Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls was a public all girls' charter middle and high school in Saint Louis, Missouri. It was chartered by Washington University in St. Louis and has a focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). [1] It is Missouri's first public girls' school. [2]
Mary Stillman, one of the daughters of John Danforth and an alumna of all girls' schools, had conceptualized Hawthorn. [1]
In August 2015 it opened 130 students in grades 6 and 7. [2] A new grade will be added each year until it gets grade 12. [1] The school shut its doors in August 2023, citing declining enrollment.
References
- ^ a b c Keaggy, Diane Toroian. " Washington University to sponsor Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls – the region’s first all-girls STEM charter school " ( Archive). Washington University in St. Louis. January 14, 2014. Retrieved on December 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Crouch, Elsa. " Hawthorn Leadership School opens as Missouri's only public girls' school" ( Archive). St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 18, 2015. Retrieved on December 27, 2015.
Further reading
- " CONSIDERATION OF COMPLIANCE OF CHARTER SCHOOL PROPOSAL: HAWTHORN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL FOR GIRLS" ( Archive). Missouri State Board of Education, June 2014.
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