Students, staff recognized at the June 10 board meeting

Each month during the school year, the Pattonville Board of Education honors students, staff and volunteers who have gained recognition outside of the district or who’ve made a special contribution to Pattonville.

Parkwood Elementary School

Science Fair 

Earning a blue ribbon at the St. Louis Science Fair were Timothy Beldner, who also earned the MOST 529 Award, Helen Besserman, Elijah Brandes, Ayotomi Ogundipe, Barrett Weber and Colton Weber. Earning a red ribbon were Selina Hampton-Williams, Liana Harned and Andrew Ruebusch. Earning a green ribbon were Maddie Cremer, Tristan Jenkins, Emilia Krischke, Apollo Littlejohn, Lydia Morgan, who also earned the MOST 529 Award, and Sebastian Quinones. These students were sponsored by first grade teacher Tiffany Laughlin and fifth grade teacher Regina Wright.

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Rose Acres Elementary School

Science Fair  

Earning a blue ribbon at the St. Louis Science Fair were: Liam Wilson, who also earned the Bayer Outstanding Young Scientists Award, and Raelyn Wilson. They were sponsored by instructional specialist teacher Danielle Badra and paraprofessional Rungsee Suvansri. The following PEGS students earned blue ribbons: Lola Dafflitto; Abigail Donjon; Oscar Kwon, who also earned the Ralph N. Jansen Award for Investigation in Urban Agriculture; Emily Pitlyk; Jacaranda Reinertson, who also earned the Bayer Outstanding Young Scientists Award; Austin Schiller; and Matthias Schillinger. Additionally, a group of PEGS students earned a blue ribbon for their group project. Students who were part of that group were Leia Brown, Lyla Curtner, Asael Flake, Tristen Governal, Christian Huiswoud, Vera Jay, Claire Pulley, AbdRaouf Rabdi, Reinertson and Nia Steinbeck. They were taught by gifted teachers Allison Bennett and Robin Chang.

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Willow Brook Elementary School

Science Fair 

Earning a blue ribbon at the St. Louis Science Fair were Alexa Chanocua Ruiz, Henry Kelly, Louis Kettinger, Andrew Knize and Wayland Marino. Earning a red ribbon were Ryan Leb, Lily Oliynyk and Celia Prentice. These students were sponsored by interventionist teacher Brandy Fowler, district technology specialist Stephanie McCreary and fifth grade teacher Billy Thompson.

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Academy of Innovation at Remington

Honor Model UN 

Students were selected to participate in the Honors Model UN program. Luke Ruffus was selected to be a presenter and spoke about a program he created that provided housing and visa support for immigrants coming to America through Mexico and to Germany. Also selected to participate were Leah Ayele, Michael Connelly, Aphomya Fantahun, Bethel Fantahun, Roman Helsinger, Hayley Jones, Hiro Lewis-Lapin, David Lloyd and Benjamin Masokano. These students were taught by gifted education teacher Dodie Logue.

Band

Students earned a 1 rating for their performance at the Solo and Small Ensemble Festival. These students were: Hayley Jones and Cassidy Mitchell for alto saxophone solo and alto saxophone duet; Sophia Massoni and Maya Medina for clarinet duet; and Patrick McNulty for trumpet solo. Students who earned 2 ratings were Loretta Eckhardt and Bethel Fantahun for brass duet and Fiker Zelealem for flute solo. The band was directed by Andrew Smith.

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Holman Middle School

Science Fair  

Sixth grader Levi Dukes earned a red ribbon for his project at the St. Louis Science Fair. His science fair submission was sponsored by eighth grade science teacher Rachel Luna.

