Ritenour School District superintendent Chris Kilbride says attendance at the district's International Welcome Center in St. Ann has dropped by 20% since the week before Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Video by Seeger Gray, sgray@post-dispatch.com
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Yibeli Lopez, who attended the International Welcome Center after coming to the United States from Honduras and now works for the Ritenour School District, poses for a portrait Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the school district headquarters in Overland.
A Spanish translation for the phrase 鈥淚 have the right to remain silent鈥 is written in the counselors鈥 office of the International Welcome Center at Hoech Middle School on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in St. Ann.
Spanish translations of English phrases in a classroom at the International Welcome Center at Hoech Middle School in St. Ann on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.
Ritenour School District employee Yibeli Lopez came to Overland from Honduras at 17 years old and attended the International Welcome Center in St. Ann, which she said helped her reach her current career with the district, in an interview on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Video by Seeger Gray, sgray@post-dispatch.com
On the left, on a wall at Hoech Middle School in St. Ann, are handprints of students who attended the International Welcome Center in the Ritenour School District, painted with the colors of their home countries鈥 flags (Mexico, top, and Colombia, bottom). On the right is a piece of art displayed in a counselor鈥檚 office at the International Welcome Center. The photos were taken on Jan. 29, 2025.
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Decorations in a classroom at the International Welcome Center at Hoech Middle School in St. Ann on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.
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The exterior of the International Welcome Center at Hoech Middle School in St. Ann on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.
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A worksheet in a classroom at the International Welcome Center at Hoech Middle School in St. Ann on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.
Yibeli Lopez, who attended the International Welcome Center after coming to the United States from Honduras and now works for the Ritenour School District, poses for a portrait Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the school district headquarters in Overland.
A Spanish translation for the phrase 鈥淚 have the right to remain silent鈥 is written in the counselors鈥 office of the International Welcome Center at Hoech Middle School on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in St. Ann.
On the left, on a wall at Hoech Middle School in St. Ann, are handprints of students who attended the International Welcome Center in the Ritenour School District, painted with the colors of their home countries鈥 flags (Mexico, top, and Colombia, bottom). On the right is a piece of art displayed in a counselor鈥檚 office at the International Welcome Center. The photos were taken on Jan. 29, 2025.
Spanish translations of English phrases in a classroom at the International Welcome Center at Hoech Middle School in St. Ann on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.
