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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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District to Host Free Community Empowerment Series on Toxic Stress and Trauma
Under the guidance of Alive and Well Communities, learn how to reduce the negative impact of toxic stress and trauma on the mind, body and greater community during these free sessions open to the community in both March and April. Click headline to read more.
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Grab & Go Meal Program Update: Closing Brittany Woods distribution site as of March 24, 2021
U. City Schools provides 21 meals each week to registered District students through the Grab & Go Meal program. Distributions will continue through Spring 2021. No new registration is required. Click headline to learn more details.
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Join us! Safe, Healthy, Wise: Debunking COVID-19 Vaccine Myths
Watch the Feb. 23, 2021, virtual community meeting on the facts and benefits of getting the COVID-19 Vaccine with guest speaker Denise Hooks-Anderson, M.D., a specialist in family medicine at SLU and the interim assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion. Click head to read more and watch video.
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Upcoming School Board Meeting on Zoom
The University City Board of Education is accepting public registration and citizen's comments for its Thurs., Feb. 18, 2021, work session. Click headline to read more.
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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 being scheduled. Click the headline for more information including registration link and videos of past meetings with associated chat questions.
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District COVID Hotline Opened Oct. 26, 202
The District’s COVID-19 hotline, which is manned by a school nurse, is monitored Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. It provides a place to obtain general information about COVID-19, district policies, testing locations and ways to access to primary care physicians. Parents should also call to report COVID exposure, test results, quarantine and isolation. (Click headline to read more)
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The Peace Place is Your Place To Be Well
The Peace Place is a virtual wellness site with dozens of tools to help you with relaxation, mindfulness and overall well-being. 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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