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Clayton High School Dr. Louise W. Losos ________________________________________________________________________

“100th Year of Excellence: Inviting/Challenging/Respectful” June 2009

“Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thought that is forever flowing through one's head.”

Mark Twain Dear Clayton High School Families, As the 2008-2009 school year comes to a close, Mark Twain’s quote seems to resonate in my head. As I watched our 2009 class walk across the stage and as I viewed the faculty behind them, I couldn’t help but wonder at what they would take from their years at CHS. What memories will resonate with them, what knowledge will they carry forward? I find that when I talk with our students they are endlessly fascinating. Whether they are discussing the play they are in, the lab in science class, the movies they have recently seen, their minds never seem to stop. I believe that remains true through adulthood, the ‘storm of thought’ forever flows through our heads. I wish our Class of 2009 the best as they head into the next chapter of their lives. As a school community we look forward to hearing of their accomplishments and their next adventures. As we say goodbye to our seniors, we also bid farewell to members of our faculty. Three of our colleagues are retiring: Dee Blassie, Learning Support Director Glenn Cody, German Russell Vanecek, Art You cannot replace the caliber of teaching that the above three exemplified. They are icons in their fields, leaders in the school as well as the greater St. Louis community; they most definitely leave a void at CHS. A simple thank you is, of course, inadequate in honoring Dee, Glenn and Russell for all they have given to CHS. I urge everyone who might be thinking of it to drop them a note, letting them know what they meant to you and your family. If you send it to CHS we will make sure they receive them. CHS is also bidding farewell to two of our colleagues who are leaving us for ventures near and far. We say goodbye and thank you to:

Dana Malone, Learning Center Daniel Glossenger, Social Studies

Finally, we say farewell to our inimitable Activities Director, Eric Hamylak. Eric is moving back to Connecticut to be close to family. His paw print is all over CHS and I can’t begin to imagine next year without him. Eric re-defined what it meant to be an Activities Director and we will certainly miss him. As we bid these folks a fond farewell, we wish them the best of luck. We want them to remember that no matter where they end up, they will forever remain greyhounds. Have a wonderful summer. Stop by to visit. See you in August! With Greyhound Pride, Louise Losos Principal

The A - B - C’s of Clayton High… (The Accomplishments, Bits and pieces, Congratulations)

STUDENTS HONORED

The Special Education Foundation and Special School District honored CHS sophomore Marquise Griffin at its Commitment to Kids Banquet, an annual celebration of the many and varied achievements of the students of Special school District on April 23. Marquise received a Rosemary Zander Award, recognizing students for remarkable achievements and outstanding attitudes.

Journalism Journalism students garnered the following awards at the State Journalism Awards Day: Overall newspaper: The Globe won All-Missouri (top overall rating)

Individual contests The following students won Show Me awards (top individual ratings) Center Page Spread--Jeremy Bleeke, Leah Eby, Sarah Horn, Aaron Praiss and Dee Luo for "Election 2008" Editorial--Jeremy Bleeke for "Olympics Loses Focus" News Story--Aaron Praiss for "HIV case at Normandy spurs area awareness" Ken Zheng for "Seatbelt safety necessary for teen health" Column--Nina Oberman for "Trip to Sarajevo enlightens, surprises" Photo Creative--Andrew Dowd for "I-64 construction" Photo Color--Andrew Dowd for "Nicaraguan Girl" Photo Personality--Andrew Dowd for Nicarguan Man" Photo spread--Andrew Dowd for "Metropolis" Diversity Awareness--Nina Oberman, Jeremy Bleeke, Sneha Viswanathan, Dee Luo, and Ali Sehizadeh for "Education : A Global Disparity" Meredith Redick for "Unveiling Islam"

Superior awards: Center page Spread--Nina Oberman, Jeremy Bleeke, Sneha Viswanathan, Dee Luo, and Ali Sehizadeh for "Education : A Global Disparity"

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Art or Cartoon-- Dee Luo for "Failing economy frightens investors", Ali Sehizadeh for "Holiday Shopping Gone Wrong" News Story-- Leah Eby for Californian ban of gay marriage triggers protests across the country" Column--Jeremy Bleeke for "Band geek ecourages musical entente"; Fontasha Powell for "Debate fosters confidence, new friendships Center page--'Blueprint' moves forward, In-depth article--Meredith Redick for "Hadron extends science frontiers" Diversity Awareness--Ken Zheng for "Connecting international communities" Hannah Novack for "Long-overdue justice" Yearbook Sports Reporting--Maya Fernandez for "Down, Not Out"

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced its winners in the Gold Circle Awards, which honored work from Nov. 2007 through Oct. 2008, at its 2009 awards day in March. The following students won awards: Meredith Redick, Sarah Horn, Tom Maxim, Jeremy Bleeke, Leah Eby, Nina Oberman, Aaron Praiss, Abby Eisenberg, Andrew Dowd, Hannah Novack, Ken Zheng and Katherine Weiss.

