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Wentzville School District
Wentzville R-IV School District is a school district headquartered in Wentzville, Missouri, United States. In addition to almost all of Wentzville, the district serves all of Lake St. Louis, the St. Charles County portion of Foristell; and portions of Dardenne Prairie, Flint Hill, Josephville, and O'Fallon. History In 2022 the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the district over the district's plan to no longer include eight books in the school's library. The school board had voted to remove ''The Bluest Eye'' by Toni Morrison with four in favor and three against. By February 2022 the board reversed its decision on ''The Bluest Eye''. Schools High schools *Wentzville Holt High School Wentzville Holt High School (Emil E. Holt Sr. High School, or simply Holt High School) is the oldest of the four high schools in the Wentzville R-IV School District and second oldest high school in St. Charles County, Missouri. With a 2020-21 enrol ... * Timberland High School * Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia; the Capital city, capital is Jefferson City, Missouri, Jefferson City. Humans have inhabited w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most Kâ12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wentzville, Missouri
Wentzville is an exurb of St. Louis that is located in western St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 44,372, making it the 15th largest city in Missouri. Wentzville has been the fastest growing city in Missouri, by percentage population increase, for two consecutive decades from 2000 to 2020. As the site of the Rotary Park, Wentzville is host to the St. Charles County Fair and the St. Louis Renaissance Festival. History Wentzville was laid out in 1855. The community has the name of the chief engineer of the Northern Missouri Railroad Erasmus Livingston Wentz. A post office called Wentzville has been in operation since 1859. The Wentzville Tobacco Company Factory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Wentzville is the location of the first Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the United States. It began as a tree of lights to help raise money in 1967 to send gifts to active servicemen, but later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake St
Lake Street may refer to: *Lake Street (Chicago) *Lake Street (Minneapolis) Lake Street is a major east-west thoroughfare between 29th and 31st streets in Minneapolis, Minnesota United States. From its western most end at the city's limits, Lake Street reaches the Chain of Lakes, passing over a small channel linking B ... See also * Lake Street station (other) {{dab, road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foristell, Missouri
Foristell is a city in St. Charles and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 505 at the 2010 census. Geography Foristell is located on I-70 between Wright City to the west and Wentzville to the east. Peruque Creek flows past the south side of the city.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40, According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $52,386, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $33,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,331. About 7.1% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 505 people, 192 households, and 151 families residing in the city. The population de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
Dardenne Prairie is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,494 at the 2010 census. Geography Dardenne Prairie is located southwest of O'Fallon on Missouri Route N, just east of I-64. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. History Dardenne Prairie was originally a prairie region which began in the area near St. Peters and extended north of Dardenne Creek, almost to Peruque Creek. The area was named after the stream. In early documents the name appeared as Dardonne Creek, Darden Creek, Dardenne River, or Dardonne River. In Houck's history of 1908, Dardene River is also found. Dardenne is said to be a corruption of the French "Terre d'Inde", meaning ''the land of turkeys''. ''Terre d'Inde'' actually translates to "Land of India". "Turkey Land" on the other hand in French is ''Terre des Dindons'' so the above explanation is not plausible. A better explanation is that the name was borrowed from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flint Hill, Missouri
Flint Hill is a town in northwestern St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 525 at the 2010 census. History Flint Hill was officially founded in 1838 by Captain Taliferro P. Grantham. The community took its name from Flint Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia, the native home of a share of the first settlers. A post office called Flint Hill has been in operation since 1836. Geography Flint Hill is located at . The community is approximately 2.5 miles north of Wentzville just east of U.S. Route 61 on Missouri Route P. McCoy Creek flows past to the north of the community.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40, According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 525 people, 179 households, and 150 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 187 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephville, Missouri
Josephville is a village in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 376 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Josephville opened in 1875, and remained in operation until 1910. The community was named for its first postmaster, Joseph Wilmes. Geography Josephville is located at (38.831080, -90.799463). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 376 people, 133 households, and 110 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 140 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.5% White, 1.1% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 133 households, of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Fallon, Missouri
O'Fallon ( ) is a city located along Interstates 64 and 70 between Lake St. Louis and St. Peters in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the St. Louis metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, O'Fallon had a population of 91,316, making it the largest suburb of St. Louis, as well as the largest municipality in St. Charles County and the seventh-largest in Missouri. O'Fallon's namesake in St. Clair County, Illinois, is also part of the St. Louis metropolitan statistical area. The two O'Fallons are one of the few pairs of same-named municipalities to be part of the same MSA. History O'Fallon was founded in 1856 by Nicholas Krekel. The community was named by Krekel's older brother, Judge Arnold Krekel, after John O'Fallon, the president of the North Missouri Railroad. A post office called O'Fallon has been in operation since 1859 with its first postmaster being Nicholas Krekel. The St. Mary's Institute of O'Fallon was listed on the National R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". The ACLU works through litigation and lobbying, and has over 1,800,000 members as of July 2018, with an annual budget of over $300 million. Affiliates of the ACLU are active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The ACLU provides legal assistance in cases where it considers civil liberties to be at risk. Legal support from the ACLU can take the form of direct legal representation or preparation of '' amicus curiae'' briefs expressing legal arguments when another law firm is already providing representation. In addition to representing persons and organizations in lawsuits, the ACLU lobbies for policy positions that have been established by its board of directors. Current positions of the ACLU include opposing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bluest Eye
''The Bluest Eye,'' published in 1970, is the first novel written by Toni Morrison. The novel takes place in Lorain, Ohio (Morrison's hometown), and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression. Set in 1941, the story is about how she is consistently regarded as "ugly" due to her mannerisms and dark skin. As a result, she develops an inferiority complex, which fuels her desire for the blue eyes she equates with "whiteness". The novel is told from Claudia MacTeer's point of view. She is the daughter of Pecola's foster parents at different stages in her life. In addition, there is an omniscient third-person narrative that includes inset narratives in the first person. The book's controversial topics of racism, incest, and child molestation have led to numerous attempts to ban the novel from schools and libraries in the United States. Plot summary In Lorain, Ohio, nine-year-old Claudia MacTeer and her 10-year-old sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Morrison
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 â August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, ''The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed '' Song of Solomon'' (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for ''Beloved'' (1987); she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, Morrison graduated from Howard University in 1953 with a B.A. in English. She earned a master's degree in American Literature from Cornell University in 1955. In 1957 she returned to Howard University, was married, and had two children before divorcing in 1964. Morrison became the first black female editor in fiction at Random House in New York City in the late 1960s. She developed her own reputation as an author in the 1970s and '80s. Her work ''Beloved'' was made into a film in 1998. Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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