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A total of 29 Rockwood students representing all four district high schools have been named finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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In March, communities across the state are celebrating School Board Recognition Month, honoring the men and women who volunteer their time and energy to support public school students and staff members.
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On Thursday, Feb. 29, the ROSE Award patrol crisscrossed the district to honor this year’s 15 recipients of the prestigious ROSE Award. Congratulations, ROSE Award recipients!
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Throughout the month of February, each Rockwood school announced its own Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to the 31 Rockwood Teachers of the Year for 2024-2025!
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Nearly 200 student musicians representing all four Rockwood School District high schools earned top "Gold/Exemplary" ratings at the district Solo and Ensemble Festival, earning the opportunity to participate at the state level.
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Ava Rhine, a senior at Rockwood Summit High, is one of 14 acts that will perform in the finals of the 14th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, at The Fabulous Fox Theatre.
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Nearly 40 Rockwood elementary, middle and high school students from 15 different schools received eye care and glasses at Westridge Elementary on March 6 through the Eye Thrive Mobile Vision Clinic program.
Rockwood School District seniors Glayden Douglas, Auden Sellmeyer and Timothy Smith have earned prestigious scholarships from the Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD).
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For the first time in club history, the Marquette High Science Bowl team will compete in the National Science Bowl finals, which will be held April 25-29 in Washington, D.C.
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Over the first week and a half of February, Rockwood Early Childhood Education students had the opportunity to exercise their art and empathy skills while making Valentine’s Day cards for the residents at two area assisted living facilities.
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Students from five Rockwood School District schools earned recognition in this year's Missouri regional round of the national Scholastic Writing Awards contest.
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Lafayette High senior Natalie Barnard earned the 2023-2024 Gatorade Missouri Girls Cross Country Player of the Year award, celebrating her as the top state athlete in her sport for excellence on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
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Students and staff members at Marquette High, Crestview Middle and Woerther Elementary celebrated national "Spread the Word: Inclusion" Day on Wednesday, March 6, hosting a variety of activities that promoted building an inclusive future for all.
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Marquette High student Alice Liu earned third place, and Lafayette High students Joel and Sarah Ebenezer's project was among eight others to be named finalists at the 2024 Academy of Science-St. Louis Honors Division Science Fair.
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More than 150 Rockwood School District students and staff members were honored for their achievements during the Board of Education Awards Ceremony on March 7 at Marquette High.
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Schools around the Rockwood School District hosted a variety of fun, educational, reading-themed activities this week in the lead-up to Missouri School Read-In Day, which is Friday, March 8.
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The Rockwood Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Eric Higgins as the new principal at Rockwood Valley Middle, beginning July 1.
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Westridge Elementary hosted its annual Celebration of Nations event on the evening of March 1. Students and their families showcased booths representing nearly 20 countries, with information about food, culture, clothing and history.
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Rockwood School District students earned the top four spots and the People's Choice Award at the recent St. Louis Community College (STLCC)-Wildwood Eco-Art Exhibit.
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Students representing three Rockwood School District schools participated in this year’s Regional National History Day (NHD) Competition at the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday, March 2, with three individuals and two groups earning first place.
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The Rockwood Educational Equity and Access Department has toured district elementary schools for more than a dozen "REEAD" visits that include books read alouds and discussions on important topics such as focus, kindness and having a growth mindset.
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March is Music In Our Schools Month, the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools and communities across the nation. To celebrate, the Rockwood School District is hosting a variety of learning opportunities for students and staff members throughout the month.
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Two robotics teams that contain Rockwood School District students -- X Bots and Force Green -- advanced to this year's FIRST World Championship through their performance at the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Missouri Kansas Regional Championship, which was held on the campus of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla on March 2.
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March is national Women’s History Month, a time to commemorate and encourage the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. In response to community feedback, the Rockwood School District is in the process of crafting a new women’s history course, which is scheduled to be offered for the first time for the 2025-2026 school year.
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A group of 16 LaSalle Springs Middle students situated themselves around the school library on Thursday, Feb. 29, presenting information in character about the lives of influential African American figures to celebrate Black History Month.
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