Mock Trial The following students placed 2nd in the Missouri State Mock Trial competition in Kansas City, Dan Sanders, Kate Wheelock, Evan Green, Simon Warchol, Scott Jeffrey, Maddy Bullard, Becca Steinberg, and Shuyang Li.

Chemistry Olympiad A remarkable performance was given by award winners: Ikshu Neithalath, Ian Miller, Maddy Bullard, Dawn Androphy, Mack Su, Chi Zeng, tom Evashwick, Puhan Zhao, Gabrielle Inder, Meredith Redick, Ken Zheng, Yunmeng Wang, Joshua Stern and Bradley Buse recently in the High School Chemistry Olympiad

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The A - B - C’s of Clayton High… (The Accomplishments, Bits and pieces, Congratulations)

Music, Music, Music CHS musician Ben Portner was selected from students across the nation to attend prestigious Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead for 2009. Ben played the vibraphone in an ensemble made up of some of the finest young jazz musicians and composers in the country.

More Competition

The St. Louis chapter of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) recently sponsored a high school photography contest. Approximately 40 images were submitted from Kirkwood, Clayton and Parkway Central high schools and 10 were selected for the national contest; six of the ten are from these CHS students: Zevi Goodman – Study in Glass; Julia Grasse – Yellow Tree; Paul Lisker - Feeding the Poor; Paul Lisker – The Corridor; Paul Lisker – The Pond; Paul Lisker - Halo of Inhibition The images will be forwarded to the National PSA 2009 Youth Showcase contest to be judged this summer.

National History Day

Outstanding achievements by Arya Yadama, Will Shao, David Behrend, Nate Townsend, ChiZeng and Dee Luo have advanced them to National competition in June.

Scholar Quiz

Our Greyhound scholar Quiz team finished 3rd at State. Team members included Jeremy Bleeke, Josh Oberman, Shweta Goswami, Jack Harned, Ikshu Neithalath, Charlie Beard, Neerav Goswami, and Sagar Yadama. Ikshu was recognized as the third best large school player in the State.

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Congratulations to the Clayton Math Team of Charlie Beard, Shuyang Li, Richard Millet, Ikshu Neithalath, Tyler Ponder and Zach Praiss for taking second place, only missing first by a mere 2/3 point, at the regional competition is Kansas City on May 8.

Congratulations to Dylan Cockson and Mack Su for their stellar performances at the international DECA competition held in Anaheim CA. Dylan Cockson placed in the top 10 internationally, out of approximately 200 competitors in the area of food marketing. Mack Su placed 1st internationally in the category of Marketing Management. This is the first time in the twenty years of a DECA chapter at CHS that we have had a first place winner!

The Personal Finance Challenge was a huge success in April. Out of twenty teams, our CHS team of Mack Su, Dylan Cockson, Teddy Finn and Matt Goldfarb came in 2nd place, and all four team members qualified for state competition. The team of Bill Behrend, Branden Gary, Max Freedman and David Holtzlam came in 5th place overall; they did win one round of the trivia and were recognized.

CHS Royalty

Ben Peipert was crowned Prom King and Kate Wheelock reigned as Prom Queen at the CHS prom in May .

Amazing Athletes

Congratulations to CHS students Sam Ryan and Eitan Kantor on their fine performances at the State Golf tournament. Sam tied for seventh with a two round total of 154 and Eitan tied for 77th with a two round total of 174. Sam is Clayton's first medalist since 2005.

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The A - B - C’s of Clayton High… (The Accomplishments, Bits and pieces, Congratulations)

AMAZING ATHLETES Cont. Congratulations to CHS students Sam Ryan and Eitan Kantor on their fine performances at the State Golf tournament. Sam tied for seventh with a two round total of 154 and Eitan tied for 77th with a two round total of 174. Sam is Clayton's first medalist since 2005.

The JV Girls Lacrosse players relished their 12-5 victory over Ladue in what was their best game of the season yet. Sami Dulle led the team with 4 goals, Kyleigh Smith and Haley Wartman had 3, and Jaclyn Poe and Ady Wexelman had one each. Thalia "the wall" Sass once again stopped numerous free shots leading the team to another win. Congrats JV! The Boys Varsity golf team for placed third in the Suburban South Tournament; Individual medals were earned by Chandler Castello in 13th place, Sam Ryan in 7th place, and Tim Smith in 6th place.

Congratulations to all Clayton track harriers for their performances in the 75th Marion Freeman Invitational. Top performances included The Globe Athlete of the Week Alo Onwumere placing 2nd in the 400 meter dash with a personal record of 50.46 and a 5th place finish in the 200 meter dash with a 23 flat-both in the blue divisions. David Goss finished second in the blue division long jump with a 20 feet 10 and a half inches jump. Congratulations to Alo Onwumere and David Goss for their performances at the Boys District Track Meet this past Saturday. Alo finished first place in the district 400 meter dash with a time of 50.68 while David finished second in the long jump with a jump of 22 feet 1 inch. Both athletes qualified for the state sectional meet.

