth decorations. Lesser amounts will be given to the first and second runners’ up. If you have any questions, please contact Spirit Night Co-Chairs, Kristi Garcia at 636-256-9673, [email protected] or Erin Cronin at 636-346-4745, or [email protected]. Please return this form by July 31st, 2009 to:

Kristi Garcia 319 Croydon Lane Manchester, MO 63021

You will receive a letter of confirmation by the first week of August.

ACTIVITY GROUP: _____________________________________________________________ CONTACT PERSON: _______________________________________________________ ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, & ZIP _____________________________________________________________ PHONE # and EMAIL _______________________________________________________

BOOTH INFO: Please describe the item you wish to sell. Please list a second and third choice. If two groups request the same item, priority will be given to the previous year’s participant. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

Is an electrical outlet needed? Is more than one table required?

YES YES

NO NO

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT SPIRIT NIGHT 2009!

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PARKWAY SUMMER SCHOOL 2009 CENTRAL AREA Shenandoah Valley Elementary (Grades K-5) Central Middle (Grades 6-8) Central High (Grades 9-12) NORTH AREA Bellerive Elementary (Grades K-5) McKelvey Elementary (Grades K-5) Northeast Middle (Grades 6-8) North High (Grades 9-12) SOUTH AREA Carman Trails Elementary (Grades K-5) Wren Hollow Elementary (Grades K-5) Oak Brook Elementary (Grades K-5) South Middle (Grades 6-8) South High (Grades 9-12) WEST AREA Pierremont Elementary (Grades K-5) Mason Ridge Elementary (Grades K-5) The West Middle Summer School will be held at Central Middle The West High Summer School will be held at Central High Students may enroll at Central, North, or South High Schools Bus transportation will be provided for West area students to Central Middle and Central High DISTRICT PROGRAMS Harris-Stowe State University Summer Academy (African-American students entering Grade 9) College Preparation Program at Saint Louis University (African-American students entering 11-12) Washington University Math and Character Fitness Institute (African-American students entering Grade 8) College Preparation Program at Maryville University (Grades 11-12)

• • • • • •

Elementary and middle school sites meet June 8 – July 2, M-F, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. High school sites meet June 8 – July 10, M-F, 7:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Harris-Stowe State University Summer Academy meets June 8 - July 2, M-F, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Washington University Math and Character Fitness Institute meets June 8 – July 2, M-F, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. College Preparation Program at St. Louis University meets June 8 - July 2, M-F, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. College Preparation Program at Maryville University meets July 13 – July 24, M-F, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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SUMMER SCHOOL BUS SCHEDULE

