Browse past news stories for St. Charles West High School in St Charles, MO.

• Cougars Could Qualify For Class 4 State Playoffs (South County Times)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 01:46:00 pm
  Before the 2009 football season began, Affton High School was picked to finish last in the Suburban East.
• St. Charles native performs with Greatest Show on Earth (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 06:25:02 pm
  St. Charles native performs with Greatest Show on Earth
• 19-year-old living his dream under the Big Top (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 02:17:50 pm
  SUBMITTED photo -- Book Kennison juggles and does his share of pratfalls. I spoke to Book Kennison, 19, last Wednesday morning. Several hours earlier he had arrived in Salt Lake City at 1 a.m. after a two-day train ride from Portland, Ore.
• POKIN AROUND: 19-year-old living his dream under the Big Top (Suburban Journals)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 07:13:43 am
  I spoke to Book Kennison, 19, last Wednesday morning. Several hours earlier he had arrived in Salt Lake City at 1 a.m. after a two-day train ride from Portland, Ore.
• Couple provide expert coaching to able-bodied and disabled athletes. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 08:36:22 am
  Couple provide expert coaching to able-bodied and disabled athletes.
• Taking Care: Cerebral palsy can't stop Cottleville teen (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 02:32:51 pm
  Ryan Prewitt photo -- Ariel Liker, 14, uses her mouth to shoot a bow at the St. Louis Bow Hunter's Club in St. Charles. Ariel Liker draws back her bow with her mouth and shoots. The arrow soars through the air, hitting just above its target 20 yards away.
• St. Charles Teacher in Hot Water for Using Rap Lyrics in Class (KPLR 11 St. Louis)
  posted on September 4, 2009 at 12:35:17 am
  Controversial NWA Anthem Bashing Cops Used In Suburban Classroom A St. Charles high school teacher learns a tough lesson about how not to teach a ''tough lesson''. That lesson was about controversial speech, but apparently using controversial language to teach it can get you in a lot of trouble. It happened last week during a college level English composition class at St. Charles West High ...
• Complaints made after St. Charles West teacher plays rap song (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 03:40:22 pm
  Complaints made after St. Charles West teacher plays rap song
• Rap song played in St. Charles class draws complaints (Columbia Missourian)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 03:12:45 pm
  ST. CHARLES— A suburban St. Louis teacher's decision to play a rap song with anti-police lyrics has raised concerns. St. Charles School District Superintendent Randal Charles received complaints after the St. Charles West High School teacher played a 1988 song from the group N.W.A. in a composition class for seniors. The subject matter was controversial speech, and the teacher was trying to show ...
• Complaints made after teacher plays rap song (KOAM-TV Pittsburg)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 02:50:28 pm
  Associated Press - September 3, 2009 10:44 AM ET ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - A suburban St. Louis teacher's decision to play a rap song with anti-police lyrics has raised concerns.
• St. Charles teacher faces suspension after playing song in class (KMOV St. Louis)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 03:24:25 am
  (KMOV)-- A classroom lesson with an anti-police theme and repeated fowl language is stirring up some controversy in St. Charles. This is all over a song played in a class at St. Charles West High School.
• Crowned and loving it (Suburban Journals)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 06:54:22 am
  The second time was the charm for 8-year-old Demi King, who donned a crown Saturday to become the 2009 O'Fallon Princess.
• No stopping these athletes (Suburban Journals)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 07:03:43 am
  Andy Krawczyk, 10, of Cottleville has difficulty walking. One of his legs is shorter than the other, a result of cerebral palsy. But that does not stop him from swimming competitively.
• Taking Care: Cerebral palsy can't stop Cottleville teen (Suburban Journals)
  posted on July 30, 2009 at 06:48:58 am
  Ariel Liker draws back her bow with her mouth and shoots. The arrow soars through the air, hitting just above its target 20 yards away.
