The Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation will host the 21st annual Taste of Lee’s Summit on March 7 to raise money in support of excellence in education in our community. This year’s theme is “2020 Vision,” a salute to a new decade and exciting upcoming projects. This event will begin at 6 p.m. and is located at The Pavilion at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit (adults 21 and over only). Advance tickets are required.
Film and broadcasting students from two LSR7 schools were honored in the Student Television Network competition, in which students have six days to create videos without the help of their teachers. The students received topics to build their ideas around via social media.
Lee’s Summit High School students Alyssa Eyre and Hope Kelsey took third place in the high school short film competition
Bernard Campbell Middle School students Milo Johnson, Ethan Pack and Leila Potocnik received an honorable mention in the middle school music video category.
Scholarship applications are now available to LSR7 high school seniors! Through generous community donations, the Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation offers thousands of dollars in continuing education scholarships to graduating seniors each year. During the 2017-2018 school year, 62 students were awarded a total of $72,000.