• WSD Student Wins Mizzou Music Competition

    THS senior Adam Routt has won third place in the High School Jazz Division of the 2020 Creating Original Music Project at the University of Missouri-Columbia. This is the second consecutive year that Routt has placed in the project; in 2019, he won second place in the High School Jazz Division.

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  • WSD Hosts STEAM Olympics

    The Wentzville School District hosted more than 250 competitors at Liberty High School on March 3 and March 10 for its sixth annual District STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Olympics. This year, Art was added to the competition, making it the “STEAM” Olympics. What began as classroom STEAM challenges culminated in the finalists performing timed small group challenges that put their skills to the test.

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  • WSD High School Musicians Qualify for MSHSAA State Music Festival

    Congratulations to our high school musicians and singers who qualified for the MSHSAA State Music Festival by receiving an Honor I (highest possible) rating on their solos and ensembles at the MSHSAA District Music Festival held at Fort Zumwalt East High School on Saturday, March 7. These musicians would have advanced to perform at the State Festival at the University of Missouri – Columbia on Saturday, May 2, 2020, but that event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • WSD Student Earns Perfect Score on ACT

    Holt High School junior Heath Bana has earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Nationally, while the actual number of students earning the top score varies from year to year, on average, only around one-half of 1% of students who take the ACT earn a 36. Among test takers in the U.S. high school graduating class of 2019, only 4,879 of nearly 1.8 million students earned an ACT composite score of 36.

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  • Holt Junior to Study in Austria on Rotary Youth Exchange Program Scholarship

    Holt High School junior Makenna Seghers has been awarded a scholarship through the Rotary Youth Exchange Program to study in Austria. Seghers will spend an entire academic year in the country, representing her school and the United States as she learns more about the Austrian culture, traditions and language.

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  • WSD High School Students Excel at Regional Science & Engineering Fair

    Students from the Wentzville School District competed in the High School Honors Division of Missouri’s Tri-County Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at Holt High School on Saturday, February 29. Holt junior Ethan Dunsworth received first place for his project "Exploring the Mechanisms of Major Depression and Antidepressant Response Using Gene and miRNA Expression" and will advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Anaheim, California, May 10-15, 2020.

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  • WSD Students Compete at FBLA District Competition and Advance to State

    WSD Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students competed at the District Competition on February 13 and are moving on to the State competition in Springfield, Missouri on April 19-21. Students from Holt, Liberty and Timberland won multiple awards and at the end of the day, 24 WSD students qualified to move on to the State competition.

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  • Holt Wrestler Wins Back to Back State Championships

    Holt High School sophomore Esther Han was crowned State Champion in her weight class (142) at the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Girls Wrestling Championship at the University of Missouri-Columbia February 20-22, 2020. This is Han’s second consecutive championship; last year, as a freshman, she was crowned the State Champion at 136 at the inaugural MSHSAA Girls State Wrestling Championship.

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  • Liberty High School Dance Team Wins State Championship

    The Liberty High School Varsity Dance Team captured first place in Division 4 at the Missouri Dance Team Association (MDTA) State Competition held on Saturday, February 29, at the Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The Liberty Belles accrued more points than any other team in their combined categories, earning first place in Precision Jazz and first place in Pom.

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  • HHS Theatre Department Presents "Arsenic and Old Lace"

    The Holt High School Theatre Department will present Joseph Kesselring’s “Arsenic and Old Lace” on March 12, 13, and 14. This comedy will be performed by an all-school cast and crew. The performance will be held at the C.H. Jones Auditorium on March 12, 13, and 14 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students when purchased online; tickets are available at the door for $8 for adults and $6 for students.

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  • LHS Theatre Presents Clue: On Stage

    The Liberty High School Theatre Department will present Jonathan Lynn’s “Clue: On Stage” on March 5, 6, and 7. The comedy will be performed at 7:00 p.m. each evening in the Liberty High School Performing Arts Center. Admission is $7 for adults and $6 for students and tickets will be available at the door.

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  • Eighty-three WSD Students Qualify for DECA State Competition

    DECA's District Competitive Events Conference was held February 12 in Chesterfield and as a result, 32 Holt students, 21 Liberty students and 30 Timberland students will advance to the state competition.

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  • WSD Board of Education Approves New Principal for Heritage Intermediate

    The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Jodi Oliver as principal of Heritage Intermediate for the 2020-2021 school year. Dr. Oliver, who is currently serving as principal at Crestwood Elementary in the Lindbergh School District, will replace Dr. Todd Kraft who is retiring at the end of the school year. Dr. Oliver has taught first, second, fifth and sixth grades in Utah and Missouri and has worked as both a literacy coach and assistant principal before becoming a principal in 2013.

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  • WSD Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Finalist

    The Wentzville School District is proud to announce that senior Logan Brenningmeyer from Timberland High School has been selected as a finalist in the 65 th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Finalists represent less than 1 % of U.S. high school seniors, and have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

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  • THS Theatre Presents Noises Off

    The THS Theatre Department will present Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” on February 27, 28, and 29. The performances will be held at the Carl E. Reininger Theatre at 7:00 p.m. each evening. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for students when purchased online at Timberlandtheatre.com; tickets are available at the door for $8 for adults and $7 for students.

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  • WSD Educator Receives Outstanding Middle School Math Teacher Award

    Marnie Clawson, an eighth grade math teacher at South Middle School in the Wentzville School District, has been named Outstanding Middle School Mathematics Educator by the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM). Mrs. Clawson was the only middle school teacher selected from across the state to receive this year’s award.

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  • WSD Senior Receives U.S. Air Force Academy Appointment

    Timberland senior Hannah Kuhlmann has received and accepted an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado. She received the nomination from Congressman Blaine Luetkenmeyer for her appointment to the United States Air Force Academy Class of 2024.

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  • WSD Places Two Propositions on April Ballot

    The Board of Education has voted unanimously to place two propositions on the April 7, 2020 ballot to accommodate the continued growth of the District, as well as the need for additional staff and wage increases to close the growing gap between the WSD and neighborhing districts.

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  • WSD Board of Education Approves New Principal for Frontier Middle School

    The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Laura Rowe as principal of Frontier Middle School for the 2020-2021 school year. Dr. Rowe, who has been serving as an assistant principal at Lakeview Elementary for the past three years, will replace Dr. Jeri LaBrot who has been hired as the new Assistant Superintendent of Student Services for the District. Dr. Rowe has worked for the WSD since 2010.

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  • Wabash Teacher Wins Grant to Transform Classroom

    Wabash Elementary special education teacher Jodi Owens has earned a grant worth up to $20,000 from Freedom Interiors to transform her classroom to suit her students’ needs. The Free 2 Learn Grant provides the winning teacher’s school one fully-furnished classroom, all tailored specifically for students via a 3D scan.

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