The Parents’ Page Issue #33Compiled by The Community Alliance for Healthy Kids

The Question:How do you address the Nature Deficit Disorder in your house? How do you get your childrenaway from phone, TV and computer screens and outdoors with time to enjoy and learn aboutnature?

Can your child name more characters on a computer game or TV show than native species inour community? Has Game Boy become your child’s imagination? Are the only animals yourchild has ever known their pets, at the zoo, or on TV?

What is Nature Deficit Disorder?Do you remember having a place in nature that was special to you as a child? Remember playing in meadowsand climbing trees? Nature deficit disorder describes the human costs of alienation from nature, includingdiminished use of senses, attention difficulties, and higher rates of physical and emotional illness. "Now it'smore common to find our children being shuttled from school to computer to soccer practice as part of a fastpaced schedule that leaves little time for daydreaming or exploring nature. The result says Richard Louv is'nature-deficit disorder' a term he uses to call attention to the absence of nature in children's lives. In his book,Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, he ties the lack of time spent innature to everything from childhood obesity to psychological disorders." Nature-Deficit Disorder? by ArnieCooper The Sun, February 2007

Responses from Parents:We need to get out and enjoy nature more. I encourage and facilitate outdoor activities by taking my kids toevery parks and recreation league since they were little. They continue to play sports in high school. We skiand play golf as a family. I pay for as much yard work as I can get out of them! We eat dinners outside whenthe weather permits. We are not campers, but anytime outdoors, away from TV and computers, is time wellspent. CHS parent.

Obviously, each child is utterly unique, so you have to go out and turn over a few rocks, until you find onewith a little passion underneath. For us, that means fishing with one kid, and buying online insects, like antsand preying mantises, for the other kid. Mix in Dad's love of kayaking and Mom's penchant for making maps,and you get some pretty interesting family cultures, which change over time, and can become a gift to familyand community. A day on the water is powerfully restoring and deeply nourishing for us, and just like eatinghealthy food, we find a way to work these priorities into our busy lives. For simple pleasures, think about feeding birds, macro-photography or keeping a goldfish. For more trendyteen pursuits, check out geo-caching, mountain biking, adventure racing, raising decorator chickens, or usingyour urban environment as a jungle gym in a sport called parkour. (You-Tube or Google these for more info.) Volunteer Green Team Leader, Meramec School and Retired Nature Educator

I include "outside time" on the task list that I give each of my children (ages 8, 11, 13) each day. Thisloose requirement gets them outside and once there, I am comfortable with them exploring the immediateneighborhood. They have a lot of fun just playing among the trees, walking to each other's houses, playing onthe playground. I also plant a garden with them each year and they enjoy picking vegetables when they'reoutside.

As a family, we also spend a lot of time outdoors hiking, swimming in lakes, backpacking andcamping. I am amazed at how much fun the kids & their friends have outdoors without restrictions -- no toys,

no electronics, just their imaginations. The more they can be free outdoors, the better, and they have even morefun (and there's less "whining") when the adults are not hovering. Meramec/WMS Parent

We have always been a very outdoor oriented family. Our vacations are geared toward camping, hiking,canoeing, skiing, fishing, etc. and we tend to seek out opportunities to do things outdoors often. Having a 17and a 14 year old with very busy schedules, the outdoors takes a back seat more often, but this spring break wetold our teenagers we were camping at a state park for the first full weekend. We were pleasantly surprisedwhen neither said a negative word about spending a long weekend "in the woods" with their parents. I think wewere all feeling the deficit and needed to connect with nature. It was a beautiful weekend full of hiking, musicaround the campfire, signs of spring, and amazing communication with our family. CHS Parent

We walk the dog together as a family, breath the fresh air and notice the seasonal changes in the trees, theanimals, and the sky. We ride our bikes around Forest Park. We like to travel to the mountains for hiking,camping, and getting away from it all. We also love going to the ocean. Indeed, nature cures the many ills ofour hectic and overly materialistic and technological lifestyles. Being in nature also helps us to reflect on whatwe need to do to have a lighter footprint on the world. WMS Parent

We make our yard a place to enjoy nature. We have lots of bird houses and bird feeders, a small pond currentlyfull of singing toads and tadpoles, goldfish and water lilies, plantings that provide food and shelter and places tosit and enjoy our yard. Our children love going out and reading a book, doing their homework, making a designout of smooth rocks, or daydreaming. They are surprised that their friends can’t name all the flowers, bushes,birds, and animals that they see. We were so excited last week to see the first house wren, a rufous-sidedtowhee and a brown thrasher. Parent/Clayton Staff

THE FACTS “Our study finds that life’s stressful events appear not to cause as much psychological distress in children

who live in high-nature conditions compared with children who live in low-nature conditions,” according toNancy Wells, Cornell.

