Dr. Vicki Nienhuis has been the principal of Bridgeway Elementary School since 2000. Prior to coming to Pattonville, Nienhuis was an assistant principal at Tillman and Westchester elementary schools in the Kirkwood School District. Prior to her administrative experience, she was a third and fourth grade multiage teacher at Tillman, where she also taught fifth and second grades in the Kirkwood School District. Nienhuis holds an associate’s in art degree from Lake Michigan Community College, a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a master’s degree in educational administration from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. She earned her doctorate degree from St. Louis University in 2009.
Along with Bridgeway's staff, parents, and students, Dr. Nienhuis has worked to make Bridgeway a great place to learn and grow. Bridgeway is a community of learners that challenges and inspires each member to reach his/her potential. When you walk into Bridgeway School it is obvious that it is a community that embraces all students.