Click on the headline to learn more about Proposition E, a proposal on the April 2 ballot that would provide additional revenue to help the District maintain its academic excellence and fiscal stability.
On the day before the debut of the Wydown Theatre Company’s production of “Newsies: The Musical,” the cast took part in a masters class with a very special guest: Ben Fankhauser, a member of the original Broadway cast of “Newsies.” Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
The Wydown Middle School Varsity Science Olympiad Team earned second place at the Regional competition held on Feb. 23, while the Junior Varsity Team placed fourth. Click on the headline to learn more.
The Wydown Middle School Science Olympiad Team took first place out of 41 middle school teams - including several national qualifying teams - at the Warrensburg Science Olympiad Invitational held on Feb. 2. Click on the headline to learn more.
A slew of professional writers descended upon Wydown Middle School on Monday, Jan. 7, to share their expertise with the school’s eighth-graders. Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
During the weeks preceding Winter Break, WMS Student Council members raised $800 to support Ryan’s Case for Smiles, a nonprofit that sews personalized pillowcases for local children in the hospital. Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
This new program led by the District’s social workers provides wraparound services to families by working to support their basic needs so that students are ready to learn when they arrive at school. Click on the headline to learn more.
WMS Art Teacher Molly Lawless delivered the pet monsters her Fiber Arts students created to the very excited first-graders at Mason Elementary in Saint Louis Public Schools on Nov. 30. Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
On April 2, the District is asking voters to consider Proposition E in order to close the gap between its rising expenses and relatively flat revenue stream. While the District has taken numerous steps to control costs, factors such as the state law known as the Hancock Amendment will continue to keep the District’s revenues from staying on pace with its expenditures. Click on the headline to learn more.
Four Wydown Middle School students took home top honors for the sixth year in row in the Gifted Resource Council’s Equations Academic Challenge Cup held on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Click on the headline to learn more.
Three Wydown Middle School eighth-graders have been named finalists in the Saint Louis Symphony’s annual Express the Music program.
The Wydown Chess Team forked, pinned, trapped and mated their way to a strong second place finish in the 18th Annual Chris Bollinger Memorial Chess Tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 26, at WMS. Click on the headline to learn more.
Wydown Middle School Assistant Principal Doug Wehner has been selected for the Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools to Finland, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Click on the headline to learn more.
Five Wydown Middle School eighth-graders have been honored for their outstanding writing in the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Contest for the Missouri Region. Click on the headline to learn more.
Wydown Middle School eighth-grader Tyler Gant has been named to the All-Preps247 NextGen All America Florida/Michigan Camp football team. Tyler, who plays lineman, earned this selection for his performance during the NextGen football camp in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 5. Click on the headline to learn more.
The Wydown Middle School Chess Team forked, pinned, trapped and mated their way to a strong second place finish in the Hancock High School Inaugural Chess Tournament held on Saturday, Dec. 8. Click on the headline to learn more.
