Patrick Henry Downtown Academy Elementary School

Welcome to Patrick Henry Principal's Corner

Welcome to Patrick Henry Downtown Academy!

At Patrick Henry, we are determined to meet the needs of every child who walks through our doors. We have a dedicated staff that returns year after year to pursue our mission and vision. We have an invested family community that chooses St. Louis Public Schools and Patrick Henry every day, partnering with us in our mission and vision for their children. We also have a strong community of neighbors, businesses, and nonprofits that work together to provide for our students academically, socially, and emotionally. In short, we have an incredible village that comes together to serve our students daily.

Though the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years brought so many challenges with COVID, we remain a strong community of family, educators, and partners all dedicated to our students' mental, physical, and academic well being. Please join us in our mission to equip all students with the academic skills, scholarly habits, and character traits necessary to be successful in college or the career of their choice. 

Thank you for choosing St. Louis Public Schools, and welcome to Patrick Henry Downtown Academy!

Dr. Deborah Rogers

Principal

Stay connected with us! Every week, I publish The Patrick Henry Post, a principal's blog that highlights all of our amazing things happening around the school. Take a look below for each week of the 2021-2022 school year and stay connected with all of us!

May 26th, Featuring our last week of school: https://www.smore.com/9vkyd

May 19th, Featuring a Final Farewell from our Staff: https://www.smore.com/6ebk1

May 12th, Featuring Educational Field Trips: https://www.smore.com/5zesv

May 5th, Featuring Mayor Tishaura Jones' Visit to Patrick Henry to Celebrate the Green Ribbon School Award: https://www.smore.com/ngt4m

April 28th, Featuring MAP Testing Completion, Community Partners, and Parent Resources for Summer: https://www.smore.com/dt837

April 21st, Special Announcement: Patrick Henry Named a National Green Ribbon School: https://www.smore.com/qs40r

April 14th, Featuring Field Trips and Art Contest Winners! https://www.smore.com/w2mhu

April 7th, Featuring the Restoration Efforts of our Community Partners: https://www.smore.com/2spxg

March 31st, Featuring 4th Quarter and the Arch Field Trip: https://www.smore.com/3b0rm

March 17th, Featuring the Grand Reopening of the Garden: https://www.smore.com/4bnfa

March 10th, Featuring End of 3rd Quarter: https://www.smore.com/byx8w

March 3rd, Featuring Women's History Month: https://www.smore.com/yxcad

February 24th, Featuring Black History Month: https://www.smore.com/j7w3t

Click here for the full recording of the Black History Month Performance (starts at minute 41:51 on the recording)

February 17th, Featuring Reading Intervention and Valentine's Day: https://www.smore.com/3frea

February 10th, Featuring Special Education: https://www.smore.com/d1xp6

February 3rd, Featuring 4th and 5th Grade: https://www.smore.com/76mvh

January 27th, Featuring 2nd/3rd Grade and Junior Achievement: https://www.smore.com/pxwru

January 20th, Featuring Kindergarten and 1st Grade: https://www.smore.com/rjknp

January 13th, Featuring PreK: https://www.smore.com/s05pk

January 6th, Featuring Back to School: https://www.smore.com/fmke4

December 19th, Special Edition: Patrick Henry Family Dance, https://www.smore.com/pvh3r

December 16th, Featuring the Mike Raeber Toy Drive: https://www.smore.com/f2keb4

December 9th, Featuring the Garden Concrete Project: https://www.smore.com/y2j178

December 2nd, Featuring Community Partners: https://www.smore.com/j8p0f

November 18th, Featuring Thanksgiving Gratitude: https://www.smore.com/m0xuz

November 10th, Featuring Academic Updates and Winter Coat Distribution: https://www.smore.com/n10rp

November 4th, Featuring Halloween Celebrations: https://www.smore.com/pg0kj1

October 28th, Special Edition in Honor of Central VPA with Counseling Resources: https://www.smore.com/t60h9 

October 20th, Featuring Parents and At-Home Interventions: https://www.smore.com/9cbfz

October 13th, Special Edition: Celebrate Patrick Henry! https://www.smore.com/14cq9

October 13th, Featuring the Leadership Team: https://www.smore.com/k1yue

October 7th, Featuring Special Education and Intervention Teams: https://www.smore.com/zbqjn

September 30th, Featuring 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade: https://www.smore.com/u12sr

September 22nd, Featuring Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade: https://www.smore.com/k78w6

September 16th, Featuring PreK: https://www.smore.com/s4k3b

September 9th, Featuring Related Arts: https://www.smore.com/028ug

September 2nd: https://www.smore.com/67dzg

August 26th: https://www.smore.com/472k3

August 19th: https://www.smore.com/gu28j

August 12th: https://www.smore.com/ut592 (Special Edition: Summer Repairs)

You can find all Patrick Henry Posts from the 2019, 2020, and 2021 school years by clicking HERE.