Webster Groves will host its annual week of Community days festivities in the first week of July.
Every year the city hosts this event in celebration of the Fourth of July. Events funded and sponsored by the city include the children’s pet parade (July 1), Community Days pool party (July 1), Community Days parade (July 3) and the Independence Day firework celebration (July 4).
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News Brief: Junior wins Best Individual Performance of the Year
“I was honestly a little surprised because I won the award last year,” junior Bennet Loving said about winning the award for Individual Performance of the Year. The ceremony was held on May 5.
News Brief: Webster brings back Summer Night Street Dance
Webster Groves will bring back the Summer Night Street Dance Sunday, June 18, on North Gore at Lockwood in Old Webster from 5:30 p.m to 10 p.m.
News Brief: Botanical Garden hosts Green Living Festival
Missouri Botanical Garden will host its yearly Green Living Festival in multiple events at known places in St. Louis.
The festival focuses on teaching people how to live a greener lifestyle and spread that to the community.
News Brief: Art fair returns June 3-5
Webster Groves Arts Fair will return for the 18th time June 3-5, at the corner of Lockwood and Bompart. It will provide activities for people of all ages.
News Brief: Proposed bond issue funds improvement to infrastructure
Proposition S is a no-tax rate increase bond issue that would provide $45 million to the school district to improve the infrastructure of WGSD schools and facilities.
News Brief: Webster Groves pool opens today
Webster Groves Aquatic Center will re-open for the summer on Friday, May 27, and remain open until Sept. 4.
The Aquatic Center will be closed on Memorial Day, which is May 30.
News Brief: Schlafly holds outside art festival
Schlafly Beer will host the Art Outside Festival from May 27 to May 29, at the Bottleworks location in Maplewood.
Admission is free, and the festival offers events for all ages.
News Brief: Women’s soccer team moves on to quarterfinals
Women’s soccer moved on to State after the District final game against Visitation Academy, with an overall record of 4-8.
News Brief: Students protest to support reproductive rights
Twenty students gathered outside of Senior Entrance Thursday, May 12, to protest against the recent Supreme Court documents that revealed plans to repeal Roe V. Wade.
News Brief: Schedule changes for EOCs
Spring end of course (EOC) testing will take place from April 18-22 and from April 25-29.
News Brief: Prom tickets are on sale
Senior Prom will be at Union Station on Friday, April 22. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. Tickets are $75.
WG Echo newspaper, yearbook awarded at MIPA-MJEA J-Day
Echo publications and yearbook students attended the MIPA-MJEA J-Day at Mizzou on March 30.
News Brief: Webster Groves elects new mayor, school board members
Webster Groves councilwoman Laura Arnold was elected mayor on Tues, April 4, defeating former councilwoman Kathy Hart with 54% of the vote in the most recent elections.
Statesmen advance to Final Four
Varsity women’s and men’s basketball will advance to Final Four in the Missouri Class Five State Championship on Friday, March 18, at Missouri State University.
Varsity basketball competes for State championship
Varsity basketball will compete in the State Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 12, at St. Louis Community College – Meramec.
News Brief: Winter Activities Assembly showcases winter sports
Winter activities assembly will take place seventh period on Jan. 28, in Roberts Gym.
“It’s going to be basketball, boys and girls; wrestling, boys and girls; and girls swim and dive,” assistant activities director Munir Prince said.
News Brief: Annual Winter Formal cancelled
Webster’s annual Winter Formal has been cancelled due to the current Omicron variant surge.