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Student Recognition
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The Student Recognition Program is designed to recognize students for their exemplary academic efforts, community service, citizenship, athletics, volunteer service, etc. If students are nominated for a reason besides academics, they should have demonstrated at least average academic effort, good school attendance and good discipline.
Each month during the school year, an elementary, middle and high school student will be recognized at a meeting of the Board of Education. Nominations may be made by students, teachers and school-based administrators.
To nominate a student, please complete the nomination form .pdf, [interactive! Requires Adobe Reader 8. Fill out and click on the Submit Form button. The form will be emailed to the Communications office and we will submit it for consensus to your school principal.] Hard copies should be submitted to your principal and then forwarded to the Communications office.
Not only are the "students of the month" listed below, but also other events from our district and community newsletters.
For a quick link to a specific month, please select the month you wish to view.
At their meeting on Tuesday, June 10, members of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education honored State Track Medalists and their coaches.
Washington photo - Letristan Pledger, 9th grade, 1st place in the girls' 100 meter dash, girls' 200 meter dash, and girls' 100 meter high hurdles; Devan Benson, 12th grade, 6th place in boys' long jump; Stephen Brandt, Head Coach, Nancy Browne, Athletic Director, Cliff Wiley and America Patton, coaches.
Sumner photo - Stephanie Nelson - 10th grade, 6th place in girls' discus and girls' javelin; Tyler Sloan, 9th grade, 3rd placein girls' 100 meter dash, and 2nd place in girls' 300 meter low hurdles; Karri Whitney and Wayne Rogers, coaches.
– June 11, 2008 Email to Media
The Kansas City Kansas School Foundation for Excellence announced its scholarship winners for 2008 at the meeting of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education on Tuesday evening, May 13.
Since 1992, the Foundation has awarded 197 scholarships to seniors graduating from Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. Seniors at each of the four comprehensive high schools and Sumner Academy are eligible to apply for the scholarships. This scholarship is to be used for tuition, books and fees.
Each year, a golf tournament is held to raise money to fund these scholarships. This year's golf tournament will be held on Wednesday, June 4 at Sunflower Hills Golf Course. A link to entry and sponsorship forms can be found on the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools website, www.kckps.org.
2008 scholarship recipients are, Front row: Terrence Kennedy Jr, J.C. Harmon High School; Vonda Sayavongsone, J.C. Harmon High School; Mee Vang, F.L. Schlagle High School; Eric Copeland, F.L. Schlagle High School. Middle Row: Ricky Randle, Sumner Academy; Maria Ramirez, Wyandotte High School; Seth Irving, Wyandotte High School; Terra Hill, Washington High School. Back Row: Joshua Wright, Wyandotte High School; D'Leon McCord, Washington High School; and William Bowles, J.C. Harmon High School. Not pictured is Andrea Vertz, Sumner Academy.
– May 13, 2008 Email to Media
Members of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education recognized the 2008 Promise of Possibilities (POP) Scholarship selections at their meeting on Tuesday, May 13.
The Promise of Possibilities, or POP, scholarships are funded through revenue generated from soft drink machine sales. Ten scholarships are awarded, two for each of the five comprehensive high schools. Each scholarship is awarded in the aount of $1000.00 to be paid directly to the college or university. Students submitted an application which included verificatioj of acceptance to the college or university, 2.5 cumulative grade point average, ACT or SAT scores, letters of recommendation and a summary of personal background, including school and community activities.
2008 POP Scholarship recipients are, Front Row: Rayven Ashley Smart, F.L. Schlagle High School; May Ger Lee, J.C. Harmon High School; Maria C. Ramirez, Wyandotte High School. Middle Row: Seth Irving, Wyandotte High School; Tiffany Sutton, Washington High School; Ching Cher Her, F.L. Schlagle High School; Khiara C. Drew, Sumner Academy. Back Row: D'Leon McCord, Washington High School; Ricky Randle, Sumner Academy.
– May 13, 2008 Email to Media
Sumner Forensics Students Place Third in State Tournament
Congratulations to the Sumner Academy forensics squad which placed third at the recent Kansas State High School Activities Association's State Forensics Championship tournament. The tournament was held at Shawnee Heights High School in Topeka, Kan. Stephanie Pounds, junior, placed first in the state for Poetry Interpretation. The following students also medaled:
- Jazmyne Preston – third place, Poetry Interpretation
- Daja Bresette – third place, Serious Solo Acting
- Marcus Banks – fourth place, Serious Solo Acting
- Alyssa Jones – second place, Prose Interpretation
- Sade Parker – sixth place, Prose Interpretation
- Shahna Campbell and Marcus Banks – fifth place, DUO Interpretation
Congratulations also to all of the forensics students who competed in the State Speech and Drama Festival at Kansas City, Kansas Community College. Jamelle McConnell-Brown is the Sumner Academy head forensics coach, and Dan Duncan is the assistant coach.