One of the main benefits of spending time in nature is stress reduction. (The Human Relationship withNature by Peter Kahn)

The physical and emotional exercise that children enjoy when they play in nature is more varied and lesstime-bound than organized sports.

Causes of nature deficit disorder? Air conditioning, apprehension about safety, overly structured lifestyles “The best predictor of preschool children’s physical activity is simply being outdoors.” James Sallis,

Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “Mind's new report Ecotherapy: the green agenda for mental health presents the findings of the first ever

study looking at how green exercise specifically affects people with mental health problems. A walk in acountry park was compared with a walk in an indoor shopping center. The results are startling:

* 71 per cent reported decreased levels of depression after the green walk * 71 per cent said they felt less tense after the green walk * 50 per cent said their feelings of tension had increased after the shopping centre walk * 90 per cent had increased self-esteem after the country walk * 44 per cent said their self-esteem decreased after window shopping in the shopping centre.” Source:http://www.mind.org.uk/News+policy+and+campaigns/Press+archive/Mind+Week+ecotherapy.htm “Every day, children ages 8 to 18 spend more than six hours watching TV, playing video games or using the

computer for recreational purposes. The more time youth spend in front of the screen, the more likely they are to be overweight. Overweight is highest among children watching four or more hours a day. Research has shown that children who reduced their screen time showed decreases in body mass index.”

http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/nhlbi-15.htm

In the 2007 Clayton High School Health Risk Survey of our 9th-12th graders:o 48% felt a lot of or an extreme, unmanageable amount of stress in the past 30 days.o 11% reported that they felt very sad or depressed all of or most of the time in the past 30 days.o 40% reported that they were trying to lose weight.

WHAT YOU CAN DO• Encourage your children to study and play outdoors or in rooms with a view of nature.• Advocate for outdoor recesses at school.• Plant things and care for trees.• Spend time outside in natural settings. Parents report that their children’s ADHD symptoms were calmed

by natural settings. In one study attention performance for unmedicated children clinically diagnosed withADHD was better after a simple 20-minute walk in a park with a natural setting, than it was after a walkthrough well-kept downtown and residential area. (Taylor and Kuo, University of IL)

• “Agree to limit screen time to no more than one to two hours a day.

• Don’t put a TV in your child’s bedroom. This tends to physically isolate family members and decreaseinteraction. Also, children who have TVs in their room tend to spend almost 1 1/2 hours more in a typicalday watching TV than their peers without a set in their room.

• Make screen time, active time by doing simple exercises during commercial breaks.• Take a family walk after dinner instead of turning on the TV.

• Turn off the TV and play ball at the park.” www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/nhlbi-15.htm• Turn off the TV during family mealtime.• Be a good role model and limit your own screen time to no more than two hours per day. If your kids see

you following your own rules, then they will be more likely to follow. Instead of watching TV or surfing theInternet, spend time with your family doing something fun and active.

• Don't use TV to reward or punish a child. It makes TV seem even more important to children.

• Stretch, do yoga, lift hand weights while watching TV; challenge the family to see who can do the mostpush-ups, jumping jacks, or leg lifts during commercial breaks, or switch to an exercise tape duringcommercials.

• Print and complete this log to determine how much time you are spending in front of a screen.http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/downloads/screen-time-log.pdf

Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/live-it/screen-time.htm

Resources: National Institute on Media and the Family www.mediawise.org Last Child in the Woods, Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv Sharing Nature With Children II by Joseph Bharat Cornell Children and Nature: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Evolutionary Investigations by Peter H.

Kahn and Stephen R. Kellert Forgotten Neighborhood Games: Get Kids Back Outside and Loving It! by Scott Strother Introducing Your Kids To The Outdoors by Christopher Van Tilburg Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You by Clare

Walker and Leslie and Charles E. Roth Books by Andy Goldsworthy will inspire beautiful artwork from nature that anyone can do.

The Community Alliance website offers parenting support, resources, and updates about our work.www.clayton.k12.mo.us/communityalliance

Do you have a question or comment for an upcoming Parents’ Page or would you like to respond to thequestions for the Parents’ Page? Please contact The Community Alliance, c/o Anne Wilding, 854-6753, #1Mark Twain Circle, Clayton, MO 63105; anne_wilding@clayton.k12.mo.us

CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL ALL-SCHOOL AWARDS CEREMONY

Thursday, May 21, 2009 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Award Recipients: 1. The Clayton Key Awards ....................................................................... Jasmyne Adams, Adam Banks

Lisa Einstein, Tracy Einstein

2. Service-To-School Awards .............. Jasmyne Adams, Jeremy Bleeke, Brittney Byrth, Lisa Einstein,

Tracy Einstein, Max Freedman, Aaron Praiss, Ian Price, Drew Snodgrass,

Jacob Waldman, Kylyn Walker, Kate Wheelock

3. George M. Stuber Award..................................................................................................... Lisa Einstein

