Spirit Of Excellence Ceremony Commences After Initial Postponement
A selected choir group from Parkway Northeast Middle opens the 22nd annual Spirit of Excellence ceremony with the national anthem, led by choir teacher Graeme Allen. The ceremony took place on April 16 at UMSL Touhill Performing Arts Center after an initial postponement due to severe weather in February.
![On April 17, PE department lead, John Sheridan counts off students into teams during his competitive sports and games class. As a basketball coach, you might expect Sheridan to have his favorite unit be basketball, but this is not the case. "being a basketball coach, I think basketball's probably one of my least favorite [activities]... I'm a huge baseball Fan, and so I like to play softball, I'm always the pitcher, so I'm more active and more into it. I think it's great for getting every single person involved as much as they can," Sheridan said.](https://pnhnorsestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sheridan-counting-kids-off-e1777397167441-600x335.jpg)
