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                                   Guest columnist                    

              2012 Lee’s Summit Chamber Education Committee Members           

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Summit Christian Academy’s Hannah Ferguson plays Dolly Levi in the school’s production of “Hello Dolly.” Chorus members, from left, Adam Lucht, Grace Gronberg, Molly Williams, Lucy Belcher, Carolyn Herrera and Shelby Brown fill the stage to prepare for the school’s November 2011 musical.

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                                                                                                                

                                                                                       

                                                                               

Visit the Emerald Isle with the Chamber! The Lee’s Summit Chamber is organizing a trip to Ireland this year Oct.29-Nov. 5! This trip is open to the public and is available at a great discounted rate. Make plans to attend an informational meeting on March 7 at 6 p.m. at the Depot, 220 SE Main Street. Visit lschamber.com for additional details

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                                                                                                

                                                                                                 

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With a student teacher ratio of 14 to 1, moderate class size allows for individualized attention, helping students reach their academic potential at Archbishop O’Hara High School, 9001 James A. Reed Road, Kansas City.

                                    

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1201 NE Rice Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086

110 W. Walnut, Raymore, MO 64083

www.sylvanlearning.com

816-525-4500

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                                                                                  

                                                                                      File photo  From left, Administrative Assistant Lisa Littrell and Coordinator of Campus       Life and Leadership Kim Prosak, hand out lanyards outside the Metropolitan Community College-Longview Campus Center to students on the first day of the 2011 fall semester in August.

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                                                                                     

                                                                      

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                                                                                   

Did you know? The Lee’s Summit R-7’s 2011 Teacher of the Year Kristen Merrell went on to win Missouri Teacher of the Year! A Lee’s Summit Teacher has won this prestigious award two out of the last three years.

                         File photo          Once a student herself at Lee’s Summit Elementary, third grade teacher Kristen Merrell was named Lee’s    Summit R-7 Teacher of the Year by the school district and the Chamber of Commerce. Merrell later went on to be named Missouri State Teacher of the Year.

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                                 

                                 

  COMMITTEE CHAIR Continued from 2       

Cindy Miller has been the director of Columbia College-Kansas City since December of 2008. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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� Can your child stand up to negative peer pressure? � Do you want your child to be a leader not a follower? Courtesy photo

From left: Joshua Baker from Summit Christian Academy, Adam Klausing from Lee’s Summit West, Emma Wheat from Lee’s Summit North and Shelby Fuchs from Lee’s Summit High School were the 2011 recipients of the Chamber of Commerce Scholarship fund.                                              

                                                             

                 

Tamashii After-School Karate Program is much more than daycare. It is the best After School activity for your child and the best value for your hard earned money. We offer a fun filled, quality Martial Arts Program designed to bring out the best in your child.

What You Get:

Free transportation from school A high quality Martial Arts Program A Healthy Snack Free Uniform & Sparring Time For Homework Improvements in grades, behavior and respect � Character Building, Life Skills, Goal Setting, Self Defense

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Daycare & Extra Curricular Fees Driving to multiple locations at the end of your work day Wasted Time, Wasted Gas, Wasted Money Big kids watching little kids run around

Find out why parents, teachers and counselors like our program.

Call us today (816) 554-8275 www.tbb-academy.com

709 NE Woods Chapel Road �� (Next to CVS and Arvest Bank Look for the big red Karate sign)

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                                                                                           

                                                                                      

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New Eagle Scouts from the Lee’s Summit area, from left, Arthur Davis, Andrew Swetnam, David Andreasen, Dominick Fiorello and William Rogers stand at the Eagle Scout Memorial Fountain, 39th Street at Gillham Road, Kansas City.                                                                  

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In April, John Knox Village resident, Flora Guarino, a holocaust survivor, uses a map to show fifth graders at Underwood Elementary where she and her family lived in Poland before being displaced by the Russians and taken to a work camp in 1945. She and her family eventually escaped into post-war Germany.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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The University of Central Missouri Summit Center will have four new class offerings during the fall of 2012.                                                                   

                                                                   

                                                                 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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Clockwise from top: Mike Allen, Cornerstone Financial Group, and Julie Doane, Missouri Central Credit Union, took home the top prize at the Dancing with the Chamber Stars event. Votes were garnered through monetary donations, and Doane and Allen raised the most money for the Chamber’s scholarship fund. Ryan Rostine, Longview Farm Elementary, and Laura Maxwell, Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, won the judge’s choice award for their 1920s inspired routine. Business partners David James and Steve Stringberg of Waddell & Reed – also known as LS Cool J and Sly wow the crowd with their hip hop moves.

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Kindergartner Sophia Hernandez looks at a book during her first day at Lee’s Summit Elementary Aug. 19.

  SUMMIT TECH Continued from 13                                                                                                                                                      

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