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Clayton High School Principles of Engineering students put their knowledge about trajectory to the test when they accepted a challenge from their peers at Westminister Christian Academy this spring. Students from the two schools worked in groups to research and construct a device within specific size restrictions that would launch a tennis ball the furthest distance. Click on the headline to read more and view photos.
Clayton High School juniors Maxwell Sorensen, Shiori Tomatsu and Momoko Oyama have been selected to participate in the University of Missouri-St. Louis summer Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program. Click the headline to learn more.
As members of the Teen Arts Council (TAC) of the St. Louis Art Museum, Clayton High School junior Laura James and senior Regine Rosas have helped to organize the Young Artists’ Exhibition for local high school students. The exhibition features the artwork of St. Louis area students in grades eight through 12, including seven CHS students. Click on the headline to read the article.
Current Clayton Mayor Harold Sanger, former Mayor Linda Goldstein and the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council honored the 14 student winners of the Clayton Centennial Contest at a special reception on Monday, May 13. These students were celebrated for their essays, artwork and videos submitted in the contest to depict their answers to the question, “What will Clayton be like in 100 years?” Click on the headline for photos and the list of winners.
Clayton Superintendent Dr. Sharmon Wilkinson shared with an audience of students, parents and staff on Wednesday, May 15, about how “the winds” of her childhood had a significant impact on her life. Wilkinson’s presentation was part of Clayton High School’s annual Words of Wisdom (WOW) speaker series. Click on the headline to read the article.
The news of the devastation caused by the tornado in Oklahoma on May 20 is both shocking and saddening. Our hearts and thoughts are with the community of Moore and the surrounding areas impacted by the tornado, especially the students, staff and families at Briarwood and Plaza Towers Elementary Schools. Click on the headline for a letter from Superintendent Dr. Sharmon Wilkinson containing resources for talking with your children about this tragedy and for suggestions on how you can help the individuals directly impacted by the tornado.
Clayton High School students took home nine Cappies Awards following the organization’s Awards Gala on Saturday, May 18. In its eighth season, the St. Louis Cappies works to foster community recognition of student achievement in theater arts while enhancing and celebrating high school theater across the St. Louis area. Click on the headline to view the list of award winners.
Clayton High School choir, band and orchestra students had an outstanding presence at the MSHSAA State Solo and Small Ensemble Festival. Many students received a Superior I rating, the highest rating possible. Click the headline to view the students and their awards.
Clayton High School has been named in Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s list of Best High Schools in America, ranking 179 out of 2,000 high schools and 20th in the Midwest. Click the headline to read more.
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2013-2014 Mayor's Youth Advisory Council. The MYAC is a collaboration between the City of Clayton and the School District of Clayton. The program is designed to give interested teens an immersive local government experience. Click the headline to learn more.
The School District of Clayton will save an estimated $651,000 over the next 20 years while reducing its impact on the environment with the installation of eight arrays of solar panels on six buildings across the District, including Clayton High School. The Board of Education approved a 20-year lease proposal from Microgrid Solar, which includes Microgrid’s donation of an array of solar panels at Wydown Middle School. Click on the headline to read the article.
Captivating audiences with her performance of a sonnet and monologue from Shakespeare, Clayton High School sophomore Katie Warnusz-Steckel placed as a semi-finalist at the 30th season of the English-Speaking Union’s (ESU) National Shakespeare Competition. The competition was held on April 22 at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City for the 58 winners of ESU Branch competitions nationwide. Click on the headline to read the article.
Clayton High School has been ranked second among the best high schools in Missouri and first among the state’s non-selective high schools in U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of Best High Schools. CHS is ranked 187th nationally based on state proficiency standards and how well it prepares students for college. Click on the headline to learn more.
Clayton High School students took home 34 awards at the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association’s J-Day hosted by the University of Missouri – Columbia’s Journalism School on Wednesday, April 4. Click on the headline to view the list of award-winning students.
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