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This season will be a ‘trial by fire’ for the Oakville High School boys basketball team

This season will be a ‘trial by fire’ for the Oakville High School boys basketball team

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call December 28, 2023

It will be trial by fire for the Oakville Tigers boys basketball team this season. After an 8-19 campaign last year, the Tigers are staring at a daunting schedule for this season. “We always expect...

Natalie and Zachary Chapman with Blades Elementary Cafeteria manager Michelle Kovacich.

Two Mehlville students turn freeze-dried candy sales into charitable treat for Blades

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter December 27, 2023

Natalie and Zachary Chapman were extra sweet this holiday season and donated $100 of the money they made selling homemade freeze-dried candy to Blades Elementary to help families needing assistance with...

Mehlville School District eliminates At Home program due to deficit spending

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 18, 2023

The Mehlville School District will no longer offer its At Home virtual learning program next school year. The Board of Education voted 5-1 at its meeting Dec. 14 to eliminate the At Home program for...

Mehlville considers cutting At Home program

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 13, 2023

The Mehlville School District is considering cutting its At Home virtual school program. The At Home program is a virtual K-8 school, with 98 students and 20 full-time and part-time staff combined. It...

Oakville girls basketball eyes strong season with senior leadership, underclassmen talent

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call December 12, 2023

Oakville girls basketball coach Laura Bishop will be looking to her seniors to lead the way this season. Addie Czuppon and Sami Simokaitis return to the lineup. Both girls have had success in the regular...

Candidate filing underway for April 2024 municipal and school board elections

Candidate filing underway for April 2024 municipal and school board elections

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 11, 2023

Candidate filing for next April’s municipal and school board elections is currently underway. Filing for the April 4 elections began at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, and will continue until 5 p.m. Tuesday,...

Point Elementary’s book buddies boost reading, friendships

Point Elementary’s book buddies boost reading, friendships

December 5, 2023

The Reading Buddies program at Mehlville School District’s Point Elementary, started by Cynthia Biggs 15 years ago, pairs fourth and fifth-grade students with a buddy from kindergarten, first, or second-grade...

The seniors on the Oakville High School football team. Photo courtesy of the Mehlville School District.

OHS football coach reflects on season

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call November 28, 2023

While he won’t say he’s satisfied, Oakville football coach Mike Genge wasn’t down on the season the Tigers had either. “I felt the season was an overall success,” Genge said. “Any time you...

Emily Fiasco, right.

Mehlville’s Emily Fiasco returns to ‘Jeopardy!’ for champions tournament

November 10, 2023

One of Mehlville's very own will once again make an appearance on "Jeopardy!" Monday. Emily Fiasco, an assistant band director at two Mehlville middle schools and a Mehlville High alum, was invited...

Kevin Green with some of his students.

Mehlville teacher inspires students to embrace healthy, active lifestyles

November 8, 2023

Kevin Green, a physical education teacher at Blades Elementary School, was honored with the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2023-2024 school year, representing Mehlville School District. He...

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