Band

Band students who earned a 1 rating at the Solo and Small Ensemble Festival were: Moe Baczynski, Camila Hernandez Marquez, Lauren Perkins, Robert Wakaba and Rebecca Wulf for alto saxophone solo; Denzel McMiller Jr. for baritone saxophone solo; Raquel Marroquin, Zoe Means and Karen Vargas Garcia for clarinet solo; Malachi Ball and Zoey Pollard for flute solo; Journey Thomas for French horn solo; Alyssa Franklin, Preston Jinkerson, Donald McCullough, Eva Pulley, John Quinn, Alakai Wood and Claire Yakel for percussion solo; Naomi Hill for tenor saxophone solo; Kyron Bradley, Parker Hollinshed, Phoenix Kostadine and Sam Martin for trumpet solo; Trip Ramey and William Woerheide for tuba solo; Génesis Carabantes Reyes and Aubrey Fuchs for alto saxophone duet; Calynn Jones and Deshaun Wortham for bass and clarinet duet; Aiden Carter, Josh Mady, Isabel Ruscheva and Azlan Webster for brass duet; Chloe Mabry, Hope Malala, Means, Christopher Ngoma, Aliyah Valerio and Vargas Garcia for clarinet duet; Samantha Ramsey, Erin Riley and Mateo Vance for flute duet; K’Den Porter and Gabriel Saccketti for percussion duet; Peter Burk, Jack Lopez Martinez, Samuel Lowe III, Malala, Ngoma and Joey Woods for clarinet trio; Hannah Guetschow, Hill and Wulf for saxophone trio; and Eli Clayman, Mason Hunt, CJ Lindsey Jr. and Evan Seely for mixed quartet. Students that earned a 2 rating were: Zach Smith for alto saxophone solo; Burk, Brooke Hester, Maritza Lopez Martinez and Kimberly Vidal Herrarte for clarinet solo; Keeton Herrera for flute solo; Victoria Goodrich for French horn solo; Jackson McCullough, Frank Naes and Jameson Starks for percussion solo; Clayman and Donovan Riede for tenor saxophone solo; Josh Buchannon and Cesar Silva for alto saxophone duet; Olivia Balch, Katy Cousino, Karson McDonald and Dakota Williams for brass duet; Natalia Gonzalez Corona and Mackenzie Miller for clarinet duet; Tre Erlinger and Brody Lee for trumpet duet; Yancey Fields-Blanchard and Kylan Watson for percussion duet; Kelvin Escalante Arteaga, Calvin Holloway and Parker Wilson for alto saxophone trio; Tucker Bryson, Hollinshed and Emilio Mejia for brass trio; and Francisco Caldera, Aarav Patel and Justin Santillan Ortega for flute trio. The band was directed by Adam Hall and Steven White.

Choir 

A group of sixth grade students were selected by teacher nomination to the St. Louis Suburban 5th/6th Grade Honor Choir. These students were Isabella Flores, Dagny Hurlbut, Cora Leonberger, Emma Pallardy, Trinity Roberson and Adriana Urbina-Carpenter. At the Solo and Small Ensemble Festival, students earned a 1 rating for vocal solo. They were Flores, Madison Jurilla, Layla Stuart, Taylor Williams and Rebecca Wulf. Students who earned a 2 rating for vocal solo were Brooklyn Gulley, Hurlbut, Urbina-Carpenter and Kylie Williams. The choir was directed by Heather Blackwell.

Orchestra

Students who earned a 1 rating at the Solo and Small Ensemble Festival were Ciara Ratliff and Kylie Williams for bass solo. Earning a 2 rating were: Ameena Moore for cello solo; Danyelle Trammell and Emanuel Turja Elvira for viola solo; Savannah Hernandez and Alyssa Nicholson for violin solo; and Hazel Edmonds, Parker Gliedt, Sean Hendrick, Andrew Meyer Tuter, Aaron Voss and Evelyn Yakel for string trio. The orchestra also participated in the Large Group Music Festival and earned a superior rating as a group for their performance. Students who were part of this performance were Harshini Alwar, Emily Arana, Cartrell Brown Jr., Janitzia M. Calderon-Sanchez, Adley Glaenzer, Talynn Glover, Kendell Gray, Amora Greenlee, Keagan Gutschenritter, Kennedi Hart, Hernandez, Samantha Langston, Kaiden Mansker, Millianna Martinez, Josiane Mbu, Moore, Peter Ndungu, Nicholson, Garrison Parker, Liliana Pastor-Ramirez, Daiana Perez-Resendiz, Ratliff, Zach Schaerer, Caleb Sosman, Joselin Torres-Pluma, Trammell, Vivian Truong, Turja Elvira, Grace Wilkerson and Williams. The orchestra was directed by Irena Goren-Scheer.

