Friday, May 18, 2012
Plus, a last minute change awards a construction bid to Wright Construction.
The final Hazelwood School District Board of Education meeting of the regular school year was delayed more than half an hour Tuesday night, due to an executive session meeting that began an hour before and ran long. But once the board meeting began, it proved to be a night of emotional acknowledgements, honors, and awards, as several students, teachers, and staff were recognized for their achievements during the school year. Hazelwood National Education Association Scholarships Hazelwood West High School senior Brittany Schuff, and Hazelwood East High School senior Arnella Balley, were recognized as $1,000 scholarship award winners for their entries the Hazelwood National Education Association (HNEA) art contest. HNEA president Diane …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Write your wishes to the class of 2012 for free on Patch.
This weekend, Hazelwood West High School will be graduating more than 300 students. According to the Hazelwood School District, the class of 2012 between all three high schools, Hazelwood West, East and Central, earned $12.9 million in scholarships. Graduates in the three schools combined have also performed 104,892 hours of community service since their freshman year. If you have a student or know a student graduating, send them a special congratulations in our announcements section. It's free, and it will go directly into the next day's newsletter and be featured on our site. Feel like writing an entire column about your graduate? Blog about them here.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Plus, the Hazelwood School District Board of Education is set to award bids for new buses, track and field improvements, and construction work at Hazelwood East High School.
The Hazelwood School District (HSD) Board of Education will convene Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., to discuss district business. Items on this week's agenda include: Reports Items Requiring Board Voting Action Will you be attending this week's meeting?
Monday, May 14, 2012
Maria Dlabick said she is looking forward to future as an artist and is receiving the school's President’s Scholarship.
There's only a few days left before Hazelwood West High School senior Maria Dlabick will be calling herself a college freshman. In the fall, she will attend college at the Kansas City Art Institute as a President’s Scholarship recipient, a four-year award. The scholarship is based on her academic performance and her skills as an artist, according to a Hazelwood School District statement. Dlabick has a 3.75 GPA. She scored 31 on the ACT college entrance exam. She is involved in the Crafts and Fiber Club and Anime Club, and she is a member of the National Art Honor Society. In March, she earned Honorable Mention at the Olivette Art Show and said she could imagine attending any other school. “I looked at different schools,” said Dlabick, but …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
HWHS Bands performed in their Spring Concert on May 7.
Hazelwood West band director Aaron Jackson and his musicians provided an evening of music and memories on Monday when they performed their 7 p.m. concert in the Hazelwood West High School (HWHS) Theatre. Three of HWHS's student music groups played, including the Jazz Band, the Concert Band and the Symphonic Band. The Jazz Band kicked off the evening when it performed three tunes, including a version of the Sesame Street theme song. Solos were performed by Tim Stolle on trumpet, Jocelyn Flowers on piano, Adam Kallal on vibes, Minhaz Rashid on alto sax and William Saxton on guitar. Next up, the Concert Band played four songs, starting with Fidelity March by Karl King.The group also played Fright Night, arranged by James Kazik, Land of the …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Coming off an all-conference junior season, senior Oday Al-Yatim has improved his numbers in every way, and leads the Hazelwood West Wildcats in batting average, hits, RBIs, and on-base percentage.
Even after delivering a first-team all-conference season last year as the starting catcher for the Hazelwood West High School varsity baseball team, senior Oday Al-Yatim just wasn't satisfied. Nevermind he hit .342 and had 17 runs batted in, for a team that made it to the district championship game. He was also selected as the designated hitter for the Suburban North Conference all-star team last year. Al-Yatim spent the entire offseason believing he didn't really play his best his junior year, and that he needed to have a big senior season if he really wanted to showcase his talents. "That's just the kind of kid Oday is," said Hazelwood West head coach Matt McClellan. "He's an unbelievable hard-worker. He works on every aspect of his game…
The Hazelwood School District has adopted a new policy in which all schools, campuses and district vehicles will now be smoke and tobacco free.
The Hazelwood School District (HSD) officially no longer accepts any form of smoking or tobacco on its premises from adults or students. The district adopted a tobacco free policy earlier in the year, which now prohibits staff and faculty from smoking in district vehicles, outside of school buildings, away from students in outside areas, and on anything deemed Hazelwood School District property. This includes when school is not in session. The same rules apply to students and HSD visitors. During a February board of education meeting the issue was discussed deeply and at that time, Diane Livingston, president of the Hazelwood National Education Association, requested the board of education pull the matter from voting so staff and faculty …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Registration for summer school and band camp in the Hazelwood School District is open and will continue through May 18. Summer classes begin in June.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Help 'Patch' honor all the teachers out there by telling why your teacher is the best you've ever had.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tuesday's ruling in the school transfers case formally known as Turner v. Clayton said students living in unaccredited school districts can't attend schools in accredited districts for free. So what happens to Hazelwood's wait list?
Some parents and teachers have expressed on Hazelwood Patch and its Facebook page agreement with Tuesday's ruling in the school transfers case formally known as Turner v. Clayton. Judge David Lee Vincent III aligns with the Clayton Schools' position on student transfers, and said students living in unaccredited school districts can't attend schools in accredited districts for free. Still, parents are wondering what that really means for Hazelwood School District (HSD), which has more than 300 students from the Riverview Gardens School District (RGSD) and St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS)—both of which are unaccredited—on a wait list to attend district schools. The answer is: there is no longer a wait list. "Basically we no longer have to …
Ashley
6:35 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
I'm happy this passed. I know it's going to be tough to enforce. When I was in high school students would sneak in to the bathrooms to smoke and so they had to start locking the bathroom doors during class. Good concept though. more ›