Tuesday, May 14, 2013
It's cap and gown time—post your grad's photo here and tell him or her how proud you are!
Graduation is coming up soon for seniors in St. Charles-area high schools. In the St. Charles School District: In the Francis Howell School District: Duchesne High School's graduation ceremony will be Thurs., May 17 at 7:30 p.m. Proud families are encouraged to upload their grad's picture to this story. In the caption, please tell us the graduate's name, school and plans for the future. Do you have a student graduating from a private high school or from college? We'd love to see their pictures, too! Give a shout-out to your graduate in the comments below.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Added features include new admissions and course modules, as well as quick access links to the university’s online student portal and Lionmail web pages.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
How much is too much to spend on high school prom festivities?
If $1,139 fell into your lap, how would you spend it? When asked, Patch editors said they'd put their money toward new furniture, house payments, student loans, a vacation to South America or, "Diapers. Lots and lots of diapers." But for average families with kids planning for prom season, that amount of money will be spent on limos, dresses and other prom-related expenses. That's according to a Visa survey reported by CNN and other media outlets on Thursday. Let that number sink in: $1,139 per family for prom. It's a slight increase over last year, and is a 40 percent jump from 2011. CNN spoke with Sarah Hoffer, a senior at Webster Groves High School, to look at where all of the money was going: "Her biggest expense was a $259 vintage-…
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Patch is teaming up with Dr. Deb Moberly, early childhood development expert and founder of U-City based Children 1st, this week to get all of your questions answered.
It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week readers get to interact with professionals by asking questions on a wide variety of topics. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with Dr. Deb Moberly, an early childhood development expert, to get all of your questions answered. Have a question? Ask below in the comments section! More about Dr. Deb Moberly: Deb Moberly, Ph. D., a former Associate Professor and Early Childhood Coordinator in the Division of Teaching and Learning at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL), founded St. Louis-based Children 1st early childhood development consultants in 2012. She has served more than 40 years in a range of roles…
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The demonstration was held on the parking lot of St. Charles West High School.
Students at St. Charles West High School got a timely reminder last Friday about the dangers of drinking and driving. Juniors and seniors attended a program with a speaker from the the prosecuting attorney's offce in the gymnasium before moving to the school parking lot for a mock car crash. Along with the vehicle rescue demonstration, students also participated in a driver sobriety check demonstration. The St. Charles Fire Department and the St. Charles Police Department organized the demonstration, with help from Cardinal Towing, who provided the demonstration vehicles. With area schools heading into prom season, the demonstration was timely. The National Center for Disease Control reported on their website that drivers age 16 to 20 are …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Patch is teaming up with Dr. Deb Moberly, early childhood development expert and founder of U-City based Children 1st, this week to get all of your questions answered.
Patch wants to help find the answers to all your questions about raising toddlers, education, parenting and more. That's why this week, we are teaming up with Dr. Deb Moberly, early childhood development expert, this week to get all of your questions answered. In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro," Dr. Moberly will answer readers' questions in the comment section of the Patch sites on Thursday, April 25. Get your questions ready and look for the Patch Pro article that is published on Thursday morning. Check out Dr. Moberly's Patch blogs by clicking here. More about Dr. Deb Moberly: Deb Moberly, Ph. D., a former Associate Professor and Early Childhood Coordinator in the Division of Teaching and Learning at the University of …
Friday, April 19, 2013
Neither St. Charles School District high school has the capacity to accommodate students from both schools if the district wanted to continue to offer the same level of education, analysts said.
The St. Charles School District would likely spend between $9 and $13 million to consolidate to one high school. And that's way too much if you ask the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board. Dickinson Hussman Architects and Brent Underwood, a retired superintendent, analyzed the viability of consolidating from two to one high school in the future based on expected trends in enrollment. The district contracted with the group in the fall to study the issue because of a perception that closing one high school would save money. However, analysts found there would not be a substantial financial savings. Neither high school has the capacity to accommodate students from both schools currently if the district wanted to continue to offer the …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
St. Charles Patch wants to hear from those 102 volunteers. How many hours do you think you devoted to the project? What did you find rewarding about the project? Would you volunteer again?
More than 100 volunteers helped create a document that will guide the educational programs and services of the St. Charles City School District for the next five years. Those volunteers, described by Superintendent Jeff Marion as "stakeholders in the district," included parents, staff, teachers, students and residents of the district. "Most of them," Marion said, "are also graduates of the district." The Missouri School Improvement Plan requires each district to have a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)—a long-range strategic planning document for the district's educational programs and services. The volunteers completed surveys, reviewed data and served on committees to plan and create the district's CSIP, which was reviewed and…
Check out the most recent food inspection reports from St. Charles County Health Department from January and February, 2013.
St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment regularly inspects food service establishments throughout St. Charles County, except for within limits of St. Peters. Businesses are inspected one to four times a year or after public complaints. "Lower-risk" places, like gas-stations that serve pre-packaged foods, are inspected less often than "higher-risk" places, like a restaurant, said Doug Bolnick, spokesman for the health department. The establishments begin with a score of 100 and points are deducted based on the severity of problems observed. According to the department's website, a low score does not mean the restaurant was unsafe on the day of the inspection. "A place could have just one deficiency that garners…
Friday, April 12, 2013
The St. Charles School Board also voted to approve summer projects such as restroom renovations, leak repairs and Asbestos removal.
The St. Charles City School Board met Thursday night and after new member Marita Malone was sworn in and new officers were elected, the board, led by its new president Dale Hallemeier, approved a list of summer maintenance projects and a price increase for school meals for 2013-2014. Representatives from Chartwell's, the district's meal program vendor, offered a presentation to the board that included changes necessitated by the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Because of that legislation, students are now required to take a serving of a fruit or vegetable. The government has lightened up limits on grains and proteins, so food service is happy to once again be able to "put a bun back on a chicken patty," said Shirley Derby, dining …
Mary Di Valerio
11:18 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
Prom shouldn't cost that much! I bought a dress for about $30 at Dillards over the summer, while it was on clearance. It's a gorgeous dress and it was a lucky find! Prom tickets cost me $110, and that included dinner, so that wasn't too bad. I did my own hair, nails and makeup for free! My dad drove me instead of getting a limo or paying for parking. The only other cost was a boutinere for my … more ›