education
Nature play area to nurture all
A two-acre field behind Keysor Elementary School will soon be gone and replaced by a fully-accessible, all-inclusive outdoor learning and play area.
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May 29, 2012 | 6:15 am
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Craig Elementary selects new principal
Bill Senti was named principal of Craig Elementary School, effective July 1. Senti started his career as an art teacher in the Rockwood School District.
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May 29, 2012 | 5:00 am
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Interim superintendent to take over as Clayton School District chief
The Clayton School Board has chosen the interim superintendent to be the new superintendent.
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May 29, 2012 | 4:45 am
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Freshman Academy starting at Mehlville High next school year
The Mehlville School District will host a Freshman Academy for the 2012-2013 school year. Thirty incoming ninth-graders will participate in the academy.
May 28, 2012 | 4:00 am
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Ladue Middle School gets new principal
Vicki VanLaere was named principal of Ladue Middle School, effective July 1. VanLaere has been with the Mehlville School District, where she is an assistant superintendent and has served in various central office administrative roles since 2006.
May 28, 2012 | 4:00 am
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Ellisville Elementary cited for character
Ellisville Elementary School was named a 2012 National School of Character by the Character Education Partnership. Selected from an applicant pool of 126 schools and districts, Ellisville Elementary is one of 24 schools nationwide to receive the distinction.
May 27, 2012 | 6:00 am
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Mehlville sophomore named to Scholars Academy
Erich Kaletka, a student at Mehlville High School, has been selected to attend the 2012 Missouri Scholars Academy. The academy is a three-week residential program to be held June 10-30 at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
May 27, 2012 | 5:15 am
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Three Rockwood students achieve perfect ACT score
Three Rockwood high school students earned a perfect score of 36 on the most recent ACT. They are Savya Hingorani of Eureka, Seth Ludwig of Lafayette and Dominick Rodriguez of Marquette.
May 27, 2012 | 5:15 am
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Parkway retirees award four scholarships
The Parkway School District Retirees Association recently presented four scholarships to Parkway seniors who plan to pursue degrees in education.
May 26, 2012 | 5:45 am
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Parkway teachers win grant to grow food
Parkway North High School science teachers Russ Barton and Lorrie Crossett recently received the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Gold Star Grant totaling $15,000.
May 26, 2012 | 4:15 am
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Parkway chooses new administrators
Eight new administrators have been chosen in the Parkway School District. They will assume their new positions July 1. They are:
May 25, 2012 | 4:45 am
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Blades fifth-graders honored for kindness
Blades Elementary fifth-graders Grace Fedorchak and Rachel Pleimann were celebrated for their kindness by the Do The Right Thing Program of Greater St. Louis at its recent recognition ceremony.
May 25, 2012 | 4:00 am
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Parkway South junior posts perfect ACT score
Leela Chapman, a Parkway South junior, scored a perfect 36 on the ACT college admissions and placement exam.
May 24, 2012 | 5:15 am
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Metro High honored by magazine
Metro Academic and Classical High School has been recognized as the top school in Missouri for providing exceptional career and college preparation, according to U.S. News and World Report's ranking of America's Best High Schools.
May 24, 2012 | 5:00 am
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Veterans to receive honorary diplomas from Pattonville
The Pattonville School District will set aside time during graduation ceremonies to award honorary high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before graduation to serve in the United States military during foreign conflicts.
May 24, 2012 | 4:45 am
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Lindbergh ranked eighth in state
Lindbergh High School has been ranked as one of the highest-performing high schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The magazine ranked Lindbergh eighth in Missouri and awarded the school a Silver Medal distinction for student achievement.
May 23, 2012 | 4:45 am
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Rockwood names new director of learning and support services
The Rockwood School District has appointed Karen Keiffer as executive director of Learning and Support Services. She replaces Nancy DuBois, who resigned from the district.
May 23, 2012 | 12:00 am
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Economy affects some districts' summer school
When the Lindbergh School District starts summer school on June 11, there will be no elementary or middle school courses.
