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CORE coaches have been involved in nearly every Missouri Thespian Conference since 2000, and every year the students get more mature. I cannot tell you how impressed was. This group of approximately 1500 students compared very favorably in terms of self-confidence, social skills, decorum, intelligence, graciousness, and map-reading. 

CORE also had the honor of being involved with Missouri Thespian Conference's Improv Olympix.

I want to personally thank some of the...
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One of the highlights of this year's Missouri Thespian Conference was the birthday of the first annual Improv Olympix. Teams were judged by professional improv teams from Branson, Kansas City, and St. Louis. The winner of the competition, out of twenty teams, was Ladue's DueProv.

Obviously, this is a proud moment for Ladue because three years ago, it did not have an improv program. DueProv is in its second year as an organized improv team. The program was started when Janine Burmeister, theate...
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