Principal Thanks MRH Chili Cook-Off Volunteers

The event brings people together and happens thanks to many volunteers, Dr. Tony Arnold of Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School writes.

Jason Adams Named MRH Elementary Principal; Michael Dittrich Joins MRH Middle

The administrators will begin their new roles in the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District on July 1.

Two new administrators will provide leadership at Maplewood Richmond Heights elementary and middle schools starting July 1, the MRH School District announced late Tuesday morning. Jason Adams will become principal at MRH Elementary School, while Michael Dittrich will become assistant principal at MRH Middle School. “We are delighted to have both Jason and Mike join our MRH family,” stated Dr. Linda Henke, the district's superintendent, in a news release. “Both are wonderful additions for our district and we have the utmost confidence in their commitment to our students our mission.” Adams previously served as assistant principal of Ross Elementary School in the Parkway School District and as a teacher at Tillman Elementary School in the …

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Michael Maclin of MRH High School to Become University City Principal

He will begin serving in that role July 1.

Michael Maclin will leave his position as an assistant principal at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School to become principal at University City High School. The School District of University City has hired Maclin, who will officially begin the position July 1. He will participate in planning activities before his official start date.  He is the fourth administrator to leave the MRH School District in the past year, along with Dr. Linda Henke, the district's retiring superintendent; Principal Tony Arnold of MRH Elementary School; and Tom Wickersham, the district's director of communications. "It is my honor to serve this historically rich community as the principal of University City High School,” Maclin said. "I am anxious to meet …

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Meet Mark Twain Elementary's New Principal

Trina Petty-Rice will be stepping in for Karen Smith, who is retiring after this year.

Mark Twain Elementary Principal Karen Smith is retiring after this year and will be succeeded by Trina Petty-Rice, a principal in the Ladue School District. Knowing a new principal at Mark Twain will be stepping into big shoes, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch didn’t want to be the one to bring up the subject. But Petty-Rice took the opportunity in her first breath. She said she’s looking forward to continuing Smith’s legacy. “She is a phenomenal educator,” Petty-Rice said. “I’ll be going to a school of National Character, a school that is truly invested in children. It will allow me to have an opportunity to lead and share in the same vision.” Petty-Rice is an assistant principal at two elementary schools with a total of 900 students on a three-…

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Dr. Tony Arnold to Join Webster Groves School District

He is principal of Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School.

Dr. Tony Arnold will leave Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School to become a principal in Webster Groves, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Quoting from the Post-Dispatch: "Anthony Arnold has been hired as principal of Avery Elementary School in the Webster Groves district, effective July 1." Read more about Arnold's educational background in the complete Post-Dispatch brief. Also on Patch:

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