Most little girls only dream of dancing on stage to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, but for sophomores Madison Herr (Villa Duchesne) and Sara Berwald (Parkway Central), it’s a dream come true. The two girls will share the role of Clara in the upcoming Saint Louis Ballet production choreographed by artistic director Gen Horiuchi. Performances run Dec. 18 through 23 at the Touhill. Madison is the daughter of Michael Herr and Sheree Thornsberry, and Sara is the daughter of Bruce and Laurie Berwald.
Wydown Middle School sixth-graders explored literature in a unique way: They and their parents picked from a list of five books to read, after which parents participated in classroom discussions on the characters and storyline.
Seventeen-year-old George Ahlering already has the entrepreneurial spirit. The Priory junior opened an online clothing company, William & Blackwood Co., that combines Southern and coastal lifestyles into one brand. The logo’s three nautical flags (Sierra, Tang and Lima) stand for STL, and Ahlering produces many of the items (shirts, hats, visors, koozies, leather keyfobs) locally. He currently has 80 college campus representatives across the country and hopes to expand into retail stores soon. No surprise: Ahlering plans to study business entrepreneurship and finance in college. (Pictured, above).
More than 250 guests attended Chesterfield Day School’s annual Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day. Preschool through sixth-grade students put on a show of popular children’s songs from around the world under the direction of music teacher Jan Schaberg, who has taught at the school for nearly 30 years.
Pictured: George Ahlering of Priory
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