April 2009

MORNING Going to

Pick-up location

Run #

16 South High 17 (for high school students grades 9-12) 18 School starts at 7:30 a.m. 18 18

Barretts Carman Trails Oak Brook Sorrento Wren Hollow

SH – 16 SH – 17 SH – 18 SH – 18 SH – 18

7:10 AM 7:10 AM 7:00 AM 7:10 AM 7:15 AM

19 South Middle 20 (for middle school students grades 6-8) 21 School starts at 8:00 a.m. 21 22 22

Barretts Carman Trails Sorrento Hanna Woods Oak Brook Wren Hollow

SM – 19 SM – 20 SM – 21 SM – 21 SM – 22 SM – 22

7:30 AM 7:35 AM 7:20 AM 7:30 AM 7:20 AM 7:30 AM

16 Carman Trails (for elementary students grades K-5 including those just going into Kdg) School starts at 8:00 a.m.

Barretts

BAR - 16

7:45 AM

17 Oak Brook (for elementary students grades K-5 including those just going into Kdg) School starts at 8:00 a.m.

Sorrento

SOR - 17

7:40 AM

18 Wren Hollow (for elementary students grades K-5 including those just going into Kdg) School starts at 8:00 a.m.

Hanna Woods

HW - 18

7:40 AM

Leaving From

Drop-off location

Run #

16 South High 17 (for high school students grades 9-12) 18 School dismisses at 12:40 p.m. 18 18

Barretts Carman Trails Wren Hollow Sorrento Oak Brook

SH - 16 SH - 17 SH - 18 SH - 18 SH – 18

12:55 PM 12:55 PM 12:45 PM 12:50 PM 1:00 PM

19 South Middle 20 (for middle school students grades 6-8) 21 School dismisses at 12:00 p.m. 21 22 22

Barretts Carman Trails Hanna Woods Sorrento Wren Hollow Oak Brook

SM – 19 SM – 20 SM – 21 SM – 21 SM – 22 SM – 22

12:25 PM 12:25 PM 12:20 PM 12:30 PM 12:30 PM 12:40 PM

16 Carman Trails (for elementary students grades K-5 including those just going into Kdg) School dismisses at 12:00 p.m.

Barretts

BAR - 16

12:10 PM

17 Oak Brook (for elementary students grades K-5 including those just going into Kdg) School dismisses at 12:00 p.m.

Sorrento

SOR - 17

12:10 PM

18 Wren Hollow (for elementary students grades K-5 including those just going into Kdg) School dismisses at 12:00 p.m.

Hanna Woods

HW - 18

12:15 PM

Pickup Time

AFTERNOON

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April 2009

Counseling

Counselors have completed registration process for the 2009-2010 school year. All students were scheduled to meet individually with their counselor during the month of February. Great care was taken to assure accuracy of course selections for next year and every effort will be made to schedule your student into their first choice courses, but please understand that substitute electives were requested from every student AP testing will occur in May. Please have your student pay their remaining balance on all AP tests. All test dates are national dates between May 4th – May 15th. Visit the College Board Web site for specific dates and times of tests. http://www.collegeboard.com/ student/testing/ap/cal/cal2.html

Seniors: Now is the time to complete applications for 2 year colleges. Remember that St. Louis Community College requires a placement test called the Accuplacer if you do not have an ACT composite score of at least 21. Please see your counselor for more information or visit www.stlcc.edu/Admissions_and_Registration/Getting_Started/Assessment_Placement_Tests.html for more information FAFSA forms need to be completed before mid April to be considered for any Federal Student Aid. Contact the financial aid department at your selected college for assistance if you have any questions.

Juniors: Make plans to begin visiting colleges between now and next fall. Colleges are frequently visiting the College and Career Center. Come to the counseling loft for a calendar of college visits and to sign up or view these on Naviance Family Connections website. All juniors should consider taking the ACT or SAT prior to senior year. There is still time for all juniors to sign up for the ACT on June 13th. Registration can be completed at www.actstudent.org

Summer Programs and Volunteer Experiences Summer may feel like it is still a long way off, but it is quickly approaching. For students that means there is some choice of how to spend their time. We receive and collect a great deal of information about summer programs and volunteer experiences and have a collection available for students to review. These materials are housed in the College and Career Center. There will be many pamphlets, brochures, applications, and ideas available this spring for students to browse through and consider.

Alpha

Administrator

Counselor

Phone #

A-Bo Br-Cl Co-D E-Go Gr-H I-La Le-Mc Me-O P-Rez Rh-So Sp-U V-Z

Ron Banfield Steve Oldenburg Steve Oldenburg Patrice Aitch Patrice Aitch Barb Moore Barb Moore Sarah Yancey Sarah Yancey Paula Hopkins Paula Hopkins Ron Banfield

Donna Nokes Donna Nokes Stacy Morgan Stacy Morgan Mike Williams Mike Williams Stan Williams Stan Williams Rob Lappin Rob Lappin Marianna Justice Marianna Justice

415-7780 415-7780 415-7782 415-7782 415-7775 415-7775 415-7779 415-7779 415-7783 415-7783 415-7777 415-7777

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District Career Fair Planned for Spring of 2010 The Parkway School District is in the process of planning a district-wide Career Fair to be held in the spring of 2010. This will be a futuristic, global focus fair with an emphasis on the changing workplace for the next generation. We are looking to represent dozens of careers with adults willing to talk about their own work in terms of necessary preparation, as well as what is likely to be required to enter this field 5 – 10 years from now. We also want to talk with students about jobs and opportunities that might not even exist yet. One of South's counselors, Mr. Rob Lappin, is co-chairing the initiative for Parkway. If you might be interested in helping us, please fill out the bottom portion of this form and mail it to: Parkway South High Attn: Rob Lappin 801 Hanna Rd Manchester MO 63021 or contact Rob at 314-415-7783 or [email protected] At this point we are simply looking to gather as many names and occupations as possible. We are not expecting a final commitment from parents or businesses yet. Once we have a better idea of what occupations can be represented we will contact you again with more information. We are looking for as many occupations as possible and are hoping to have a strong focus on how jobs have changed throughout the years and how they are likely to continue to change. The date has not been set yet but it will likely be in March of 2010. This is a one evening event and we are only asking for a few hours of your time.

