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. Learn more about students and staff who were recognized this month.

Holman Middle School

Honors choir

Students from Holman Middle School were selected to perform in the St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Honor Choir Festival. The students sang alongside more than 200 other students from schools in St. Louis and St. Charles counties at the festival on Jan. 20. Students who were selected to the mixed honor choir are: Mikayla Meekie, Whitney Murray, Khadime Seck, Rylie Smith, Chloe Tate and Marcus Young. Students selected to the treble honor choir are: Aryana Firrow, Madison Jurilla, Alyssa Mack, Sydney Martin, Alissia Medina, Layla Stuart, Kylie Williams and Taylor Williams.The Holman choir is directed by Larry Knobel.

Students from Holman Middle School selected to honors choirs include, from left, front row, Kylie Williams and Sydney Martin and, back row, Marcus Young and Layla Stuart.

Pattonville Heights Middle School

Honors choir

Students from Pattonville Heights Middle School were selected to perform in the St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Honor Choir Festival. The students sang alongside more than 200 other students from schools in St. Louis and St. Charles counties at the festival on Jan. 20. Pattonville Heights student who were selected to the mixed honor choir are: Nisrine Assal, Mason Biship, Hunter Johnson, Kalob Kornhardt, Lily Gamino, Pierre López, Malia Robinson, Sophia Goldsmith, Chi'marreon Walker and Landon Zavala. Students who were selected to the treble honor choir are: Golden Curtis, Destiny Dent, Cassadi Divers, Gabriela Garcia, Skylar Kuzuf, Ruby Ramirez Ortiz, Carly Ratcliff and Tula Stewart. The Pattonville Heights choir is directed by Kurtis Heinrich.

 Students from Holman Middle School selected to honors choirs include, from left, front row, Hunter Johnson, Lily Gamino and Pierre Lopez; second row, Malia Robinson and Sophia Goldsmith; third row, Tula Stewart, Mason Biship and Skylar Kuzuf; and back row, Gabriela Garcia and Kalob Kornhardt.

Pattonville High School

Presentation honors

Pattonville High School senior Yashika Raja was selected to emcee the National Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Launch conference on its opening day, Jan. 29. PLTW is a national nonprofit organization that develops STEM curriculum for elementary, middle and high school students. Raja met and spoke with PLTW president and CEO David Dimmett over the course of the three day conference which was titled “Sparking Curiosity.” Participants were able to attend a variety of sessions and workshops, collaborate with PLTW members across the area and have an evening of exploration at the St. Louis City Museum. Raja is taught by PLTW biomedical science teacher Jamie Jobe.

Yashika Raja was selected to emcee the National Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Launch conference.