Students Receive Scholarship for Service to Children

The South County Kiwanis Club gave two seniors $500 to help with their college education on Wednesday.

Katie Bayer from and Alex Riddle from both received the scholarships for their service to children through Key Club.

The two served as vice presidents of the club, which is a community service group sponsored by the Kiwanis.

Kiwanis President-Elect Lee Bodendieck chaired the committee that selected the two students and said they stood out because of their academic and service successes.

“Alex has a passion for helping kids, from his work with Special Olympics to the Elks Hoop Shoot,” he said. “And Katie is an exceptional student, in the top 7 percent of her class—she also hasn’t missed a day of school in four years.”

Aside from Key Club, Bayer plays the flute in the Oakville band. She said some of her fondest memories come from the band, especially this year taking on a leadership role as drum major.

After high school, she will attend Truman State University and major in nursing.

Alex Riddle will attend Meramec before moving on to the University of Missouri-Rolla or the University of Kansas to study computer science and robotics.

He said without a doubt his favorite times at Mehlville were spent planning the Special Olympics track meet held at the school every year.

The presentations were in conjunction with the district’s 60+ Club event. The 60+ Club is a group open to anyone in the community over 60 and has four events a year at different schools.

More than 260 people attended the year-end BBQ at to learn about the scholarship recipients.

Also, residents can contact the district’s communication office at 314-467-5153 for a membership card, which gives them free entry into any district event.