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Clayton Ice Rink Brainstorming, Delta Gamma's Paper Shred Day and More

Here's what's happening in and near Clayton, Richmond Heights, Ladue and University City starting Thursday and continuing through Sunday.

Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch teams up with neighboring Patch sites each week to round up events and happenings in the area. Here are our picks for this weekend. Thursday, May 17 Friday, May 18 Saturday, May 19 Sunday, May 20 Did we miss your event? Share it with the community in the comments section, below!

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Clayton Transfer Students' MAP Scores Reveal Successes

More information is now available about the 2011 test scores of African-American students who transfer to St. Louis County schools, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

African-American transfer students studying in school districts such as Clayton generally performed better on the 2011 Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) test than students at some other St. Louis County schools, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Quoting from the Post-Dispatch article: "Magnet schools and the voluntary desegregation program were created in the 1980s to address segregation in St. Louis Public Schools and to settle a federal lawsuit. Through the transfer program, black children from the city may apply to attend predominately white school districts in St. Louis County." Read reaction and learn more about how students fared by grade level and school district in the complete Post-Dispatch report.

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Clayton Has No. 2 Best Missouri High School, U.S. News Reports

The publication released the rankings last week.

Clayton High School has been named the No. 2 best high school in Missouri, according to rankings released last week by U.S. News & World Report. The school is ranked 136th best nationally. Its student-teacher ratio is smaller than the state average. Meanwhile, students ranked higher than average in the areas of college readiness, algebra proficiency and English proficiency. Read about the criteria used to evaluate Clayton and more in the complete U.S. News report.

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Forsyth Closure Planned This Summer for Pedestrian Underpass Work

The project is a cooperative effort between Washington University and Clayton and is expected to close part of Forsyth Boulevard starting May 22.

A section of Forsyth Boulevard will be closed to through traffic from Big Bend Boulevard to Skinker Boulevard for most of the summer as a pedestrian underpass is built beneath the road near Olympian Way. The City of Clayton and Washington University are collaborating on the project, which is expected to cost approximately $2.1 million. The city obtained a federal grant for the project worth $772,000, and the school has agreed to cover the remaining costs. "This has been a good cooperative effort with city staff and Washington University," said Arthur Ackermann, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management, in an April 24 presentation to the Clayton Board of Aldermen. Work on the project will be performed by Maryland …

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Louise Losos Gets $140K and Recommendation Letter with Settlement

The terms of the agreement were announced Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Dr. Louise Losos will receive $140,000 as part of a settlement agreement with the School District of Clayton, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday. The Clayton High School principal will resign effective later this year after a dispute about social media use. Quoting from the Post-Dispatch article: "As part of the agreement, Losos will take no legal action against the school district, and administrators have provided her a letter of recommendation." Read excerpts from the letter and learn more details of the settlement in the complete Post-Dispatch article. More about Dr. Louise Losos on Patch:

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