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2025

  • Junior Places First in Music Competition

    Junior Darin Goodman participated in the Kansas City Music Teachers' Association Junior Concerto Competition on Sunday, Feb. 2. He won first place in the senior division, which includes musicians in grades 9-12.
  • Barstow Counts Down to Superbowl

    During the final week before the Superbowl, students, faculty and staff celebrated the countdown with Chiefs-themed spirit days.
  • Seniors trade cellphones for social interaction over a coloring project during Phone-Free February in upper school at Barstow.

    Barstow’s Phone-Free February

    A Challenge for Upper School Students
    In an era dominated by smartphones, Barstow’s upper school has taken on an ambitious challenge: Phone-Free February. The challenge was created following discussions among grade level coordinators to encourage students to step away from their screens during school hours and experience the benefits of a phone-free environment.
  • Families Celebrate Culture and Community

    More than 500 guests shared the traditions, history, culture and cuisine of our diverse Barstow community at the Cultural Enrichment Festival on Sunday, Feb. 2.
  • Barstow lower school students are using art and architectural skills to design an expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

    Lower School Architects Design Museum Expansion

    Barstow students are reimagining the future of one of Kansas City’s most beloved cultural institutions. Under the guidance of their teachers and with the support of IDEA Space, students in grades 1-5 have embarked on an ambitious project to design an expansion for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
  • State Tennis Champs Recognized at Awards Ceremony

    Girls tennis team was honored at the Win for KC Women's Sports Awards ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
  • Barstow Earns AI Education Endorsement

    Barstow is one of 31 schools globally, and the only school in Kansas City, to receive the Responsible AI in Learning, or RAIL, endorsement from Middle State Association. RAIL is the only AI education endorsement available for K-12 schools in the world.
  • First and Fifth Graders Collaborate to Bring Stories to Life

    Fifth grade authors are working with first grade buddies to build and animate characters and scenes as part of their children's book project.
  • Homecoming Court Announced

    Nominees for the 2025 homecoming king and queen have been announced. Students will receive an email in the upcoming weeks with instructions to vote. This year's royalty will be announced at halftime during the homecoming basketball game on Feb. 14.
  • Eye Clinic Co-Founder Birju Solanki '03 Looks to Next Stage

    In 2003, Birju Solanki graduated from Barstow with direct admission to the six year medical program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. But six years later, his work had taken a different path.
  • Girls Tennis Takes State Title

    The Knights girls tennis team won the Class 2 State Championship on Nov. 1, besting Ladue Horton Watkins in a down-to-the-wire final, 5-4. The team reached the title match after defeating powerhouse MICDS (St. Louis) 5-4. 
  • Middle school students begin to brainstorm solutions to reduce food waste in part one of the EcoSpark Challenge. at IDEA Space

    When Students Compete in STEAM Challenge, Everyone Wins

    Cassie Banka, Director of Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space KC
    The Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space KC came alive with creativity, collaboration, and purpose this month, as we kicked off the EcoSpark Waste Reduction Challenge. This exciting initiative brought metro middle school students and teachers together to tackle a pressing environmental issue: reducing food waste in school communities.
  • “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jr.” Premieres Jan. 29

    The middle school musical “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, JR” opens Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Raymond B. White Auditorium
  • Debate Celebrates Tournament Awards

    Varsity, novice and middle school debate teams competed in recent tournaments, winning multiple awards.
  • The Westphal, Gregory, Brodd and Holmes families expressed their gratitude to

    Families Honor Beloved Barstow Administrator

    Three families surprised Dan McNickle with an enduring memorial to his late mother on the Barstow campus.
  • Families Serve School and Community

    Students, parents, faculty and staff met during the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to work together on service projects benefitting Kansas City area nonprofits.
  • Third Grade Difference Makers is the culmination of a multi-disciplinary unit about leadership and achievement that combines research, writing, public speaking and other skills.

    Third Graders Share Difference Maker Presentations

    Third graders shared presentations about individuals who have made a difference in the community and the world on Friday, Jan. 24.
  • Acclaimed Author Visits Barstow

    Acclaimed children’s author and speaker Gita Varadarajan visited the Barstow campus on Friday, Jan. 17.
  • Third Graders Take Impactful Field Trip

    Grade 3 students kicked off their unit on difference makers this week by making a positive impact on people and animals in the Kansas City area.
  • Shayan Ahmed (center) with tennis coaches Terry Downs (left) and Tom O'Brien (right).

    Upper School Students Earn Congressional Awards

    Seniors Shayan Ahmed and Moira Fink, along with junior Carlos Salazar, have earned the Congressional Gold Award, recognizing initiative, service and leadership.
  • Junior Builds Broadcasting Table for BTVN

    The BTVN studio has a new piece of equipment. Working with her dad, junior Giselle Potts built a new sports broadcasting table for the studio.
  • Robotics Team Kicks Off Competition Season

    The Robotics team is preparing for competitions in March and April, bringing a specific emphasis on teamwork and inclusivity to 2025.
  • Author Gita Varadarajan visit The Barstow School on Jan. 17.

    Acclaimed Author to Visit Barstow

    The Barstow School welcomes acclaimed children's author Gita Varadarajan to campus on Friday, Jan. 17.  
  • Mural Project Continues in Middle School Commons

    The latest mural to brighten Barstow’s interior spaces was added to the Middle School Commons during winter break.
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