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Orchestra Students Earn Top Ratings
Recently, six of our Brittany Woods Middle School Orchestra students attended the St. Louis Suburban Solo and Small Ensemble Festival held at Holman Middle School. Five of our students received a rating of 1 and one of our students received a rating of 2.
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Free Summer Science, Technology Boot Camp
This program runs from June 5th to June 23rd. Participants will have three fun - filled weeks of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math activities. There will also be field trips.
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Students Get New Chromebooks for Home Use
Students at Brittany Woods Middle School are now able to take home their assigned Chromebooks
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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.
