School news in brief

Rockhurst High School earned first place at the regional Academic WorldQuest, an international knowledge competition hosted by the International Relations Council.

The Rockhurst team of Charlie Burgess, Kenneth Berglund, Austin Meyer and Blaise Rebman will represent the area at the national competition in Washington, D.C., on April 26. They will compete against teams from more than 40 cities.

Other winners were Lawrence High School, second place; Olathe North High School, third place, and Kearney High School, fourth place. The team from Winnetonka High School was recognized as the most enthusiastic.

Grandview High School students won the top three honors at the 31st annual Model Bridge Building Competition, sponsored by the Western Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers.

Junior Landon Brack won the event, and seniors Shelbe Thompson and Harvey Kendall placed second and third respectively, the school district said. Brack and Thompson will go to the international competition in Chicago. All three will be honored Tuesday at the Grandview City Council meeting.

Each student, using only basswood sticks and glue, designed and built a model bridge. Then the bridges were weighted until they collapsed to determine their structural efficiency. Brack’s and Thompson’s bridges held exactly the same weight, the district said, but Brack’s bridge was one gram lighter, giving it the highest structural efficiency.

The Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce and the Lee's Summit Journal will host a Board of Education candidate forum from 6 to 8 p.m. March 19 at the Stansberry Leadership Center, 301 N.E. Tudor Road.

Candidates are Chris Storms, Bill Baird, Terri Harmon and Mark Ousnamer. They are running for three at-large seats.

Cass Career Center is working to create an alumni database through an online survey. The information will allow the school to provide updates and news to alumni and offer them opportunities to reconnect with the school through guest speaking, field trips, and advisory committee opportunities.

Alums can complete the survey at

www.casscareercenter.com

This story was originally published March 10, 2014 at 5:39 PM with the headline "School news in brief."