http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/-t1.htm Our students and teachers in the news! Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:46 GMT 10 http://i77.servimg.com/u/f77/13/17/42/20/arnold21.gif http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/-t1.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/signed-on-teacher-starts-sign-language-club-in-part-to-keep-up-with-his-deaf-daughter-t730.htm Admin Teacher Dave Venable says he's been floored by the response he has received for a sign language club he started this month at his school. Venable, 44, of Pevely, is a fourth-grade teacher at Antonia Elementary School, 3901 Old Route M. "I was expecting 10, maybe 15, to join," he said. "I got 24." The more, the merrier, said Venable, who has an interesting story to tell about how he became involved with sign language. "I started learning sign language while ... News Makers Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:46 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/signed-on-teacher-starts-sign-language-club-in-part-to-keep-up-with-his-deaf-daughter-t730.htm#1105 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/signed-on-teacher-starts-sign-language-club-in-part-to-keep-up-with-his-deaf-daughter-t730.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/jefferson-county-male-athlete-of-the-year-t672.htm Admin Levi Terrell thought he was dreaming big. He turned over the possibilities for his 2008 football season in the back of his head and saw open roads and green lights. He envisioned rushing for 1,000 yards. There could be a dozen touchdowns. And those numbers were just the start. When Terrell dreamed big, a 1,200-yard rushing season was within reach. And 15 TDs. Or was it 20? From the safety of the weight room in the spring, from an all-things-are-possible seat on the edge of his senior year, ... News Makers Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:50:45 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/jefferson-county-male-athlete-of-the-year-t672.htm#1009 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/jefferson-county-male-athlete-of-the-year-t672.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/seckman-student-qualifies-for-state-math-finals-t669.htm Admin Zachary Foulks, a fourth grade student at Seckman Elementary, has qualified for the finals of the Missouri State University Department of Math Elementary Mathematics Contest. Foulks made the cut while competing against other elementary math whizzes across the metro area during the district competition last week. The finals are scheduled for April 25 in Springfield. Foulks is taught by Seckman's Jim Claxton. The Story News Makers Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:56:51 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/seckman-student-qualifies-for-state-math-finals-t669.htm#1003 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/seckman-student-qualifies-for-state-math-finals-t669.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-standout-set-for-all-star-hoops-showcase-and-many-other-in-the-news-t633.htm Admin Fox's Alen Hadzimahovic will play in the Riverwar All-Star basketball showcase Saturday at Emerson Arena at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis. Hadzimahovic, a 6-7 winger who became Fox's all-time scoring leader this year, is penciled into the lineup for the I-70 Showdown contest, a game featuring the top unsigned St. Louis/St. Louis County/Jefferson County stars against the top players from St. Charles County. The all-star showcase will tip off with a Missouri vs. Illinois girls game ... News Makers Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:02:00 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-standout-set-for-all-star-hoops-showcase-and-many-other-in-the-news-t633.htm#948 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-standout-set-for-all-star-hoops-showcase-and-many-other-in-the-news-t633.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-standout-set-for-all-star-hoops-showcase-and-many-other-in-the-news-t632.htm Admin Fox's Alen Hadzimahovic will play in the Riverwar All-Star basketball showcase Saturday at Emerson Arena at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis. Hadzimahovic, a 6-7 winger who became Fox's all-time scoring leader this year, is penciled into the lineup for the I-70 Showdown contest, a game featuring the top unsigned St. Louis/St. Louis County/Jefferson County stars against the top players from St. Charles County. The all-star showcase will tip off with a Missouri vs. Illinois girls game ... News Makers Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:00:12 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-standout-set-for-all-star-hoops-showcase-and-many-other-in-the-news-t632.htm#947 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-standout-set-for-all-star-hoops-showcase-and-many-other-in-the-news-t632.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/franklin-rises-to-challenge-of-leading-young-owls-t592.htm Admin These were hugs of joy. Very strong hugs. Just ask Jeff Franklin. The team manager for the Windsor girls basketball team was luckily enough to receive one when his older sister Megan Franklin heard the good news. When Franklin, Windsor's senior guard, got the phone call last week that she had earned all-conference first-team recognition for her play in the Jefferson County Conference, she went into a frenzy. Read More News Makers Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:27:50 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/franklin-rises-to-challenge-of-leading-young-owls-t592.htm#888 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/franklin-rises-to-challenge-of-leading-young-owls-t592.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/seckman-s-do-it-all-junior-earns-player-of-year-honors-t579.htm Admin Not all the shots fell. Actually, less than half went in. But Marissa Lehnig kept shooting because she knew she had to. Seckman's leading scorer during the 2007-08 season, Lehnig knew she would be expected to bear the offensive load again this season - especially on a young squad. So the junior guard fired and chucked up shots. Not all went in. Some banged off the rim, others came off the backboard a bit off the mark. It was, at times, frustrating. But that was OK. That's what the ... News Makers Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:05:58 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/seckman-s-do-it-all-junior-earns-player-of-year-honors-t579.htm#868 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/seckman-s-do-it-all-junior-earns-player-of-year-honors-t579.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/growing-into-a-new-role-t571.htm Admin In 24 months Alen Hadzimahovic's world had changed. Entirely. Completely. Two years ago, he was a tall and slender, a bit gawky to tell the truth. You could see he had instincts. Heart, too. The skills, though, they were what you'd expect from a sophomore who appeared at times to be all arms and legs. It wasn't just his skills that were undeveloped two seasons ago. His vision was fuzzy, too. Hadzimahovic couldn't see the basketball world he would grow up to inhabit. Standing on the court, ... News Makers Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:56:06 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/growing-into-a-new-role-t571.htm#859 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/growing-into-a-new-role-t571.