May 22, 2012 | 5:00 am
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Mehlville district promotes Blades principal
Blades Elementary School Principal Tina Plummer has been promoted to assistant superintendent of curriculum, assessment and professional development in the Mehlville School District.
May 22, 2012 | 4:45 am
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Ladue Schools choose director of education services
Pablo Flinn will become Ladue School District's director of education services, beginning July 1.
May 22, 2012 | 4:00 am
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Parkway School District chooses elementary language arts coordinator
Susan Irby will become Parkway School District's coordinator for elementary English language arts, formerly called communication arts. She will start July 1.
May 22, 2012 | 4:00 am
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Pride of Pattonville award winners announced
Ten individuals recently were named Pride of Pattonville Award winners for exceeding their duty requirements in their service to Pattonville children. They were recognized during Pattonville's District Appreciation Night May 7.
May 22, 2012 | 2:15 am
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Rockwood teacher wins Top Teacher contest
First-grade teacher Maureen Smith thought she was going to the gym for a "reading assembly" on May 11 at Fairway Elementary School in Wildwood.
May 21, 2012 | 1:00 pm
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2 Rockwood administrators to leave
Two high-level administrators in the Rockwood School District have resigned, effective June 30, to take other posts.
May 21, 2012 | 3:30 am
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Pattonville teacher, support staff employee honored
The Pattonville School District announced the honorees for Pattonville Teacher of the Year and Pattonville Support Staff Employee of the Year during its annual District Appreciation Night May 7.
May 21, 2012 | 3:00 am
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Mehlville district student musicians excel at state festival
The musical talents of the band and choir students from Mehlville High School and Oakville High School earned praise from the judges at the Missouri State Solo and Ensemble Music Festival recently at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
May 20, 2012 | 2:30 am
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Pattonville board tabs new assistant principal
The Pattonville Board of Education approved the selection of Gene Grimshaw as assistant principal at Pattonville High School. He will begin his new position July 1.
May 20, 2012 | 2:15 am
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Rockwood students awarded for drug prevention efforts
Two Rockwood students, Jessika Buehler and Angela Robinson, were presented the Youth Prevention Award at the 2012 MYAA Speak Hard Youth Event. MYAA, the Missouri Youth Adult Alliance, honored 18 Missouri students.
May 20, 2012 | 2:15 am
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Rockwood teachers of the Year named
The Rockwood School District announced its Teachers of the Year.
May 19, 2012 | 1:45 am
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Four KHS students nominated for theater awards
Arts For Life nominated four Kirkwood High School students — senior Max Kramer, juniors Carrie Antoine and Rachel Bisch and freshman Cole Whiting — for the 13th annual Best Performance Awards for Community Musical Theatre.
May 18, 2012 | 3:00 am
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Two Cor Jesu students accepted to scholars programs
Cor Jesu Academy senior Julie Schnur recently was named to the Missouri Scholars 100 program for 2012. Sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals, the statewide program is designed to recognize 100 of the top students in the Class of 2012.
May 18, 2012 | 3:00 am
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Three win Rockwood Counselor of the Year awards
The Rockwood School District has announced its three 2012 Counselors of the Year. They are Lisa Sandbothe and Tina Kilpatrick, both of Uthoff Valley Elementary School in Fenton, as Elementary Counselors of the Year; and Alice Patton of LaSalle Springs Middle School in Wildwood as Middle School Co…
May 18, 2012 | 2:45 am
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SSD honors four Rockwood students
Four Rockwood students were recognized for their achievements by the Special School District of St. Louis County at the SSD's annual Commitment to Kids event. They are:
May 18, 2012 | 2:45 am
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Parkway Central, West among nation's best high schools
Parkway Central High School and Parkway West High School have been named two of the nation's best high schools by U.S. News & World Report.
