This week, 21 students from all three LSR7 high schools performed their own poetry, essays and stories, as well as those written by other African American writers, for a crowd of a hundred at the first ever NCTE African American Read-in in LSR7.

All three Lee’s Summit R-7 high schools were recognized in Newsweek’s Top 5,000 STEM High School 2020 rankings this year.

The rankings were generated by Newsweek and STEM.org and included data from nearly four years of school.

Plus a Q+A with Lee’s Summit North state swimming champion Daniel Worth

The Lee’s Summit North Boys Swim Team had an impressive weekend at the state swim meet this past weekend. 

Junior Daniel Worth became the Missouri State Champion in the 100 Breastroke, and broke a 28-year record with his time of 53.53. 

While Daniel’s record-breaking feat was featured in the Kansas City Star and Swimming World Magazine, his breaststroke event is far from the only gold the team came home with. 

Senior Ally Lawrence has spent the past month preparing for Red Ribbon Week, when members of Lee’s Summit North’s Bronco SMART club visit feeder elementary schools to promote their Better Education about Resistance Strategies (BEARS) program to keep kids drug and alcohol free.

The Lee’s Summit West and Lee’s Summit North boys soccer teams will meet on Oct. 23 for two soccer games to benefit an important local cause.

The “Goal for the Gold” event supports Sporting KC’s Victory Project, which fights childhood cancer.