Preparing for Four-Star Birthday Celebration

On Sept. 13, 2018, the 400 students will celebrate the birthday of General John J. Pershing; the WWI (1914-1918) hero who famously came to St. Louis in December 1919 to lay the cornerstone of the new Pershing Elementary School. Click headline to read more.

Building STEM & Community

Fifth-grade students work together to develop important skills. Click headline to read more.

Community Helpers

Pershing students visit University City Fire House as a part of their Community Helpers Unit... Click headline to read more.

Take-It Libraries Continue to Grow

Thanks to local supporters who provided more than 2,000 books for Take-It Library bookshelves across University City. Click headline to read more. 

First Day at UCHS - Aug. 14

Calling all alumni, neighbors and community members! Join us Tues., Aug. 14 at 6:45 AM (yes, in the morning...) on the front steps of University City High School to welcome students to a new school year. p.s. And bring a tie or two...Details at www.ucityschools.org/Tied2Greatness. Click headline to read more.

UCHS PTO Says THANK YOU!

The UCHS PTO appreciates volunteers who participated in the PTO's annual back-to-school clean-up day 2018 and tackled some big grounds-improvement projects. Many bags of litter were collected, the entire stadium was swept clean, and even more bags of yard waste resulting from trimming and pruning and reclaiming little-accessed areas from overgrowth. Click headline to read more. 

7th Annual National Night Out / Back-to-School Rally Super Volunteers

On Aug. 7, 2018, the University City community celebrated the seventh annual National Night Out and Back-to-School Rally with more than 1,000 people attending, 400 ID kits for children and 500 students left with backpacks filled with school supplies donated by District partners, businesses and organizations. Click headline to read more.

Pillar Learning Experiences

Among the summer professional development, District 6th-12th grade science and career technology education teachers met at Express Scripts for the first of three industry visits. They are developing Pillar Learning Experiences as connected to Learning Reimagined. Click headline to read more.