Pattonville High School seniors Paul Davey and Brady Schnable were selected as a recipient of the Rosemary Zander Award sponsored by the Special School District (SSD). The award recognizes the success of students who receive services from SSD for their accomplishments in different areas, including academics, arts, athletics, employment and community service. Both students were nominated by teacher Ashley Haar.
Pattonville voters gave their support to Pattonville's Proposition S on the April 5 election ballot. Prop S is a $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, which will fund projects at every school in Pattonville, including adding classrooms to address growth in student enrollment; providing safety and maintenance improvements; and updating school facilities to meet teaching and learning needs. Approval of the bond issue will not increase the district's tax rate.
Voters in the Pattonville School District on April 5 elected incumbent Mary Kay Campbell and new board member Daniel Wentz to two open seats on the Pattonville Board of Education. The newly elected members will be sworn into office during a meeting on April 12.
Surprise visits took place around Pattonville School District on March 30 as finalists were announced for the 2021-2022 Teacher and Support Staff of the Year awards. Winners of the Teacher and Support Staff Rookie of the Year awards were also revealed.
Three Pattonville High School students qualified to compete at the international HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) competition this summer after earning awards at the state level. In total, six Pattonville students competed at the Missouri HOSA State Leadership Conference on March 28-29 in Rolla, Missouri.
Qualifying for the international competition were Keilah Wilkes after earning second place in Pharmacology Knowledge Test and Loudin Cato and Dominique Bradshaw for placing second in Medical Innovation.
Willow Brook Elementary School kicked off its Read-a-Thon on Monday and has already raised $6,555 with students recording 7,121 minutes read to date. Students pledge to read at least 20 minutes a day for 10 days and raise money for completing the challenge. The event is organized by the school’s PTO and is its major fundraiser for the year.
For added fun, staff organized a spirit week and a daily video of a Willow Brook staff member reading a book matching the theme of the day is shared every morning. Tuesday’s theme was Pajama Day and PE teacher Vince Licameli read Llama Llama Red Pajama.
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