It's Time To Join the Pride: New Family Enrollment Happening Now

New parents: it's time to enroll your child in The School District of University City so you can start getting emails and other information to prepare for the start of the new school year on Monday, August 23, 2021.

Next Zoom with the Superintendent

Superintendent Hardin-Bartley checks in with families during morning and evening Zoom virtual meetings. The next meeting is scheduled for Tues., Aug. 17, 2021. Click the headline for more information including registration link and videos of past meetings with associated chat questions.

University City's National Night Out & Back-to-School Rally Set for Tuesday, Aug. 3

The school district and police department are excited to announce the return of the annual U. City National Night Out and Back-to-School Rally on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The celebration begins at 5 p.m. at Jackson Park Elementary School. Click headline to read more.

Dorlita Adams Named Principal of Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School

Adams, who comes from the Ritenour School District, brings more than 27 years of education experience to the District. Click headline to read more.

District Providing Free COVID-19 Saliva Testing

Thanks to a partnership with Washington University and the National Institutes of Health, all students, staff and affiliated household members may get free COVID-19 saliva testing through May 2022. (Note: Drive-up testing will be closed Sunday, July 4, 2021, in observance of the national holiday.) Click headline to read more.

Eleven Alumni To Join the UCHS Hall of Fame

Distinguished Alumni in medicine, science, engineering, social justice, acting, glassmaking, law, and more will be inducted on October 1, 2021 and ride in the homecoming parade on the 2nd. Click headline to read more.

Upcoming School Board Meeting on Zoom

The July 22, 2021 Regular Public Board Meeting has been changed to Executive Session Only. The University City Board of Education is accepting public registration and citizen's comments for its Wed., July 21, 2021, Special Meeting. Click headline to read more.

An ongoing series of in-depth stories on the people, partnerships and programs that contribute to Learning Reimagined in The School District of University City

UCHS Students Speak In Support of 1619 Project

The 1619 Project has become a political flashpoint among some lawmakers who want to ban teaching it in schools. University City High School students are speaking out in support of the project and its power to bring students together while discussing the history of race, bias and privilege in America. Click headline to read more.

Growing a Community: UCHS Students Create Food Gardening Network

How a student service gardening project at Brittany Woods blossomed into a food sustainability network for students throughout U. City. Click headline to read more.

U City High School Students Build Black Lives Matter Alexa Skill

U. City High School students and their partner peers at Georgia State University’s school of social work have the potential to reach more than a million people through the Alexa Skill they developed to connect users with the Black Lives Matter movement. (Click headline to learn more)

UCHS Students Build a Lions' Den

This fall teachers at University City High School asked students in its Black Academy to solve a COVID problem: How can students gather in community yet maintain health and safety standards? The students rolled up their sleeves and built an outdoor lounge called the Lion’s Den at UCHS. Click the headline to learn more.