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Pattonville Heights Middle School

Honor Model UN 

Students were selected to participate in the Honors Model UN program. Gabriel Ising was selected to be a presenter at this program. He created a program of mobile medical units and doctors for disadvantaged African countries. Also selected to participate were Eddie Bagsby, Lorenzo Bana, Cora Bland, Nicholas Damazyn, Jack Fernandez, Caleb Guss, Cooper Hasenkamp, Sharon Judge, Chandi Kennedy, Jackson Kier, Aria Kuhn, Skylar Kuzuf, Bricyn Love, Omolola Ogunmola, Julianna Riley, Oliver Strauser, Eva Warren, Ella Willey and Brooklyn Wright. These students were taught by gifted education teachers Natalie Graneto and Dodie Logue.

Blackout Poetry Contest

Seventh grade students had their poems selected to be featured in a visual art series exhibition sponsored by the City of Maryland Heights Cultural Arts Commission. Their work was on display in the lobby at the Maryland Heights Government Center from April 18 to May 1. Students who had poems selected were Nabil Abaza, Layla Allen Puder, Nomin Amgalanbaatar, Hunter Askew, Kayley Austin, Khaleb Bills, Alex Carney, Carrington Clark, Kason Drysdale, Stephanie Garcia Ramirez, Gage Gerhardt, Neila Guthrie, Nayeli Harmon, William Haselbauer, Aron Kbrom, Elyse Killion, Kyian King, Boston Lagrone, Kalyb Lewis, Jennifer Lopez, Magan Lynom, Joe McCarthy, Milania McKee, Mariah McNeal, Natalie Nawik, Marta Polounin, Jameel Randol, Natalie Shui, Ava Smith, Aiden Stone, Makiyah Thomas, Cameron Turner, Danielle Young and Zahra Zaky. These students were taught by English teachers Maggie Mayberry and Melissa Wetzel and special education teacher Heather Sauerwein.

Band 

Students earning a 1 rating at the Solo and Small Ensemble Festival were: Kenner Blandon, Lakshman Kamalakkannan and Claire Moll for alto saxophone solo; Adrienne Butler for baritone solo; Eli Bennight for baritone saxophone solo; Aidyn White for bass clarinet solo; Layla Allen Puder, Amanda Garcia Ortiz, Lily Gunawan, Addyson Holmes, Audrey Jimenez Mejia, Alexis Leap, Jennifer Lopez, Kyla Overbey, Lauraelle Pierre, Lidia Pineda and Gwen Welch for flute solo; Vincent Luebbers for horn solo; Eddie Bagsby, Kyle Eleby and Magnus Maclin for percussion solo; Omolola Ogunmola for trombone solo; Noah Cantrell and Golden Curtis for trumpet solo; Holmes and Welch for flute duet; Bennight, Moll, Ezra Samayoa and Preston Stevens for saxophone duet; Ogunmola and Julianna Riley for trombone duet; Blair Bittick and Ellen Slocum for woodwind duet; Charlotte Evans, Overbey and Pineda for flute trio; and Esther Adekunle, Olivia Evans, Kamryn Overbey and Pierre for woodwind quartet. Students who earned a 2 rating were Alex Carter, Raegan Fuwell, Kiersten Lohagen, Lexiely Santos, Destini Varela and Avery Waller for clarinet solo; Javon Griffin and Sierra Lumsden for flute solo; Hunter Askew and William Haselbauer for mixed duet; and Bagsby, Caleb Guss, Kamalakkannan and Mason Tijerina for mixed quartet. The band was directed by Abby Hall and Liz Pace.

Choir

A group of sixth grade students were selected by teacher nomination to the St. Louis Suburban 5th/6th Grade Honor Choir. These students were Giovanni Corsolini, Henry Hershberger, London House, Korraligh Johnson, Mason Kuhn, Paige Terrell, Brian Vance and Josselin Vasquez Alvarado. At the Solo and Small Ensemble Festival, students earned a 1 rating for vocal solo. They were Nomin Amgalanbaatar, Skylar Kuzuf and Caden McCandless. Blair Bittick earned a 2 rating for vocal solo. The choir was directed by Kurtis Heinrich.

