www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • July 7, 2021
WSD student selected to attend American Legion Boys Nation Kamden Hill, rising senior at Timberland High School, has been selected to attend the American Legion Boys Nation. The American Legion Boys Nation is a week-long, hands-on experience where young leaders receive an education on the structure and function of federal government. Hill was one of eight students from the WSD selected to attend the American Legion Boys State of Missouri, held earlier this month, where nearly 550 of Missouri’s brightest high school students worked together to create a democratic government. At Boys State, he was elected to the Missouri Boys State Senate, and elected President Pro Tempore, presiding over floor meetings of the Senate. Towards the conclusion of the program, Hill was one of two citizens selected to attend Boys Nation. “I had an absolute blast at Boys State, and I was blessed with much success,” shared Hill. “I am elated to have this amazing opportunity, and look forward to making connections with elected officials and meeting teens from across the nation who share my passion for government and politics.” At Timberland High School, Hill is ranked in the top 10% of his class, and carries a GPA of 4.5. He was elected as Student Council President and the Student Body President for the 20212022 school year, and is a member of Youth and Government, serving as the elected Speaker of the House. Hill is a member of National Honor Society and the Black Student Union, previously serving as its vice president, and is a track and field athlete. Boys Nation is comprised of two delegates from the 48 Boys State programs around the country. Here, the citizens represent their respective states as senators as they propose and
Photo courtesy Wentzville School District Kamden Hill, rising senior at Timberland High School, has been selected to attend the American Legion Boys Nation.
debate legislation relating to national issues. The week of government training also includes lectures, forums, and visits to federal agencies, national shrines, institutions, memorials, and historical sites. On Capitol Hill, Boys Nation senators meet with elected officials from their home states. Since its beginning in 1946, Boys Nation has seen many of its graduates elected to public offices, including the Presidency of the United States, the United States Congress, as state governors and as state legislators. The 75th session of Boys Nation is scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., July 23-31, 2021.
WSD high school journalism students earn national awards All three high schools in the Wentzville School District earned state and national journalism honors over the course of the year. National recognition for the 2019-20 edition of Timberland’s “Wolf Tracks” yearbook included a first place finish in the American Scholastic Press Association Yearbook contest, and earning Perfect Performance, Meeting all Deadlines by Herff Jones. Timberland’s yearbook staff also received marks of distinction from the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association for Broadcasting: Overall Broadcast - WHTV, Honorable Mention, and Yearbook: Theme Package - Uncharted, Honorable mention. “I’m so proud of all my students accomplished this year,” shared Ida Hoffmann, Timberland High School Yearbook, Newspaper, & Broadcast Media Advisor. “Despite the challenges presented them as journalists in a pandemic, they persevered and were successful. I was so
happy to see them earn these honors and recognitions; they were truly deserved.” For the third consecutive year, the student-run news website of Liberty High, LHS Today, was named a Distinguished Site by School Newspapers Online (SNO). Liberty was one of seven Missouri high schools to receive the honor this year. To achieve Distinguished Site status, student publication programs had to earn all of the following badges: Audience Engagement, Multimedia, Story Page Excellence, Continuous Coverage and Site Excellence. At Holt High, the journalism program also earned several SNO awards - the Site Excellence Award, Story Excellence Award, Coverage Award, and Best of SNO Award for the school’s online news site, The Tribe. For a complete list of this year’s top journalism awards, visit the WSD website.
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