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🌱 Patch AM: How did Ballwin’s Parkway West land among Missouri’s top high schools?
You won't want to miss Tame the Chaos: A Guide to Inner Peace on the Ballwin Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How did Ballwin's Parkway West land among Missouri's top high schools?
Also on today's calendar: Tame the Chaos: A Guide to Inner Peace and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Some sun with a shower; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 of Missouri's Top 10 High Schools Are in STL or KC (979kickfm.com) — Missouri's latest top-10 public high school rankings include Parkway West High School on Clayton Road in Ballwin, highlighting the area's strong academics. Most schools on the list are in the St. Louis or Kansas City metros, underscoring how competitive local districts are for college-bound families.
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📸 Around Ballwin
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ballwin
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- Board of Education Meeting
Lafayette Sr. High Rockwood Administrative Annex, 500 N Central Ave, Eureka, MO 63025, USA
7:00 pm - New and Returning Student Open House
Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
9:00 am - Orientation for Parents of New Students in Grades 1-5 (Parents Onl
Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
9:00 am - Football Jamboree at Kirkwood
Lafayette Sr. High Kirkwood High School, 800 Dougherty Ferry Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122, USA
6:00 pm - Tame the Chaos: A Guide to Inner Peace →
134 Enchanted Pkwy, Manchester
4:30 pm - Back to School Football Bash
Lafayette Sr. High Lafayette High School, 17050 Clayton Rd, Wildwood, MO 63011, USA
5:00 pm - NO CCL- Students Attend Home Schools
Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26 - Board of Education Business Meeting
Specl. School District St. Louis Co. Saint Louis, MO 63131
5:45 pm - RM Spirit Day
Ridge Meadows Elem. Ballwin, MO 63021
5:00 am
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Yoga Stretch →
Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
8:00 am - Yoga Flow →
Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
9:00 am - PAINT Recycling - Bluebird Park →
Ellisville, MO Calendar, Bluebird Park 225 Kiefer Creek Road, Ellisville
9:00 am - Bricks 4 Kidz →
Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
9:00 am
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello!
I'm in Ballwin and looking for a mobile car detailing company that comes to your home. I had coffee spill in the back of my car, so I'm specifically… (Nextdoor Burtonwood)
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Ballwin. Apply here.
- Trek Bicycle Corporation posted a job opening for Bike Assembler in Ballwin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ballwin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chesterfield
- Ryan Fox discusses unorthodox swing, the switch from rugby to golf ahead of BMW Championship (ksdk.com)
- Missouri campaigns draw $75M in big donations, much of it from undisclosed donors (newstribune.com)
Wildwood
- 'For a hero': Gary Sinise Foundation begins Phase 1 of Officer TJ Brown's customized home (ksdk.com)
- 'We want to keep it that way': Parkway Schools propose tax increase to maintain high standards (ksdk.com)
- Yorkshire v Derbyshire Metro Bank One Day Cup preview (blogspot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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