Parkway School District /tags/parkway-school-district Parkway School District en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:49:49 GMT Francis Howell Superintendent moving to Kirkwood; Schneider to lead Parkway /news-briefs/2024-12-17/francis-howell-superintendent-kirkwood-schneider-parkway Kenneth Roumpos is the new superintendent of the Kirkwood School District, and Melissa Schneider will be Parkway School District’s superintendent starting in the fall. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:49:49 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-17/francis-howell-superintendent-kirkwood-schneider-parkway Hiba Ahmad FBI, police warn not to make hoax threats against schools /law-order/2024-09-20/st-louis-fbi-police-warn-against-making-hoax-school-threats According to Courage2Report, a Missouri statewide school safety initiative, there have already been 125 reported school violence tips between July and September — which is nearly as many as the number of tips reported in all of 2023. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:45:56 GMT /law-order/2024-09-20/st-louis-fbi-police-warn-against-making-hoax-school-threats Lacretia Wimbley For Missouri’s student journalist of the year, writing is a form of civic engagement /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-01/for-missouris-student-journalist-of-the-year-writing-is-a-form-of-civic-engagement Before Parkway West graduate Elizabeth Franklin turned 18, she wrote for the school paper as a way to inform – and challenge – those around her. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:53:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-01/for-missouris-student-journalist-of-the-year-writing-is-a-form-of-civic-engagement Ulaa Kuziez Photos: Parkway North High students see appeals court without leaving school /education/2024-02-19/parkway-north-high-students-to-see-appeals-court-in-action-without-leaving-school About 200 upperclassmen in Parkway North’s government and law and crime classes will listen to oral arguments in a criminal appeal, then participate in a question-and-answer session with the judges and attorneys afterward. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-02-19/parkway-north-high-students-to-see-appeals-court-in-action-without-leaving-school Rachel Lippmann, Eric Lee Football in a basketball gym and indoor recess: Dangerous heat scrambles St. Louis schools /education/2023-08-23/football-in-a-basketball-gym-and-indoor-recess-dangerous-heat-scrambles-st-louis-schools A dangerous heat wave is throwing off the first week of school in districts around the St. Louis region. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /education/2023-08-23/football-in-a-basketball-gym-and-indoor-recess-dangerous-heat-scrambles-st-louis-schools Kate Grumke Deep underground, a Parkway school’s geothermal plant is attracting national attention /health-science-environment/2023-05-05/deep-underground-a-parkway-schools-geothermal-plant-is-attracting-national-attention A director from the U.S. Department of Energy visited Parkway South High School this week to commend the district’s energy efficiency work. Fri, 05 May 2023 12:02:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-05-05/deep-underground-a-parkway-schools-geothermal-plant-is-attracting-national-attention Kate Grumke St. Louis County uses new identification system for faster emergency responses to schools /education/2023-03-20/st-louis-county-uses-new-identification-system-for-faster-emergency-responses-to-schools Highcroft Ridge Elementary School is the first school to implement new school building codes that will help first responders. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:42:32 GMT /education/2023-03-20/st-louis-county-uses-new-identification-system-for-faster-emergency-responses-to-schools Britny Cordera A music teacher's pandemic hobby led to a ukulele obsession at a Parkway elementary school /education/2022-10-07/a-music-teachers-pandemic-hobby-led-to-a-ukulele-obsession-at-a-parkway-elementary-school A local elementary music teacher picked up the ukulele during the pandemic and is now teaching it to all of her students at Henry Elementary School in the Parkway School District. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:01:00 GMT /education/2022-10-07/a-music-teachers-pandemic-hobby-led-to-a-ukulele-obsession-at-a-parkway-elementary-school Kate Grumke Increases in resignations are adding to the already challenging staff shortage in St. Louis-area schools /education/2022-07-07/increases-in-resignations-are-adding-to-the-already-challenging-staff-shortage-in-st-louis-area-schools Across the board, districts say the same types of teachers are difficult to find — high school science and math teachers, foreign language teachers and special education teachers. There is also a big demand for custodians, food service workers and other support staff. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:01:00 GMT /education/2022-07-07/increases-in-resignations-are-adding-to-the-already-challenging-staff-shortage-in-st-louis-area-schools Kate Grumke St. Louis-area school board members reflect on education during COVID-19 /podcast/politically-speaking/2021-11-24/st-louis-area-school-board-members-reflect-on-education-during-covid-19 School boards throughout Missouri have had to make consequential decisions that sometimes were not popular around masking and remote schooling. Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:27:25 GMT /podcast/politically-speaking/2021-11-24/st-louis-area-school-board-members-reflect-on-education-during-covid-19 Jason Rosenbaum, Kate Grumke