Schools

The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District has announced the LSR7 2025 Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Aubrey Shortino, a kindergarten teacher at Trailridge Elementary School. Shortino has been teaching for 19 years and spent the last 16 years of her career…

Summit Christian Academy (SCA) is pleased to recognize students who consistently exhibit exceptional Christian character through the Christian Character Award program. The purpose of this award is to encourage students to pursue their potential toward attaining the highest level of personal and…

Adrian Sterk, a senior at Lee’s Summit North High School, has won a statewide competition for best new musical composition for his orchestral work titled Winter Wind. Sponsored by the Mizzou New Music Initiative and the University of Missouri School of Music, the…

Lee’s Summit students Siyuan Bu, freshman, College of Liberal Arts and Alissa Schreiner, junior, College of Sci and Engineering were recently named to the 2024 fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. To qualify for the Dean’s List,…

Public notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of Reorganized School District No. 7 of Jackson County, Missouri, will be held on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Lee’s Summit West High School, 2400 SW…

Public notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of Reorganized School District No. 7 of Jackson County, Missouri, will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Lee’s Summit High School, 400 SE Blue…

Public notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Education of Reorganized School District No. 7 of Jackson County, Missouri, will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at Lee’s Summit North High School, 901 NE…

Ohio University College of Business student Ian Hamik of Lee’s Summit has been named to Ohio’s Fall 2024 Dean’s List. The Dean’s List recognizes undergraduate students who complete a particular semester with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.999 with a minimum of…

Missouri Western State University awarded degrees and certificates to 202 students during the fall 2024 semester. Area students includeBelton: Alexandra Nicole Bestor, Bachelor of Musical ArtsBlue Springs: Alexis Leigh DeLapp, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Digital Animation; Nicholas Calill Durant, Bachelor of Science…

Zach Gilmore of Lee’s Summit was named to Rhodes College’s Fall 2024 Honor Roll. To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student must be enrolled in at least 16 credits of academic work and achieve a semester grade point average of 3.85…