Webster Groves School District
The Webster Groves School District is a school district in and around Webster Groves, Missouri, west of St. Louis.
The current superintendent is Dr. Sarah Booth Riss, and the district's central office is located at 400 E. Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119.
Serving grades 9-12, WGHS opened 1889 as a 9th grade general course. In 1996, then-President Bill Clinton visited WGHS to commend the district's drug and violence prevention efforts, the same year that their basketball team won the District 4A State Championship against West Plains High School. In 1999 TIME Magazine featured a cover story to a week at Webster Groves High School (WGHS).
Every Thanksgiving Day the Statesmen football team plays Kirkwood High School's Pioneers in the annual Turkey Day game. This well-known rivalry between the two schools started in 1907, and is the oldest high-school football rivalry west of the Mississippi river. The 100th annual game was played Thanksgiving, 2007. WGHS's principal is Dr. Jon Clark; assistant principals are John Raimondo, John M. Thomas, John E. Thomas, and Dr. Shiree Yeggins-Campbell. WGHS's student-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. WGHS's notable students include Skip Caray.
Serving grades 7-8, opened 1955 as Hixson Junior High School (grades 7-9). Hixson's current principal is Dr. Stacie Smith. Assistant principals are Dr. Alice Miller and Dr. Todd Roberts. In 2008, Hixson was awarded the state of Missouri's Gold Star honor. That same year, Hixson was named to Missouri's Top Ten list, ranking third for sustained high performance in eighth grade mathematics scores and science scores, as determined by the Missouri Assessment Program. In 2007, Hixson made the Top Ten list for its seventh grade mathematics scores.
Hixson was named for James Hixson, longtime Webster Groves High School principal. Hixson sits on 20 acres (81,000 m2), including Moss Field, a sports field shared with WGHS. A library annex was added on to the building in 1998, and a recent bond issue made possible a variety of building improvements: central air conditioning, wireless networking, new roofing, and complete renovation of the auditorium and cafeteria.
Serving grade 6, opened 1960 as Steger Junior High School, converted to Steger Sixth Grade Center in 1983. Steger's principal is Dr. Kristin Denbow; assistant principal is Jeff Atterberry. On Steger's lower level is the Webster Groves Elementary Computer school (see below). Steger was named for Leonard Steger, a former superintendent.
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