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Students pictured above include back row, left to right: Samuel Caldwell, Nathan Hart, Ian McMurry, Caleb Robinson, James Zipfel, Andrew Kim, Benny Mayer.  Middle row: Meredith Blucker, Lily Jiang, Cole Lilledahl, Kira Boegeman, Philip Duchild, Madlyn Anderson, Rachel Wei.  Front row: Roie Randelman, Ava Wood, Ida Fan, Yeonsoo Park, Mary Lanio.  Not pictured: Raymond Soto, Dimitri Loli.

Lindbergh High Orchestra partners with German orchestra to celebrate 60 years as sister cities

December 12, 2019

  The Lindbergh High School Orchestra will take part in an exciting overseas collaboration over the next two years, playing alongside the Youth Baroque Orchestra ‘Die Telemänner,’ based in...

Class assignment asking students to set your price for a slave gets international attention

Class assignment asking students to ‘set your price for a slave’ gets international attention

December 10, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District is getting international attention for a Blades Elementary assignment in which a teacher asked students to “set...

UPDATED: School lockdowns lifted after police capture Lemay Ferry robbery suspect

UPDATED: School lockdowns lifted after police capture Lemay Ferry robbery suspect

December 5, 2019

A police search for a robbery suspect around Lemay Ferry Road spurred a lockdown at two South County schools Thursday that has been lifted. Lockdowns were lifted at Mehlville High School and Mosaic Elementary...

Baebler says decorating her home for the holidays is a process that takes around two weeks. No part of the house goes undecorated, including the basement, bathrooms and bedrooms. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Lindbergh Parent Group holds 44th annual Holiday House Tour, free holiday boutique

December 3, 2019

The Lindbergh High School Parent Group will host its 44th annual Lindbergh Holiday House Tour Sunday. Five homes in Lindbergh Schools will open their doors from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, showcasing...

Mehlville state test scores go up; DESE changes test again

Mehlville state test scores go up; DESE changes test again

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 25, 2019

The Mehlville School District showed academic improvement in key statewide test scores released last month, but yet another change in how Missouri reports its scores makes it impossible to directly compare...

One city, one district? City-county Board of Freeholders could change 24 school districts

One city, one district? City-county Board of Freeholders could change 24 school districts

November 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com At least one member of the Board of Freeholders believes that education could fall under the board’s powers to reorganize city-county government...

All South County schools cancel classes Tuesday due to icy road conditions

All South County schools cancel classes Tuesday due to icy road conditions

November 12, 2019

Monday was the first snow of the season, and today will be the first snow day for area students. The Mehlville School District, Lindbergh Schools, Affton School District, Bayless Schools, Hancock Place...

The Lindbergh boys soccer team celebrates Nov. 6 after winning its first district championship in 21 years, in overtime against Mehlville.

Lindbergh soccer team rewrites history by winning a district title

November 11, 2019

By Stephen Glover For the Call Web Exclusive Update: Due to a snow day at both Lindbergh and Northwest, the Lindbergh boys soccer sectional game versus Northwest has been canceled for Tuesday night...

Mehlville High School 2019 graduate Carly Herman poses after the ceremony.

‘Portrait of a Graduate’ is focus of new Mehlville speaker series

November 7, 2019

The Mehlville School District is hosting a speaker series focusing on its “Portrait of a Graduate,” with the first event set for Wednesday, Nov. 13. The Portrait of a Graduate Speaker Series will...

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Crestwood’s characters cast a spell

November 6, 2019

It was one of the coldest Halloweens in memory for St. Louis last week, but many students across the Lindbergh and Mehlville school districts had already tricked and treated at their schools’ trunk...

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