Friday, May 24, 2013
The Parkway School District is hoping to take a pilot program districtwide. It will drastically reduce the amount of landfill waste produced but will require a 10-cent hike in lunch prices.
The Parkway School District is hoping to make its food services more environmentally friendly by expanding a pilot compostable lunch tray program to all its schools, but the move would require some extra green. The proposal was part of a draft budget presented by Parkway CFO Mark Stockwell during a recent board of education meeting. It was one of several notable items that Stockwell wanted to highlight ahead of the board’s final approval of the budget, which will come later this summer. Stockwell said the program, which began with a pilot initiative in the district’s northern schools last fall, has been “very, very successful.” A grant from the St. Louis Jefferson Solid Waste Management District funded the experimental phase, so expanding …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The new administrative positions are located at three Chesterfield area schools.
The Parkway School District recently named its new administrators for the upcoming school year, including leadership positions at three Chesterfield area schools. Dr. Alicia Bottorff has been named assistant principal at River Bend Elementary for the 2013-14 school year, replacing Jodi Meese. Bottorff came to Parkway in 2011 and is completing her second year as assistant principal at Craig Elementary. Anne Miller will be an assistant principal at West Middle. Miller has been administrative intern at West Middle since 2010. Prior to that, she had been a sixth-grade teacher at South Middle and West Middle beginning in 1999. Debbie Palazzola has been named assistant principal at Shenandoah Valley. Palazzola has served as administrative intern…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Chris Howard is a GOP State Committeeman from West County.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Due to the ongoing repairs, the summer school classes planned to take place at Shenandoah Valley Elementary are being moved to a different school.
Damage from a spring storm to the roof at Shenandoah Valley Elementary in early April is forcing the district to relocate the summer school classes originally scheduled to be held in the building. In a news release, Parkway stated that the move is due to final repairs from the storm damage and said the classes will be moved to River Bend Elementary, 224 River Valley Drive in Chesterfield. Summer school dates and times remain the same--June 3 to 21, from 8 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. Students who had previously registered for summer school classes at Shenandoah Valley are still enrolled in the same classes now planned for River Bend. There will be transportation for students from Highcroft Ridge, Green Trails and Shenandoah Valley elementary …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Patch news partner Fox2 reports that the two students are facing suspension and have been referred to juvenile court.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (KTVI) – Two Parkway students face suspension after they were caught with pot-laced brownies at school. Police say these Parkway West High School students made the brownies and planned to pass them out on school grounds. However, Chesterfield police say one of their classmates tipped off administrators, who quickly called in law enforcement. Most pot brownies look exactly like ordinary brownies, which could be why the teens thought they’d be safe to bring to school. Dan Duncan, with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, explains, “Obviously, for someone who wants to hide the fact that they’re using marijuana, putting it in a food product will do that, as opposed to sitting there smoking it.” But getting …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Patch brings you everything you need to know about the April 2 election, from candidates and ballot questions to where to vote.
On Tuesday April 2, voters in Chesterfield together head to the polls to elect a Mayor and City Council members, school board members for Parkway and Rockwood, a Rockwood ballot proposition as well as one director of the Monarch Fire Protection District. You can read about each candidate by following the links below Ward 1: Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Jane Cunningham Cole McNary Sam Sciortino Jenifer Clifton Tom Appelbaum Daniel P. Brodsky Brad Williams Debbie Hopper Ken Eigenberg Diane Finnestead Janet Strate Loralee Mondl Stephen (Steve) Banton Jeffrey R. Morrell Closing Remarks At Candidate Forum Rockwood School District Proposition S County Parks Ballot Question: St. Louis Beacon on Proposition P Where Do I Vote: Look up your address …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Suzanne Gunter, who police said was murdered by her husband William Lynn Gunter Monday, was also an active volunteer with the school district.
The Town and Country family whose husband has been charged in connection with the death of his wife may be a familiar name to some Chesterfield residents. An obituary at Legacy.com for Suzanne Gunter, who police said Wednesday was slain by her husband William Lynn Gunter, indicates she was an active volunteer in the Parkway School Distict. A district spokeswoman couldn't immediately identify where she volunteered, but said the couple's youngest daughter graduated from Parkway West High School in 2010. According to the St. Louis County Police department, which is now handling the investigation, Town and Country Police responded to the scene at 1515 Mason Hill Court Monday to an "accidental injury" call and found Suzanne Gunter laying in …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Eight candidates are vying for two seats on the Parkway Board of Education in next month's election.
Parkway School district voters interested in learning more about the field of eight candidates up for election to two slots on the district's board of education can do so at a Monday night forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The event starts at 7 p.m. at Parkway South Middle School. For those unable to attend the forum in person, the district will be streaming it live on their website. Viewers will also be able to submit their own questions to the candidates via an online chat. The candidates are: Patch has reached out to each of the campaigns with a set of questions, including those posed by Patch readers. We'll share those responses with you in time to help you make an informed decision at the polls April 2.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Eight candidates are running for one of two spots on the Parkway School District Board of Education April 2.
Biographical Information • Name, Age, Address: Tom Appelbaum, 47, 12739 Cypressway Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 • Occupation: Attorney • Education: Graduate of Parkway North, BS – Missouri State (Geology), MBA – MaryvilleUniversity, Law Degree – St. Louis University • Family (spouse/children and their schools): Wife – LaDonna. No children (just dogs). • Years lived in the Parkway School District: I have lived in the Parkway School District my whole life. Brief Background: Prior to law school, I worked as a geologist and with computers. When I became an attorney, I decided to open organize a professional association of energy auditors and got legislation passed that will help make buildings more sustainable while increasing economic …
Eight candidates are running for one of two spots on the Parkway School District Board of Education April 2.
Biographical Information Name, Age, Address: Sam Sciortino, 72 Occupation: Principal Education: BS Biology - Regis University; MS Counselor Education - Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; PH.D. Educational Administration - St. Louis University Family (spouse/children and their schools): Wife Barbara, children Barbara, Chris, Scott, 7 grandchildren. Years Lived in the Parkway School District: 10 Reasons For Running I am running for the Board to continue my service as I have the past three years as a Board member. My primary reason in continuing service as a Board member is to work collaboratively with the Board, district administration, faculty, and staff, along with the broader school community of parents and patrons to …
Al Stenzel
9:49 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Check out all those new multi-thousand dollar electronic signs at the Parkway chhools. Yesterday the Parkway South Highschool sign displayed a temperature reading of 89 degrees, while the new Hanna Woods Elementary school sign read 96 degrees. What's the point? Does the Hanna Woods faculty have more "Global Warming" believers than Parkway South? more ›