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![2 NKC Schools high school students race to victory in national engine-building contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765217829/nkcschoolsorg/c6u2zgcukyd8sudthvgu/AutomotiveAftermarketProductsExpo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765217829/nkcschoolsorg/c6u2zgcukyd8sudthvgu/AutomotiveAftermarketProductsExpo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1765217829/nkcschoolsorg/c6u2zgcukyd8sudthvgu/AutomotiveAftermarketProductsExpo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1765217829/nkcschoolsorg/c6u2zgcukyd8sudthvgu/AutomotiveAftermarketProductsExpo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1765217829/nkcschoolsorg/c6u2zgcukyd8sudthvgu/AutomotiveAftermarketProductsExpo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765217829/nkcschoolsorg/c6u2zgcukyd8sudthvgu/AutomotiveAftermarketProductsExpo.jpg","width":2017}])
Two high school students from North Kansas City Schools powered their way to a surprise victory last month, claiming the top spot in the first-ever student engine assembly competition at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas.
![Northview Elementary star shines bright in professional Kansas City stage debut]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764082982/nkcschoolsorg/dqgx0thjvczwoirk9etc/Marlowe-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764082982/nkcschoolsorg/dqgx0thjvczwoirk9etc/Marlowe-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764082982/nkcschoolsorg/dqgx0thjvczwoirk9etc/Marlowe-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764082982/nkcschoolsorg/dqgx0thjvczwoirk9etc/Marlowe-1.jpg","width":1037}])
A Northview Elementary fifth grader is shining bright on the professional stage. Marlowe Sprenger has landed the iconic role of Tiny Tim in the Kansas City Repertory Theatre's perennial production of A Christmas Carol.
![NKC Schools' annual Holiday Book Bus delivers joy, literacy to students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764690275/nkcschoolsorg/j0b4jwcvexcpeo8ctfye/HolidayBus2024-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764690275/nkcschoolsorg/j0b4jwcvexcpeo8ctfye/HolidayBus2024-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764690275/nkcschoolsorg/j0b4jwcvexcpeo8ctfye/HolidayBus2024-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764690275/nkcschoolsorg/j0b4jwcvexcpeo8ctfye/HolidayBus2024-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764690275/nkcschoolsorg/j0b4jwcvexcpeo8ctfye/HolidayBus2024-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1764690275/nkcschoolsorg/j0b4jwcvexcpeo8ctfye/HolidayBus2024-2.jpg","width":2200}])
This holiday season, North Kansas City Schools is not just delivering students to their learning destinations but bringing the magic of reading right to their doorsteps.
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More than 100 student-run businesses are set to launch this week as the North Kansas City Schools Education Foundation hosts its third annual Market Days -- a districtwide entrepreneurship showcase that mirrors “Shark Tank” for high school students.
North Kansas City Schools has achieved a record high on the 2025 Annual Performance Report (APR), earning a top score of 86.5% from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Veterans Day at Meadowbrook Elementary School became a stage for a tearful, long-awaited homecoming that a young student will never forget. The surprise was eight months in the making.
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Northview Elementary student lands 'Tiny Tim' role in KCRep's 'A Christmas Carol'
A Northview Elementary fifth grader is set to shine on Kansas City's professional stage. Meet Marlowe Sprenger of North Kansas City Schools, who has landed the iconic role of Tiny Tim in the Kansas City Repertory Theatre's perennial production of A Christmas Carol.
Soldier surprises son at Meadowbrook Elementary for sweetest Veterans Day reunion
After an eight-month overseas deployment, U.S. Army Sgt. Emily Azami came home to Kansas City just in time to give her son the surprise of a lifetime. On Veterans Day, she walked into his classroom at Meadowbrook Elementary in Gladstone and gave her first grader a long-awaited hug.