Orchestra 

Students who earned a 1 rating at the Solo and Small Ensemble Festival were: Cohl McTyer and Vrusha Upadhyaya for bass solo; Oliver Strauser for cello solo; Kamren Johnson for viola solo; and Mary Dyer and Pearl Krieger for violin solo. Earning a 2 rating were: Douglas Chatman for cello solo; Gianna Spinali for bass solo; Eva Warren for viola solo; Brendon Johnson, Bricyn Love, Natalie Nawik, Omma Oyeilumi, Devina Skye and Elaina Underwood for violin solo; Natalie Barton and Oyeilumi for string duet; and Kamryn Garland, Ada Newton and Underwood for string trio. The orchestra was directed by Marie Brown and Carlye Feeney.

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Pattonville High School

Teen Photojournalist contest 

Freshman Mia Nunez earned an honorable mention award for a feature photo in the St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR) Teen Photojournalist contest. Nunez’s photo, titled “Dancing Fabric,” featured sophomore Yoselin Martinez Alvarado dancing to the traditional Mexican Folklorico Ballet, “Pelea de Gallos,” during the school’s International Show. One grand prize, seven best-in-category winners and 14 honorable mentions were selected across the seven contest categories. All 22 of the winning photos were featured in a framed gallery exhibition and screen display in the Public Media Commons at STLPR’s office. A celebratory reception took place on May 13. Nunez and the other honorees were also invited to attend a master class with St. Louis Public Radio visuals editor Brian Munoz.

Technology Student Association

Students competed in the Technology Student Association (TSA) State Championship and placed in several events. Antony Roulhac earned first place in music production. Students who were part of the team that earned first place in the drone challenge were Eli Dukes, Chuanjie Li and Matthew Wasser. The following students were part of the team that earned first place in virtual reality visualization: Dukes, Sam Guthrie, Lucas Konopka, Nicholas Shao and Wasser. Students who earned second place were:s Dylan Cochran for future technology teacher; Shao for prepared presentation; and Harrison Lee for transportation modeling. Rhys Harden and Lee placed second in animatronics. Dukes and Wasser placed second in both coding and software development. Students who placed second in video game design were Tanish Dorasani, Dukes, Sam Gunawan and Wasser. Aiden Alvey and Gunawan placed third in manufacturing prototype. Students who placed third in video game design were Harden, Lee, Devon Pruitt and Keith Williams. Students who placed third in webmaster were Tiffany Chu, Dukes, Guthrie and Wasser. Sarah Pruitt placed in the top five in photographic technology. Lauren Wasser placed in the top five for a prepared presentation. Chu and Guthrie placed in the top five in both coding and video game design. Placing in the top five in structural design and engineering were Alvey, Clifford, Harris and Li. Students who placed in the top five for audio podcasting were Alvey, Daniel Clifford, Cochran, Brendan Harris and Konopka. Students placing in the top 10 of an event were: Devon Pruitt in digital video production; Lauren Wasser in extemporaneous speech; Roulhac in photographic technology; Dorasani and Williams in promotional design; Alvey, Cochran, Konopka and Shao in forensic science; and Clare Derhake, Harden, Lee, Devon Pruitt, Bradley Underwood, Lauren Wasser and Williams in board game design. The group was sponsored by computer science teacher Stephanie Carson.

