It’s been almost two years since Kara Kopetsky was last seen exiting her high school, and police are still "actively investigating" the teenager’s whereabouts.

On May 4, 2007, Kara Kopetsky, then a 17-year-old high-school junior in Belton, MO, disappeared without a trace. Kara was a 5’5", 125-pound student classmates described as attractive. She attended school during the day and worked at Popeye’s Chicken at night. On this particular school morning, she called her mother and asked her to drop off a textbook she had forgotten. She also asked her mother to wash her uniform so she could work the evening shift at Popeye’s Chicken. Kopetsky, though, never went to work that night.

After the phone call, Kopetsky had an argument with a teacher and subsequently walked out of the classroom and off school grounds. School surveillance videos captured Kopetsky walking in the hallway, but didn’t provide any clues about her mode of transportation once leaving school. Since that day, Kopetsky’s cell phone has remained silent and her location remains a mystery.

Police classified Kopetsky’s disappearance as an "endangered and missing adult case" because Missouri law classifies a 17-year-old as an adult. This also means that even if police find the teen, they cannot force her to return home.

An interesting twist in the case is how Kopetsky, besides never using her cell phone, also has not used her bank card. She left all her money and belongings behind.

Unfortunately, investigators say they have found few, if any, leads, and her disappearance has left many friends and family yearning to find her or, at the very least, wishing for an explanation. A MySpace page has been devoted to Kopetsky. It includes personal photographs of Kopetsky as well as a YouTube clip of the school surveillance tape. The family has also created a website — findkarakopetsky.com — that includes news clips and more details about their daughter’s case. They are offering a $30,000 reward for tips leading to her whereabouts or to the arrest of anyone responsible.

Our prayers and thoughts are with young Kopetsky, her family and friends. If you have any information, police encourage calling 816-474-TIPS.