St. Clair High School (Missouri)

St. Clair High School is a high school in St. Clair, Missouri, United States, and is part of the St. Clair R-XIII School District in Franklin County, Missouri. This school is a public high school and services grades 9-12.

St. Clair High School
Address
1015 High School Drive

St. Clair
,
Franklin County
,
Missouri
63077

United States
Coordinates38.3361°N 90.9792°W / 38.3361; -90.9792
Information
School typePublic, Secondary
School districtSt. Clair R-XIII School District
SuperintendentKyle Kruse
PrincipalJennifer Davis
GenderMixed
Enrollment750
Color(s)Red and Gray
SportsFootball
MascotBulldog
Team nameBulldogs
Websitehttp://highschool.stcmo.org/

Notable alumni

Phoebe Apperson Hearst was born near St. Clair, Missouri in 1842. She worked as a teacher in area schools until she met and married George Hearst. Phoebe Hearst gave birth to her only son, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, in 1863. Mrs.Hearst was a great philanthropist and she financed a school for the training of Kindergarten teachers. She also went on to found an organization that was the forerunner of today's PTA. Hearst died of influenza in 1919.[1]

Suicides

Three students, a freshman, a sophomore and a junior committed suicide during a period of seven weeks[2] in 2012.[3] Bullying was believed by some parents to be the motivation.[4]

References
  1. "Phoebe Apperson Hearst". Hearst Castle. June 29, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  2. Warren, Lydia (15 November 2012). "Three students at St Clair High School in Missouri have killed themselves in seven weeks". USA Prepares. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  3. "Missouri School Rocked by Student Suicides". KOLR10 News. ST. CLAIR, Mo. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  4. Shawndrea Thomas; Jeff Bernthal (13 November 2012). "Community Trying To Stop Teen Suicide Trend In St. Clair". Fox 2 Now St. Louis. Retrieved 16 November 2012.


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