4. Athletic Awards

Natalie Mehlman Memorial Award .................................................................... Kate Wheelock Dale Hovda Scholar-Athlete Award.................................................................... Kate Wheelock U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award.............................................. Kate Wheelock, Adam Banks

Senior Female Athlete of the Year Award............................................................Paige Meneses Senior Male Athlete of the Year Award ................................................................. Adam Banks Senior Gold Athletic Awards .............................Adam Banks, Jasmyne Adams, Mary Barber

Brittney Byrth, Paden Dubois, Shannon Harms, Brooke Lawrence, Diane Martin, Ben Peipert, David Schlessman, Hannah Slodounik, Benjamin Stamp, Kylyn Walker, Syd Warner, Kate Wheelock 5. Sophomore of the Year.............................................................................................................. Ian Miller 6. Gavin Hauff Memorial Award ................................................................................................. Noah Eby 7. Joseph Gamlin Scholarship for Excellence in Volunteerism .................................................Sam Ryan 8. The Nick Otten Mentor Award ........................................................................................... Adam Banks 9. Edward & Shelton Murphy Award ................................................................................. Tracy Einstein 10. Steve & Joan Wolken Scholarship Award ............................................................................Tianxin Ku 11. Kathy Feely Memorial Award ........................................................................................Jasmyne Adams 12. Book Awards: Brown University: Eve Root Bryn Mawr College: Yunmeng Wang Colgate University: Kaize Zheng Cornell University : Alozie Onwumere Dartmouth College: Jen Golden Harvard & Radcliff: Nina Oberman Hendrix College Taylor Freeman

Middlebury College : Allison Lake University of Pennsylvania: Kathleen Naccarato Princeton University: Simone Bernstein Smith College: Taylor Pasley Wellesley University: Laura Klamer Williams College: Michael Appel YaleUniversity: Meredith Redick

13. National Merit Awards....................... Caitlin Bladt, Jeremy Bleeke, Rowland Han, Carol Iskiwitch, Meredith McCay, Madeline McMahon, Rebecca Poplowski, Kevin Rusbarsky, Mack Su, Lisa Tang, Yiliu Zhang

14. International DECA Competition – Recognition of Winners...................... Dylan Cockson, Mack Su

DECA Scholarship Award/Bollinger Memorial ....................................................................... Mack Su

15. AAPT Physics Bowl Competition ...................................David Angeles, Rowland Han, Aaron Praiss,

Mack Su, Lisa Tang, Puhan Zhao

“TEAMS” Recognition................ Michael Appel, Charlie Beard, Jeremy Bleeke, Madeline Bullard,

Brad Buse, Brett Downey, Lisa Einstein, Jen Golden, Rowland Han, Gus Heil, Gabby Inder,

Laura Klamer, Erin Knadler, Cynthia Koehler, Casey Lawlor, Meghan Murray,

Kathleen Naccarato, Ikshu Neithalath, Nina Oberman, Cody Peck, Aaron Praiss,

Ruiqi Qian, Meredith Redick, Leigh Ryffel, Becca Steinberg, Mack Su,

Sneha Viswanathan, Yunmeng Wang, Chi Zeng, Yiliu Zhang, Ken Zheng “WYSE” Recognition ......................David Angeles, Jeremy Bleeke, Rowland Han, Carol Iskiwitch, Kathleen Naccarato, Ikshu Neithalath, Nina Oberman, Alex Sher, Becca Steinberg,

Mack Su, Lisa Tang, Chi Zeng, Yiliu Zhang, Puhan Zhao, Kaize Zheng

16. Richard Grimm Fine Arts Award......................................................................................Jessica Morse

Angel Walker Memorial Photography Award.................................................................Andrew Dowd

Missouri Fine Arts Academy ...................................................................... Taylor Freeman, Ian Miller

17. Blandford Jennings English Award .............................................Jeremy Bleeke, Madeline McMahon

Alan Engelsman Scholarship Award ................................................................................. Nathan Crall

18. World Language Achievement Awards .............. French: Eleanor Bullard; Latin: Jordan Stanley;

Spanish: Madeline McMahon; German: Michelle Schultz

19. Forensics Awards .................... Michael Appel, Dylan Cockson, Rosalind Cuneo, Madeline Fleming,

Lily Gage, Anca Grindeanu, John Holland, Scott Jeffrey, Marin Klostermeier,

Cynthia Koehler, Kara Kratcha, Colleen Layton, Mimi Liu, Di Luo, Ian Miller,

Kathleen Naccarato, Fontasha Powell, William Schedl, Jessica Shen, Mariah Smith,

Becca Steinberg, Xi Wenren

Mock Trial Recognition............................Madeline Bullard, Evan Green, Scott Jeffrey, Shuyang Li,

Daniel Sanders, Rebecca Singer, Becca Steinberg, Simon Warchol, Kate Wheelock

20. Outstanding Journalists Awards ............. Ellie Bullard, Leah Eby, Tracy Einstein, Abby Eisenberg,

Max Freedman, David Goldstein, Ben Hillman, Lily Hirst, Sarah Horn, Kelly Hummel,