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/cade-thomas-local-hero-t520.htm Admin Cade Thomas is the most famous 8-year-old in town. The pint-sized hero from Fox Elementary in Arnold has garnered national acclaim for his life-saving heroics Jan. 23. While upstairs watching television, Cade noticed smoke and embers drifting by the window of his Arnold home on River Bluff Drive. Thanks to fire safety training he received at school, he knew to immediately alert his parents. Read More News Makers Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:20:45 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/cade-thomas-local-hero-t520.htm#794 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/cade-thomas-local-hero-t520.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-s-mr-inside-inches-further-and-further-outside-t507.htm nick venable Before this season, Fox boys basketball coach Chris Wilkenson issued a challenge to his senior forward Alen Hadzimahovic. As a junior, Hadzimahovic had a solid season, leading the Warriors with 19 points and nearly 10 rebounds a game. But Wilkenson wanted more. He wanted Hadzimahovic to break out of his shell, to do things he had never done on the court, to take charge. Read More News Makers Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:53:47 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-s-mr-inside-inches-further-and-further-outside-t507.htm#777 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-s-mr-inside-inches-further-and-further-outside-t507.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-grad-joins-jccp-t334.htm Admin Jessica Rhodes, a recent graduate of Lindenwood University, began work as community coordinator at the Jefferson County Community Partnership (JCCP) on Dec. 1. Rhodes, who graduated from Fox High School, received her bachelor of arts degree in nonprofit administration in 2007 and her master's degree in nonprofit administration in 2008 from Lindenwood University. Read More News Makers Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:29:24 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-grad-joins-jccp-t334.htm#516 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-grad-joins-jccp-t334.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/white-blossoms-as-scorer-with-move-to-shooting-guard-t322.htm Admin For as long as Colby White can remember he has been dribbling a basketball. Or throwing around a baseball. When basketball season comes to a close, the Seckman senior can be found in center field with the Jaguars or, in the summer, with the Jefferson County Blazers in the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association. Those two sports have always been his two loves, but which one is his favorite? Read More News Makers Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:28:50 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/white-blossoms-as-scorer-with-move-to-shooting-guard-t322.htm#500 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/white-blossoms-as-scorer-with-move-to-shooting-guard-t322.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/antonia-giving-soldiers-a-merry-christmas-t310.htm Admin Third-graders at Antonia Elementary School adopted five soldiers for Christmas. Teachers sent letters home explaining the project, asking them for names of friends or family in the military who would receive gifts from the students. Students brought $3 to $5 to go toward purchasing gifts for the soldiers. The children helped teachers brainstorm possible gift ideas and wrapped the presents themselves on Dec. 17. Each classroom was able to send CDs, DVDs, hygiene items, Girl Scout ... News Makers Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:11:09 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/antonia-giving-soldiers-a-merry-christmas-t310.htm#486 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/antonia-giving-soldiers-a-merry-christmas-t310.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/jake-conway-wasn-t-messing-around-t282.htm Admin he was there to win his first tournament crown. And last Saturday the Seckman wrestler did just that. The 140-pounder muscled to top honors at the 12-team Patriot Classic at Parkway South. He defeated Tyler Lotz 8-0 in the final to lock up the title. "I wanted to start the season out with a bang," said Conway, who was 5-2 going into Saturday's Lindbergh Tournament. "I was going into this tournament planning on winning it." Read More News Makers Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:14:08 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/jake-conway-wasn-t-messing-around-t282.htm#438 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/jake-conway-wasn-t-messing-around-t282.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/arnold-girl-with-disabilities-celebrates-birthday-by-helping-women-with-breast-cancer-t220.htm nick venable IMPERIAL — Gabby Nicholas has a habit of making a pretty big to-do about her birthday. The 8-year-old from Arnold, who turns 9 on Monday, started planning for this year's party almost immediately after her last celebration. But then, it takes a while to grow 8 inches of hair. Gabby celebrated her birthday Saturday at Magnolia's Hair & Nail Salon in Imperial where she and dozens of others donated locks of their hair to women suffering breast cancer. The salon offered a free haircut ... News Makers Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:36:19 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/arnold-girl-with-disabilities-celebrates-birthday-by-helping-women-with-breast-cancer-t220.htm#369 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/arnold-girl-with-disabilities-celebrates-birthday-by-helping-women-with-breast-cancer-t220.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-levi-terrell-set-a-new-playoff-standard-t217.htm nick venable Fox Levi Terrell set a new playoff standard for Jefferson County players with his performance last week against Oakville. The 6-foot-1, 201-pound senior carried the ball 34 times for 402 yards and scored six touchdowns in a quarterfinal-round victory against Oakville. Following are some of the previous offensive highlights area players have put up during postseason football contests: Read More News Makers Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:58:44 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-levi-terrell-set-a-new-playoff-standard-t217.htm#360 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/fox-levi-terrell-set-a-new-playoff-standard-t217.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/news-makers-f18/mafc-red-honors-for-terrell-thompson-t150.htm nick venable Two schools that had never earned postseason berths prior to this season snagged the Mississippi Area Football Conference Red Division's top two honors when all-conference selections were announced last week. Fox running back Levi Terrell earned the division player of the year honors, and De Soto's Bob Thompson was named coach of the year. Terrell, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound running back, has had a memorable senior season. A two-way all-league player, Terrell led the division with 1,714 rushing ... 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