Students at the District’s three elementary schools and the Family Center took part in their annual Halloween parades on Thursday, Oct. 31. Click on the headline to view photos from each school.
When Wydown Middle School Art Teacher Molly Lawless learned that one of her students, sixth-grader Ricky Barnes, was colorblind, she knew what she needed to do. Click on the headline to learn more.
Captain Elementary fifth-graders spent time at the Missouri History Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 16, learning how to curate a museum exhibit. Click on the headline to learn more.
Captain first-graders conducted a trash audit as the first step in their efforts to reduce waste in their school this year. Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
Meramec Elementary fifth-graders and their music teacher, Randi Shanker, started their day off right with an outdoor jam session before school on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Click on the headline to view a video.
The School District of Clayton is pleased to announce Meramec Elementary Kindergarten Teacher Patti Casseau has been selected as the District’s recipient of the 2019 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award. Click on the headline to learn more.
For the 18th year, fifth-graders at Meramec Elementary gained confidence while building new skills when they visited the rock-climbing wall at The Center of Clayton in October. Click on the headline to view photos.
New York Times bestselling author Joelle Charbonneau visited Wydown seventh-graders on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Click on the headilne to learn more.
Filing for the Board of Education Election opens on Tuesday, Dec. 17, and continues through Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at 5 p.m. Click on the headline to learn more.
CHS freshman Jayne Zavala performed with the Tlaxcala Dance Troupe at the Latinx Heritage Festival at the St. Louis Art Museum on Oct. 6. Click on the headline to view photos.
The School District of Clayton’s elementary schools are partnering this school year to host a three-part series for elementary parents titled, “Courageous Conversations: Staying Curious about our Community.” Click on the headline to learn more and RSVP to attend.
The District’s Board of Education approved the 2019 tax rate at its Sept. 25 meeting. As a result of the increase in assessed valuation from reassessment, the 2019 residential operating rate includes a 15-cent voluntary roll back, as promised during the Proposition E campaign, in order to only collect the additional revenue that was projected in the original request for an operating levy increase. Click on the headline to learn how the new tax rate will impact your property taxes.
A team of three Clayton High School seniors has earned a spot in the top 10 of 53 teams statewide in the Missouri High School Cyber Security Challenge. Click on the headline to learn more.
Fourteen Clayton High School seniors have been named Semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Competition, while seven CHS students were named Commended Students in the program. Click on the headline to view the list of students.
Clayton High School has been ranked third in Missouri and second among non-selective high schools in U.S. News and World Report’s 2018 Best High Schools list. Click on the headline to learn more.
At the School District of Clayton’s Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, April 11, the Board unanimously approved a resolution declaring their support for sensible gun safety legislation and their opposition to efforts to arm educators. Click the headline to read the resolution.
