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Summit Christian Academy’s Hannah Ferguson plays Dolly Levi in the school’s production of “Hello Dolly.” Chorus members, from left, Adam Lucht, Grace Gronberg, Molly Williams, Lucy Belcher, Carolyn Herrera and Shelby Brown fill the stage to prepare for the school’s November 2011 musical.

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The Lee’s Summit Chamber is organizing a trip to Ireland this year Oct.29-Nov. 5! This trip is open to the public and is available at a great discounted rate. Make plans to attend an informational meeting on March 7 at

6 p.m. at the Depot, 220 SE Main Street. Visit lschamber.com for additional details

Visit the Emerald Isle with the Chamber!

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With a student teacher ratio of 14 to 1, moder-ate class size allows for individualized attention, helping students reach their academic potential at Archbishop O’Hara High School, 9001 James A. Reed Road, Kansas City.

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From left, Administrative Assistant Lisa Littrell and Coordinator of Campus Life and Leadership Kim Prosak, hand out lanyards outside the Metropolitan Community College-Longview Campus Center to students on the first day of the 2011 fall semester in August.

The Journal celebrates 130 years as Lee’s Summit’s newspaper of record.

You know you still love getting the ink on your hands.

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Begin your success story at MCC-Longview.Thousandsof successful professionalsstarted right here.We can help you write your success

story at MCC-Longview. Quality faculty,

a strong transfer legacy, outstanding

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of student support services equal a

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To begin your journey,

call us at 816.604.2568

or visit us online at

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story at MCC-Longview.story at MCC-Longview.Thousandsof successful professionalsstarted right here.We can help you write your success

story at MCC-Longview. Quality faculty,

a strong transfer legacy, outstanding

technical programs, and a full menu

of student support services equal a

college experience that will pave the

way to a successful future — regardless

of the path you choose.

To begin your journey,

call us at 816.604.2568

or visit us online at

www.mcckc.edu/longview.

Thousandsof successful professionalsstarted right here.We can help you write your success

story at MCC-Longview. Quality faculty,

a strong transfer legacy, outstanding

technical programs, and a full menu

of student support services equal a

college experience that will pave the

way to a successful future — regardless

of the path you choose.

To begin your journey,

call us at 816.604.2568

or visit us online at

www.mcckc.edu/longview.

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Once a student herself at Lee’s Summit Elementary, third grade teacher Kristen Merrell was named Lee’s Summit R-7 Teacher of the Year by the school district and the Chamber of Commerce. Merrell later went on to be named Missouri State Teacher of the Year.

Did you know?The Lee’s Summit R-7’s 2011 Teacher of the Year Kristen Merrell went on to win Missouri Teacher of the Year! A Lee’s Summit Teacher has won this prestigious award two out of the last three years.

Cindy Miller has been the director of Columbia College-Kansas City since December of 2008. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from the University of

Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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From left: Joshua Baker from Summit Christian Academy, Adam Klausing from Lee’s Summit West, Emma Wheat from Lee’s Summit North and Shelby Fuchs from Lee’s Summit High School were the 2011 recipients of the Chamber of Commerce Scholarship fund.

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New Eagle Scouts from the Lee’s Summit area, from left, Arthur Davis, Andrew Swetnam, David Andreasen, Dominick Fiorello and William Rogers stand at the Eagle Scout Memorial Fountain, 39th Street at Gillham Road, Kansas City.

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In April, John Knox Village resident, Flora Guarino, a holocaust survivor, uses a map to show fifth graders at Underwood Elementary where she and her family lived in Poland before being displaced by the Russians and taken to a work camp in 1945. She and her family eventually escaped into post-war Germany.

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The University of Central Missouri Summit Center will have four new class offerings during the fall of 2012.

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Clockwise from top: Mike Allen, Cornerstone Financial Group, and Julie Doane, Missouri Central Credit Union, took home the top prize at the Dancing with the Chamber Stars event. Votes were garnered through monetary donations, and Doane and Allen raised the most money for the Chamber’s scholarship fund. Ryan Rostine, Longview Farm Elementary, and Laura Maxwell, Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, won the judge’s choice award for their 1920s inspired routine. Business partners David James and Steve Stringberg of Waddell & Reed – also known as LS Cool J and Sly wow the crowd with their hip hop moves.

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Kindergartner Sophia

Hernandez looks at a

book during her first day at

Lee’s Summit Elementary

Aug. 19.

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