Gabrielle Jackson Still Missing Two Days After Her Disappearance

The Hazelwood child was last seen at school. Hazelwood Police believe the 11-year-old was taken after school by her mother, Cecilia Montez, who may be headed out of state.

There's been no progress as the Hazelwood Police Department (HPD) continues to follow the case of a missing 11-year-old girl who police think may have been taken by her biological mother. Police say Montez, who does not have custody of Gabrielle, took her as she left school Monday. Hazelwood Police Sgt. Andy Eagan said Tuesday the investigation is ongoing and the Missouri State Highway Patrol has stepped in and added Jackson to its missing person clearinghouse. She now appears on a missing persons flier.  Police say Montez picked Gabrielle Jackson at Hazelwood West Middle School in a dark-colored minivan with dark tinted windows.  Montez may be taking Gabrielle to Sacramento, Calif., according to an HPD press release. Gabrielle is 4-foot-…

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Hazelwood Girl Missing After Non-Custodial Parent Picks Her Up From School

Hazelwood Police believe 11-year-old Gabrielle Jackson was taken after school by her mother, Cecilia Montez, who may be headed to California.

The Hazelwood Police Department is looking an 11-year-old girl who may have been taken by her biological mother, who does not have custody of her, as she left school Monday.   Police say Cecilia Montez picked Gabrielle Jackson at Hazelwood West Middle School in a dark-colored minivan with dark tinted windows, KTRS is reporting.   Montez may be taking Gabrielle to Sacramento, Calif., according to a STLtoday.com report.  Gabrielle is 4-foot-11, 85 pounds with a light complexion, brownish-red hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink or purple pea coat, blue jeans and black shoes. She was carrying a black backpack with silver hearts on it. Gabrielle lives in Hazelwood in the 700 block of Lynn Have Lane with her father, who has full…

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Hazelwood West Middle School Forming A Safe School Committee

The school is seeking parent input and participation in the committee.

In the wake of the May attempted sex assault at Hazelwood West Middle School, the school's administration is forming a Safe School Committee. Hazelwood Patch reported on May 18 that the school had begun the process of healing through counseling for students and increased enforcement of areas during class time, and additional policy on hallway monitoring. In an email blast sent out in June, parents were asked to participate in the schools efforts to keep the school safe by joining the committee. If you are interested in serving on a committee with students, staff and parents regarding the topic of safe schools, contact Allison Klouse, the school principal, at 314-953-7801. According to the email blast, further information regarding the …

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Whiz Kids: Hazelwood West Middle School Students Recognized by the St. Louis Holocaust Museum

The Hazelwood West Middle School students were recognized for a communal art project based on the theme, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly.”

Congratulations are in order to 17 Hazelwood West Middle School students in the Hazelwood School District that earned recognition for a communal art project submitted to the St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center. The students entered their project as part of the museum’s Ninth Annual Art and Writing Contest. The museum received more than 600 entries from area middle, high schooled and home schooled students. The theme of the submitted project is a take on, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly.” The art represents “the spirit of children who lived in the Terezin Ghetto and left their artistic legacy to inspire us. Like the butterfly, they fly with freedom and beauty through our memory,” said Elaine Eversgerd, the student's art teacher. …

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Three Teens To Be Charged in Attempted Sexual Assault at Hazelwood West Middle School

Four seventh-grade boys allegedly attempted to rape a seventh-grade girl at Hazelwood Middle School on Monday. The Hazelwood Police Department referred three to St. Louis County Family Court seeking attempted forcible rape charges, among others.

Three of four male students involved in a sexual misconduct investigation at Hazelwood West Middle School may soon be facing criminal charges, Hazelwood Police Chief Carl Wolf said. About 30 minutes before school ended on Monday, four male Hazelwood West Middle School seventh-graders allegedly forced a female student, also a seventh-grader, into the boys’ bathroom and attempted to sexually assault her, stated an email the Hazelwood Middle Sschool administration sent out to parents Thursday evening. Neither the Hazelwood School District nor the Hazelwood Police Department have released specific details of the occurrence. The girl’s parents told KMOV that two of the students reportedly tried to pull down the girl’s pants and have sex with …

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Jeannine

10:31 am on Monday, September 3, 2012

If this happened the way the story says it happened, than arrest and expel should be the only result. However, knowing the way the school system works, be careful to judge too quickly. I certainly hope the district did not add their own twist to the facts in order to get these kids out. It happens everyday in our school system. An example, the kid who brings nail clippers to school and gets …   more ›

Hazelwood West Middle School Students Removed from School Premises for Sexual Misconduct

Two male students reportedly attempted "sexual relations" with a female student in one of the school's bathrooms, according to an email sent out to parents today.

