Rockwood News

Rising Marquette High senior Rineeta Vaghchhipawala has been learning from her former grade-level principal - Dr. Richard Regina - this summer as he transitions into the principal role at Selvidge Middle.

To prepare for the new school year beginning in Rockwood on Aug. 24, visit the easy-to-access public notices page of our website.

Bailey Slayton, a rising Eureka High senior, earned selection to the USEF Interscholastic Athlete Program and has qualified for the regional competition in English dressage, an equestrian discipline.

The Rockwood School District announced its revised free and reduced price policy for the 2026-2027 school year for students unable to pay the full price of meals served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

Ava Jenne, a rising Lafayette High senior, is helping the Saint Louis University Transformative Workforce Academy connect justice-involved jobseekers with employers through her work with the PIE Summer Internship program.

Recent Marquette High graduates Connor Gleason and Shreyas Iyer are among the second round of this year’s College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship winners.

The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) has a list of required immunizations for students enrolled and attending schools in the state. IFM Community Medicine will be providing these state-required vaccines for our students at upcoming clinics.

More than 150 Rockwood School District administrators, staff members and Board of Education directors gathered for the district’s annual Administrative Conference on July 21-22 at Eureka High.

We are excited to welcome volunteers and visitors to Rockwood schools! In order to volunteer to chaperone a field trip or work with students inside a Rockwood school, community members must know some important information.

Ty Waldrop, a 2024 Rockwood Summit High graduate, is part of the Welcome Home Rockwood program for aspiring teachers and hopes to become a music educator.

Rising seniors Nicole Li and Natalie Soest are studying comets with UMSL Department of Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy and Statistics researchers through the Rockwood Partners in Education Summer Internship program.

A total of 172 Rockwood School District students representing all four district high schools earned Missouri Seal of Biliteracy recognition this year.

Marquette High students earned top-seven finishes in three different categories at the 2026 Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference.

A total of 25 Rockwood School District spring sports student-athletes representing all four high schools earned All-Metro recognition from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

For the fourth year in a row, Marquette High students represented Missouri at the national level of competition for the National History Day program, including one who earned a national award and a group who placed sixth in its category.

A total of 16 Rockwood School District students participated in a unique summer learning and personal development experience at the annual Missouri Scholars Academy (MSA).

Rockwood Summit High science teacher Sarah Moonier has been named one of more than 30 regional honorees from around the state in the Missouri Teacher of the Year program.

More than 40 Rockwood School District students participated in a hands-on, weeklong experience of leadership, citizenship and democracy at the Missouri Boys State and Missouri Girls State programs. 

A total of 40 spring sports student-athletes -- 24 girls and 16 boys -- representing all four Rockwood School District high schools earned All-District, All-State or All-America recognition in baseball, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and water polo.

A total of 160 students representing all four Rockwood School District high schools combined to earn 191 awards in the College Board National Recognition program.