MRH Girls Run With 8,000 Others Downtown

The elementary school girls ran in the Girls on the Run race Saturday morning.

A group of about a dozen Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary were among 200 schools from 19 counties to come to the 10th annual Girls On the Run five kilometer race The girls prepared for the run with a curriculum that included running, as well as 20 lessons to inspire them to become independent thinkers, to enhance their problem solving skills and make healthy decisions. Join Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. The Girls on the Run mission: “We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.”

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Benefit Concert Will Aid Richmond Heights Students

Concert for a Cause happens Aug. 22 at Ryan Hummert Park.

A benefit concert planned next month at Ryan Hummert Park will help students at a Richmond Heights elementary school. Donations of specified food items and suitcases on wheels will be accepted during Concert for a Cause at 6 p.m. Aug. 22. The items will benefit students at Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School in Richmond Heights and at the Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center in Maplewood. Maplewood band UJ & The Down Home Blues will perform at the event, which is sponsored by the Maplewood Community Betterment Foundation and the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District. More information about the benefit and the Weekend on Wheels program is available on the MRH School District website.

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Nate Birt

4:11 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012

You're very welcome, Jeannine! Sorry for the delayed response. :)   more ›

MRH and Gateway Arch Will Collaborate for Curriculum

The Maplewood Richmond Heights School District announced the arrangement on its website.

Educators hope a partnership between one Richmond Heights school and the Gateway Arch will improve curriculum, the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District reported on its website. Quoting from the article about MRH Elementary School: "A grant from the National Park Service awarded in June to the Gateway Arch will support a partnership between the National Expansion Memorial (the Gateway Arch) and MRH Elementary School." Read more about what the partnership will involve in the complete MRH School District article.

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New Principals Plan Parent Visits in Richmond Heights

One will happen Wednesday morning at Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School.

Meet the New MRH Elementary Principals

Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School has a new principal and assistant principal. Meet them at coffees on the next two Wednesdays.

Last Wednesday, two new Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School administrators with about a dozen parents in the gym over coffee, lemonade and cookies. Principal Jason Adams told the parents that MRH has been his "destination district." "All of the initiatives that are happening in the district: small community, peace—that’s who I am, that’s very important to me," he said. He said he comes from Parkway, a much larger district, and he's excited to be at MRH Elementary. He said he and Assistant Principal Jonathan Strong have personally hired many of the new staff for the year. A letter stating his goals for the year is posted on the MRH website and on Patch. Strong said MRH Elementary resembles the school he attended growing up. "The …

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MRH Elementary School Families Walk to School

Trailnet hosted an event Friday along the roundabout at Glades Avenue aimed at interesting parents and students in walking to classes.

Trailnet hosted a family event Friday morning at Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School aimed at getting parents and students to consider walking to school. "The school really supports what we're doing here," said Cindy Cantrell, a Richmond Heights resident and Trailnet's school specialist. The organization hopes to get more people who live within a half-mile of suburban St. Louis schools interested in walking to class, she said. Four different groups of students, accompanied by adults, are walking to MRH Elementary School these days as part of the Safe Routes to School program. On Friday, students picked up stickers that read "I walked to school," tried yogurt from the St. Louis District Dairy Council and stuck push pins in a map …

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Jonathan Strong to Join Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School

He will become assistant principal effective July 1, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported.

Jonathan Strong will serve as assistant principal at Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School starting this fall, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported Monday. Quoting from the Patch article: "Jonathan will join Jason Adams, the new elementary principal, beginning July 1, 2012." Read more about Strong in the complete Maplewood-Brentwood Patch report. More about MRH Elementary School on Patch:

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Principal Thanks MRH Chili Cook-Off Volunteers

The event brings people together and happens thanks to many volunteers, Dr. Tony Arnold of Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School writes.

Youngsters Become Anchors at MRHE 97 News

The TV program is a service of Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School, the school reported on its website.

Students are getting experience in TV at Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School in Richmond Heights as part of MRHE 97 News. Quoting from the school's website: "Sixth grade students meet daily during block to research, create scripts and prepare videos for reports on important and trending topics. They review the previous day’s show and discuss how it can improve." Read more about the learning process involved and view photos of the TV crew in the complete MRH Elementary School article.

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Jason Adams Named MRH Elementary Principal; Michael Dittrich Joins MRH Middle

The administrators will begin their new roles in the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District on July 1.

Two new administrators will provide leadership at Maplewood Richmond Heights elementary and middle schools starting July 1, the MRH School District announced late Tuesday morning. Jason Adams will become principal at MRH Elementary School, while Michael Dittrich will become assistant principal at MRH Middle School. “We are delighted to have both Jason and Mike join our MRH family,” stated Dr. Linda Henke, the district's superintendent, in a news release. “Both are wonderful additions for our district and we have the utmost confidence in their commitment to our students our mission.” Adams previously served as assistant principal of Ross Elementary School in the Parkway School District and as a teacher at Tillman Elementary School in the …

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