Good for You: Great Kids Doing Great Things

Here’s a sampling of some things you’ll learn about in communications specialist Lauri Pyatt’s blog on the West Des Moines Community School District’s web site:

Drew Henderson, a third grader at Jordan Creek Elementary, was recently chosen as a Kid of Character at Jordan Creek’s all school Character Counts assembly that focused on the character pillar of responsibility.

Crestview fourth graders Eleanor Horak and Natalie Ulrich have completed reading all 21 Iowa Children’s Choice books. Both girls are in the Awesome Sparkle Readers Book Club that meets weekly with Stephanie Horak at lunch and discuss books they read. Eleanor chose the Dear America, “Like the Willow Tree” by Lois Lowry as her favorite, while Natalie enjoyed the science fiction thriller by Patricia C. McKissck.  

The following students were selected to represent Fairmeadows Elementary in the 2013 All-District Sixth Grade Honor Choir: Jordan Andrus, Emily Bartusek, Hanna Boeckenstedt, Noan Colby, Karsen Duve, Lexi Falco, Garrett Gallagher, Annie Grob, Cassie Larick, Sidney Mays, Skye Merrell, Lauren Munoz, Evan Pflughaupt, Linh Pham, Olivia Rainey-Madonia, Rylie Tu, Morgan Tyma, Skylar Vanden Bosch and Bailey Whitso. These musicians begin rehearsals March 29  and will be performing as part of the Honors Festival at Valley High School Auditorium on Tuesday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Also performing in this Honors Festival will be our Honor Handbell representatives, Garrett Gallagher,Jack Basart-Morse and Olivia Rainey-Madonia.  

More great news about great kids doing great things is found on the web site.