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181. Last Day For School Marks End of an Era Last Day For School Marks End of an Era May 30, 2007 South Park Elementary School in Merriam, Kansas, closed May 29, 2007.It will merge with Merriam Elementary at the new Merriam Park Elementary School. South Park was central in the late 1940s civil rights...
182. Leader of the Band Leader of the Band August 3, 2011 Fetaure article about Jim Neihart who directs a summer band camp. Neihart, 82, hosts a free eight-week summer camp for sixth-, seventh-, and eight-graders. Held at Wornall Road Baptist Church, which donates...
183. Learning Gap Remains Learning Gap Remains January 20, 2013 Article describes demographic shifts in Kansas City area public schools. The achievement gap between whites and minority students is focused upon. Representatives from various school districts are interviewed...
184. Leaves a Home Post: Nettleton Presidency Given Up by Miss Lucy Bigelow Leaves a Home Post: Nettleton Presidency Given Up by Miss Lucy Bigelow January/10/1950 Article about Lucy Stowe Bigelow and her career in public service, including the establishment of a private school from 1890 to roughly 1938, as well as the presidency of the George H. Nettleton Home for...
185. Legal Tender: The KC school District Sends Lawyers Laughing to the Bank Legal Tender: The KC school District Sends Lawyers Laughing to the Bank February/14-20/2002 Article about the Kansas City, Missouri School District and its legal expenses.
186. LeRoy Thompson Obituary LeRoy Thompson Obituary August/4/1954 Obituary for LeRoy Thompson, vice-president and dean of the Kansas City School of Watchmaking, dying at the age of 73 in 1954.
187. Lewis Recalled as Mentor to Generations of Kansas Citians Lewis Recalled as Mentor to Generations of Kansas Citians December 25, 2009 Article and obituary for Hilary M. Lewis (62), a local educator who positively influenced generations of Jewish Kansas Citians. During her 35-year educational career, Lewis served as a teacher and principal...
188. Lexie Straehan Obituary Lexie Straehan Obituary July/4/1952 Obituary for Miss Lexie Straehan, psychologist for the public schools since 1921, dying in 1952.
189. Liberty Loses a Stalwart Liberty Loses a Stalwart January 18, 2013 Obituary for Jack Smith, who worked with Liberty High School athletes for over forty years. Smith's work as manager for both the basketball and football programs is summarized and his promotion to assistant...
190. Lobbyists Take on Jefferson City Lobbyists Take on Jefferson City January/23/2002 Concerned parents and school officials travel to the state capitol in Jefferson City to the legislature to save the Caring Communities program. James and McCoy elementary schools are northeast area Caring...
191. Longview Transformed Longview Transformed August 15, 2005 Article describes Longview Farm Elementary School, scheduled to open its doors for the first time on August 22, 2005. The structure integrates the Longview Show Horse Arena, along with a 41,000 foot expansion,...
192. Loretto's Legacy Saluted at Reunion Loretto's Legacy Saluted at Reunion March 29, 2012 Article includes some historic information about the Sisters of Loretto that came to the area in 1852 and the school they established in Kansas City.
193. Louin Kennedy Thacher Louin Kennedy Thacher January 27, 1929 Louin Kennedy Thacher, or Louin Thacher, was a son of Otis Thacher, a pioneer farmer of Hornellsville, New York. Thacher was a school teacher in Kentucky before the Civil War where he served as a major...
194. Lutheran High School Changes Its Plan to Move Lutheran High School Changes Its Plan to Move June 7, 2005 The Lutheran High School has been at 414 Wallace Avenue since 1979. Enrollment is up and more space needed. The plan to move near Bannister Road was changed. Since the school does not own the building...
195. Making the Grade: an Annual Report Card on our Schools Making the Grade: an Annual Report Card on our Schools December 12, 2004 Special section reports on public schools in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Included are test scores and various statistic measures for school districts and for states of Kansas and Missouri as a whole....
196. Many New Dynamics Face School District Leadership Many New Dynamics Face School District Leadership September 2-8, 2011 Article about Dr. R. Stephen Green being named the interim superintendent of schools, after John Covington’s abrupt resignation. Dr. Green had served as president and chief executive officer of Kauffman...
197. March Sadness March Sadness March 24-30, 2005 Profile of Raytown South High School basketball coach Bud Lathrop. Lathrop, who has more wins than any coach in Missouri high school basketball history, has been criticized for his physical coaching style....
198. Mary Esterlene Greer Mary Esterlene Greer December/20/1969 Obituary for Mrs. Mary Esterlene Greer, or Mary Greer, a retired teacher at Booker T. Washington, Wendell Phillips, and W. W. Yates schools, dying on December 19, 1969.
199. Mary Quinn Hazlett Mary Quinn Hazlett December/5/2002 Obituary for Mary Quinn Hazlett who died on November 30, 2002. She was the widow of James Hazlett, former Superintendent of Schools for the Kansas City School District from 1956-69. Includes her photograph....
200. Maryhelen McGraw Vandyke, Obituary Maryhelen McGraw Vandyke, Obituary August 17, 2010 Maryhelen VanDyke was active in volunteer work at her children's schools and in the nonprofit community. VanDyke was the founding President of the St. Joseph Health Center Auxiliary in 1976; was the first...