{"id":9432,"date":"2012-12-19T12:45:13","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T18:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=9432"},"modified":"2012-12-19T12:45:13","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T18:45:13","slug":"ferguson-florissant-board-of-education-recognizes-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=9432","title":{"rendered":"Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education Recognizes Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Ferguson-Florissant School District Board of Education took time to honor the achievements of students and staff at its\u00a0monthly board meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Ferguson-Florissant School District is proud of the achievements of its many talented students and staff,\u201d said\u00a0Dr. Art McCoy, superintendent.\u00a0\u201cWe are pleased to acknowledge their efforts and share their successes with the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following students and staff were honored:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Darby Dachroeden <\/strong>and<strong> Nicholas Stewart<\/strong>, both seniors at McCluer North High School, were selected from among more than 200 St. Louis-area high school students to be a part of the St. Louis All-Suburban Orchestra.\u00a0Dachroeden plays bass and Stewart plays viola.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ten sixth grade students<\/strong> from the Ferguson-Florissant School District have been selected for the 2012-2013 St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association Sixth Grade All-Suburban Honors Orchestra.\u00a0 The students are: Evonna Harris and Daniel Hull (Combs); Angela Phipps (Parker Road) Ta&#8217;mya Cummings and Quinten Ford (Vogt); Bethany Glore (Lee Hamilton); Diamon Wilson (Central); Joshua Geisler and Cyrus Riddle (Commons Lane) and Lanisha Stevens (Duchesne).\u00a0 Each student will perform with the full All-Suburban Orchestra at a concert on Jan. 5, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Pattonville Senior High School.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Willnard Anderson,<\/strong> a senior at McCluer North High School, has been selected to be a member of the Missouri All-State Choir. 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