Craren, Saunders team up in public forum debate   Brentwood High School seniors Seamus Saunders and Theodora Craren recently finished in the top one-third in public forum debate at the National Speech and Debate Association’s national tournament June 12-17 in … Continue reading Debate Duo Among Top Third at Nationals

Cars to enter from High School Drive, exit at St. Clair Avenue   By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit Email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net McGrath Elementary School students who travel to and from school by car, and walkers who live northeast of … Continue reading McGrath to Get New Entrance for Vehicles

‘You are the hope for many people you’ve not met yet’   By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit Email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood High School’s senior class of 2016 received one last round of advice last week before heading out into … Continue reading BHS Graduates 62 at 88th Commencement

Aunger, Wojdyla also cited for outstanding work   By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit Email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood High School seniors Tedi Craren and Yumino Sasaki were named the school’s most outstanding visual art students last week. Their work was … Continue reading Craren, Sasaki Honored for Art Portfolios

Students enjoy annual May afternoon outdoors McGrath Elementary School students enjoyed an afternoon playing outdoors at their annual field day on Friday, May 13. All classes from kindergarten through fifth grade streamed to the playground at 12:30 and spent the … Continue reading Christmas, Halloween, McGrath Field Day

Souers headed to All-Ireland Championships this summer   By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit Email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood High School freshman Caitlin Souers has qualified for the world championships in the Irish flute, to be held in Ireland this summer. … Continue reading Teen Wins Midwest Regional on Irish Flute

She’s 3rd BHS senior in 4 years to sign with Bearcats   By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit Email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood High School senior Victoria Aunger has signed a letter of intent to attend McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill., … Continue reading Aunger Signs with McKendree Color Guard

Adams wants to pursue opera singing in college   By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit Email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood High School junior Evan Addams wants to be an opera singer and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis wants to help … Continue reading BHS Student’s Singing Earns Scholarship

Spring concert covers B (Beatles) to Z (Legend of Zelda)   By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit Email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Close to 130 band and choir students performed in the Brentwood Music Department’s spring concert on April 26 in the … Continue reading Choir, Band Blame It on the Boogie