121 students receive a Most Valuable Pirate award

Category: District
Published: 22 April 2022

Staff members at Pattonville High School presented their MVP (Most Valuable Pirate) Awards to 121 students in grades nine through 12. Each staff member selected one outstanding student to receive an MVP medallion award during a special awards ceremony at the school on April 21.

The program was sponsored by the school's Renaissance program, which encourages a commitment to academic excellence based upon recognition of academic performance, attendance and citizenship. 

The following students crossed the stage and met the staff member that selected them as their nomination was read aloud to those in the audience.  

One student received their third MVP Award: Chloe Kerwin (Mrs. Katherine Korte).

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High school computer science students win World Wide Technology STEM Student Forum

Category: District
Published: 13 April 2022
A group of Pattonville High School computer science students won the 2022 World Wide Technology STEM Student Forum claiming a $10,000 first place prize for creating a tech project that promotes students' sense of belonging by helping staff members learn more about their students, including how to say their names correctly.
 
“They came up with the idea of having students create profiles where they could put their preferred name, pronouns, and an audio recording of themselves pronouncing their names,” computer science teacher Jeremiah Simmons said. “This would enable teachers to hear pronunciations before they get to a class which will enable them to say the students' names with confidence.”
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Students, staff recognized at the April 12 board meeting

Category: District
Published: 13 April 2022

Each month during the school year, the Pattonville Board of Education honors students, staff and volunteers who have gained recognition outside of the district. Students and staff from Pattonville High School were recognized in April.

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Three sworn into office for Pattonville school board

Category: District
Published: 13 April 2022

 Board president Dr. Brian Gray, right, swears into office, from left, Lisa Kickbusch, Mary Kay Campbell and Daniel Wentz.Three Pattonville residents were sworn into office to serve on the Pattonville Board of Education. Returning board member Mary Kay Campbell and new board member Dr. Daniel Wentz were elected to the board during the April 5 election and will serve three-year terms. Lisa Kickbusch was appointed to the board to fill a one-year position after the resignation of board member Mindy Ridings. Kickbusch was selected after the board accepted applications for the seat and conducted interviews on April 11. All three were sworn into office on April 12 by board president Dr. Brian Gray. 

 

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Willow Brook team wins Elementary Book Battle

Category: District
Published: 13 April 2022

Students from Pattonville’s elementary schools and Remington Traditional School participated in the annual Districtwide Elementary Mark Twain Book Battle today at the Learning Center. The two teams from Willow Brook Elementary claimed first and second place and a team from Bridgeway Elementary finished in third. 

The book battle is a trivia-type competition hosted by Pattonville's school library technology specialists. During the event, teams of students compete on their knowledge of a predesignated list of books. 

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Notes from April 12 board meeting

Category: District
Published: 13 April 2022

Read about actions taken at the April 12 school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's BoardDocs website.

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  • 2022 Pride of Pattonville honorees announced
  • Two Pattonville students selected as a recipient of the Rosemary Zander Award
  • Community approves Prop S, Pattonville's no-tax-rate-increase bond issue
  • Campbell, Wentz elected to Pattonville Board of Education
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