Claire Miller, Ugochi Onyema, Fontasha Powell, Aaron Praiss, Hannah Slodounik

21. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Scholarship Award...............................................................Chi Zeng

American Invitational Mathematics Exam Award................................... Charlie Beard, Shuyang Li,

Ian Miller, Ikshu Neithalath

22. Louis Deall Physical Science Award .......................................................................................... Mack Su

Bausch and Lomb Science Award................................................................................. Tom Evashwick

23. Geoffrey Morrison Social Science Award........................................................................ Josh Oberman Ms. Maggie Sullivan Ms. Maggie Sullivan Donna Rogers-Beard Social Science Award....................... Laura Bleeke, Caitlin Kropp, Xiaoya Wu Lary Baker Social Science Award................................................................ Alison Bayly, Helen Wiley Bill Mendelsohn American History Awards........................................................................ Emily Wack Frank T. Armstrong Memorial Scholarship ....................................................................Paige Meneses 24. Missouri Scholars Academy Recognition ..................................... Marquise Griffin, Ikshu Neithalath

25. VICC Program: Outstanding Students ................................................ Adam Banks, Fontasha Powell

26. National Honor Society Recognition .............................................................................(See attached list)

Tri-M Music Honor Society Recognition......................................................................(See attached list)

27. Don Hugo “Greyhound Pride” Award ........................................................................... Max Freedman

28. Al Burr “Trump Card” Award ................................................................................ Stephanie Winchell

29. The Centennial Award ..................................................................................................... Kate Wheelock

Five Ways to Increase Your Teen’s “Confidence Quotient”

Through Asset-Based Thinking tm (ABT)

Self-confidence is the foundation for everything teens do. You can help raise your teen’s confidence level by zeroing in on talents, strengths, and capabilities more than weaknesses and gaps. Ordinarily teens shy away from recognizing their positive qualities and competencies. In fact, self-consciousness often trumps self-confidence in the teen years. Asset-Based Thinking changes all that.

1. Magnify What’s BestWhen parents and teens talk about which of their personal assets contribute to their success in school, at home, with friends, in sports and hobbies, teens learn how to see themselves as worthwhile and competent. Remember, the assets you see can help your teen see them too.

2. Put Aspiration Before PerspirationAsk your teen these ABT type questions: “What is it that you want to make happen at school? At home? With your friends? In the wider world?” The first step to being proactive (not reactive) is to know your aspirations. From there your teen can create a vision and ignite the passion it takes to be persistent and confident enough to make that vision come true.

3. Who Is On Your Mt. Rushmore?Show teens how to gain confidence in themselves by exploring what they admire most in other

people. Ask them to identify 3-4 people (teens, teachers, athletes, leaders, etc.) who they find inspirational. Next, help them specify the assets in each person (e.g., talents, strengths, actions) that are most admirable. Finally, let teens know that if they can see admirable traits

in others, they often have those same traits in themselves – if only just a glimmer. This ABT strategy gives teens the confidence to develop in themselves what they admire most in others.

4. Knock Somebody’s Socks OffWithout realizing it, teens can get a great confidence boost by doing something special and surprising for someone else. Help your teen think of a surprise that will break the monotony of day-to-day routines with a big “WOW” factor that makes someone smile, laugh, and celebrate. Use this simple ABT template with your teen to help plan a “knock your socks off” experience.

5. Believe in Something BigJust believing in a “Mighty Cause” – something big that can change the world for the better – advances your teen’s confidence in powerful ways. When teens dare to believe in something big, they become an inspiration to all around them because of the positive differences they set out to make in their neighborhoods, schools, communities and their wider world. Why not take the natural teen tendency to rebel and turn it into a positive force for change. Get involved with your teen in making a difference that matters to them.

WHOWHATWHENWOW

Who will you surprise?What will you do? Give? When will you do/give this?What impact will you have?

assetbasedthinking.comabtteen.com The Cramer Institute 314-725-0500

Try These ABT Confidence Builders With Your Teen:

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ThevideoyearbookisanarchiveofClaytonHighSchool.Itincludesover10hoursofmaterialsummarizingthepastyearandtheeventsthatmadeitmemorable.The5DVDboxsetisorganizedwithover60DVDmotionmenusallowingonetoeasilychoosewhatfeaturestowatchandwhen.

MainDisk

Themaindiskincludesfullcoverageofprom,thegraduationceremonyandotherendofyeareventssuchasseniorsendoff.Promportraitswillalsobeincludedinthevideoyearbookandinterviewsfromteachersandotherfacultyarealsofeatured.AlloftheDVDswillhavecoverartoftheschoolgrounds,aswillthecommemorativeboxtheywillbefeaturedin.

ArchiveandTimeCapsule

Thetimecapsulefeaturesinterviewsfromover400studentsreflectingbackontheirmemoriesofhighschoolandtheirambitionsforthefuture.TheinterviewsarepresentedonmovingpicturebasedDVDmenussothatonecaneasilyfindtheirfriendsaswellastheirowninterview.

