Parkway West Soccer Team Earns Academic Award

The Parkway West High's boys’ varsity soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School Team Academic Award.

The following information was provided by the Parkway School District in a news release. Parkway West High's boys’ varsity soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School Team Academic Award at the 2012 national convention in Indianapolis, Ind.  A total of 366 high school teams (143 boys, 223 girls) throughout the United States earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom as a team, during the 2011-12 academic year. To qualify for the award, the high school team must have a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for the entire school year.  The Parkway West boys’ soccer team earned a 3.34 grade point average. The West High varsity team includes: Kidus Assefa, Dan …

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UPDATE: CBC School President Resigns Suddenly Over The Weekend

Christian Brothers College High School President Mike England resigned this weekend citing personal reasons, school staff confirms to Patch.

UPDATE: CBC School President Resigns Suddenly Over The Weekend

Christian Brothers College High School President Mike England resigned this weekend citing personal reasons, school staff confirms to Patch.

UPDATED: 1:10 p.m. Monday- After a reported 25 years with the school, Christian Brothers College High School President Mike England resigned suddenly Sunday citing personal reasons, according to CBC Director of Communications Rob Staggenborg. The school is located just off Highway 40 in Town and Country.  "The faculty was notifed on Sunday that he resigned for personal reasons," Staggenborg tells Patch. "As far as I know, no one really knew about it until the announcement was made." Staggenborg said school staff cannot release much information on the resignation since it's a personnel issue, but tells Patch it was all very unexpected and parents were then notified by email Monday morning. (Read email here in related story: Email Sent to …

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Parkway South, Westminster in Lineup for Prepcasts Elite Girls Basketball Shootout Saturday

The teams are participating in the 10-team shootout at De Smet Jesuit High School this weekend.

The Westminster Lady Wildcats and the Parkway South Lady Patriots are both poised to face tough opponents in the Prepcasts Girls Basketball Shootout this Saturday at De Smet Jesuit High School in Creve Coeur  The Shootout, with eight other high school teams spanning Missouri and Illinois, has Westminster Christian Academy facing Republic, both teams that made it to the Class 4 Final Four in state play last year. The Wildcats are off to an 8-2 start to the season. Parkway South, also 8-2 so far, will play Ozark. The Lady Patriots were in the running for the state tournament last year as well.   Here's the full schedule of this year's Prepcasts Girls Basketball Shootout, with a short game synopsis provided by Prepcasts.com: Dexter (MO) vs. …

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Fifth-Annual Prepcasts Elite Shootout January 5

The all-day event moves from CBC to DeSmet this year. Parkway South and Westminster are both participating.

The high-flying St. Joe Angels basketball team will highlight the Prepcast Elite V basketball shootout January 5 at DeSmet. Previous shootouts have been held at CBC. This event is hosted by the Prepcasts Broadcast Network. St. Joe will play Carthage in the 7:15 p.m. contest. Other games feature the defending class 5 state champs from Rock Bridge and Republic, a stronger contender from Southwest Missouri in this year’s event. Columbia Rock Bridge will face Marian Catholic of Chicago at 4:15 p.m. and Republic battles Westminster Christian Academy at 5:45 p.m. Webster Groves meets Dexter in the first game at 1 p.m. while Parkway South takes on Ozark, another Southwest Missouri powerhouse at 2:30 p.m. All games will be broadcast live on the …

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Survival Guide for New High School Freshmen (and Their Parents)

"Patch" offers tips and ideas for teens and parents as they prepare for the first day of high school.

If your teen is gearing up to start his or her freshman year in high school, you’ll be glad to know that while you're both in for some big changes, you will both survive--and ideally, you'll be better for it in the end. Last year, when my oldest son started his high school journey, I was afraid that he’d be too overwhelmed by the maze of hallways on the school's large campus, the variety and location of his classes and the mix of older, adult-sized students he’d be dealing with each day. The good news is that we’ve both survived this far, and so will you. Here are a few tips I learned along the way that might make that transition a little easier for all involved. Abolish Anxieties With Information and Support If your son or daughter is …

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