Innovation Studio
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![Four student photos with the SkillsUSA logo and the word champions in white.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713364650/parkhillk12mous/v7auv74drzowdh2kyjzj/skills-usa-champs-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713364650/parkhillk12mous/v7auv74drzowdh2kyjzj/skills-usa-champs-news-stories.png","width":400}])
We are #ParkHillProud of our students who brought home first-place wins from the Missouri SkillsUSA Leadership & Skill Competitions through the Northland Career Center.
![Project Adam Heart Safe School Designation in white text on a blue background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700162106/parkhillk12mous/vajsu1uycn3240ceezo0/project-adam-designation-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1700162106/parkhillk12mous/vajsu1uycn3240ceezo0/project-adam-designation-news-stories.png","width":400}])
Congress Middle School, LEAD Innovation Studio, Line Creek Elementary, and Park Hill High School have joined Hopewell Elementary as Project ADAM certified schools!
![Boy wearing glasses smiling at the camera with white text to the left]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696603701/parkhillk12mous/mpuooxmcqekgrl4qjplr/nationalmerit-luis-tercero-newsandstories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696603701/parkhillk12mous/mpuooxmcqekgrl4qjplr/nationalmerit-luis-tercero-newsandstories.png","width":400}])
Congratulations to Park Hill High School/LEAD senior Luis Tercero for being selected as a Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
![White text on a blue background with the district logo in the upper left corner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694197281/parkhillk12mous/dwsjphr8ano6i7ukh7pu/AP-CAPSTONE-DIPLOMA-news-stories.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694197281/parkhillk12mous/dwsjphr8ano6i7ukh7pu/AP-CAPSTONE-DIPLOMA-news-stories.png","width":400}])
Congratulations to our recent graduates earning the AP Capstone Diploma. To achieve this honor, students must earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing.
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Congratulations to the LEAD Black Student Union (BSU) for receiving the 2023 NKC BSU Sankofa EMERGING LEADER Award.
![LEAD Butterfly Garden]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632421697/parkhillk12mous/hestjmkpp0bfd2rz8inn/ButterflyGarden2-01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632421697/parkhillk12mous/hestjmkpp0bfd2rz8inn/ButterflyGarden2-01.jpg","width":400}])
Through a social change internship at @StartlandKC and community engagement, a senior at PH LEAD Innovation Studio gave a passion project its wings. Learn more about her butterfly garden and the future of the project in this "Park Hill Story."
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New indoor and outdoor spaces foster collaboration at PH LEAD Innovation Studio. See these spaces in action and hear how they're helping students learn in this year's "LEAD Spotlight."
![LEAD Showcase]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632416263/parkhillk12mous/eb3uf65ba5tylspca6zt/leadartresized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632416263/parkhillk12mous/eb3uf65ba5tylspca6zt/leadartresized.jpg","width":400}])
We host our showcase each May. Check out examples of amazing student projects at LEAD.
![District Receives Innovation Award for LEAD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632415479/parkhillk12mous/qgrsysgpwyljyidqr6y7/LEADInnovationAward-01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632415479/parkhillk12mous/qgrsysgpwyljyidqr6y7/LEADInnovationAward-01.jpg","width":400}])
The district received the Innovation Award for the LEAD Innovation Studio. Recognizing creative practices for making a powerful difference for students and staff, the $1,250 award is a collaboration between the Missouri Association of School Administrators and McKinstry, a design and construction company.