Stevens CEC

Stevens Middle Community Education Center, located at 1033 N. Whittier St., was erected in 1964. The school was named for Reverend George E. Stevens who was pastor of Central Baptist Church from 1903-1937. He was the first Negro Pastor to become a candidate for membership on the St. Louis Board of Education.

The building complex is a two-story brick structure consisting of thirteen (13) regular classrooms, six (6) special education rooms, a library, a gymnasium/auditorium, an industrial technology room, a home economics rooms and lunchroom.

Stevens Middle Community Education Center's attendance area is bounded by Lindell on the south, Martin Luther King on the north, Grand Avenue on the east and Kingshighway on the west. The students population is 100% black. Many of the parents of students qualify for state and federal assistance. Ninety percent of the students qualify for the free lunch subsidy program.

Students in grades 6, 7 and 8 attend the Stevens Middle Community Education Center. Sixty students are assigned to six special education classes. The total school population is 320.

The staff is composed of 10 regular classroom teachers, 6 special education teachers, 1 full-time resource teacher, 1 Title I Reading Teacher, 1 Title I Math Teacher, one (1) full-time enrichment teacher, and 1 librarian. In addition there are full time teachers for physical education, vocal music, instrumental music, art, industrial technology and home economics.

KEY PEOPLE

Principal - Marvin Neals
Vice-Principal - Earnest Hill
Instructional Coordinator - Beverly Haynes
Community Education Coordinator - Shana Renshaw

ORGANIZATIONS

AmeriCorps - Jodie Sands & Jessica Frogley
Neighborhood Stabilization Officer (NSO) - Jennifer Horn
School Beat Officer (SBO) - JoAnne Glover & Warren Newton
Project Safety Net - Hafiz Nasiruddin
Neighbor to Neighbor - Michael Johnson & Peter Franzen
Caring Communities -

SPRING SESSION 1997:

April 14 - June 6, 1997

No classes Monday, May 26, 1997

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Black Dance Troupe
Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00 pm Fee: Free

YW - Teen/T.O.O.L.S.
Tuesday 2:15 - 5:00 pm Fee: Free

ONE ON ONE Tutoring
Monday - Thursday 2:30 - 8:00 pm Fee: Free

PEER Tutoring
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 2:15 - 3:15 pm Fee: Free

After School/Saturday
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 2:15 - 3:15 pm Fee: Free

AKI
Mondays and Wednesdays 2:15 - 3:15 pm Fee: Free

ALA
Thursdays 3:00 - 5:00 pm Fee: Free

Girls Drill Team
Mondays and Wednesdays 2:15 - 3:15 pm Fee: Free

Drum Corps
Mondays and Wednesdays 2:15 - 3:15 pm Fee: Free

EXPLORERS
Wednesday, 2:15 pm Fee: Free

ADULT PROGRAMS

KARATE for the family
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm Fee: $20.00 every eight (8) weeks

FUNK Aerobics
Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:30 pm Fee: $25.00 every eight (8) weeks

Computer Literacy/Keyboard
Thursday 6:00 - 7:00 pm Fee: $30.00

Power Walking
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00 - 6:00 pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

Kamp Kilimanjaro

When: June 23 - August 13, 1997 Our hours of operation are 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Who: We accept children from the ages of 5 - 14 years. Birth certificates must be presented at the time of registration.

Cost: $10.00 per week for the first child in the home registered, and $5.00 per week for each additional sibling in the home. The first week's fee is due at the time of registration.

Latchkey services available for an additional charge: morning 7:00 - 8:00 am; $1.00 first child/ .50 per additional children per day: for afternoon latchkey services 4:30 - 6:00 pm is $1.50 first child/ .50 per additional children per day.

Please contact: Shana Renshaw, CEC Coordinator 314/531-6160