Events
Local Students Experience Solar Eclipse as ‘Historic Lesson’
Students, staff and families in the Wentzville School District had an amazing opportunity on August 21 to experience a total solar eclipse.
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Events
Local School Districts Plan to Safely View Monday’s Solar Eclipse
Wentzville School District “Every school has something different planned, but every student (unless their parent opts them out) will have an opportunity to view the eclipse,” Communications Director Mary LaPak told 70 West Sentinel. “We READ MORE
News
Local Robotics Team Excels with Help from Cuivre River Grant
Dozens of students mill around the former gymnasium at Pearce Hall in Wentzville, working on electrical wiring, designing software and completing other tasks. The goal: to get their robots to perform complex actions – in READ MORE
Government
Sixth Graders Research Recycling Issues, Recommend New Policy for Wentzville
A new recycling policy is making its way through the government approval process, thanks to the hard work of a group of sixth graders from Wentzville Middle School.
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Two Frontier Middle School Teachers Honored for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching
Julia Luetkenhaus and Stacey Wade are both eighth grade teachers at Frontier Middle School in the Wentzville School District, and both have been selected as Finalists for the 2017 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics READ MORE
Schools
Teacher Home Visit Program Begins This Fall for Heritage Primary, Pearce Hall
The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved an agreement with HOME WORKS!, the St. Louis-based Teacher Home Visit Program, beginning with two schools this fall.
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Discovery Ridge Elementary Receives National Character Education Award
Discovery Ridge Elementary in the Wentzville School District has received the 2017 Character.org Promising Practice in Character Education Award for both its Random Acts of Kindness Challenge and the school’s annual Discovery Days week.
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District Approves New Principal for Peine Ridge Elementary
The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Ryan Andrews as principal of Peine Ridge Elementary School for the 2017-2018 school year.
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Winners Named in Wentzville Fire Hydrant Painting Contest
Each year, seniors in the Wentzville School District compete for scholarships from the City of Wentzville’s Water Division. This year, three $750 scholarships were awarded to one student from each of the district’s three high schools.
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$160K in Local Scholarships Awarded to Holt, Liberty, Timberland Seniors
The Wentzville School District Class of 2017 has been awarded more than $160,000 worth of local scholarships during Senior Honors Convocation events. Individual amounts of these awards range from $200 to $4,000.