Five Missouri high school seniors were selected as members of the 57 th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars along with 161 students from across the country. The president recognized the outstanding students listed below for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in 12- to 15-year-olds. Schools and hospitals already have begun scheduling appointments for parents to take their children to be vaccinated.
These St. Louis high schools ranked among the best in Missouri
St. Louis is home to nine of the 10 best public high schools in the state, according to the 2021 list from U.S. News & World Report Author: Dori Olmos Updated: 2:28 PM CDT April 27, 2021
ST. LOUIS Where did you go to high school?
Thousands of St. Louisans can take even more pride in their answer after the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
St. Louis is home to nine of the 10 best public high schools in the state, according to the 2021 list released Tuesday. The greater St. Louis area dominated the rankings for Missouri again, with results that were similar to the 2020 rankings.
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Model Continuation High Schools for 2021
SACRAMENTO State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that 27 schools throughout the state were recognized as Model Continuation High Schools (MCHS) for 2021.
“Student attendance and engagement in distance learning during the school closures has been difficult especially for students who struggled with attendance issues before the pandemic,” said Thurmond. “These model schools have been able to keep at-risk students on track using social and emotional learning, mentorship programs, restorative justice practices, and other innovative methods. Through the work of dedicated teachers and administrators, model continuation schools provide the students they serve with new academic opportunities that can change the course of their lives in high school and beyond.”
18-year-old Carieal Doss was a senior at Parkway West High School Author: Marianne Martinez, Dori Olmos Published: 1:32 PM CST March 2, 2021 Updated: 1:34 PM CST March 2, 2021
ST. LOUIS A man has been charged with the death of a St. Louis teen, who was unidentified for two days after she was found shot in April 2020.
On April 14, officers responded to the 2800 block of Franklin Avenue, which is in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. They found the teen with the gunshot wound, lying on the sidewalk.
Police asked for help in identifying the teen, distributing photos of what she was wearing when she was found.
Two days later, she was identified as 18-year-old Carieal Doss, a senior at Parkway West High School. School administrators said Doss went by the nickname L.