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Lancer Dancers win awards
Shawnee Mission East High School has announced members of the 2008-09 Lancer Dancers.
Varsity members are Alexi Brown, captain; Anna Seitz; Jennifer Meara; Elizabeth Beck; Laura Kaufman, captain; Johanna Cook, captain; Emily Atchison; Annie Bennett; Keelia Corcoran; Kirsten Clark; Julie Chalfant; Margaret Peterson; Emily Welter; Alexandra Ferlas; Taylor Renft; Megan Nass; Rachel Duvall; and Haley Stewart.
The varsity team won the following awards at the National Dance Alliance Camp in June in Emporia: team dance, technical excellence; team home routine, superior rating; team home routine, technical excellence; team dance, superior rating; and team spirit stick.
All-American awards went to Cook, Kaufman and Duvall. All-American nominees were Atchison, Peterson and Seitz. Top All-American and Top Gun in leaps and turns went to Cook.
Junior Varsity team members are Ashley Olson; Sarah Cook; Maggie Thomas; Kellie Johnson; Taylor Runion; Elle McClenny; Olivia Lynch; Sophia Hitchcock; Caroline Doerr; Maddie Sullivan; Kaitlyn Pattison; Liz Rogers; Allie Fields, captain; Gillian Long; Katherine Diehl; Lexi Mische; Meghan Spivak; and Katie Cox, captain.
The junior varsity team won the following awards at NDA Camp: team home routine, superior rating; team dance, superior rating; team dance, circle of winners, gold; and team spirit stick. Rogers was an All-American nominee.
Varsity Lancer Dancers will host a car wash from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Shawnee Mission East, 7500 Mission Road. Proceeds will help the team fund attendance at state and national competitions.
Students win at Job Olympics
Shawnee Mission East High School students participated in the Job Olympics at Johnson County Community College. The students won the second-place team trophy.
Participants included Cory Arnold, Steven Bradford, Matt Cooney, In Chang Hahn, Jordan Halsey, Kailey Hammond, Zach Arnold, Annalise Hodes, Katie Horell, Robbie Kimmel, Brian Levota, Andy Loethen, Jesus Lopez, David Moore, William Olson, Ryan Osborne, Alex Place, Connor Rice, Tony Rubaie, Alexandre Sequeira-Costa, Cody Winlaw and Dan Wydner.
Peer mentors Nick Benge, Alexa Burton, Rikki Eyeman, Callie Jennings, Alli Marquis, Rachel Mayfield, Britt Nelson, Neil Stark, Marcus Webb and Kelsey Whitaker accompanied the students.
Tammy Fryer and Julie Paradise coached the students.
School is location for election debate
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County hosts a forum with Kansas Board of Education candidates from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Shawnee Mission West High School, 8800 W. 85th St., Overland Park.
Candidates will present 90-second opening statements and will answer questions in rotation.
For more information, call 901-9107 or visit www.lwvjoco.org.
Blue Valley scores exceed averages
2008 Blue Valley graduates scored the highest composite SAT score in district history, exceeding state and national averages.
Blue Valley students scored an average 1766 on the test that measures math, verbal and writing skills. In Kansas, the average is 1733, and the national average is 1511.
A perfect SAT score is 2400.
“These scores are outstanding. They represent the hard work and dedication of our students and staff,” Superintendent Tom Trigg said. “This is a great example of Education Beyond Expectations at work in Blue Valley schools.”
OP student wins scholarship
Claire Diebel, Overland Park, has been awarded one of 20 $5,000 scholarships from the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association.
Candidates must have maintained a 2.5 GPA through high school.
This year, applicants had to imagine they were running for public office against an opponent who favors a smoking ban in public places and increased tobacco product taxes, and then had to write a 500- to 600-word essay supporting their position.
Diebel’s Sportsmen’s Gallery, Kansas City, Mo., sponsored Diebel, who plans to use the scholarship to help fund her education at the University or Kansas.
