Schools

SunRise United Methodist Church in O’Fallon will host its fifth annual spring Upward Soccer League for kindergarten through sixth grade boys and girls.

Nearly 8,500 students in the St. Louis Metro Area will celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week, Jan. 26 through Feb. 1, with service projects, special events and open houses. Additionally, some schools will hold open houses at other times in February.

The Francis Howell School District Board of Education has announced that Dr. Nathan Hoven will assume the role of superintendent on July 1.

On Saturday, Dec. 14, Lutheran High hosted the “Roboteer Rumble,” a robot competition attended by 12 different schools from across the state.

Students at Francis Howell Central recently learned the importance of recycling by taking part in a project in which they found new uses for items that normally end up in a landfill.

On Dec. 7, Assumption School’s five robotics teams competed in the First LEGO League Qualifying Rounds for Regionals. Schools all across the St. Louis regions were represented, and three of Assumption’s teams placed in the top ten. One of those teams also moved on to regionals.

Thirteen students in Kacey Booth’s Spanish 5 class at Lutheran High met their goal for the end of the 2019 semester by taking on the challenge of earning the Missouri Seal of Biliteracy.

Families and friends alike attended the “Thankful for Families” event at John Weldon Elementary. [FHSD photo] John Weldon Elementary hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon called “Thankful for Families” to bring the school community together. Families were invited to join their students in the lunchroom and share a traditional Thanksgiving meal.  “It’s great for our kids to be able to invite families, grandparents and everyone in,” said Lauren Lickenbrock, a fourth-grade teacher and organizer of the event. “But I think it’s also great for our kids who don’t have families or don’t get to do Thanksgiving so much.  “When they come in ...

Jerry Cannon teaches history at Wentzville Middle. But last month, he taught compassion when he brought a busload of seventh and eighth-grade students to the Salvation Army Midtown Treatment Center to distribute donated items.

Formerly known as House Bill 161 [HB 161], the newly passed legislation states that the first day of classes for local school districts can be scheduled no earlier than 14 days before the first Monday in September. This means, for the 2020-2021 school year, traditional school districts would be barred from starting before Aug. 24.