I am interested in helping with the Parkway Career Fair Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Occupation and Job Duties (please be as detailed as possible): ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Email: ________________________________________________

Best Daytime Contact Phone Number: _____________________________________

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Counseling

Counselors have completed registration process for the 2009-2010 school year. All students were scheduled to meet individually with their counselor during the month of February. Great care was taken to assure accuracy of course selections for next year and every effort will be made to schedule your student into their first choice courses, but please understand that substitute electives were requested from every student AP testing will occur in May. Please have your student pay their remaining balance on all AP tests. All test dates are national dates between May 4th – May 15th. Visit the College Board Web site for specific dates and times of tests. http://www.collegeboard.com/ student/testing/ap/cal/cal2.html

Seniors: Now is the time to complete applications for 2 year colleges. Remember that St. Louis Community College requires a placement test called the Accuplacer if you do not have an ACT composite score of at least 21. Please see your counselor for more information or visit www.stlcc.edu/Admissions_and_Registration/Getting_Started/Assessment_Placement_Tests.html for more information FAFSA forms need to be completed before mid April to be considered for any Federal Student Aid. Contact the financial aid department at your selected college for assistance if you have any questions.

Juniors: Make plans to begin visiting colleges between now and next fall. Colleges are frequently visiting the College and Career Center. Come to the counseling loft for a calendar of college visits and to sign up or view these on Naviance Family Connections website. All juniors should consider taking the ACT or SAT prior to senior year. There is still time for all juniors to sign up for the ACT on June 13th. Registration can be completed at www.actstudent.org

Summer Programs and Volunteer Experiences Summer may feel like it is still a long way off, but it is quickly approaching. For students that means there is some choice of how to spend their time. We receive and collect a great deal of information about summer programs and volunteer experiences and have a collection available for students to review. These materials are housed in the College and Career Center. There will be many pamphlets, brochures, applications, and ideas available this spring for students to browse through and consider.

ACT Testing Date Test Date June 13, 2009

Registration Deadline May 8, 2009

(Late Fee Required) May 9 - 22, 2009

ACT PREP CLASSES AVAILABLE AT SOUTH HIGH Students can sign up now for the ACT Prep classes beginning April 20, 2009 for the ACT test on June 13,2009. These classes have been designed for students who want coaching and practice on the most challenging ACT questions. Sign ups and commitment to fully participate are required. Classes are free of charge and are limited to the first 20 students who register. Registration is available in the main office with Ms. French. ACT Strategies 101: Mr. Jennings - Room 2308 Monday/Wednesday 3pm - 3:50pm Test taking strategies to familiarize you with ACT questions in all sub-sections and tips on how to improve your ACT scores. Science ACT Prep: Monday/Wednesday

Mr. Villigram - Room 3408 3pm - 3:50pm

English ACT Prep: Tuesday/Thursday

Ms. Dolan - Room 2401 3pm - 3:50pm

Math ACT Prep: Tuesday/Thursday

Ms. Brenner – Room 2429 3pm - 3:50pm

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PLEASE SUPPORT

dual s i v i d In ibutor r Cont

Bus iness es Patriot Renaissance Star Club

Business Partner Become a Business Partner by donating coupons, gift certificates, discounts or making a monetary donation to the Patriot Renaissance Star Club.

Join the Patriot Renaissance Star Club by donating to the various levels listed below. A star with your name on it will be displayed throughout the school year.

Benefits of Business Partners include one or more of the following:

• • •

Red Level - donation of $10 - $25 White Level - donation of $26 - $50 Blue Level - donation of $50 - $100 Gold Level - donation over $100 Platinum Level - donation of $500 or more

• •

Certificate of participation Recognition on the Patriot Renaissance Board located in the front foyer of the school Recognition in Patriot Renaissance Publications mailed to over 2,000 households and businesses Advertising and promotional opportunities Tax deductible contributions


Names of Blue Level members will be listed in Renaissance Publications. Names of Platinum Level members will be listed in Renaissance Publications and displayed on the Renaissance board in the main foyer.

