The Hazelwood School District is offering kindergarten registration at all 20 elementary schools. Registration dates are scheduled in March and April. Kindergarten registration, also known as Kindergarten Round-Up, is an opportunity for parents of new kindergarten students to begin the registration process.

Parents will be able to visit with teachers, the school principal and other staff members. Screenings are available and parents can enroll children in Sunny Start, a summer program for new kindergartners. Children must be five years old before August 1, 2011 to register for kindergarten in the Hazelwood School District.

Please review the schedule for the date, time and school where your child will attend.

In the first performance of its kind in the St. Louis area, fourth graders at Marvin Elementary in the Ritenour School District will take the stage in the production of No Such Thing as Normal, a musical about autism.  There are two shows, one for students at 2 p.m. and another for families and community members at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2011 in the gymnasium at the school, located at 3510 St. Charles Rock Road.   It is free and open to the public.  

No Such Thing as Normal  is a fun, age appropriate musical about a young boy with autism on a field trip at a museum.  The script and lyrics educate audiences about autism, how it exhibits itself in some people’s behavior and how we can learn about the needs of those who have autism.

The auditorium at Hazelwood East High School was abuzz as students, teachers and administrators gathered to hear Wes Moore, author of “The Other Wes Moore,” share his personal story, and that of another man, also named Wes Moore. Both men are of similar age, grew up in the same city within blocks of each other, lived in single-parent households, yet the decisions and choices made by the men led them to different lives.

The men’s choir, dressed in tuxedos, greeted the audience and Moore with a performance of “The Impossible Dream.” As Moore took the stage, he thanked the choir and praised their talent. Then, he addressed the group of 250 students who were selected by faculty and staff to read his book.

As he spoke, Moore said the students displayed “hope as to what’s right in our community and in society. You are not what we see on late night news. You’re champions and I am humbled to be here.”