Fort Zumwalt

The city of St. Peters Board of Aldermen recently recognized Fort Zumwalt South High students Justin Kreder and Michael Lawless at the Jan. 23 meeting for going above and beyond to support their high school’s food pantry.

The students who were chosen for the award this year include Fort Zumwalt South High senior Kylie Avery and Fort Zumwalt West High senior Sara Norris.

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.

In total, Pheasant Point raised over $20,000 from its 2019 Walk-a-Thon, an annual fundraiser where students use physical activity as a means to promote school spirit.

Fort Zumwalt School District’s Engineering and Industrial Technology Department has established a nationally recognized Apprenticeship Program through the U.S. Department of Labor and Missouri Registered Apprenticeships. The program was founded to provide students with the necessary technical skills to be more prepared to enter careers upon graduation.

Fort Zumwalt South student Devin Livingstone continues to control the ball for the 2019 soccer season. So far this season, Livingstone has scored 12 goals for the Bulldogs and is on his way to beat his record 24 goals scored last season.

After winning a contest in 2018, representatives from Mastercard’s Girls4Tech visited technology teacher Stacey Sweeso’s classroom at Dardenne Elementary in mid-September. Representatives spent an hour with fourth grade girls and an hour with  fifth grade girls.

Multiple music ensembles from the Fort Zumwalt school district are scheduled to make appearances at the Missouri Music Educators’ Association Conference in January, 2020. Specifically, the South High Chamber Choir, under the direction of Jason Martin, and the North Middle Eighth Grade Concert Band, under the direction of Patrick Stewart, were chosen to perform at the conference.

Graduating seniors Jasmine Destiny of Ritenour High, Rachel Etwaroo of Pattonville High School and Mackenzie Janes of Fort Zumwalt North High have been named recipients of a St. Johns Bank Excellence Scholarship. Each winner received a check for $1,000 as part of the scholarship.

J. Todd Gentry and the MassMutual Foundation recently celebrated students in O’Fallon who participated in a digital financial education course at Fort Zumwalt Middle. The free FutureSmart SM digital curriculum was custom-made for middle schoolers and is available in both English and Spanish.