Patriot Renaissance Support Card To achieve the goals of the Renaissance, we need your help. You can help us by contributing to one or more of the following:

I would like to donate $ __________ My place of business will match my donation I would like to donate gift certificates I would like to donate other incentives _________________________________________  I would like to volunteer  I would like to join the Millennium Club by pledging $100 annually for 10 years  I would like someone to call me about the program    

Patriot Renaissance

Name: ________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________________________________ Fax: __________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

Please return this form and your contribution to:  801 Hanna Road  Manchester, MO 63021

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(314) 415-7758

April 2009

ATHLETICS GIRLS BASKETBALL

*ROLLER HOCKEY

Congratulations to the Lady Patriots who ended their season 25-4 overall, and went undefeated in the Suburban West Conference (8-0). South won the Parkway Tip-Off, Borgia Tournament and the first District Championship since 2002. Arriana Walker was named Suburban West Player of the Year, while Ebony Davis, Caitlin Wagner and Brittany Willis were selected First Team All Conference. Ashley Brentz and Katie Hoener were named to the Honorable Mention team.

The roller hockey season started with a preseason tournament mid-February, and the varsity team placed 2nd. Their medal will be on display in our trophy case! The varsity team this year has returning players Eric Dauernheim, Zack Jacobsmeyer, Keith Joachimstaler, Brian Kenney and Bryan Lowe. Joining the varsity team this year are Sean Linhares, Kyle Olivarri, and Tim Victor, with goalies Garrett Stahl, and Tommy Stratman for some games. Congratulations on the tournament medal! The coach of the varsity team is Amir Shah, a 1999 Parkway South grad, with Tim Lowe as assistant coach.

The team is coached by Mr. Thomas Williams.

Our JV team consists of Jesse Christmann, Anthony Duke, Cameron Elfrink, Danny Jeffries, Scott Modde, Dan Natoli, Brendan Niebruegge, Scott Sease, and Mark Stevens. Their main goalie will be Tommy Stratman, with help from Garrett Stahl. Their coach is Alex DiGirolamo, a 2007 grad.

VARSITY PATRIETTES EXCEL The varsity poms squad recently brought home high honors at the St. Charles Classic Pom Pon Dance Competition, placing second in both their dance and pom routines. The squad would like to offer a special thanks to Coach Krupa for her dedication and inspiration this year!

South High C team members will include Adam Burmeister, Nick Jones, Brett Hopkins, Adam Simpson, Seth Stevens, Tyler Weydeck. Garrett Stahl and Tommy Stratman will share the goalie duties. The C team coach is Cooper Williams, a 2008 grad.

2009 Competition Results LINDBERGH: Varsity - Poms 4th, Dance 3rd JV- Poms: 5th, Dance 4th ST. CHARLES: Varsity - Poms 2nd, Dance 2nd JV- Poms 7th, Dance 4th

We're happy to have all our coaches as Parkway South graduates and former players. Games started at the end of February and will end by the beginning of May. We are looking forward to an exciting and rewarding season for all three teams.

STATE: Varsity received a Superior Rating in both Poms and Dance and a Sweepstakes Award for receiving two Superior Ratings.

Schedules are on the http://www.hometeamsonline.com/ teams/?u=PSH-LAX&t=c&s=lacrosse&p=home website, or ask your favorite player when the next game is-see you at the rinks! Come to our games and cheer the teams on.

Congratulations to the 2009-2010 Patriettes! Tryouts were recently held for the ‘09 - ‘10 varsity and junior varsity Patriettes. We’re pleased and excited to announce our new poms squads for next year: Varsity: Marissa Ayers, Samantha Bhambri , Sarah Como, Dani Coronado, Amy Galucia, Kasie Garcia, Elise Kuhnmuench, Chelsi Larson, Katie Peters, Alexis Quatmann, Kelsey Ruland, Maggie Schmitt, Andrea Schnelker and Allie Sinn Coach Ms. Renee Finke

BOYS GOLF Congratulations to the following boys that comprise the 2009 boys golf teams. Varsity - Wes Allard, David Arth, Justin Bisang, Jake Frericks, Nick Langley, Brett Steere, Kyle Weldon and Jon Wells Coach Mr. Mark Wade

Junior Varsity: Jessica Abounader, Catherine Battram, Julianna Beale, Alissa Boyce, Sammie Burgess, Angela Chen, Alicia Coronado, Claire Heuckeroth, Cindy Heyse, Amanda Lapicki, Liza Merlotti, Kelsey O’Bryan, Kayla Olivarri and Heather Wilson Coach Ms. Megan McMahon

Junior Varsity - Michael Card, Jack Darland, Justin Dwyer, Jason Ferrer, Matt Rowe, Brody Russell, Paul Smith and Brad Tucker Coach Mr. Jason Koehrer C-Team - Tyler Blood, Austin Guffey, Cody Heitzman, Simon Higgins, Will Holowatuk, Steven Minnella, Keiler Swartz, Grant Trower and Anthony Tuminello Coach Mr. Jim Leible

*Club Sports are not sponsored by the Missouri State High School Activities Association, but are funded by sources other than school districts and are parent-driven programs. 34

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Spring cleaning, or just in need of a little muscle? Let Parkway South Football Players be your labor at “No Cost”! (All donations will go to the Parkway South Football Program.) First come, first served! WHEN: April 25th TIME: 8 a.m.– Noon Contact Coach Rosewell at: [email protected] Please include the following information in your message: name, address, phone number, and job to be performed.

