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Students Shine in Academic Challenge Cup
Flynn Park Students had an outstanding showing at the Gifted Resource Council's Academic Challenge Cup Competition held at The University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Flynn Park Teacher Earns $5k Emerson Grant
Amanda Jones will use the funding to purchase a 3D printer for her students.
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Thank You - UCHS Class of 1966
The UCHS Class of 1966, represented by their class president, Richard Schainker, donated $3,000 to provide flexible classroom seating for the ninth-grade academy. (Click on headline for more information.)
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UCHS 2017 Hall of Fame
The tradition continues as University City High School (UCHS) Principal Susan Hill and Superintendent Sharonica Hardin-Bartley, Ph.D. PHR, announced that 11 new alumni are being added to the historic high school’s star-studded Hall of Fame (HOF). Click headline for more information.
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STEM TQ: developing STEM-capable teachers
Our very own Rubina McCadney, BW, is pictured and highlighted in a WashU Institute for School Partnership article about STEM-TQ. Nine U. City teachers attend this summer professional learning opportunity, and will continue the year-long learning. (Click headline to read the full story.)
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District team participates in STEM IQ Leadership Retreat
This summer, a team of U. City educators attended Wash. U.'s 2017 STEM IQ (Integration Quality) Leadership Retreat to learn and create STEM-based Pillar Learning Experiences using the 5E's (engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate) that is specifically targed for middle school students. This year's goal is to embed one STEM-based Pillar Learning Experience into the 7th and 8th grade science curriculum each semester. (Click on headline to read more.)
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Lego's WeDo Brings Robotics to Third Graders
Teachers investigated Lego Education WeDo Robotics materials in preparation for ​use in third-grade classrooms across the District beginning in the 2017-18 school year. While WeDo introduces students to robotics, engineering and programming, it is also a useful tool for teaching STEM in general.
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Grace Deitzler UCHS C/O 2013
Grace Deitzler, UCHS C/O 2013, is profiled in Missouri S&T Magazine for her research in women's health. She is a research scientist in the Washington University in St. Louis Lewis Lab of Microbial Glycobiology and Women’s Health. Deitzler wants to be a Ph.D. scientist and physician unlocking the secrets to treating infectious diseases. Click on the headline to read more.
