Amy Ruzicka
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Amy Ruzicka
@AmyRuzicka
Mom, Wife, Learner, Leader, Educator, Superintendent of Bayless School District




Congratulations to Courtney Duffy, who was honored tonight as an Exceptional Educator by the Affton-Lemay Chamber of Commerce at its Annual Gala. Courtney serves as a Math Specialist at BES and is the 2024 Bayless Teacher of the Year, and MO Teacher of the Year semi-finalist.



The first #TeacherProudTuesday of 2025 is for ECSE teacher Aja Ritrovato! Aja is incredibly dedicated to her classroom team and seeing the potential in every student. She models kindness by fostering a collaborative classroom environment, which students benefit from greatly.

For the recent edition of Bayless Magazine, we caught up with Staff Sergeant Marc Cox, who is an '04 graduate and NCO in the Marines, as part of a Portrait of a Bayless Graduate series. Read his story online here! #BringTheStampede ow.ly/Mofh50UCGMJ



Bayless hosted teachers and school staff from across STL today in the Next Practices professional learning conference! A special thanks is in order for the Bayless staff members who presented. #BringTheStampede






As we all leave for break, we have a year in review newsletter for the whole district! Come and see some of the highlights from 2024. #BringTheStampede ow.ly/P0gA50Uv7gB



Congratulations to Sr. Sam Reece for being named to the 2024 Missouri Small School Boys All-Academic Team. Sam was chosen to this highly selective group for excelling on the field, in our community, and in the classroom during his time at Bayless. #BaylessALLIN #BringTheStampede









