Posts Tagged ‘Parkview Elementary School’
CFD handles sliding ice incidents
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 10:45 a.m. Monday to a report of melting ice and snow sliding from the roof of Columbia Market, 506 N. Main Street. Firemen used…
Read MoreA passion for teaching
With 25 years spent in the Columbia School District and 10 years before that teaching in Waterloo, Donna Weirschem stepped away from the classroom this spring having shown great love…
Read MoreBook biz for Columbia School Board
The Columbia School Board saw little action at its monthly March meeting, with a good chunk of the evening featuring a presentation by students from Columbia Middle School. The month’s…
Read MoreRetiring teacher fulfills dream
Following 34 years of dedicated education at Parkview Elementary in Columbia, a much loved teacher is leaving the school to see where the future takes her. Karen Dent started at…
Read MoreSchool enrollment fluctuates
Monroe County’s schools saw fluctuating enrollment this year, with the majority of schools seeing slight decreases in enrollment. Waterloo The Waterloo School District has 2,666 students enrolled to date this…
Read MoreLongtime Columbia school secretary retires
Although she may not have been directly involved in educating children, anyone who knows the Columbia School District knows Jana Eytchison left an indelible mark during her 26 years as…
Read MoreRetiring teacher ‘loved every minute’ of career
A common theme among Columbia School District retirees this year is the departure of a core group of teachers from the youngest grade levels. Another person in that cohort of…
Read MoreCuller: teaching in Columbia was ‘dream come true’
A Columbia teacher who has affected almost three decades of youngsters is now retired, as Jeanie Culler called it quits at the end of the school year. Culler taught second…
Read MoreSchmersahl ‘grateful and blessed’ for career
When she first joined the Columbia School District, Linda Schmersahl was hired as a substitute teacher for a kindergarten teacher who was on sick leave. When that teacher did not…
Read MoreLongtime Columbia teacher retires
When Denise Cogo started teaching kindergarten at Parkview Elementary School in Columbia in the fall of 1998, she took over for Linda Schmersahl, who was on maternity leave. Cogo did…
Read MoreParkview’s ‘Dr. B’ is ending on a high note
East or west of the Mississippi, Dr. Mike Beczkala’s reputation precedes him. Beczkala – principal of Parkview Elementary in Columbia and the unassuming maestro of Saint Louis University’s Pep Band…
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