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CHS AFTER PROM APRIL 25, 2009

MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED THIS SUCCESSFUL EVENT

COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS: Debbie Zimmerman, Claire Schenk, Carol Evers

SUBCOMMITTEES: ACQUISITIONS PRINTING AND PUBLICITY Cathy Dufour (Chair) Nancy Novak (Chair) Skip Dufour Denise Freeman CASINO DECORATIONS SECURITY Rick Hummel (Chair) Theresa Flynn (Chair) Mike Stern Ava Ehrlich Scott Waldman (Chair) Fred Harlan Theresa DeShields Rita Waldman Bob Golden Jeanne Townsend JoEllen Lewis Richard Greenberg Anne Lazarus Roger Lewis Bryan Gold Ray Tait Beth Molter Skip Dufour Hyan Son Ryan Warner Mike Renfro DeDe Fratt FOOD Stacy Smith Jeanne Golden (Co-Chairs) BOWLING COMMITTEE Lisa Milos (Co-Chairs) Barbara Danin Pepe Finn (Chair) Debbie and Ned Reilly Ann Gold Kim Rosenfeld Ann Barber Amy Rosen Ella Banks OUR GENEROUS DONORS OF MONEY, FOOD AND AUCTION ITEMS Joyce Peipert, Betsy Wack, Lorie Meneses, Denise Freeman, Becky Zaccarello, Carolyn

Hesterberg, Cornelia Peterman, Teresa Deshields, Karen Stern, Pepe Finn, Mary

Hummell, Marcia Goldsmith, Ann Gold, Hyran Son, Diana Grayson, Kathryn Pierce,

Lisa Ross, Evy Copilevitz, Meike Newell, The Polinsky Family, Dixie and Kennett

Lehmann, Skip and Cathy Dufour, Carl Felix Miller, Marti Goldhammer-Miller, Jane

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Klamer, Gail Hochberg, Eileen Josephs, Hilary Katzman, Jean and Fallon Maylack,

Robert Swarm and Sharon Parker, Rita and Scott Waldman, Bob and Pat Denlow, Rich

and Hope Horn, Jane and Mark Klamer, Ellen and Warren Hager, Steve Fox, The

DeShields Family, Kathleen and Richard Vierod, Paulette Grana, Margie Kennard, the

Fuller Family, Holly and Marc Goldfarb, Terrie Inder, Judy Holt, The Roi Family,

Andrew and Carolyn Symons, Bruce Seymore, Good Eye Photoshare, Midge Krueger,

Wehrenberg Theatres, The Container Store, Ms. Amanda Nappier, St. Louis Zoo, Tiffany

& Co., Clayton Car Wash, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cates, Simons Jewelers, Inc., Denise

Hufford, Missouri Botanical Garden, Maggie O’Fallon, Steak N Shake, Ted Drews, Inc.,

Sherri Murphy, Waterway Clean Car Club, Splash, Bed Bath and Beyond, Chris Crowell,

Firestone, Bob Kramer, Café Manhattan, First Watch Restaurant, Leasa Erkiletian,

Catering St. Louis, Debbie Gruenwald, Tower Tee Gold, Marion Healey, Barnes and

Noble, Katie Rask, The Tan Company, Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza, Pasta Plus, Protzel’s

Delicatessen, House of Wong, Maggie Moo’s Creamery, Al’s Wydown Cleaners,

Sephora, Salon Ladue, Jane Klamer, James Mitchell Hair Salon, Saint Louis University,

Indiana University, Alabama A & M University, Cornell College, Texas A & M

University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan, TCU, Truman State

University, Savannah College of Art, Skidmore College, Connecticut College, Kansas

State University, Vanderbilt University, Tulane University, Washington, University, The

University of North Carolina, Tufts, University, University of Missouri Columbia,

University of Miami, Creighton University.

Thanks again to all who helped to support After Prom 2009, including those not named individually on this list.

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• City Museum, www.citymuseum.org, 231-CITY

• Movie at the Moolah Theater, 3821 Lindell, 446-6868

• Photo scavenger hunts on foot, car or Metrolink. Make up a list of fun things for yourfriends to take a picture of like: someone serenading you, someone with crazy socks, atiny dog, etc. Divide your friends into teams, assign points, and have a fun prize for theteam with the most points.

• Play Capture the Flag or Ultimate Frisbee at a local park or school playground. TryCapture the Flag in the rain. Use Facebook/texting to get a lot of people togetherquickly.

• Zoo, botanical garden, art museum, history museum, local and state parks, Grants Farm,Purina Farms,

• Go to your friends’ games and performances. Check the newspaper and radio websitesfor local concerts, performances, street dances, etc.

