🌱 Patch AM: How a Creve Coeur workshop is helping families start school stronger

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Creve Coeur workshop is helping families start school stronger
• See where Creve Coeur lands in Missouri's priciest school districts

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 65.
• Sunday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Back-to-school parent workshop held in Creve Coeur (kmov.com) — Families in Creve Coeur could attend a back-to-school parent workshop at St. Louis Arc on North Warson Road, where the Freddie Ford Family Foundation offered supplies and guidance. Presentations focused on supporting students with 504 plans and IEPs, building positive school relationships, and navigating peer interactions so caregivers feel more prepared for the new year.
   

• Missouri's 20 Most Expensive School Districts Ranked (979kickfm.com) — Creve Coeur homeowners are part of two of Missouri's priciest school districts, with Ladue and Parkway C-2 both ranking near the top for typical 2026 home values. A new analysis combines census data and Zillow prices to show how much families pay to access high-performing suburban St. Louis schools, including those serving parts of Creve Coeur.
   

📸 Around Creve Coeur

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Creve Coeur

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Saturday August 22
• NJT Presents "Job" by Max Wolf Friedlich
  The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis The J – Staenberg Family Complex (Arts & Education Building), 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Summer Used Book Sale
  The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis The J – Staenberg Family Complex (Arts & Education Building), 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146
• Ambulance Dedication
  The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis To Be Announced
  4:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Summer Used Book Sale
  The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis The J – Staenberg Family Complex (Arts & Education Building), 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146
• First Day of School
  Ladue Early Childhood Center Saint Louis, MO 63141
• City Council Work Session →
  City of Creve Coeur -
  6:00 pm
• City Council Work Session- Canceled →
  Creve Coeur Calendar, 300 N New Ballas Rd Council Chambers, Creve Coeur
  6:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Creve Coeur Calendar, 300 N New Ballas Rd Council Chambers, Creve Coeur
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Freshman Day in Holley Gym 7:45AM-12:30PM
  Kirkwood High School Saint Louis, MO 63122
  7:45 am
• Teachers - Non-contract day →
  Ritenour All District
  8:00 am
• New Student Day
  Kirkwood High School Saint Louis, MO 63122
  8:00 am
• Bricks 4 Kidz →
  Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Ladue

• BMW Championship 2026: Scottie Scheffler Leads the FedEx Cup Playoff Spotlight at Bellerive (sportsjone.com)
• Grow and Share OHCE discusses canning at regular monthly meeting (alvareviewcourier.com)

Kirkwood

• Curio Wellness Post Harvest Associate I in Maryland Heights, MO (pennlive.com)
• Win tickets to Foster The People (mix1051utah.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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