– May 8, 2008 Staff Notebook
Members of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education honored four students as Students of the Month for April 2008 at their meeting on Tuesday, April 29. Students recognized are: (l-r) Dulce Mayorga-Mejia, Pre-K student at Lowell Early Childhood Center; Manuala Arambula, eighth grade student at Central Middle School; Joshua Newbill, senior at Wyandotte High School, and Michael Zamora, fourth grade student at New Stanley Elementary School.
– April 29, 2008 Email to Media & May 1, 2008 Staff Notebook
Nine Kansas City Kansas Public School students were recognized as April 2008 Students of the Month by the Board of Education at their meeting on Tuesday, April 8. Back row (l-r) Luis Salas-Contreras, Isiah Daniels, Kylynn Porter, Cordae McKelvy, and Indiana Fernandez, all seventh graders at Northwest Middle School, and D'leon McCord, a senior at Washington High School. Front row (l-r) Brenda Lozada, seventh grader at Northwest Middle School, Bryan Sanchez Loya, a preschool student at Morse Early Childhood Center, and Cynthia Barrera, second grade student at McKinley Middle School.
– April 8, 2008 Email to Media & April 10, 2008 Staff Notebook
At their meeting held at Wyandotte High School on Tuesday evening, March 11, members of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education recognized Giovanni Castellanos [left], fifth grade student at Banneker Elementary School; Mee Vang [middle], twelfth grade student at F.L. Schlagle High School; and Francisco Andrade [right], eighth grade student at Central Middle School as Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Students of the Month for March, 2008.
– March 12, 2008 Email to Media & March 13, 2008 Staff Notebook
Students Jump Rope for Heart
Third, fourth and fifth-grade students at Quindaro Elementary School recently raised $478 through a Jump Rope for Heart event.
Through the program, students collected donations, then jumped rope during their P.E. class time to emphasize the importance of heart health.
Jump Rope For Heart is a national educational fund-raising program that is sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. It teaches physical fitness and promotes the value of community service to students and their families.
Ron Smith, P.E. teacher, said he is proud of his students' efforts.
– March 6, 2008 Staff Notebook
The Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education held their regular meeting at Quindaro Elementary School on Tuesday, February 12. At their meeting, members of the Board recognized Giovanni Marquez Acosta, student at Lowell Preschool, Katherine Meza, second grade student at Central Elementary School, McArthur Hall, seventh grade student at Argentine Middle School, and Jacqueline Mera, twelfth grade student at Wyandotte High School as Students of the Month for February, 2008.
– February 13, 2008 Email to Media
FOX 4 News is featuring Wyandotte High School students Seth Irving, Joshua Newbill, Cassie Belcher and Jalisa Haynes as the FOX 4 young achievers of the week in its Reaching 4 Excellence report this week.
The students are being recognized for their exceptional work as members of the Leadership 20/20 youth organization and the Project Pregnancy '08 campaign that they developed and are leading.
The piece premiered on Wednesday, Feb. 6, and will air again on Thursday, Feb. 7 during the 5 p.m. newscast. It also could air during the morning report on Sunday, Feb. 10 between 7 and 9 a.m.
A link to the report will be posted on the district's website, under "Students" and "Recognition, Student" when it becomes available. [ Link to Fox 4 Video ]
Each week, FOX 4 salutes children and teens for their accomplishments and contributions through its Reaching 4 Excellence feature. The general criteria for nominations includes: achievements, academics, leadership, career exploration, overcoming obstacles, community service, volunteerism and heroism. While, on occasion, large groups will be considered, primarily the focus is on a single individual or a small group of students.
For more information, contact Susan Enloe in the Communications Office, 279-2333, or e-mail nominations to her at suenloe@kckps.org.
– February 7, 2008 Staff Notebook
The artwork of 15 students from Sumner Academy of Arts and Science will be featured in an exhibit opening later this month at the Center for Advanced Heart Care at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
The exhibit, which was arranged by Paul Dorrell, owner of the Leopold Gallery, will feature a variety of student artwork including paintings, sculptures and drawings. The centerpiece will be the Sprint Center's glass art sculpture, "Enliven." Sumner students recently visited the studio where the sculpture was created and learned about glass blowing and other forms of art involving glass.
A special reception and celebration will open the exhibit from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, January 24. The exhibit will be open to the public for two weeks beginning January 25.
The artists are students of Mary Ann Sit, visual arts teacher at Sumner Academy. They include: seniors Phillip DeCoster, Kevin Freeman, Andrew Grube, Christine Hill, Meagan Patrzykont, Racheal Roberts, Jessica VanDyke, Kayla Zang, Sarah Ottens, Antonia Becerra and Kayla Bishop; and juniors Kyle Freeman, Andrew Reyes-Burkholder, Chey-Ann Sutton and Tiffany Johnson.
