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Derrick Richardson carries a fire hose in preparation to attack a house fire. He has been a firefighter for 21 years and a Fire Captain for nine of those years. “I hold a number of fire certifications and am able to do a multiple jobs in the fire service, Richardson said. “I love helping people and giving back and I do that in the fire service and in my community as a volunteer. I love the job and the work it includes.”

Derrick Richardson gives back to the community as Fire Captain

Sarah Lashly, Staff Writer February 27, 2018

Serving his community as a firefighter after graduating in 1990, alumnus Derrick Richardson was promoted to Fire Captain in Alton, Ill. He has been a firefighter since 1997 and was promoted after only...

Rebecca Lintner poses with her two-year-old friend Mark, also called Markaroni, who is the son of a single mother who started the first women’s empowerment group for HIV positive women.

Alumna Rebecca Sheppard Lintner makes a difference through projects in Uganda

Sarah Lashly, Staff Writer February 9, 2018

[Courtesy of Rebecca Lintner] Rebecca Lintner poses with her two-year-old friend Mark, also called Markaroni, who is the son of a single mother who started the first women’s empowerment group for HIV...

Dr. Bill Nelson works to give hope to the word ‘cancer’

Sarah Lashly, Staff Writer January 15, 2018

Alumnus Dr. Bill Nelson has been a Professor of Oncology, Urology, Pharmacology, Medicine, Pathology and Radiation Oncology at Johns Hopkins Medicine since 1992 and specializes in the research and treatment...

Mark Reardon participates in a live broadcast on Dec. 8 for a bike drive called Bikes for Tykes through the Toys for Tots campaign.

Mark Reardon excels through journalism

Sarah Lashly, Staff Writer December 18, 2017

Alumnus Mark Reardon started in radio at the age of 15 and studied journalism on his own after graduating in 1983. “My first jobs in radio were music radio gigs. I was a disc jockey at a rock station,...

Alumna Grace Miller carves her path into triathlon success

Chris Bass, Staff Writer December 7, 2017

After graduating in 2016, Grace Miller originally had the mindset to attend the University of Missouri, major in English Studies and stay relatively close to her family. Instead, she created a completely...

Susan Dean hugs her 23-year-old daughter Molly Dean before the volleyball game against Webster Groves during the 2016-2017 season. The match ended in a victory for the Longhorns in two games, 25-18 and 27-25. “The game was really special, in my mind that speaks for the tradition and longevity of our program,” Dean said.

Susan Dean finds her passion through education

Sarah Lashly, Staff Writer November 2, 2017

After graduating in 1981, alumnus Susan Dean was not sure what she wanted to pursue in college. Her basketball coach, Steve Baxter, helped her find her way to teaching. “I ran into him at Mizzou second...

Rose (right) graduated from the University of Missouri. She participated in student teaching for two schools in the Columbia, Missouri, but she got to eventually visited all four schools in the district. “I was getting a lot of time and a lot of teaching practice in every school in the district,” Rose said.

An alumna’s homecoming

Sydney Kinzy, Photo Editor November 2, 2017

As Taylor Rose heads down the hall to get the keys to her new classroom, she walks past her old locker. When she arrives at her classroom, the alumna is pleasantly surprised–it was the same classroom...

Standing with her father in front of Mount Missouri in Colorado, Stefanie Elsperman smiles after hiking 12 miles to the top of the mountain. Elsperman sees the outdoors as inspiration for meditation. “My family loves to go hiking, chilling out and meditating. We’re always out at parks with our dogs,” Elsperman said.

Stefanie Elsperman uses spiritual blog and group to inspire others

Sabrina Bohn, Features Editor October 27, 2017

Stefanie Elsperman, a junior at Washington University in St. Louis, did not have the typical high school experience. Instead of a standard four year high school program, she graduated a semester early...

Actors Jussie Smollett, from Empire, and Blake Young-Fountain look out at a crowd during the NYC Pride Parade during the film The Skinny.

Blake Young-Fountain commits his life to acting

Chris Narishkin, Staff Writer October 24, 2017

Acting is a lifelong process, and for class of 2000 Parkway West Alumnus Blake Young-Fountain, it has been his entire career, tracing back to his childhood. “When I was young, I remember helping my...

Fighting for equity in criminal justice: alumna Lopacious Simms pursues law and order

Chris Narishkin, Convergent Media Writer October 20, 2017

Growing up, 2015 alumna Lopacious Simms could not get enough of criminal investigation shows. But after watching the Ferguson riots of 2014 unravel, Simms, a native Saint Louisan, knew that she wanted...

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