Rockwood News

"Forever Rockwood" is a series in which the Rockwood School District features alumni from Eureka, Lafayette, Marquette and Rockwood Summit high schools who make a lasting impact on their communities.

A total of six Rockwood School District students have been selected for the 2025 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the graduating class of 2025.

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.

The Rockwood Board of Education has approved the hiring of Mr. David Beck as a new assistant principal at Lafayette High, beginning July 1.

The Rockwood Board of Education has approved the hiring of Derec Guilstorf as a new assistant principal at Rockwood Valley Middle, beginning July 1.

The Rockwood Board of Education has approved the hiring of Erin Koch as the new principal at Kellison Elementary, beginning July 1.

The Rockwood Board of Education has approved the hiring of Eric Nieman as the new director of facilities, beginning July 1.

The Rockwood Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Katherine Rottjakob as the new administrative intern at the Center for Creative Learning, beginning July 1.

More than 170 Rockwood School District students, groups and staff members were honored for their achievements during the Board of Education Awards Ceremony on March 13 at Rockwood Summit High.
 

Force Green, a robotics team that contains Rockwood School District students, 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 8.

Schools around the Rockwood School District are hosting a variety of fun, educational, reading-themed activities leading up to Rockwood Reading Day and Missouri School Read-In Day, both of which are on Friday, March 14.

The Marquette CyberPatriot team finished first in the state and 12th out of more than 750 teams nationally in the Silver Tier during the state phase of the competition, advancing to the national semifinals.

Marquette High junior Alice Liu earned second place, and fellow Marquette students Dhruv Bhosekar and Vihaan Sawardekar were among seven others to be named finalists at the 2025 Academy of Science-St. Louis Honors Division Science Fair.

RSD Lives is one of less than 275 literary journals from around the nation – from high schools and colleges/universities – to earn a Superior rating or higher in the 2024 National Council of Teachers of English Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines program.

March is Music in Our Schools Month, a time to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children. At Rockwood Summit High, the spring production of "The Little Mermaid" serves as an enriching co-curricular blend of acting, singing, orchestral music and theatrical production aspects for the school's students.

Rockwood School District Director of Special Education Dr. Carmen Harris is one of this year's three recipients of the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Special School District (SSD) of St. Louis County.

More than 200 Rockwood Valley sixth-graders gained a better understanding of their city while honing their note-taking and writing skills on Feb. 14.

Marquette High junior Pooja Ganesh was one of 15 cricket players from around the country chosen to represent Team USA at the 2025 Under-19 T20 Women's World Cup, which was held Jan. 18-Feb. 2 in Malaysia.

The Lafayette High Kaons, Marquette High Baryons and three community robotics teams containing Rockwood students -- Force Green, Verge and X Bots -- advanced to the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Missouri/Kansas Championship due to their performance at the St. Louis Mid-League Tournament, which was held Feb. 1 at Lafayette -- and the Missouri Kansas East Super Qualifier, which was held Feb. 15 at Oakville High.

February is Missouri Lifelong Learning Month, a time when we promote awareness of the importance of ongoing education throughout everyone's lives. In the Rockwood School District, there are more than 140 educators and nearly 30 nurses who have earned National Board Certification, some of whom share why it's important for them to be lifelong learners and how they model and inspire their students to be lifelong learners.

The team of Lafayette High juniors Rohan Gopalan, Pardhu Konakandla and Adit Swami earned third place in the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Missouri’s 2nd District.