– January 24, 2008 Staff Notebook
Four students from Sumner Academy of Arts and Science auditioned and made the Kansas Music Educators Association All-State Festival Choir. They are: Melanie Gardner, Mario Johnson, Brendan Kerr, and Manuel Requenes. They were selected out of thousands of students who auditioned from across the state for a place in the 200-voice choir. The group will perform at the Kansas Music Educators Association Convention in Wichita on March 1, 2008. They are students of Becky Thomas, vocal music teacher at Sumner.
– January 10, 2008 Staff Notebook
Sumner Academy of Arts and Science was the only high school in Wyandotte County to receive the prestigious bronze medal ranking in a recent report sponsored by U.S. News and World Report.
U.S. News and World Report, in conjunction with School Evaluation Services (a subsidiary of Standard and Poor's), conducted its first ever ranking of America's Best High Schools. This study, of the more than 18,000 public high schools in the United States, was a three-step process that considered state reading and math test scores, demographics, and student achievement in Advanced Placement (college level) courses.
The top 100 high schools were awarded gold medals and the next 405 won silver medals. Another 1,086 schools were awarded bronze medals.
Other area schools receiving awards in this study were Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kan., which received a silver medal, and Lincoln Prep High School in Kansas City, Mo., and Lee's Summit North High School in Missouri, which received bronze medals.
– January 10, 2008 Staff Notebook
At their meeting on Tuesday, January 8, members of the Kansas City Kansas Board of Education recognized (back row l-r) Viviana Rojas , seventh grade student at Central Middle School, Xochitl Saldivar, eleventh grade student at J.C. Harmon High School, Solema Garcia, fifth grade student at Quindaro Elementary School, and Claudia Hernandez (seated), adult student in the On Track Family Literacy Program as January 2008 Students of the Month.
– January 8, 2008 Email to Media
At their meeting on Thursday, December 13, members of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education recognized MaiSee Xiong [left], fifth grade student at New Chelsea Elementary School; Vonda Sayavongsone [middle], 12th grade student at J.C. Harmon High School, and Luis Rodriguez [right], 6th grade student at Argentine Middle School as Students of the Month for December, 2007.
– December 20, 2007 Staff Notebook & Email to Media
Students in Teri Fulton's 4th grade class at New Chelsea Elementary School were featured by newscaster Phil Witt as Fox 4 TV's Achievers of the Week on November 12. August, students have been bringing to school their "extra" money, collecting for Heifer International. Their money will purchase animals to be donated to families to help them learn to raise their own food, and therefore help in the effort to end world hunger. Since their exposure on TV, the children have received more than $200 in donations from the community plus a $100 donation in pennies sent to Witt.
Read the article and watch the video at ... http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=5200708
– December 20, 2007 Staff Notebook
At their meeting at Claude Huyck Elementary School on Tuesday evening, November 13, members of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education recognized Timothy Healy [front-left], Pre-Kindergarten student at the Education Center Preschool, Alfredo Yates [back-left], 12th grade student at F.L. Schlagle High School, Ted Bynum [front-right], 3rd grade student at White Church Elementary, and Jessica Paxton [back-right], 6th grade student at Argentine Middle School, as November 2007 Students of the Month.
– November 15, 2007 Staff Notebook & email to media
At their meeting at Claude Huyck Elementary School on Tuesday, November 13, members of the Kansas City Kansas Board of Education recognized Claude Huyck, Douglass and Stony Point North elementary schools, and Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences, for achieving the standard of excellence on the 2006-07 Kansas State Assessments.
– November 15, 2007 Staff Notebook & email to media
At their meeting at Claude Huyck Elementary School on Tuesday, November 13, members of the Kansas City Kansas Board of Education recognized Sumner Academy of Arts and Science and Douglass Elementary School as recipients of the 2007 Challenge Awards. The Challenge Awards are designed to recognize Kansas schools that are making a significant difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in school population.
– November 15, 2007 Staff Notebook
At their meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 23, members of the KCK Board of Education recognized Douglass Elementary School and Central Middle School, who were recipients of an equity award for school improvement. They received their awards at the Best Practices Summit in Omaha, sponsored by the Midwest Equity Assistance Center
– October 25, 2007 Staff Notebook
The Kansas City Kansas Board of Education recognized October Students of the Month: Shaneka Cabe [right], from Lindbergh Elementary School; Dulce DeLaCruz [left], from Central Middle School; and Williams Bowles [center], from J.C. Harmon High School.
– October 11, 2007 Staff Notebook
Courtney Germany Dancing to the Top
14-year-old Courtney Germany, a freshman at J.C. Harmon High School in Kansas City, Kansas, is in the spotlight as FOX 4's young achiever of the week. Courtney is earning acclaim as one of the region's fine young dancers with a heart is as big as her talent.
Read the article and watch the video at ... http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=4406868
– September 20, 2007 Email from Rebecca Sapakie, Sr. Web Producer, www.myfoxkc.com
At their meeting Tuesday, members of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education recognized September Students of the Month: Lesslie Martinez [left], of Frank Rushton Elementary School; and Amalia Lainez [right], of Sumner Academy of Arts and Science.
– September 13, 2007 Staff Notebook
