The School District of University City announced its 2013-14 teacher and educational support person of the year Wednesday. Superintendent Joylynn Pruitt and other administrators surprised 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year and Educational Support Personnel of the Year. The teacher of the year is Brittany Wood's Middle School math teacher Byron McKinney. The Educational Support Personnel of the Year is Marion Reed, a science curator at Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School. Reed is a University City High School graduate who has worked in the district for years. "I'm just ecstatic," she said. "I can't…
University City High School Principal Michael Maclin discusses his passion and vision for UCHS at a Brittany Woods Middle School PTO meeting in a YouTube video posted Feb. 20, 2013. Maclin joined the School District of University City for the 2012-13 school year. Previously he worked in the Maplewood-Richmond Heights District. See more on Maclin and UCHS: University City Principal Discusses Recent Weight Loss UCHS Students Return from Inauguration Trip Community Effort Is Sending UCHS Students to Inauguration UCHS' New Principal Says Goodbye via YouTube University City Hires New High School …
Dr. Jamie Jordan, principal of Brittany Woods Middle School in the School District of University City, has been named the 2013 Missouri Middle School Principal of the Year by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Jordan will receive the award at the annual MASSP Spring Conference on Monday, March 25. More than 400 middle school principals were considered for the honor. Jordan receives the recognition based on her impact in the areas of collaborative leadership, curriculum, instruction and assessment, and personalization of the learning environment. Jordan received a similar…
Joylynn Pruitt, the superintendent of schools for the School District of University City, is one 14 phenomenal women who appear on the cover of the Special Salute to Phenomenal Women, ninth edition of Who’s Who in Black St. Louis, Celebrating African-American Achievement publication. Pruitt’s picture and article about her passion for education titled “Driven by Education” appear in the glossy, coffee-table book. Please see the attached book cover and article for details.
Robert O. Heuckeroth, MD, PhD, has been named the Alumni Endowed Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is a pediatric gastroenterologist and sees patients at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The professorship was established by gifts from medical alumni, former medical residents and other supporters of the School of Medicine. Heuckeroth studies the nervous system in the intestine and colon that controls most aspects of digestion. Defects in this nervous system can cause constipation, vomiting and even life-threatening medical problems. For example…
At 15, with college right around the corner, Preethi UmaShanker has been giving a lot of thought to the universal question that plagues most teenagers, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” Fortunately for UmaShanker, she has a jump on the answer. “Science is definitely a path I want to take,” said the resident of St. Charles, Mo., who is entering her junior year at Mary Institute and Country Day School in Ladue. This summer, UmaShanker joined more than 80 students from 33 high schools taking part in the 2012 STARS program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. STARS stands for Students …
Welcome to Excellent Educators, a new column on University City Patch. Excellent Educators aims to honor those that do so much for our community — the teachers, support staff and administrators of our schools. What better day to debut this column than on National Teacher Day, right smack dab in the middle of Teacher Appreciation week? Patch will regularly highlight a local educational staff person. To nominate an Excellent Educator, email UniversityCity@patch.com with the following information: Educator's name The school where he/she works Subject area/specialty Why he/she is so great Patch…
Jamie Jordan has been named 2012 Middle School Principal of the Year by the St. Louis Association of Secondary School Principals (SASSP). Dr. Jordan has been principal of Brittany Woods Middle School in University City since 2009. “I’m honored by this award, but it wouldn’t be possible without the great team of assistant principals, teachers, support staff and volunteers who work together to make Brittany Woods Middle School a great place for students each and every day,” said Jordan. Prior to coming to University City, Dr. Jordan served as an assistant principal in the Rockwood School …
