Thursday, May 17, 2012
We want to hear your wishes to the class of 2012.
This weekend, the Florissant area high schools will be sending off another graduating class. McCluer South-Berkeley High School will be graduating more than 150 students from this year's class. The district will graduate this class Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in St. Charles Arena. If you have a student or know a student graduating, send them a special congratulations in our announcements section. It's free, and it will go directly into the next day's newsletter and be featured on our site. We'll be featuring each high school's graduates from the Ferguson-Florissant School District. Below you'll find the graduates of McCluer South-Berkeley High School.
We want to hear your wishes to the class of 2012.
This weekend, the Florissant area high schools will be sending off another graduating class. McCluer High School will be graduating more than 330 students from this year's class. The district will graduate this class Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in St. Charles Arena. If you have a student or know a student graduating, send them a special congratulations in our announcements section. It's free, and it will go directly into the next day's newsletter and be featured on our site. We'll be featuring each high school's graduates from the Ferguson-Florissant School District. Check back later today for McCluer South-Berkeley's graduates. Below you'll find the graduates of McCluer High School. Reginald Louis Wyatt
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
We're wanting to hear your wishes to the class of 2012.
This weekend, the Florissant area high schools will be sending off another graduating class. Hazelwood Central High School will be graduating more than 520 students from this year's class. According to the Hazelwood School District, the class of 2012 between all three high schools earned $12.9 million in scholarships and performed 104,892 hours of community service since their freshman year. If you have a student or know a student graduating, send them a special congratulations in our announcements section. It's free, and it will go directly into the next day's newsletter and be featured on our site. Below you'll find the list for the Hazelwood Central 2012 graduates.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Here's a list of the faculty, staff retiring from the district this year.
As the 2011-2012 prepares to close and students moving on, several faculty and staff members are also preparing to move on to the next step in life – retirement. The Ferguson-Florissant School District honored several of its upcoming retirees last week. (If you or someone you know is preparing to retire, make sure you post a special note to them in our announcements section for free.) We’re congratulating all of the following retirees for their achievements and wrapping up their careers. Bermuda Elementary School Gladys King, 7 years Commons Lane Elementary School Terry Finn, 30 years Duchesne Elementary School Sara “Sally” Ball, 17 years Holman Elementary School Mary Ann Cieslak, 11 years Johnson-Wabash Elementary School Joan Grissom, 6…
Plus, the Hazelwood School District Board of Education is set to award bids for new buses, track and field improvements, and construction work at Hazelwood East High School.
The Hazelwood School District (HSD) Board of Education will convene Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., to discuss district business. Items on this week's agenda include: Reports Items Requiring Board Voting Action Will you be attending this week's meeting?
Monday, May 14, 2012
The district's weekly rate increases by $5, while the daily rate will be a $1 increase.
Parents with children in the Ferguson-Florissant child development centers will have to open their wallets a bit more for the upcoming year. Wednesday, the Ferguson-Florissant board of education approved an increase in the centers’ tuition. Weekly tuition for 3, 4 and 5-year olds will increase to $174, while the daily rate will be $37. For 2 year olds, the weekly tuition rate will be $184, and the daily rate will be $39. According to the board’s agenda, the weekly rate increases by $5, while the daily rate will be a $1 increase. Also, the 2-year-old rate remains high as the centers take a smaller class load. The increases will go into effect Aug. 1, 2012.
Barb Wnek ran in the London marathon last month, which was her 115th.
In late 2010, Combs, Robinwood and Griffith elementary schools physical education teacher Barb Wnek had just completed her 92nd marathon in her 50th state. Now, she’s taken her running journey international. The PE teacher, who reinforces physical fitness with geography lessons, took her marathon skills to London, home of the 2012 Summer Olympics, for the Virgin London marathon last month. It will be her 115th marathon. The Ferguson-Florissant School Board of Education honored the 62 year old during its meeting last week. "Barb is good energy for the building," Combs Elementary Principal Adrienne Bland said in a previous article. "The kids are able to apply things from general education classes to physical education, which helps them …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The OASIS Intergenerational tutoring program has aided a number of elementary-age students reading and writing skills.
When someone decides to retire, some people decide to golf or move to Florida or take up a new hobby. For others in Florissant, they have decided to volunteer their time to help mold the minds of the next generation. Many older adults in the area dedicate themselves to the OASIS Intergenerational tutoring program in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. The program allows adults 50 and older who have retired to serve as a tutor and mentor to children in kindergarten through sixth grade. This year, the program celebrated 20 years of existence in the district. OASIS Program Coordinator Susan Lark said that the program started with 27 tutors for students and has grown into more than 100 tutors for 17 schools for one-on-one sessions. “Many …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
For the second consecutive year, some board members questioned the selection process for a food service provider.
Food service bids became a point of contention for the second consecutive year at the Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education meeting. The board approved a bid for Aramark to become the district’s food provider for the 2012-2013 school year. Last year, the board approved Chartwells over Aramark, who had been the food service provider for 13 years previously. Before the board even got to the agenda item, a representative from Chartwells spoke and asked the board to do their due diligence to investigate the bid process for food service providers. Chief Financial Officer Mick Willis explained that a 15-person committee, comprised of teachers, faculty, principals, students, parents and food service workers, spent more than 225 hours discussing …
Fourth grade student found to be selling bullets to his classmates.
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