Help One U City Celebrate Our Teachers and Staff! (May 6-10, 2024)

As the week approaches Teacher Appreciation Week 2024., One U City invites parents, caregivers and students to participate in several celebratory events to uplift our educators. Click headline to see how you can help make a difference.

Spring 2024 Performing Arts Events

Inspire and enrich the lives of every student through interactive, innovative and culturally responsive curriculum to create a lifelong appreciation of the performing arts is our mission in U. City Schools. We hope you can join us for one or more of our student performances. Click headline for date, time and place of our Spring 2024 performances.

2024 Summer Camp U & SLA

Summer 2024 Camp U for rising first through eighth graders and UCHS Summer Learning Academy enrollment for rising ninth through twelfth graders are coming soon! Dates, times and locations available. Click headline to read more. 

Growing Together Returns for Its 4th Year on May 7, 2024

Do you love plants? Take home free veggie and native pollinator plants while supporting student environmentalists and entrepreneurs with a variety of hand-made items and much more. Click headline to learn more.

Total Solar Eclipse Will Be the Second Rare Sighting for This Generation

Students and families will have an educational opportunity to experience a solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024 with prime viewing in St. Louis during school hours. Click headline for student permission form and more information. 

District Prop U on the April 2024 Election Ballot

At the January 18 regular meeting, The School District of University City's Board of Education voted unanimously to place a $65 million Zero Tax Rate Increase Bond Issue on the April 2 ballot. If approved, the bond issue will NOT increase the tax rate. Click headline to read more.

Superintendent State of the District Feb. 5, 2024

Join Superintendent Sharonica L. Hardin-Bartley to hear an update on the District as it continues its vision of Learning Reimagined - now in the UCHS Auditorium. Click headline to read more. - UPDATE: Archived video of the session is now available.

An ongoing series of in-depth stories on the people, partnerships and programs that contribute to Learning Reimagined in The School District of University City

Community Meeting: Balancing Safety, Well-Being and Joy

What do we mean when we say, "Safety is our Top Priority?" The community is invited to learn more at our February 7, 2024, Community Meeting: Balancing Safety, Well-Being and Joy. Click headline for link to submit questions and register to attend.

So Every Child Is Served: District Begins Intensive Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Program

This Q&A with Dr. Artondria Bentley, the District's new Director of Special Programs in Support of MTSS, dives deep into a new District that ensures students have access to the support they need when they need it. Click headline to read more.

Students Cultivate a New Kind of Farm in Cool Valley

Thanks to a partnership with Fresh Harvest 360, University City High School students got their first taste of basil - and an innovative agriculture program coming to the high school.

Strings Students Travel to UMSL for a Special Performance by the Hip-Hop Duo, Black Violin

Students of all ages in the District’s strings music program enjoyed a dynamic performance by the renown duo that plays dynamic pop and hip-hop favorites with a violin and viola. Click headline to read more.

Merging the Head and Heart

Nurturing strong learners is a head and heart business. Learn how The School District of University City embraces a Social, Emotional, Equitable and Academic Learning (SEEAL) model in its classrooms. Click headline to read more.

UCHS Junior Forms Financial Literacy Nonprofit

UCHS junior Dani Wasserman knows her way around savings and compound interest. She's the founder of Invest Now, a nonprofit network of student financial literacy clubs. Click headline to read more.

Thriving District Boutique Gets a Refresh

The District's free clothing Boutique got a facelift this past year to make it more welcoming for families and students. Most recently, it held a prom pop-up shop. Donations of new shoes, socks and other clothing are always appreciated. Click headline to read more.