The Pattonville Board of Education on Feb. 13 approved the selection of Dr. Tamika Dukes as the principal at Holman Middle School, effective July 1.

Dukes currently serves as assistant principal of West Middle School in the Parkway School District. Prior to that, she was an art teacher at Remington Traditional School. Dukes started her educational career in the Lee Summit School District in Kansas City, Missouri, where she opened a new elementary school as the new art teacher. She then continued her career as a middle school teacher at East Middle School in the Hazelwood School District. 

Dukes earned a bachelor’s degree in K-12 art education and a master’s degree in instructional technology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her doctorate in educational leadership from Maryville University.

On Dec. 12, the Pattonville Board of Education approved changing the name of Remington Traditional School to the Academy of Innovation at Remington beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. This alteration is a result of changes coming to the school’s learning model.

The 2023-2024 building-level Teacher of the Year (TOY) and Support Staff of the Year (SSOY) honorees were surprised by special presentations. These staff members were nominated by students, parents and co-workers and chosen as the honoree from their building by their fellow staff members. They are: 

• Early Childhood – Kelsey Hibbits (TOY) and Lula Abreha (SSOY)
• Bridgeway – Mollie Ahlers (TOY) and Anaisabel Garofalo (SSOY)
• Drummond – Tanner Lynn (TOY) and Carole Marsden (SSOY)
• Parkwood – Audrey Masek (TOY) and Shani Thompson (SSOY)
• Rose Acres – Sarah Carter (TOY) and Rungsee Suvansri (SSOY)
• Willow Brook – Maria Farmer (TOY) and Barbara Boddy (SSOY)
• Remington – Lisa Kraemer (TOY) and Alejandra Wohldmann (SSOY)
• Holman – Edward Stevens (TOY) and Brenda Labbe (SSOY)
• Heights – Melissa Wetzel (TOY) and Brittany Edinger (SSOY)
• High School – Kathleen Gengler (TOY) and Maria Saunders (SSOY)
• District Services – Christy Kasprzyk (SSOY)

Pattonville staff members will have the chance to advance in the district-level process and all of these honorees will be recognized at District Appreciation Night on May 6. Click here to see a full list of nominees. 

Families with children who plan to attend kindergarten during the 2024-2025 school year should enroll their child during kindergarten registration, set for March 1 through 5. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before July 31, 2024, to enroll. Here’s everything you need to know to register.