WATER POLO TEAMS BEGIN SEASON Good luck to the South High water polo teams as they begin their season in late March. Coached by South's own Mr. Jeremy Nichols and Barrett's Mr. Mike McGinnis, a large number of talented athletes came out to play. We are looking forward to a great season so come by the pool and watch this incredible coed sport. Good luck to all the athletes: Luke Allen, Matt Anderson, Luke Andrea, Amelia Andrews, Jake Auinbauh, Ashley Boesch, Michael Bowers, Kenny Champion, Gary Cooper, Mitch Etter, Colby Faddis, Sean Feher, Andrew Fischer, Alyssa Francis, Michelle Gary, Brett Gleason, Patrick Gleason, Grant Heutel, Max Highsmith, Grace Kenyon, Daniel Maloney, Patrick Maloney, Kallen Mauer, Mitch Meyer, Clark Miner, Thomas Morgan, Ben Mulch, Erin Murphy, Kyle Murphy, Ryan Ochs, Allyson Paniello, Andrew Paniello, Anthony Petralia, Brandon Pilas, Bob Schillar, Ryan Weldon, Stacey Wolff, Evan Wilson, Danielle Vaclavik and Bhavya Venigalla.

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SUMMER TENNIS Dates: June 1, 2009 – July 10, 2009 Class meets 5 days a week Monday thru Friday, except Friday, July 3rd. Lesson and court play for all levels. Players will be grouped by instructor according to experience and ability. Beginner: Grades 4 – 8 (next fall) Beginner: Grades 4 – 8 (next fall) Beginner – Intermediate: Grades 9 – Adult All Level Advanced League: Grades 9 – Adult

8:00 – 9:00 9:00 – 10:00 10:10 – 11:10 11:10 – 12:40* (90 minute class extended for Match Play)

Please register early to receive the desired time, since class size will be limited. Registration will end on May 15, 2009. Fee:

Resident - $200

Non-Resident - $210

Advanced League - $300

For those students attending summer school, a tennis class may be taken in conjunction with another class. There is an extra fee of $200 (Advanced League $300) for this class. No high school credit is given. Each student should wear tennis shoes, comfortable light clothing, and bring a tennis racquet and water bottle each day. Tennis balls will be provided. Fee includes t-shirt, tennis balls, drilling on ball machines, camp photo, annual tournament and picnic. For further information, call Carolyn Siegel at (636) 230-9743. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Mail completed form and payment to:

Parkway South High School Attention: Bookstore -Summer Tennis Program 801 Hanna Road Manchester, MO 63021

Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________ City: _______________________________ Zip Code: _________ Telephone:

Home________________________________ Work #: ___________________________________ Cell #: _______________________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________________ School: ______________________________ Fall, 2009 Grade Level: ________ Amount Enclosed: ___________

Check should be made payable to: Parkway School District

Please circle one: Child T-Shirt Size: Medium Large Adult T-Shirt Size: Small Medium Large X-Large Additional t-shirts may be ordered at $10 each. Sweatshirts may also be ordered at $25 each. Please add this to your payment and indicate quantity and size: _____________ Please indicate desired class: 8:00 – 9:00 _____________

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Patriot Softball Camp * additional camp registration forms on our website at: www.parkwaysouthsoftball.com Date: June 1 - 3, 2009 (June 4- Rainout date) Time: 8:30 – 10:30 Grades* 3-5 and 6 grade (recreational level) *Grades refer to 09-10 school year 11:00 – 1:00 Grades*(6 grade-competitive level) and 7- 9

Facility: Parkway South High School Softball Field Registration Fee: $50.00 per player if registered in advance, $55.00 per player – walk up registration (Team discount rate: $40.00 each for 4 or more—must be mailed together in advance) Make check payable to Parkway South Bookstore. Fee includes cost of T-shirt.

