Students shine at fundraiser

Are you smarter than an Alma Schrader Elementary student?

I am always amazed at the level of commitment from the staff of Alma Schrader to make everything a "teaching and learning" experience.

The recent fundraising Knowledge-A-Thon (KAT), sponsored by Alma Schrader's PTO, was packed with students demonstrating their knowledge to the 75 community volunteers who helped with the event.

Each student was asked 100 grade-level-appropriate questions. (I would be embarrassed to tell you how many I missed.)

Principal Orr and counselor Unnerstall are to be congratulated for their positive leadership.

It is refreshing to see firsthand the visible and measurable influence in these young lives.

DOUG AUSTIN, Cape Girardeau