During Black History Month, High Road staff and students engaged in a variety of learning activities focused on acknowledging and appreciating the contributions of African Americans to our society, history, and culture. In learning about these individuals and their legacies, we recognized the struggles and sacrifices faced by African Americans throughout history, while also celebrating their resilience, achievements, and cultural heritage. Here are some of the highlights: In the elementary classrooms, Ms. Tiffany’s students enjoyed watching "The Princess and the Frog," a Disney movie notable for its strong Black female representation, providing valuable representation and [...]

The Child Advocacy Center (CAC), an organization whose mission is to deliver excellence in child abuse response, offer a path toward healing, and educate the community, recently chose to honor High Road's social worker, Kathryn Zoellner, for her outstanding partnership over the years. Over the past five years, Kathryn has invested herself in providing not only resources for families but also tools for our students to protect themselves from abuse. In collaboration with Karen Loesche, the Prevention Education Program Coordinator at the CAC, Kathryn has facilitated multiple educational workshops for students and staff alike and put a special focus [...]

Casey, Teacher, High Road School of Wright City High Road School of Wright City would like to acknowledge Casey Hutchison for his notable contributions to our school. Casey came to High Road ready to learn and do. He humbly welcomed any experience available to him, quickly establishing himself as a flexible and enthusiastic member of our school community. Casey's quest to learn and his openness to feedback have also enabled him to make incredible professional growth in just under a year. Casey recently began the process of transitioning to leading an academic elementary room while he completes an alternative [...]

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Join High Road School staff at a private showing of The Reason I Jump - a documentary about five individuals with autism, based on a biography of the same name. Drinks and snacks will be provided.All family members are welcome but RSVPs are required due to limited space.You can view more information here. Learn more about our school today.

High Road School of Wright City is excited to recognize BEST’s Maddy as our April Student of the Month. Maddy’s teachers report, “Maddy has shown great improvements in her ability to use her communicator independently. She is navigating pages to communicate her wants, needs, and is greeting peers and staff with very few prompts. She has made so much progress on her goals. Maddy always has a smile on her face and loves giving out hi-fives. She has been adapting very well to working with new staff and the development of new routines.” We are SO PROUD of you [...]

This week, the students and staff celebrated National Storytelling Day by working together to submit stories based on a writing prompt about an old man and his dog. Zach was our winner! Check out the stories in this week's episode of Llama Time: https://youtu.be/nKyB3b91XZ0 Learn more about our school today.