News Archive
Early registration for incoming kindergarten families
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
LSR7 Names 2025 Teacher of the Year and Support Professional of the Year
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
LSR7 announces annual award winners
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
Calendar impacts of a snow day on February 20
Board of Education Approves Lee's Summit/Westview Elementary Process Action Team
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
Lee’s Summit R-7 Board of Education places no tax rate increase bond issue on April 8 ballot
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
LSR7 Freeze Out event receives hundreds of donations from generous community members
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
Answering some frequently asked questions about a potential consolidation of Lee's Summit and Westview Elementaries
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
LSR7's Library Media Service team's tips to get reading as a family
Sharing the good stories from LSR7 students and staff
Top five cybersecurity tips
Good news items from the LSR7 newsroom
Round up of good news stories from around LSR7
Pleasant Lea Middle School teacher earns statewide award
LSR7 teacher named Missouri 2025 Teacher of the Year
2025 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced.
LSN speech and debate earns national recognition
Sponsorship opportunities for the third annual Choose to Include event
Private/Parochial/Homeschool Parent Informational Meeting
Celebrating the wins and successes of LSR7 students and staff
LSW Student given Congressional Award Medal for volunteer service
Lee's Summit West High School student, Kendall Fohn, returns from a cultural exchange trip to China.
More than 100 LSR7 2024 graduates receive Missouri Seal of Biliteracy Awards
LSR7 hiring evening custodians at 13 district locations
LSR7 teacher of the year named KC Regional Teacher of the Year
LSR7 invites local businesses to 2024 Vendor Fair
164 LSR7 students earned Seal of Biliteracy Pathway awards
LSN Broncos win state track championship
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
LSR7 names 2024 Teacher of the Year, Support Professional of the Year
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
All LSR7 third graders got to go on a unique field trip
15 LSR7 Excellence in Teaching/Teacher of Distinction Award Winners Named
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Five LSR7 students selected for Missouri Scholar 100
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Celebrating the wins of LSR7 students
Two LSR7 ensembles, more than 30 students selected to perform at MMEA All State Conference
Positive stories highlighting LSR7 students and staff
Per the new Missouri “Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Act,” the district hired a professional environmental consulting firm to conduct lead testing for all drinking, cooking and utensil-cleaning water sources in our school buildings.
Positive stories highlighting LSR7 students and staff
LSR7 middle school runners win state championship
Good news from around LSR7
PVE Principal extends feeling of belonging to PLE student
Five LSR7 students named as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Celebrating the good news in LSR7
Summary of the Nutrition Services policy for LSR7 in 2023
Positive stories highlighting LSR7 students and staff
The Lee's Summit R-7 School District plans to rollback its tax levy this September by more than 59 cents to offset significant increases in assessed valuation this year.
Positive stories highlighting LSR7 students and staff
Success stories of LSR7 students & staff the week of July 10
Success stories of LSR7 students & staff the week of July 3
International studies students present at PMIKC 30th Anniversary Event
Success stories of LSR7 students & staff the week of June 22
Two Summit Pointe students win contest
Success stories of LSR7 students & staff the week of June 22
Success stories of LSR7 students & staff the week of May 22
118 LSR7 students earn Pathway to Biliteracy Award
LSW student awarded grant to help LSR7 elementary students
Success stories of LSR7 students & staff the week of May 22
LSR7 Students earned statewide recognition for their journalism and yearbook work
LSR7 announces inaugural Support Professional and 2023 Teacher of the Year
LSR7 names Teacher of the Year, Inaugural Support Professional of the Year
Students from all four middle schools took a trip to the Children's Literacy Festival at the University of Central Missouri.
The Missouri American String Teachers Association named Mr. Joe Keeney, Lee's Summit North and Bernard Campbell Middle School orchestra director and teacher, the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. The award is given to a music educator that has made outstanding contributions to support string education in Missouri.
The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is accepting nominations for the 2023 Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Excellence In Teaching/LSR7 Teacher of the Year Awards. All community members, parents, and stakeholders are invited to nominate.
Qualifying students and their families are invited to attend one of two upcoming open house events for Summit Technology Academy/Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC) program. The informative events are offered at 6 p.m. Jan. 12 and Feb. 2 at the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit.
BCMS Art teacher Katie Messick selected as artist for Parade of Hearts
LSR7 School Board approves placing debt service levy transfer on April 4 ballot
LSR7 art students paint window designs in downtown Lee's Summit shops.
LSR7 Special Services hosts Community Resource Expo
LSR7 hosts inaugural Realtors & Developers Breakfast
Lee's Summit West swimmers awarded All-American Honors
251 LSR7 Students earn Pathway to Biliteracy awards
Two LSW theater productions win Kansas City Cappies Awards
LSR7 Students Come in Third Place at Culinary Competition
STA STEM and Digital Media students earn end-of-year honors
LSR7 Catering Manager wins national honor
Ten LSR7 students earn KC Scholars scholarship
Lee's Summit R-7 School District Robotics Teams compete at world championship
LSW and LSN Speech and Debate teams champions at MSHSAA State Tournament
Alumni from the LSHS baseball program celebrate new stadium
11 Lee's Summit West and Lee's Summit High School students won AiC awards celebrating computing-related achievements and interests
Sporting KC and Blue KC honored LSR7 educator Dorothy Drake as a Blue KC Sporting Samaritan, which highlights students and teachers who make the KC community a better place to live, work and play.
Students in the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District received recognition as Finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Lee’s Summit North’s Bronco Athletic Complex received a national award for the quality of its fields.
Lee’s Summit R-7 students from Lee’s Summit West High School and Lee’s Summit High School earned awards at the Student Television Network’s national convention.
LSR7 archery students from Bernard Campbell Middle School, Mason Elementary and Longview Farm Elementary earned awards in the Border Wars tournament.
Our new middle school, East Trails Middle School, has earned international attention for its finely crafted gym floor.
Thirty business students from Lee’s Summit High School, Lee’s Summit North High School and Lee’s Summit West High School earned 122 industry certifications through Microsoft.
Cybersecurity students from Summit Technology Academy swept a state CyberPatriot competition in the Platinum Division.
The state champs placed 12th in the nation and qualified for the national final round.
Three LSR7 student artists received recognition as some of the top artists in the state. They earned spots for visual arts in the Missouri Fine Arts Academy summer program at Missouri State University.
Deborah Parker, Modern Language Lead Teacher at Lee’s Summit North High School, earned the Smart/Maher Veterans of Foreign Wars National Citizenship Educational Award from VFW Post 5789.
Mr. Chris Stehle from Longview Farm Elementary earned a state award from the Missouri Society of Health and Physical Educators.
Before and After School Services – Kids Country Y Club at Hawthorn Hill Elementary earned top honors as the best in the Midwest for KidsFit Wellness Week through Hy-Vee KidsFit Club.
Catherine Ward from Summit Technology Academy earned top honors in a statewide music competition.