NKC Schools students partner with KC Water to combat algae problem Seventh graders in the Students in Academically Gifted Education program at North Kansas City Schools are applying their knowledge to a real-world problem. They have created an apparatus that will combat an algae problem at a small pond in the intersection of East 81st Street and Troost Avenue. and last updated 2021-05-19 19:42:16-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Seventh graders from North Kansas City Schools are applying skills to a real-world problem, creating an apparatus to combat algae at a small pond in the intersection of East 81st Street and Troost Avenue.