Fort Zumwalt

As a majority of the district’s students are already vaccinated or soon to be vaccinated, the need for drivers will increase as students start riding the buses to and from school again this fall.

Fort Zumwalt East High sophomore Abbie Chartrand has been selected as the winner of U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer’s annual art competition.

Fort Zumwalt School District reminds all residents that children who will be 5 years old on or before July 31 can be enrolled for kindergarten online beginning March 3.

Fort Zumwalt West High librarians Shannon Grieshaber and Nina O’Daniels were recently honored by the Greater St. Louis School Librarians Organization, which named the West High library the 2019-2020 Secondary School Library Program of the Year.

Online registration is open now through Dec. 31 for the 11th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition.

During a regular monthly meeting on July 20, the Fort Zumwalt School District Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution requesting federal stimulus funds on behalf of America’s schools. Then, in an emergency meeting on Aug. 10, the board voted unanimously to roll back the start of school to Aug. 31. Both issues are of significant importance to the students, families and taxpayers of the district.

On July 20, school districts across the St. Charles County area released their learning plans for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year.

Both the Francis Howell and Fort Zumwalt school districts welcomed new administrators for the new year.

Fort Zumwalt North High’s Jordyn Grimes was recently named as a 2020 recipient of the top Carl Fricks Sportsmanship Scholarship award from the Sports Commission Associates. Grimes plays basketball and serves as a track and field captain. She will receive $15,000 to continue her studies at Webster University.

Enrollment and registration for kindergarten is open for individuals with children who will be five years old by July 31.