Building Information and Administration
Facts & Dates
Hixson Student Handbook 2019 - 20
Raptor Visitor Screening
Tyler 360
Address: 630 S. Elm Ave. • Webster Groves, MO 63119
Students may not arrive until 7:50 a.m., when supervision begins.
8:35am: First Period Begins
3:15: Walkers, bikers, and bus riders
3:20: Students being picked up by a vehicle
3:30 Mondays and Fridays: Office closes
4:15pm: After-School Activities End -- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays only once they begin
4:30pm: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: Office Closes
918-4551 | ext. 14001
lee.grace@wgmail.org
918-4567 | 14917
vogt.aimee@wgmail.org
Michael Hazelton
hazelton.mike@wgmail.org
Sarah Magruder
magruder.sarah@wgmail.org
Linda Peterson
peterson.linda@wgmail.org
Sarah Bodi, 8th Grade
bodi.sarah@wgmail.org
Aaron Pelloquin, 7th Grade
Amy Hensley
hensley.amy@wgmail.org
Hixson Middle School, named for James T. Hixson, long-time Webster Groves High School principal, opened in September 1955 as a junior hhigh with 725 students in grades 7 through 9. The building sits on 20 acres of land, which also includes Moss Field. The cost of building was $1.6 million. Conversion to a middle school began in 1988. The change was gradual, and extended over a period of years.
Following the middle school philosophy of providing an environment that is inviting, safe, enclusive, and supporting for all, students are individually placed on grade-level teams. Hixson's seventh grade teams are Yello, Red, and Orange. Hixson's eighth grade teams are Purple, Blue, and Green. Students are able to choose from a wide range of elective classes, including foreign language, fine arts, family and consumer science, and industial technology.
Hixson has been recognized by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for student performance, including the prestigious Gold Star honor. Hixson received a Bronze Award for itsuse of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support. Hixson staff has fully implemented a 1:1 technology initiative.