St. Charles High School (Missouri)

St. Charles High School is a 9–12 public high school in St. Charles, Missouri, United States. The other high school in St. Charles, MO is St. Charles West High School.

St. Charles High School
Address
725 N. Kingshighway

St. Charles
,
Missouri
63301

United States
Information
TypePublic
MottoFaber est quisquesuae fortunae.
(Each one is the architect of their own future.)
Established1899 (1899)
School districtCity of St. Charles School District
SuperintendentDr. Jason Sefrit [1]
PrincipalTed Happel
Teaching staff67.65 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment840 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.42[2]
Color(s)   
Fight songNotre Dame Victory March
MascotPirate
Team nameFighting Pirates
RivalSt. Charles West High School
Websitewww.stcharlessd.org/schs
An official White House photo shows a member of the audience holding a "Thank You" sign during President Barack Obama's speech on medicare fraud and health care insurance reform in the auxiliary gym on March 10, 2010.

History

St. Charles High School began as a two-year high school in 1899, expanding to a four-year program in 1902. Originally located at Fourth and Jefferson Streets, it is situated at the former home of the St. Charles Military Academy, to which it moved after a fire in 1918. The campus began with one building in 1923 and had expanded to four by the 1965–66 school year. Within a decade, overcrowding led to the division of the district into two high schools. After a fire in 1995 destroyed all but the oldest section of the building, which was a brick construction, the school was renovated.[3]

The school became racially integrated in 1955.[3]

Visit by President Obama

On March 10, 2010, President Barack Obama made a visit to St. Charles and gave a speech at St. Charles High school, in the older gym on the campus. His speech dealt primarily with the proposed health care reform legislation, and while access to the speech was by invitation only, hundreds of supporters and opponents of the president were outside to witness the historic event.

Academics

The student-teacher ratio is 15, slightly higher than the state average of 14.

Sports

Interscholastic sports include:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Marching Band
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Wrestling

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Superintendent / Superintendent".
  2. "ST. CHARLES HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. History of St Charles High School
  4. Caesar, Dan (October 22, 2011). "St. Louis native Amsinger has dream TV job". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. "Ex-Bill Curtis Brown, O.J. Simpson's successor, dies". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 28 January 2021. Brown was an all-state running back at St. Charles High School in the 1970s.
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