Friday, May 3, 2013
The city is still looking for a school crossing guard for the busy morning intersection.
A Brentwood city/school district cooperative effort to have a crossing guard at the intersection of White Avenue and Brentwood Boulevard is still in process. A guard was hired and scheduled to start on Monday, April 29, but called to say they can no longer accept the position, City Administrator Bola Akande said. She said the recruitment effort to fill the position continues. See the city's online ad for the position. The guard was approved by the board of aldermen to help students cross Brentwood Boulevard from approximately 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. "We’ve had some problems, at least the parents have observed some problems, with cars leaving White Avenue in a hurry, making turns right or left in front of kids as they’re trying to cross," …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
How much is too much to spend on high school prom festivities?
The MRH students are hockey players, and thought their rink should look better than it did.
Thanks to some Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School students the city roller hockey rink is in like-new condition, with a plan to keep it that way. Eighth grader Michael Langston said he and some friends were using the rink this winter and all agreed it needed work. “It looked like, honestly, poop,” Langston said. “There was litter everywhere. One time there was a broken cinder block, and like, 10 Powerade bottles." His friend, Steven Wooden, said he slipped on leaves when he played, and the lines were completely faded away. Langston said he pitched cleaning up the rink as a project in their cornerstones connections class. Eventually he and Wooden were given the OK. “We came up with the basics, that we needed to sweep everything up, …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Ed Johnson will begin his new position this summer.
With Brentwood High School principal Dr. Don Rugraff stepping down and assistant principal/athletic director Dr. Edward Johnson winning the position, Patch sat down with Johnson to talk about his current and future positions…. On Brentwood Proposition K passing: “We’re just looking for sustainability. We want to make sure we can offer the best learning program we can. We want to be sure not to take away from the quality teaching program we offer. We were just excited to know the community stood by us to help us out.” On the importance of extracurricular activities: “I will always support our athletic program. I truly think that the lessons kids get from extracurricular are key because they get an opportunity to work on certain soft skills …
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-…
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Wright has been at Brentwood for nine years.
A Brentwood High School teacher known for his Hawaiian shirts and Converse All-Stars has announced his retirement. Social studies teacher Ed Wright has been at Brentwood for nine years, and teaching a total of 20. Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Dr. Ed Johnson said Wright made the announcement at a Christmas party. “You never know what you’re missing until you’re reminded you’re going to be losing this individual and all of a sudden you go into a reflective mode,” Johnson said. Johnson said Wright will be impossible to replace. “He understands so much about the school,” he said. “Being a graduate from Brentwood High School, he truly understands what Brentwood is about, so he’s able to help us keep those tradition that are much valued…
Friday, April 26, 2013
Students and pros took turns playing a Herbie Hancock number.
The Brentwood Jazz Combo had an old school jam session Thursday night at Stone Spiral Coffee. Band director Keith Moyer said he was looking for a place to take them to have more of a real gig experience. "Somebody tipped me off to Stone Spiral and I came in here and they said they'd love to do it," he said. Get the Patch newsletter and don't miss a thing! He'd like to bring the group in every quarter next year. "They'll learn more from this than they will from 20 classes in the class room," Moyer said. Watch the group trade off solos with Herbie Hancock's Chameleon. See photos at Maplewood-Brentwood Patch Facebook.
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…
The newly named Maplewood Richmond Heights principal was hired as assistant principal earlier in the year.
Newly named Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School Principal Michael Dittrich was playing roller hockey with some students at the Maplewood city rink. He said made the suggestion that they could pick up some of the trash around the rink. The students then had the bigger idea to replace the nets and refresh the paint on the rink. He said from that day on the students have completely taken over maintaining the rink, including forming a plan to keep it from going downhill again. “They contacted the city and said we want to help you," he said. "So the city purchased the paint and new nets and we provided the students." He said it's a great example of MRH education. "In the end, it’s not only scholars, but also citizens and leaders and …
Monday, April 22, 2013
It was a weekend to remember for Brentwood High School and the Rivera family.
Brentwood students competed out of town and out of state this past weekend. Five members of the debate team went to State competition on the Missouri State University campus in Coumbia, MO. Debate coach Robyn Haug reported that David Rivera took sixth in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking and Dallas Neely took second in United States Extemporaneous Speaking. Both are seniors. "So we brought home two state finalists!" she said in an email to Patch. Get all the local news with the Patch newsletter! She said senior Ellie Fitzgibbons, district champion in Prose Reading, was top 10 in the state. She missed a state medal by two spots. Freshman Sophia Rivera, David's sister, was the only freshman to qualify in girls high school shot put and discus …
Lindsay Toler
8:37 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Thank you for pointing this out, Cathy! I'll email you to find out more about this - I of course want to acknowledge all these outstanding kiddos! This story has stolen my heart! more ›