KMOV 4 - Plan to put more school resource officers in Wentzville schools advances

From KMOV, Channel 4 - The Wentzville Board of Aldermen moved forward with a plan to put more school resource officers in schools.

Robo-Warriors

The Wentzville Robotics Team has garnered success at the regional, national and international levels. Also, Discovery Ridge Elementary is named National School of Character.

Wentzville, Orchard Farm school districts become twin towers of growth in St. Charles County

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine writes about how the WSD has been growing by about 600 students a year since 2001. It has more than 16,000 students and 2,100 employees and has been the fastest growing school district in Missouri for years.

Moore steps down after 17 seasons as coach at Holt

STLToday explains the positive effect Holt High Coach Jason Moore has had on Holt wrestling. After 17 years as a teacher and coach at Holt High in Wentzville, Moore is ready to take on a new challenge. When the 2018-19 school year starts in August, he will be one of the school's assistant principals.

Missouri sanctions girls high school wrestling

Josh Helmuth from KSDK ran this story featuring Laura Hermann, a member of the Holt wrestling team this past year, along with wrestling coach Jason Moore. MSHSAA voted last week to sanction women's wrestling - only the 9th state in the nation to do so.

Missouri police use school shooting simulator

CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 highlights local law enforcement efforts. The O'Fallon, Missouri, police department is training officers with a very realistic simulator, using video of the local high schools to prepare officers for school shootings.

KPLR Tools for Teachers: Jerry Cannon

In this video, Wentzville Middle School teacher Jerry Cannon is highlighted by KPLR/Weber Chevrolet and their Tools for Teachers award. Jerry was recently awarded $500 from Weber Chevrolet due to the example he sets for Wentzville Middle School.

Area school districts sell advertising opportunities to raise money

The Post-Dispatch ran this story about WSD's Marketing Program and sponsorship opportunities as well as similar programs in other school districts.

Local elementary school rallies around 9-year-old liver transplant patient

KMOV aired a great video about Mrs. Cole's 3rd grade class at Duello Elementary and how they have rallied around their classmate, "Jaz" Morris. Jaz is the daughter of our beloved custodian at Liberty High School, Luther Morris, and she recently received a new liver. We are all very proud of how her classmates, Duello, and the entire WSD family has wrapped their love around Jaz.

Staying safe behind the wheel

From Community News - A group of Liberty High School students create an event to inform the community on the dangers of distracted driving.

Fox 2 Athlete of the Week - Holt's Nick Schmidt

Fox 2 ran a story about Holt senior Nick Schmidt and the attention he is receiving from major league scouts.

Pirtle-Hall overcomes illness for third GO! St. Louis Marathon title

This article in STL Today featured Liberty English Teacher Jackie Pirtle-Hall for WINNING the GO! St. Louis Marathon this weekend with an Olympic Trials qualifying time of 02:44:18! Jackie credits her family and her running coach, LHS AP History Teacher Sheldon Webster, for supporting her and helping her to get ready for the race, and next up, the Olympic Trials in 2020.

Wentzville principal sleeps on school roof to support students who love books

David Bates spent the night on the roof of Prairie View Elementary and did a live shot one morning with KSDK. Ryan Dean followed up with additional details for a piece that aired that evening on KSDK as well.

School Safety – From The Superintendent

Published in Newstime Magazine, Dr. Curtis Cain, the WSD Superintendent, writes about school safety.

Wentzville drops out of lunch program

This KSDK video examines the WSD's decision to opt out of the Federal School Lunch Program