WHAT TO EXPECT: ALL GRADES: • • • •

Individualized fundamental Skill Development Specialized Hitting Drills and Base Running Specialized Fielding Drills and Throwing Techniques Certificate of Participation and T-shirt SLIDING IN THE MUD!

Grades 7,8, & 9 only: More Advanced Skills Taught Position specific instruction Competition

Equipment Needs: Each girl is to provide her own glove and bat. Please be sure to label all equipment for easy identification.

Registration: Complete & detach the form below and send to: Southwest Middle School 701 Wren Ave. Ballwin, MO 63021 Attn: Terry Bazzell Questions: Contact Coach Bazzell @ (314) 415-5354, (636) 329-8119 or [email protected]

Please return form by May 22, 2009. Walk-up registration is accepted, although mailed registration is preferred. Also, registration forms will NOT be directly mailed this year. Camp registration forms can be found on our website at www.parkwaysouthsoftball.com. (Cut here)

Name _________________________________________________________ School _________________________________________ Age ______ Grade (09-10) _____ T-shirt size _____________________

Address _____________________________________________________ Phone _________________________________ Parent/Guardian ______________________________________________ Work Phone _____________________________ In case of emergency, contact ___________________________________ Phone ___________________________________

I hereby grant permission for my child to attend the softball clinic and understand that the staff and association are not responsible for injuries incurred due to participation. ___________________________________________ Signature of Parent / Legal Guardian

_________________________________ Hospital Preference

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2009 Parkway South Patriot Volleyball Camp June 15-19 (Monday – Friday)

WHEN?

*1-4 grade is Monday – Thursday ONLY PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL

WHERE?

Parkway South High, gym A

WHO?

Girls, boys entering grade 1-4; 1-2:30PM Girls, boys entering grade 5-8; 3-5PM Girls, boys entering grade 9; 5:30-7:30PM

COST??

$65 per camper (cost includes camp T-shirt) *1-4 grade price is $55

CAMP DIRECTOR Carrie Steele - Head Coach

CAMP GOALS Provide young athletes an opportunity to learn and develop the fundamental skills of volleyball.

Coach Steele is the head girls and boys coach at South. In her fourth year with the girls she guided them to their best season in South history with a 26-5 record, first place finish in conference play and second place finish in Districts. As the boys coach she led the program to a 1st time appearance in the Missouri State Volleyball tournament in 2007. In addition, both programs have had players earn All-Conference, All-District, and All-State nominations. Steele spent three years as an assistant at Incarnate Word Academy where she was part of 2003 and 2004 State Championship seasons. Before IWA she coached at SIU-Carbondale and Missouri Baptist University.

Emphasis on learning required team skills to compete on the junior high and high school level. Provide an enjoyable and Positive volleyball experience!

PARKWAY SOUTH PATRIOT VOLLEYBALL CAMP Coach Carrie Steele 801 Hanna Rd.

Ballwin, MO

63021

Name ____________________________________________ Home telephone _________________________ Address ____________________________________________ City/Zip _______________________________

Grade next fall _________ Amount enclosed ___________ ADULT t-shirt size

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Dine Out For:

Parkway South Boys Volleyball

Visit Krieger’s – Your Hometown Sports Grill, during the month of April, and Krieger’s will give 10% of the proceeds to Parkway South Boys Volleyball Boosters. When:

April 1- 30, 2009

Where:

Krieger’s -Your Hometown Sports Grill 1356 Big Bend Road Twin Oaks, Missouri 63021 (636) 861-1618

Take this certificate to Krieger’s during the dates listed above and present this certificate to your server when you pay. There is no limit to the number of times you may visit Krieger’s, so feel free to duplicate this certificate and share the opportunity with your friends and family. Just remember to give your server a copy of this invitation each time you visit. This offer is good for dine-in, carryout and catering, or any other, full-priced items.

*Please note: No certificates may be circulated on Krieger’s premises. Failure to abide by this rule may result in forfeiture of charity funding. This certificate is not a discount coupon and has no cash value.

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Honors Evening

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Seniors’ Last Day & Senior Picnic

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Prom

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GRADUATION 2009

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PTO MEETINGS 2008-09 All PTO meetings will begin at 7 p.m. in the PSH library except as noted below. April 21, 2009 - Volunteer Appreciation

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PRESORTED STANDARD

U.S. POSTAGE PAID St. Peters, MO Permit #394

455 North Woods Mill Road Chesterfield, MO 63017

Parkway South High School 801 Hanna Road Manchester, MO 63021

Return Service Requested

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