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Shawnee Mission East High School has announced members of the 2008-09 Lancer Dancers.
Varsity members are Alexi Brown, captain; Anna Seitz; Jennifer Meara; Elizabeth Beck; Laura Kaufman, captain; Johanna Cook, captain; Emily Atchison; Annie Bennett; Keelia Corcoran; Kirsten Clark; Julie Chalfant; Margaret Peterson; Emily Welter; Alexandra Ferlas; Taylor Renft; Megan Nass; Rachel Duvall; and Haley Stewart.
The varsity team won the following awards at the National Dance Alliance Camp in June in Emporia: team dance, technical excellence; team home routine, superior rating; team home routine, technical excellence; team dance, superior rating; and team spirit stick.
All-American awards went to Cook, Kaufman and Duvall. All-American nominees were Atchison, Peterson and Seitz. Top All-American and Top Gun in leaps and turns went to Cook.
Junior Varsity team members are Ashley Olson; Sarah Cook; Maggie Thomas; Kellie Johnson; Taylor Runion; Elle McClenny; Olivia Lynch; Sophia Hitchcock; Caroline Doerr; Maddie Sullivan; Kaitlyn Pattison; Liz Rogers; Allie Fields, captain; Gillian Long; Katherine Diehl; Lexi Mische; Meghan Spivak; and Katie Cox, captain.
The junior varsity team won the following awards at NDA Camp: team home routine, superior rating; team dance, superior rating; team dance, circle of winners, gold; and team spirit stick. Rogers was an All-American nominee.
Varsity Lancer Dancers will host a car wash from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Shawnee Mission East, 7500 Mission Road. Proceeds will help the team fund attendance at state and national competitions.
Students win at Job Olympics
Shawnee Mission East High School students participated in the Job Olympics at Johnson County Community College. The students won the second-place team trophy.
Participants included Cory Arnold, Steven Bradford, Matt Cooney, In Chang Hahn, Jordan Halsey, Kailey Hammond, Zach Arnold, Annalise Hodes, Katie Horell, Robbie Kimmel, Brian Levota, Andy Loethen, Jesus Lopez, David Moore, William Olson, Ryan Osborne, Alex Place, Connor Rice, Tony Rubaie, Alexandre Sequeira-Costa, Cody Winlaw and Dan Wydner.
Peer mentors Nick Benge, Alexa Burton, Rikki Eyeman, Callie Jennings, Alli Marquis, Rachel Mayfield, Britt Nelson, Neil Stark, Marcus Webb and Kelsey Whitaker accompanied the students.
Tammy Fryer and Julie Paradise coached the students.
School is location for election debate
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County hosts a forum with Kansas Board of Education candidates from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Shawnee Mission West High School, 8800 W. 85th St., Overland Park.
Candidates will present 90-second opening statements and will answer questions in rotation.
For more information, call 901-9107 or visit www.lwvjoco.org.
Blue Valley scores exceed averages
2008 Blue Valley graduates scored the highest composite SAT score in district history, exceeding state and national averages.
Blue Valley students scored an average 1766 on the test that measures math, verbal and writing skills. In Kansas, the average is 1733, and the national average is 1511.
A perfect SAT score is 2400.
“These scores are outstanding. They represent the hard work and dedication of our students and staff,” Superintendent Tom Trigg said. “This is a great example of Education Beyond Expectations at work in Blue Valley schools.”
OP student wins scholarship
Claire Diebel, Overland Park, has been awarded one of 20 $5,000 scholarships from the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association.
Candidates must have maintained a 2.5 GPA through high school.
This year, applicants had to imagine they were running for public office against an opponent who favors a smoking ban in public places and increased tobacco product taxes, and then had to write a 500- to 600-word essay supporting their position.
Diebel’s Sportsmen’s Gallery, Kansas City, Mo., sponsored Diebel, who plans to use the scholarship to help fund her education at the University or Kansas.