• Get outdoors – go fishing, hiking, go on a picnic, horseback riding at Babler State Park,putt putt golf, water park, camping/high ropes courses/outdoor adventure activities,float trips, Katy Trail,

• Volunteer – choose a local charity that speaks to you and get involved on a regular basis.United Way’s Summer Youth Guide is a good place to start:http://www.stl.unitedway.org/uploadedFiles/Summer%20Youth%20Guide%2008.pdf

• Game Night– try Apples to Apples• Watch movies or make your own movies.• Cook together. Have a throw down and

see who can make the best _____.

• Skating• Dance Party – all techno, disco, 80’s etc.• Sporting events –school and semi-pro

FOR MORE IDEAS:www.stlouismissouri.orgwww.explorestlouis.comwww.youngsaintlouis.comwww.sv4kids.comwww.waterparks.orgwww.stlouis.comwww.more2do.org/

VOLUNTEER:www.volunteermatch.orgwww.stl.unitedway.orgwww.stlouischildrens.orgwww.stlouis.craigslist.org/vol/www.DoingGoodTogether.org

Air and Space History Exhibit - Prologue Room www.aviationmuseum.eu 232-5421

Amtrak Train Ride from Kirkwood to downtown and back www.amtrak.com 1-800-872-7245

Aquaport Water Park www.marylandheights.com 434-1919

Bob Kramer’s Marionnettes www.kramersmarionnettes.com 531-3313

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site www.cahokiamounds.com 618-346-5160

Cardinals Game—Kids Corner and Homers Landing www.stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com 241-3900

Circus Flora www.circusflora.org 289-4040

City Museum www.citymuseum.org 231-CITY

Dog Museum www.co.st-louis.mo.us/parks/dog-museum.html 821-DOGS

Family Golf Center, Kirkwood http://www.familygolfonline.com 636-861-2500

Grant’s Farm www.grantsfarm.com 843-1700

Holocaust Museum & Learning Center www.hmlc.org 432-0020

Ice Skating –Webster Groves Recreation Complex www.webstergroves.org 963-5678

Jefferson National Expansion Museum http://www.nps.gov/jeff/ 655-1700

KATY Trail http://www.bikekatytrail.com/

MO Botanical Garden www.mobot.org 577-9400

MO State Parks http://www.mostateparks.com/ Babler www.mostateparks.com/babler.htm 636-458-3813 Castlewood www.mostateparks.com/castlewood.htm 636-227-4433 Cuiver River http://www.mostateparks.com/cuivre.htm 636-528-7247 Hawn http://www.mostateparks.com/hawn.htm 573-883-3603

Museum of Transportation www.greatriverroad.com 965-6885

Pere Marquette State Park IL www.greatriverroad.com 618-786-3323

Piwacket Theater for Children www.piwacket.com 963-8800

Powder Valley Nature Center http://mdc.mo.gov/areas/cnc/powder/ 301-1500

Purina Farms www.purina.ca 982-3232

Rockwoods Reservation 636-458-2236http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/moatlas/AreaSummaryPage.aspx?txtAreaID=5405

St. Louis Art Museum www.slam.org 721-0072

St. Louis City Parks www.stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/ Carondelet Park http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/parks_div/carondeletpark.html Forest Park www.stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark 289-5300 RFT best fishing hole- North Riverfront Park Lake at Riverview and Spring Garden Drives, 63137 Tower Grove or Kennedy Forest Parks for bird watching www.towergrovepark.org/ 771-4410

St. Louis County Parks www.stlouisco.com/parks/ Creve Coeur Park and Lake – bike paths, hiking, volleyball Faust Park – playgrounds, picnic tables, merry-go-round, the Butterfly House Laumeier Sculpture Park, www.laumeier.org 821-1209 Malcolm Terrace Park for bird watching Russell Emmenegger Nature Park for a hike Susan Park, playgrounds, fishing, petting farm, picnic tables Turtle Park – playground complete with giant cement turtles

St. Louis Science Center www.slsc.org 289-4444

St. Louis Walk of Fame www.stlouiswalkoffame.org

St. Louis Zoo www.stlzoo.org 781-0900

Shaw Nature Reserve www.shawnature.org 636-451-3512

Swing Around Fun Town www.swing-a-round.com 636-349-7077

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard www.teddrewes.com 481-2652

Wabash Frisco and Pacific Mini Railroad www.wfprr.com 636-587-3538

Go to http://www.dnr.mo.gov/ParksWeb/parks/start and they will find a great place to go for you!

FOR MORE IDEAS:www.stlouismissouri.orgwww.explorestlouis.comwww.youngsaintlouis.comwww.sv4kids.comwww.waterparks.orgwww.stlouis.comwww.more2do.org/Fun Places to Go with Kids in St. Louis by Ann Seebeck

VOLUNTEER TOGETHER:www.volunteermatch.orgwww.stl.unitedway.orgwww.stlouischildrens.orgwww.stlouis.craigslist.org/vol/www.TheVolunteerFamily.org/Childrenwww.DoingGoodTogether.org