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Fox 2 News: University City School District has a socially distant Halloween celebration
U. City Schools hosted a socially distance Pumpkin Stroll on Oct. 24 where hundreds of families safely celebrated Halloween. Glowing carved pumpkins lined the track at U. City High School. (Click the headline to learn more)
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Superintendent Named 2020 Stellar Performance Award Winner
Superintendent Sharonica Hardin-Bartley will receive the 2020 Stellar Performer in Education Award at the St. Louis American Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education virtual gala on Saturday, October 17. The foundation will foster over $1.95 million in scholarships and grants this year for area youth and educators — a true tribute to the brave work of Hardin-Bartley and the other awardees. (Click headline to read more)
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UCHS Student Who Founded Non-Profit Wins Challenge
Michael Bostic, a junior at University City High School, won the regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge hosted virtually by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship earlier this year for his non-profit I Am Not a Statistic.
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St. Louis American: Opportunity Trust awards $500K to Normandy and University City schools
The Opportunity Trust awarded $500,000 to Normandy Schools Collaborative and The School District of University City to support their plans to transform teaching and learning outcome. Click headline to read more.
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KMOV-4: UCHS Students help develop Alexa feature to answer questions about Black Lives Matter movement
UCHS students partnered with a developer this summer to create a skill for Alexa to educate people about the Black Lives Matter movement. What started as a class project turned into a mission. Now they have over 1,000 downloads. (Click headline to read more)
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KMOV4: Grab N Go Drive Thrus Continue to Serve Families
KMOV 4 visited Pershing Elementary School on Tuesday, August 25 to highlight the District's ongoing Grab & Go meal program for students. The program, which has provided more than 375,000 meals to District students since March, will continue this fall. Click headline to learn more.
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St. Louis America: A blind grandfather made Ellis Twiggs want to study science to learn solutions
UCHS recent graduate says tells the St. Louis American that his blind grandfather motivated him towards success. Now he's heading to Western Missouri University in the fall majoring in computer science. (Click the headline to read more)
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St. Louis American: Beyond the Badge
University City High School football players met with law enforcement officers and community leaders this summer as part of the Beyond the Badge program. The purpose of the event was to create conversation about race and the police as well as build relationships with local officers. (Click the headline to read more)
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KMOV: University City is latest school district to start year online only
University City school administrators announced Friday that their school year will begin online. Superintendent Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley announced her district would start virtually and that administrators would look at a later date for providing in-person options for parents and students. Hardin-Bartley said she wanted a plan that was gradual, safe and kind to students and staff. (Click the headline to read more)
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St. Louis Public Radio: How To Go Back: Teachers Wrestle With The Thought Of Returning To School
Brittany Woods Middle School teacher Anne Cummings was featured in a St. Louis Public Radio story about teachers preparing to return to school. Cummings was visiting BWMS during the summer to maintain its garden. (Click the headline to read more)