Band 

Members of the band performed at the State Music Festival after earning a 1 rating at the district Solo and Small Ensemble Festival. The students who earned a gold medal at the State Music Festival were: Chase Cheatham for euphonium solo; Hunter Riley for trumpet solo; Anna Click, Addyson Peterman and Ann Russell for flute trio; Riley for two miscellaneous brass ensembles and Emily Derhake, Gabrielle Hurd, Jacob Langston and Julio Torres for miscellaneous brass ensemble; and Matthew Duong, Dylan Jamison and Zachary Killion for percussion ensemble. Students who earned a silver medal were: Zoe Click for bassoon solo; Gabriella Cruz, Kaydence Harris and Russell for flute solo; Torres for French horn solo; Jamison for piano solo; Nathan Weiss for soprano clarinet solo; Derhake for trombone solo; Ben Vogel for trumpet solo; and Janani Kamalakkannan, Weiss and Eleanor Winkler for clarinet trio. Students who earned a bronze medal were Mia Gallagher for flute solo; Xavier Mejia for trombone solo; and Madelyn Graber, Jaden Jenner and Sophie Smith for trumpet trio. At the district festival, Chuanjie Li also earned a 1 rating for trombone solo. Students who earned a 2 rating were: Rihanna Carter for alto saxophone solo; Jasmine Jones for flute solo; Carmen Bailey for keyboard mallet solo; Kamalakkannan for soprano clarinet solo; Raymoen Goodrich Jr., Olivia Monroe and Maya Roberts for soprano saxophone solo; Colin Darrah for tenor saxophone solo; Noah VanHoosier for trumpet solo; Edgar Toledo Avalos for tuba solo; Graciela Esquivel, Alyssa Hampton and Roberts for clarinet trio; Janiah Benjamin, Mia Gallagher and Harris for flute trio; Carter, Darrah, Victoria Flores, Andrew Heine, Olivia Hurd, Andrew Koller, Adam Reddy, Kimora Watson and Matthew Wulf for saxophone trio; and Betty Askew, Wyatt Carter and Ryan Vehige for miscellaneous brass ensemble. The band was directed by Jacob Bubb, Laura Livesay and Anna White.

Choir

Members of the choir performed at the State Music Festival after earning a 1 rating at the district Solo and Small Ensemble Festival. The students who earned a gold medal for vocal solo at the State Music Festival were Savannah Branson, Addison Candela and Omolara Ogunmola. Students who earned a silver medal for vocal solo at the state festival were Zoe Click, Christi Dyer, Emily Erickson-Karanja, Chuanjie Li and Hannah Richardson. Earning a silver medal for miscellaneous vocal ensemble were Nicholas Benbow, Alvaro Halbeck, Jeremiah Lopez Monteverde, Elijah McCollum, Spencer Mitchell, Tim Nelson and Rizwan Talukder. Li was part of the vocal ensemble group that earned a 1 at districts. Tara Mihal and Eleanor Vanengelen earned a bronze medal for vocal solo at the state festival. Students who earned a 2 rating for vocal solo at the district festival were Andrea Aguilar, Robye Bozeman Nettles, Rosa Dahl-Bowman, Cassadi Divers, Josselina Esquivel, Lily Elizabeth Gamiño Piñon, Lydia Greenwalt Hamil, Alvaro Halbeck, Caleb Harrington, Kaydence Harris, Grace Howard, Lopez Monteverde, Ian MacDonald, Spencer Mitchell, Talukder and Joana Tena Gaona. Students who earned a 2 rating for soprano-alto ensemble were Click, Danya Green, Ogunmola and Richardson. The choir was directed by Melynda Lamb and Aaron Zart.

Orchestra 

Members of the orchestra performed at the State Music Festival after earning a 1 rating at the district Solo and Small Ensemble Festival. The students who earned a gold medal at the state festival were Logan Monroe for viola solo and Clare Derhake for violin solo. Dezmond Stone earned a silver medal for bass solo. Monroe and William Truong earned a silver medal for string duet. Hannah Richardson and Carter Stroud earned a bronze medal for string duet. At the district festival, the following students earned a 1 rating for string quartet: Harrison Killion, Monroe, Wendy Mwaniki and Omolara Ogunmola and. Students who earned a 2 rating were: Melaina Prentice for bass solo; Eleanor Vanengelen for cello solo; Samuel Gunawan for piano solo; Grace Bagsby and Adrian Woods for viola solo; Gunawan, Saoirse Keane and Pei Lin Lan for violin solo; Ethan Arana, Matthew Cutrell, Brooklyn Elliott, Keane, Charlotte Lohman, Bryan Manjarrez, Anderson Martin, Jobe McCarron, Katherine Niedringhaus, Jackson Williams, Imani Wood and Emnet Zelealem for string duet; Bagsby, Danya Green, Nasya Kirksey, Sophia Knize, Elaine Lu, Molly Maue, Mwaniki, Prince Nkoua and Stone for string trio; Derhake, Gunawan, Tracy Machuki and Mackie Patino II for string quartet; and Asher Burroughs, Jaydn Harvick, Spencer Mitchell, Patino II and Prentice for string quintet. The high school orchestra was directed by Paul Rueschhoff.

