![Dec. 7, 2018: A Matter of Honor and Merit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1544105036/stemcivicsorg/iemzitsytikvkmz0slag/award4a.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1544105036/stemcivicsorg/iemzitsytikvkmz0slag/award4a.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1544105036/stemcivicsorg/iemzitsytikvkmz0slag/award4a.jpg","width":651}])
The best kids ever at the PURPLEfect Palace who earned academic distinction were recognized last week in the First Marking Period's Rolls of Honor and Merit ceremony.
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The best kids ever at the PURPLEfect Palace who earned academic distinction were recognized last week in the First Marking Period's Rolls of Honor and Merit ceremony.
![Nov. 30, 2018: Our Octogenarian]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1543490493/stemcivicsorg/xhkk5nr45daf4lsejrus/lou.jpg","width":200}])
In what is now our annual tradition, we dedicate an issue to wishing our man-about-everything, Lou Leysath (a.k.a. Poppa), a happy birthday. Poppa turns 81 today, and we'll all delighted he is a royal member of the PURPLEfect Empire.
![Nov. 21, 2018: Happy Thanksgiving]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1542665092/stemcivicsorg/lgzpqwgjgqbnaqm5v5gv/1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1542665092/stemcivicsorg/lgzpqwgjgqbnaqm5v5gv/1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1542665092/stemcivicsorg/lgzpqwgjgqbnaqm5v5gv/1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1542665092/stemcivicsorg/lgzpqwgjgqbnaqm5v5gv/1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1542665092/stemcivicsorg/lgzpqwgjgqbnaqm5v5gv/1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1542665092/stemcivicsorg/lgzpqwgjgqbnaqm5v5gv/1.jpg","width":2200}])
The best kids ever wish you the happiest Thanksgiving ever.
![Nov. 16, 2018: The Classroom was Nature]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1542389242/stemcivicsorg/mq9efcram83ckbj8uup7/ig.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1542389242/stemcivicsorg/mq9efcram83ckbj8uup7/ig.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1542389242/stemcivicsorg/mq9efcram83ckbj8uup7/ig.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1542389242/stemcivicsorg/mq9efcram83ckbj8uup7/ig.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1542389242/stemcivicsorg/mq9efcram83ckbj8uup7/ig.jpg","width":1484}])
The subject was nature, and so was the setting, as the best kids ever at PURPLEfect Parc went to Camp Bernie for a two-day experience.
![Nov. 9, 2018: Not Horsing Around]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1541504098/stemcivicsorg/njo5sexx8pfrrijxxju8/horse.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1541504098/stemcivicsorg/njo5sexx8pfrrijxxju8/horse.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1541504098/stemcivicsorg/njo5sexx8pfrrijxxju8/horse.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1541504098/stemcivicsorg/njo5sexx8pfrrijxxju8/horse.jpg","width":1200}])
"Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!" The best kids ever are enjoying another unique opportunity offered in the PURPLEfect Empire -- this time, it's the Equestrian Club.
![Nov. 2, 2018: The Crew Crew]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1541111861/stemcivicsorg/opztujalmnsh1qhvnlct/2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1541111861/stemcivicsorg/opztujalmnsh1qhvnlct/2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1541111861/stemcivicsorg/opztujalmnsh1qhvnlct/2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1541111861/stemcivicsorg/opztujalmnsh1qhvnlct/2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1541111861/stemcivicsorg/opztujalmnsh1qhvnlct/2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1541111861/stemcivicsorg/opztujalmnsh1qhvnlct/2.jpg","width":2200}])
The best kids ever continue to do things few others in most public schools experience, this time it's participating in crew.
![Oct. 26, 2018: A Civil Rights Icon Visits]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1540414551/stemcivicsorg/rr3iubskd4bzoxzjjs0g/3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1540414551/stemcivicsorg/rr3iubskd4bzoxzjjs0g/3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1540414551/stemcivicsorg/rr3iubskd4bzoxzjjs0g/3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1540414551/stemcivicsorg/rr3iubskd4bzoxzjjs0g/3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1540414551/stemcivicsorg/rr3iubskd4bzoxzjjs0g/3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1540414551/stemcivicsorg/rr3iubskd4bzoxzjjs0g/3.jpg","width":2200}])
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges spoke with the best kids ever at PURPLEfect Parc on Monday, providing a riveting account of her historic life.
![Oct. 19, 2018: Soup's On!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1539909105/stemcivicsorg/rmianp7n8siwofohnhpk/task3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1539909105/stemcivicsorg/rmianp7n8siwofohnhpk/task3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1539909105/stemcivicsorg/rmianp7n8siwofohnhpk/task3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1539909105/stemcivicsorg/rmianp7n8siwofohnhpk/task3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1539909105/stemcivicsorg/rmianp7n8siwofohnhpk/task3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1539909105/stemcivicsorg/rmianp7n8siwofohnhpk/task3.jpg","width":2029}])
The best kids ever continue to do the best thing ever -- helping others -- this time as volunteers at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
![Oct. 12, 2018: PURPLEfect Parc is Up and Running]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1539294029/stemcivicsorg/ncgooynm0efgw37zhn8d/mstrack.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1539294029/stemcivicsorg/ncgooynm0efgw37zhn8d/mstrack.jpg","width":301}])
The new middle school in the Empire is in full flow.