Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls in St. Louis, Missouri Important Hawthorn Update Read More Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls For student records families and schools should contact closedschoolsslps. org Dear Hawthorn Families It is with deep regret that we are informing you that Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls will be closing effective August 15 2023. Although our Board of Directors was optimistic that Hawthorn would reach our student enrollment targets for the coming school year we were not able to attain the necessary scale and are now faced with the realities of program and budget constraints. A variety of factors contributed to our dropoff in enrollment a drop experienced by Hawthorn and countless other schools in our region shifting demographics in the City of St.