Winter Guard

The winter guard competed in two regional championships and other state- and national-level competitions. At the regional championships in Omaha, the varsity team placed third. At the regional championships in Tennessee, varsity earned fourth place, advancing to finals where they placed fifth overall, marking their highest score at a regional competition. The varsity team competed at the national semifinals and were ranked in the top 24 teams. Members of the varsity winter guard team were Rowan Bowers, Addison Gerdes, Jasmine Hill, Lauren Hunt, Iyanna Johnson, London Luellen, Iana Medley, Patricia Menga, Kathryn Mercurio, Edward Papalotzi Hernandez, Samiya Smith and Tommy Wilson. At regionals in Omaha, the junior varsity team earned fourth place and, in Tennessee, earned seventh place in the preliminary rounds. The team also competed at state championships and placed third overall. Members of the junior varsity team were Ciara Brady, Brooklynne Harris, Allie Hill, Ellyse Howard, Jordynn Lee, Itza Sanchez Colula and Alyssa Spencer. The winter guard team was coached by Charlie Bourrage.

Baseball

Adam Reddy earned academic all-state. Students named all-conference first team were Nate Friedrich and Mason Lee for pitching and Reddy and Jace Robinson for outfield. Students named all-conference second team were Bryion Fips for infield, Jordan Johnson for outfield and Zayden Patel for pitching. Ben Usry received the all-conference sportsmanship award. Students named academic all-conference were Jose Alvarado Armenta, Friedrich and Jack Scott. The baseball team was coached by Victor Fink with the assistance of Doug McGhee.

Cheer

The varsity cheerleading team earned second place at the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) Regional Qualifier after earning first place in regionals. Members of the team were Kaylin Belk, Lola Berry, Ja’Tyla Chatman, Zoelle Clark, McKenzie Dawson, Mia Duenas, Jayla Essex, Danya Green, Journi Guthrie, Akira Kendrick, Susy Lopez, Peyton Monroe, Tristyn Russell, Gabriella Serra and Imari Young. Dawson and Serra also earned academic all-conference. Additionally, the junior varsity team earned second place at regionals. Members of the junior varsity team were Cadence Barrale, Kendyl Blair, Morgan Booth, Liliana Caldwell, Jada Duncan, Chelsey Felder, Amani Fisher, Gabriela Garcia, Jayla Jackson, Nyia Johnson, Morgan Leb, Kyleigh Lincoln, Sophie Lohman, Bella McCarthy, Saniyah Robinson, Mackenzie Smith, Chloé Tate and Aubrey Wiggins. The cheerleading teams were coached by Samantha Wandersee with the assistance of Alexus Blount and Makenzie Williams.

Golf 

Students named all-conference second team were Mark Kendrick and Shota Kikuchi. Students named all-conference honorable mention were Alex Toler, Zachary Usry and Tristan Walker. The golf team was coached by Scott Hutson with the assistance of David Gross.

Lacrosse

Jessika Williams was named all-conference first team and Lola Hennrich was named all-conference second team. Jessica Bae was named all-conference honorable mention. The girls lacrosse team was coached by Hannah Cooper with the assistance of Savannah Sowell, Alexandria Taylor and Sophia Zegar.

Soccer 

Theresa Rothkopf was named all-conference offensive player of the year. Students named all-conference first team were Rylan Denbow, Kady Ohlsen and Alyssa Yin. Students named all-conference second team were Aiva Barry, Sophia Luraschi and Kalie Vogel. Maggie Campbell received the all-conference sportsmanship award. Students who earned academic all-conference were Barry, Aliya Curry, Denbow, Luraschi, Ohlsen, Lucy Rothkopf, Theresa Rothkopf, Vogel and Yin. The soccer team was coached by MaryClare Stoker with the assistance of Tom Iffrig and Jake Kim.

