Public School Stories
Across Our KC Communities
The real stories of how our public schools help our kids and our communities thrive
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Public schools across the KC region are the setting to so many amazing stories every day. Here, you will find stories told through the eyes of current and former students – examples of the impact of strong relationships, strong schools and strong communities.
Learning to Push Through Fears to Fulfill Her Dreams
Leah Mayfield isn’t afraid of being scared anymore. Mayfield and two other Northland Career Center students successfully presented an “American Spirit” project at the state SkillsUSA competition and advanced to the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Competitions event in Atlanta. Achieving that success required extraordinary confidence, as she shared her expertise and insights with judges she’s never met. That’s something the Kearney High School student never would have attempted before enrolling at NCC and joining the SkillsUSA club.
Raymore-Peculiar Coffee Shop Helps Students Learn From Each Other
The Spill the Beans coffee shop at the LEAD Center in the Raymore-Peculiar School District gives students in the transitional skills program a chance to learn hands-on employability skills, and it gives other students the opportunity to learn from these important classmates.
Supporting the Country’s Youngest Bookseller
At just 14, Halley Vincent is rewriting the bookselling game! Meet the youngest bookseller in the country, breaking records and reshaping teen entrepreneurship with Seven Stories bookstore in downtown Shawnee.
Investing in Young Entrepreneurs
In a groundbreaking competition at Platte County High School, students EmmaLyn Burnett, Lucy McClain, and Katherine Morgan emerged victorious in the PCHS Aspiring Entrepreneurs contest. With innovative business plans and a focus on real-world skills, each winner received $10,000 to kickstart their ventures, showcasing the power of creativity, philanthropy, and determination in education.
Saving Someone’s Life on the Way to Planning Her Life
Izzi Cobb saved someone’s life. But the 17-year-old high school senior doesn’t like to make a big deal of it. Just after winter break last year, Cobb was working at an assisted living facility through a Fort Osage School District program that allows her to earn her certified nursing assistant (CNA) certificate while she’s still in school.
Getting Creative and Solving Problems with Robotics
At Belton Middle School, seventh graders are exploring technology and creativity in exciting ways. Students are building robots, and as long as their robots work the way they are supposed to, they can work together with their friends to build them however their imaginations take them
Do you remember that teacher in your life who inspired you?
Chances are, they remember you too!
Our schools are more than buildings; they are the launchpads for our students’ educational journeys, where they can find what interests them, learn new things, make lasting connections and start pursuing their future.