According to an email sent out to parents today, Hazelwood West Middle School administration and the Hazelwood Police Department are dealing with a situation deemed as "attempted inappropriate sexual relations." "In order to prevent the spread of misinformation and keep the lines of communication open, we want to provide you with information regarding a recent situation at West Middle School," the email stated. "Earlier this week, a female student reported that, toward the end of the day, in the lower cafeteria area, two male students attempted sexual relations with her in the boy’s bathroom." The email states that the school administrators, in cooperation with the school resource officers, immediately began an investigation. After a …

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Whiz Kids: Hazelwood West Middle Art Students’ Work Featured at State Capital

Artwork 34 Hazelwood West Middle School students created is on display at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education main office in Jefferson City, Mo.

Sixth-Grade Stephanie Willard Mia luli Chanda Brown Ashley Brand Jordan lhler Gavin Sauer Allan Njoroge Marcus Newberry Daja Lucas Amie Riess Kaitlyn Langley Omowunmi Akinade Nicole Tokatz Samantha Ortiz-Castillo McCole Sydni Santino Fuentes Jacklyn Scarborough Shelby Wehmer Adrian Works Josh Patty Miranda Rush Brooke Whitelaw Seventh-Grade Marquel Ridgeway Valerie Maddock Lauren Barboza Hannah Allen Kia Parham Cody Sevier Katie Neuner Chau Le Wynnie Clemons Ashley Dinkins Breanna Cullinane Sacorya Railey Courtney Soberg Kristen White Chelsea Lynn Allison Miguel Garcia Avalos Katie Lynne Baker Michael Adrian Dunn Grant Tracy Robert Walter Alyson Fosdick Alexus Goodrich Erin Manser Ethan Marciniak Morgan McGibany Shane Schmidt Tonie …

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PTA Reflections Program Honors A Hazelwood West Middle School Student

Wynnie Clemons has accomplished some Hazelwood School District and PTSA firsts with her win.

Wynnie Clemons, a seventh-grade student at Hazelwood West Middle School, won second place in the 2010-11 PTA ReflectionsProgram, a national arts recognition program. Wynnie won her award in the visual arts category in the sixth- through eighth-grade division.  Students submitted themed creative works of art through the school’s Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). The project them was “Together We Can.” “I created a design of six or seven large leaves that I traced using oil pastels and then I filled them in using watercolors,” Wynnie said in a press release. “It feels great to win second place because I didn’t know I was going to win.” Wynnie has accomplished some Hazelwood School District and PTSA firsts but insists her talent in …

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Local Students Raise Funds for Historic Statue

Hazelwood West Middle School and Russell Elementary join in the effort to honor Dred and Harriet Scott.

Marty Mintman, an English teacher at Hazelwood West Middle School isn’t just passionate about teaching his students proper grammar and spelling. As a self-proclaimed “history buff,” Mintman strives to make history come to life for his classes. When an opportunity arose to participate in raising funds to erect a statue honoring St. Louisians Dred Scott and his wife Harriet, Mintman was excited to join in the effort. “I wanted my students to contribute to an important monument with local connections that they could share with their future children and grandchildren,” he said. The plan is for the statute to be located at the historical courthouse in St. Louis where the Supreme Court case took place. The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation sponsors…

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Proud to be an American

Three Hazelwood West Middle School students won awards from the Florissant Elks’ “Why I am Proud to be an American” essay contest.

  Aaron Hinton, Alex Simmons and Bonnie Vigland discussed their 250-word essays and what it means to them to be U.S. Citizens with the Hazelwood School District (HSD) Communications Office. “It feels good to me personally because I want to be an author,” Alex said. “I tried to zoom in on our nation as compared to other countries in what makes us lucky. "Some countries have dictatorships, I have a great deal of pride being an American (and) I feel that my life would be a lot different and probably for the worse if I lived somewhere else.”  Bonnie said the United States is not as bad some people and places portray it.  “After I figured out what I was going to do, it didn’t take long to write,” she said. “A lot of people here think we have it…

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