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Colquitt and Hawkins Named Co-Principals of Pershing Elementary
Pershing Elementary School will have two leaders starting in July. Deitra Colquitt and Jessica Hawkins will serve as co-principals of the school replacing Herbert Buie who is retiring after 14 years of service. Click headline to read more.
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Pershing Family Yoga Night
During Spring 2020, Pershing School will be hosting a 6-part series of free Family Yoga Nights with instructor Brittany Hill, courtesy of a grant funded by the University City Education Foundation. Click headline to read more.
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Growing Together: Elementary PTOs Create One U City
The District’s four elementary school Parent Teacher Organizations have banded together to create a new initiative called One U City. It is intended to drive #LionPride, build community across the district and ensure all schools have the resources and support to host successful family events. Click headline to learn more.
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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.
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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 Wed., July 28, 2021. Note new times of 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Click the headline for more information including registration link and videos of past meetings with associated chat questions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Cesar Chavez
Born in Arizona to a Mexican American family, Cesar Chavez grew up around the people he later helped through his activism. The defining moment in Chavez’s life came when his family moved to California during the Great Depression to become farm workers, cementing his fight for farmers rights, (source: https://www.biography.com/news/notable-hispanic-americans)
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Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Frida Kahlo
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, pain and passion, and bold, vibrant colors. She is celebrated in Mexico for her attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and by feminists for her depiction of the female experience and form, (source: https://www.fridakahlo.org/).
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Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Octaviano Larrazola
In 1928 Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo was elected to fill the unexpired term of New Mexico. He became the first Hispanic American to serve in the United States Senate. A former teacher and principal, he was devoted to achieving equality in education for Spanish-speaking Americans. At the 1910 New Mexico constitutional convention, Larrazolo was instrumental in securing the inclusion of a provision recognizing the Spanish language for use in conducting public business, (source: www.senate.gov).
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