Schools

The St. Barnabas Holy Name Men’s Group sponsors a veteran’s essay contest each year at Assumption School in O’Fallon.Both seventh- and eighth-grade students participated in the 2020 contest, which posed the question “What do the American Flag and the Pledge of Allegiance mean to you?”

St. Dominic High freshman Ava Vachalek recently was named an international champion in the 2019-20 Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest.

Lutheran High student TJ Lawrence has won the National Heisman High School Scholarship Contest. The scholarship, presented by Acceptance Insurance, extends the Heisman prestige to esteemed male and female high school seniors across the United States.

Both primary classes at Academy of the Sacred Heart recently took a virtual field trip to the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Francis Howell School District teachers Lorri Richardson and Tonya Longmore were recently selected to receive the 2020 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award.

Students at Andrews Academy - Lake Saint Louis recently created an outdoor learning environment near the school.

Francis Howell Central Elementary recently hosted its first-ever Virtual Grandparents Day. Groups met in Zoom Breakout Rooms to keep the 10-year tradition alive.

Lutheran High junior Abby Boettler recently became the first member of the Lutheran High girls golf program to qualify for the Missouri State High School Athletics Association Golf Championship in over five years.

On Oct. 6, Lutheran High girls tennis players Paige Renee Brown and Annaliese Nichole Breite captured the MSHSAA Class 1 District 7 Doubles Championship.

A select group of local, private schools and what they have to offer students.