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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

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Mehlville Board of Education is against open enrollment legislation

Mehlville Board of Education is against open enrollment legislation

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 24, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education passed a resolution earlier this month opposing any open enrollment legislation currently being considered by the Missouri Legislature. The Board voted unanimously at...

In the Rogers Elementary first-day-of-school scavenger hunt in 2019, second-grader Aleah Jacobsmeyer, right, and other students went straight to the top for help, asking Superintendent Chris Gaines if he fit any of their categories. He checked the box ‘I like vegetables.’

Superintendent looks back on eight years with district

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 21, 2023

Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines is retiring in August after eight years with the school district. Gaines’s official last day is Aug. 31. When he retires, he’ll have completed...

Mehlville-Oakville United hosting Prop E information night

Mehlville-Oakville United hosting Prop E information night

February 14, 2023

The Mehlville-Okaville United Committee is hosting a community information night Feb. 27 about Proposition E, a 31-cent tax-rate increase that would fund salary increases for teachers and other staff in...

Board passes resolution against open enrollment

February 7, 2023

Read more of this story in the Feb. 23 print edition of The Call.  The Mehlville Board of Education approved a resolution last week opposing any statewide legislation regarding open enrollment. The...

Mehlville board hears updates on completed and upcoming Prop S projects

Mehlville board hears updates on completed and upcoming Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 1, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education heard several Proposition S updates at its meeting Jan. 19. Proposition S is a $35-million no-tax-rate increase bond that was approved by voters in April 2021 to fund...

Mehlville Board of Education renames Proposition M to Proposition E

Mehlville Board of Education renames ‘Proposition M’ to ‘Proposition E’

January 26, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday to rename the 31-cent operating levy increase, Proposition M, to Proposition E for "Ensuring high-quality teachers and staff for Mehlville...

An Oakville Elementary student the first day of school in 2020.

Board of Education approves 2023-2024 academic calendar for Mehlville schools

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 26, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education approved the district’s 2023-2024 academic calendar at the board’s meeting Dec. 15. The first day of the 2023-2024 school year is Tuesday, Aug. 22, and the last day...

Mehlville school voters will consider 31-cent operating levy increase

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 23, 2023

Editor's note: On Monday, the Mehlville Board of Education called a special meeting Jan. 24 to discuss changing the name of the proposition, after this article was written and published.  Voters in the...

Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines retiring in August

Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines retiring in August

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 20, 2023

Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines announced Friday that he would retire in August after eight years with the school district. Gaines, then the superintendent of the Wright City...

School canceled Thursday at Rogers Elementary due to power outage

January 12, 2023

School is canceled Thursday at Rogers Elementary School in the Mehlville School District. There will be no in-person learning or virtual learning Thursday, Jan. 12 for Rogers Elementary students due...

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