• More homes mapped into floodplain in St. Charles (Suburban Journals)
  posted on July 21, 2009 at 06:56:07 am
  Mary Orf has lived less than a half mile from the Missouri River in St. Charles for the past 13 years without ever having floodwater come near her home on North Fourth Street.
• More homes designated in floodplain in St. Charles (Suburban Journals)
  posted on July 10, 2009 at 08:00:39 am
  Hundreds of homes in the Frenchtown area of St. Charles have been designated on new federal maps as being in the floodplain.
• POKIN AROUND: Tragedy strikes in a land far from home (Suburban Journals)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 07:21:28 am
  Adam Sparks knew he'd broken his neck and that if he didn't get off the island, he'd die.
• Soderberg to coach at Lindenwood (Suburban Journals)
  posted on May 24, 2009 at 06:36:36 am
  Former Saint Louis University basketball coach Brad Soderberg is returning to St. Charles.
• Board to consider funding for turf at St. Charles schools (Suburban Journals)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 06:43:51 am
  The issue of funding two new artificial football fields at St. Charles High School and St. Charles West High School will go before the board of education Thursday night.
• Stormy weather can't stop Relay for Life (Suburban Journals)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 06:43:31 am
  The economic storm and rain storms joined forces to pummel the Relay for Life of St. Charles.
• FESTIVAL OF THE LITTLE HILLS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on May 20, 2009 at 08:29:37 am
  Festival of the Little Hills St. Charles' three-day mix of food, entertainment and shopping will include an expanded row of antiques vendors.
• St. Charles Relay for Life begins Friday (Suburban Journals)
  posted on May 14, 2009 at 06:41:16 am
  Even on the back of a motorcycle, Linda Wiedner could not outrun breast cancer.
• Bracing for flu (Suburban Journals)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 07:08:35 am
  Students across the county are getting remedial lessons in hand washing as school districts take precautions to prevent the spread of germs amid a global outbreak of swine flu.
• Record-breaking win (The Hannibal Courier-Post)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 05:02:21 am
  Loading multimedia... Hannibal’s Charlie Fohey slides safely into home plate after advancing from third off of a pop fly out in foul territory during the third inning of Friday’s game against the Highland Cougars.
• St. Charles County deaths ruled murder-suicide (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on May 6, 2009 at 06:35:45 pm
  ST. CHARLES COUNTY - The deaths of a married couple found shot in March inside their home was a murder-suicide, authorities said today.
• POKIN AROUND: The spunky little girl who wanted to play ball (Suburban Journals)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 06:44:12 am
  It didn't take long for William Verhine of St. Charles to call me about my April 15 column. The story was on this year's 60th season of the St. Charles Junior Baseball/Softball Association.
• Roos recruit new basketball talent (University News)
  posted on April 21, 2009 at 12:03:01 am
  Head Coach Matt Brown announced last week that Alex Bazzell has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his education and playing career with the UMKC men's basketball program next season. Bazzell, a 6-1, 175-lb. guard from St. Charles, Mo., was the Gateway Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a Missouri Basketball Coaches Association 4A All-State selection in 2008-09.
• UM-St. Louis honors young scientists (The Current Online)
  posted on April 13, 2009 at 09:22:20 am
  The 36th annual Missouri Regional Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium took place on the UM-St. Louis campus on March 12-14. Winners of the scientific research competition were announced by the University to the general public on April 3. The three-day symposium offered regional high school students an opportunity to present original scientific research projects, in fields ...
• News Digest for March 29 (Suburban Journals)
  posted on April 6, 2009 at 07:58:27 am
  Water tower to be painted O'Fallon's Water Tower No. 4 will be painted starting Tuesday, including an updated version of the city's logo will be painted on the exterior.
• Zerr wins award for officiating (Suburban Journals)
  posted on April 5, 2009 at 07:12:01 am
  Rick Zerr, of St. Charles, has won the Gene Barth Award for Excellence in Officiating for 2008. Zerr, 59, is a college football official as well as a St. Charles County circuit judge.