May 17, 2012 | 3:00 am
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Students excel in history competition
Several St. Louis students won awards in the National History Day in Missouri competition recently in Columbia. Nearly 600 students participated. Local winners included:
May 17, 2012 | 3:00 am
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Pattonville speech students earn honors
Pattonville junior Anjali Fernandes qualified for the National Forensic League National Speech Tournament in international extemporaneous speaking at the district tournament. She also earned fourth place in radio speaking at the Missouri State High School Activities Association sstate speech tour…
May 16, 2012 | 2:30 am
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Cutting emissions accomplished
Fourth-graders at Rockwood School District's Center for Creative Learning haven't been idle in working to promote clean air at their Ellisville campus.
May 15, 2012 | 9:00 am
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Solar blocks give Fairway Elementary playgrounds made shade
On the hottest days this year, students at Fairway Elementary School in Wildwood will be keeping cool outside.
May 15, 2012 | 9:00 am
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Nine Parkway sophomores picked for scholars academy
Nine Parkway School District sophomores were named to the 2012 Missouri Scholars Academy. The academy is a three-week residential program at the University of Missouri in Columbia for 330 of the state's gifted students who are ready to begin their junior year in high school.
May 15, 2012 | 6:30 am
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Prescription "take-back" events collect 2,500 pounds of medications
Six simultaneous "take-back" events held on April 28 and sponsored by the Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and St. Louis County and local police departments collected 2,543 pounds of unwanted prescription medications.
May 15, 2012 | 5:00 am
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Speakers to discuss heroin use by teens
The Rockwood School District, Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition and Eureka and St. Louis County police departments are among agencies sponsoring a "Community Response to Heroin and Other Drugs" town hall meeting on Thursday, May 17 at Eureka High School.
May 15, 2012 | 5:00 am
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Lindbergh High School wins academic honors
U.S. News and World Report listed Lindbergh High School as the eighth top-performing high school in Missouri. The school was awarded the silver medal distinction for student achievement.
May 15, 2012 | 3:15 am
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Pattonville honors teachers, support staff
The Pattonville School District recently named its Teachers of the Year and Support Staff of the Year on the various school levels.
May 15, 2012 | 3:00 am
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Local students excel in history competition
Several St. Louis students won awards in the National History Day in Missouri competition recently in Columbia. Nearly 600 students participated. Local winners included:
May 14, 2012 | 10:00 am
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Mehlville seventh-graders score high on ACT, SAT exams
Mehlville School District seventh-graders tested their knowledge recently by taking the ACT or SAT college placement exam through the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Thirty-seven of the district's students received state recognition for scoring equal to or better than half of all c…
May 14, 2012 | 8:15 am
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Selvidge awarded for counseling program
Selvidge Middle School in Ballwin is being honored for making an exemplary commitment to its school counseling program. The school will receive the Recognized ASCA Model Program designation during a special ceremony in June at the American School Counselor Association's annual conference.
May 14, 2012 | 6:30 am
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Parkway to use paperless report cards
Parkway School District will move to a paperless report card system for grades 6 to 12 beginning with the first grade reporting cycle of the 2012-13 school year.
May 09, 2012 | 12:00 am
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Kirkwood School District to rename track
Kirkwood High School's track will be renamed the "Alvin Miller Track" at a dedication on Wednesday, May 9, at the 25th annual Kirkwood Elementary School Track Meet.
May 09, 2012 | 12:00 am
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Mehlville senior's drawing chosen for book
A portrait of a monkey drawn by Mehlville High School senior Hue Lam has been selected by author Helen Hume to be published in Hume's latest book, "A Survival Guide for the Secondary Art Teacher — Second Edition." Lam's 12-by-15-inch charcoal drawing, "What's Going On?" was on display at the St. …
May 08, 2012 | 7:00 am
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Spanish teacher awarded for excellence
James Beatty, Spanish teacher and modern language department chairperson, was awarded the M. Cathlin Casey Award for Teaching Excellence from the 1818 Advanced College Credit Program at St. Louis University. Beatty's Spanish 4 honors and Spanish 5 honors classes participate in the Advanced Colleg…
May 08, 2012 | 6:15 am
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Internships can help you make the most of your time off from school
Sarah Jackson, a junior history major at McKendree University, recalls feeling a little nervous when she began her internship at the Cahokia Mounds…
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