Rockwood News

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.

The Rockwood School District has been recognized by the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for its efforts to inform our community across multiple channels, including three Excellence awards and four Merit awards.

Rising Marquette High senior Ayush Vasireddy presented his research at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, earning one of only six first- or second-place awards in the Chemistry category and placing his project among the top 2 percent in the world.

On May 26, six Rockwood School District students participated in a Signing Day event after being selected for the Registered Youth Apprenticeship program, which recently expanded to include St. Louis County following a successful launch in St. Charles County last year.

Crestview, LaSalle Springs, Rockwood Valley and Wildwood middle schools and Ridge Meadows Elementary have been recognized for enacting “Promising Practices” by Character.org.

Rockwood School District students and recent graduates earned a variety of honors at South Tech High School over the final two months of the school year, from Tops at Tech honors to STAR Awards to SkillsUSA state medals to participating in a carpentry signing day.

Recent Marquette High graduate Jamie Park is one of fewer than 650 students from around the country to be named a semifinalist in the 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

Recent Lafayette High graduates Abhi Boga and Vedanth Chimakurthy and Marquette High graduate Satvik Seetharaman are among this year’s National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners.

Lafayette High students Charlie Heger and Elwyn Dignam and the pit orchestras from Lafayette and Eureka High are nominated for awards in this year's Ken Page Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in high school musical theater in the St. Louis region.

A total of 66 students from 13 Rockwood elementary, middle and high schools recently earned ribbons in the Honors Division or in their grade levels for their projects at the Academy of Science-St. Louis Science Fair.

A group of Selvidge students painted 25 empty lockers with book spine designs for a service-learning project, leaving their mark on the school.