Tennis

Derick Lopez was named conference player of the year and all-conference first team for doubles. James Barton was named all-conference first team for doubles and all-conference second team for singles. Cameron Braggs received the all-conference sportsmanship award. The tennis team was coached by Shaun Patrick.

Boys track and field

Andrew Bryson competed at the state championship meet and placed first in para shot put, second in para mixed discus throw and fourth in the para 100 meter dash. Additional members of the team competed at the sectional meet after qualifying at districts. Brayden Halter placed fifth in the 1600 meter run after placing second at districts. Kayden Johnston placed sixth in the 300 meter hurdles after placing fourth at districts. Simon Muthemba placed sixth in the 3200 meter run after qualifying in third place at districts. Jackson Powell qualified for the 400-meter dash after placing fourth at districts. The boys 4x200 meter relay team placed seventh at sectionals and broke the school record for this event after placing first at districts. Members of the relay team were Aeran Collins Flemister, Johnston, Powell and Gary Williams Jr.

Girls track and field

Members of the girls track and field team competed at the state championship meet after qualifying at the sectional and district meets. At state, Havyn Smith placed third in the 100 meter dash, seventh in the 200 meter dash and, in the preliminary round, fourth in the 400 meter dash. She placed first in each of these events at sectionals and districts. Olivia Hurd placed third in the 400 meter dash at state after placing second at sectionals and districts and sixth in the 200 meter dash after placing third at sectionals and second at districts. She also qualified for sectionals in the 100 meter dash after placing third at districts. Gabrielle Hurd qualified for state in the 800 meter dash after placing second at sectionals and districts. The 4x400 meter relay team placed eighth at state after qualifying at sectionals and earning first place at districts. The team also broke the school record for this event. Members of the relay team were Makayla Gordon, Gabrielle Hurd, Olivia Hurd and Smith. Smith also competed in the indoor track and field season, including  the USA Track and Field (USATF)-sanctioned New Balance Indoor National Championship meet in Boston from March 13 to 15. There, Smith earned first place in the freshman division of the 60 meter and 400 meter dashes and, in the 60 meter dash, she set a new meet record and was No. 1 in the state. Smith received the most votes to earn the 2025 Missouri Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Year honor from MileSplit Missouri and was named top 10 in the country. The Pattonville track and field teams were coached by Chaun Tate with the assistance of Kevin Clark, Natasha Fortenbury, Chris Gleghorn, Matthew McClellan, Kayla Smith and Kenya Whitney.

Volleyball

The boys volleyball team earned first place in the district championship and players also earned individual honors. Students named all-district first team were: Milo Mainquist, Quinntes Rider and Xander Werthmuller. Named all-district second team was Cullison McCoy. Students were also named to all-conference teams. Rider was named all-conference first team. McCoy and Werthmuller were named all-conference second team. Mainquist, AJ Meredith and Delmichael Primus were named all-conference honorable mention. Tristan Curry was selected to receive the all-conference sportsmanship award. Additional members of the district championship team were Adam Aburomila, Aiden Alvey, Paulo Appleton, Brandon Elder, Malachi Jackson, Drew Koller, Bryan McClelland and Eli Sandheinrich. The volleyball team was coached by Jenell Franken with the assistance of Jessica Hale.

Water polo

Students on the water polo team earned academic all-conference. They were Zack Brower, Lucy Hartley, Janani Kamalakkannan, Thomas Reddy and Cooper Salvia. The water polo team was coached by Tom Crockett, who was named the conference coach of the year, with the assistance of Gabe Faron.

Loeb Prize

Science teacher Amy Schwendemann was selected to receive the Saint Louis Science Center’s Carol B. Loeb and Jerome T. Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics. The award recognizes teachers who inspire a passion in STEM learning with their students. Schwendemann was named the award recipient during a ceremony May 15 at the James S. McDonnell Planetarium in Forest Park. The event celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Loeb Prize and recognized Schwendemann and four finalists for their dedication to inspiring students in science and math classrooms.