December 11, 2019
Pictured above: The question about slaves on a class assignment handed out at Blades Elementary last week. 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 your price for a slave.” A fifth-grade teacher at Blades Elementary
[ Read More ]A man and a woman are facing charges for a string of armed robberies last week and this week across South County after their capture Thursday led to a lockdown at two schools. Police say the pair, a man from St. Louis and a woman from Cuba, Missouri, robbed a string of stores along Lemay
[ Read More ]The Mehlville School District will hold its second listening session of the year next week at Buerkle Middle School. The listening session will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Buerkle Middle School, 623 Buckley Road. The school district is working on “Mehlville Listens,” the first five-year update to its first-ever
[ Read More ]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 after about an hour midday Thursday. The lockdown was activated due to the suspect search, but students were safe, a spokeswoman
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Pictured above with the jolly fat man at Mehlville Fire Protection District’s Santa Saturday in 2018 are Liam Juelfs, 4, and his mother Sarah. Photo by Bill Milligan. The Mehlville Fire Protection District will hold a holiday food drive and children can meet and write letters to Santa during “Santa Saturday” this weekend
[ Read More ]By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com 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 test scores over time. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE, released the 2019 Missouri
[ Read More ]The Oakville boys varsity swim team brought home a conference title Nov. 5 at Clayton High School, in addition to earning a third-place finish at the Rockwood Summit Invite in October and boasting 10 consideration times for state. The Tigers were named the Suburban Conference Pool Green champions after beating out multiple local schools including
[ Read More ]Lindbergh and Mehlville students celebrated Veterans Day with special assemblies and events across both districts. Point Elementary in Oakville had an assembly featuring musical performances from the fifth grade, reading of historical facts and recognition for all 44 military veterans in attendance. In Lindbergh, Truman Middle School students hosted a breakfast for their family members
[ Read More ]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 School District and Special School District all canceled classes Tuesday due to icy road conditions, after a larger-than-expected snowfall Monday. Mehlville is canceling
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Oakville players reach for the district championship plaque after defeating Lindbergh and Seckman back-to-back to take the district title Oct. 30. By Stephen Glover For the Call What seemed to be a storybook season for the 2019 Oakville girls volleyball team came to an end last Saturday as the Tigers lost at home
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