Topeka Collegiate School

Seventh-grader Nicky Henriquez was photographed with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for having the highest score in the state on this year's AMC-8 (American Mathematics Competition). He tied with three other students. He also received a $25 financial award.

Eighth-grader David Wang scored in the top 1 percent of the nation on the AMC-10 (designed for high school students through 10th grade), which qualified him to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination, a three-hour, 15-question exam.

Two "primaries" and a final election took place last week to determine next year's Student Council officers. They are Alex Chanay, president; Hannah Wilson, vice president; Sophia Holman, secretary; and Nick Gideon, treasurer.

Middle school students will attend the 25th anniversary of the State of Kansas Holocaust Commemoration on Wednesday at the Statehouse.

The Days of Remembrance commemoration is to remember those who lost their lives and whose families were torn apart during the Holocaust. The program will include a talk by child survivor Lou Frydman, of Lawrence, and a reading of a proclamation by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. The Topeka Collegiate choir will perform at the observance.

Middle school math teacher and Kansas Mathcounts Team coach Phyllis Hoyt and assistant coach David McCoy will take the Kansas team into competition at National Mathcounts Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, beginning Thursday. TCS eighth-grader David Wang is a member of the team.

Author and illustrator Tammy Bronson, of Fayetteville, Ark., is coming to TCS on Wednesday. She and her husband will conduct workshops on writing and illustrating children's literature for students in kindergarten though fifth grade. Autographed books will be available.

Friday is the annual First Grade Poetry Tea. Each child, dressed in his or her best, will recite a poem from memory. The class performs a Mother's Day poem and a song, then the students and their guests adjourn to an elegant tea party.

Alumnus Austin Gideon has organized a fundraiser to benefit The Capper Foundation Easter Seals. It is a coffeehouse evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, featuring area high school students presenting original poetry, songs and art pieces, all on the theme of hope and inspiration.

Gideon, who volunteers at Capper, hopes to establish the Hope and Inspiration Scholarship to allow one deserving boy and girl each year to take advantage of Capper's services. In addition to the $5 entry fee, a book of the assembled poetry will be sold, with all proceeds going to Capper Foundation Easter Seals. Gideon is a junior at Washburn Rural High School.