Read about actions taken at the Nov. 8 school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's BoardDocs website.

Pattonville's annual career fair had over 60 presenters available to speak to students on Nov. 3 regarding career selection, job skills, training and education requirements, and occupational journeys. The career fair was held in the main gym and multipurpose room during Homeroom. 

Senior Hayley Buschmann spoke to a certified flight instructor from St. Louis Flight Training to learn about possible opportunities. 

“I’ve always been really interested in planes but I didn’t know how to find out more,” she said. 

After more than 30 years in education, Dr. Tina Plummer, Pattonville’s assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Plummer joined Pattonville in 2018 and has been instrumental in expanding personalized learning and implementing learner profiles to ensure students are learning at their pace. She has created unique opportunities for students through programs like Pirate Academy. Currently, Plummer is leading the district’s Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) to create a strategic plan for the next five years.

Pattonville Fire Protection District conducted fire extinguisher training for family and consumer sciences students at Pattonville High School. Hands-on training such as this one can prove priceless during an actual emergency. 

“We’re teaching kitchen safety in class and we were just thinking about how do we take this further, how do we expand this and make it more hands-on and practical for these kids,” FACS teacher Madison Avery said. “In just one phone call, we were able to get everything set up with the fire department and they were here to help.”