Mesnier Primary Students Recognized for Character

Congratulations to the kindergarteners, first and second graders recognized last month for character.

Select students at Mesnier Primary School in Affton are recognized each month for best exemplifying the school’s character traits. These students are named members of the POD Squad, which stands for People of Dignity, and attend a special celebration with Dr. Christine Powers, principal at Mesnier, where they are treated to pizza and certificates of recognition.  The character trait for November was Respect, and the following students were named to the POD Squad: Kindergarten: Abdusaid Abdurakhmonov, Angelina Bocos, Nicholas Clinton, Cylie Dettman, Breana Dettman, Jackson Halbauer, Irma Karahasanovic, Kaitlyn Lanemann, Sophia Levinson, Waylon Meyer, Riley Mosman Isabelle Murray, Mia Nilsen, Thomas Robison, Georgia Summers, Trey Westerholt…

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Affton Schools Now on Facebook

The Affton School District has been working on a Facebook page, and now it's are ready to unveil it to the world.

Like the Affton School District? Now you can "Like" it as well. Affton Schools has a new Facebook page for the district to provide updates about school meetings and events. Just click the link and hit the "Like" button to add them to your Facebook newsfeed. As of Wednesday afternoon, the page had 49 "likes." Erica Chandler, a parent in the district who works in marketing, has volunteered to help out with the page, and will be assisting with the district's public relations in general. Some individual Affton schools already have Facebook pages, some of them with several hundred fans. Mesnier Primary School has the most popular page, with 226 fans. Next is Rogers Middle School's page, with 184 fans. Gotsch Intermediate School updates often …

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Andrew Dana Hudson

2:42 pm on Friday, September 30, 2011

Thanks Diane! I can't seem to find it. Could you give us the link?   more ›

Mesnier Primary Students Say Goodbye With Pie

As a prize for completing more than 300,000 minutes of reading, students threw pies at Principal Steve Brotherton.

With Principal Steve Brotherton moving on to his new position as Affton School District superintendent, Mesnier Primary School knew they wanted to say goodbye in a special way. "Dr. Bortherton wouldn't kiss a pig or shave his head or wear a costume or go on the roof. Eventually we landed on this," said Mesnier librarian Laverene Sebben, who oversaw the pie-in-the-face planning. Sebben said that it's difficult to get students excited about reading in the last month of school, and they wanted to offer a great incentive for the students. It was decided that the class who read for the most minutes between April 31 and May 31 would get to throw pies at Brotherton. Pam Hogan's second-grade class read for more than 17,000 minutes that month, and …

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Mesnier Students Go the Extra Mile(s)

Thirty elementary students ran 26 miles, read 26 books and did 26 good deeds over a period of several months to complete the Read, Right and Run program.

Twenty-six miles is a lot to run for anyone, but it can be an especially intimidating number for elementary school kids. Add in reading 26 books and doing 26 good deeds, and the Read, Right, Run program organized by Go! St. Louis is quite the challenge. Yet that's just what 30 students from Mesnier Elementary School did this year. Unlike adult marathoners, the Kindergarten-Second Grade students did not have to run the distance all at once, but instead had several months to complete the three goals. Mesnier Librarian Laverne Sebben and Physical Education Teacher Jeff Wulfert worked together to help the kids reach the program's goals. They said the program is a valuable educational tool. "Part of the idea was to encourage kids to be …

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Affton Mothers’ Club Serves Schools for More Than 50 Years

Organization supports the Affton school district with fundraisers, special events and donations

The Affton School Mothers’ Club is definitely a win-win type of organization.  In addition to offering the camaraderie and fellowship that many clubs do, the ASMC also provides indelible support and assistance to the Affton School District.  The club, which has been in existence for over 50 years, acts as a support mechanism for the schools by providing much needed donations. According to ASMC President Sarah Hertel, ASMC raises funds and provides support for everything from playground equipment to pencil sharpeners.  Comprised of nearly 40 women, ASMC holds annual fundraisers, class parties, arts and crafts fairs as well as smaller fundraisers to benefit Affton schools. The club holds periodic meetings with the guidance and leadership of …

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Affton School Board Announces Next Superintendent

Mesnier Principal Dr. Steve Brotherton was chosen to lead district after extensive search.

After a six-month search, Dr. Steve Brotherton, principal at Affton's Mesnier Primary School, has been named the next superintendent of the Affton School District.  "I think this is the culmination of my life's work. I'm totally excited." Brotherton said after the announcement during Tuesday's board of education meeting at Rogers Middle School.  Brotherton will take the post July 1. Interim Superintendent Dr. Ken Weissflug will continue to helm the district for the rest of the year and is expected to stay on in his previous position as assistant superintendent. "I'm not going anywhere," Weissflug said. "Hopefully Dr. Brotherton and I will make a real good team." Before moving to Mesnier this year, Brotherton was the assistant …

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