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Julie Durham, Lindbergh Schools' new real-world learning coordinator. Photo courtesy of Lindbergh Schools.

Lindbergh Schools hires learning coordinator to spearhead programs for post-grad success

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter August 7, 2025

This summer, Lindbergh Schools welcomed an addition to the team: Julie Durham, the district’s new real-world learning coordinator. Durham got to work in July, and she hopes to use her new role to propel...

Mary McKenzie running in the 2025 Festival of Miles. Photo courtesy of Cor Jesu Academy.

Cor Jesu student Mary McKenzie reflects on her summer running triumphs

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter August 7, 2025

Mary McKenzie, an incoming senior at Cor Jesu Academy, says the conditions were just right for that run in early June. With the high-energy atmosphere of the Festival of Miles to aid her, she took off...

Two Hagemann Kindergarten Breakfast attendees sit at the top of the slide, excited to play.

Future Hagemann kindergarteners prepare for school

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor August 6, 2025

In its fifth year, Hagemann Elementary School’s annual Kindergarten Breakfast was as successful as ever. Approximately 30 of the 45 incoming kindergarten students enrolled attended the event with...

Summer construction at Rogers Middle School. Photo courtesy of the Affton School District.

Using Prop 1 funding, Rogers Middle School is under construction

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter July 31, 2025

For anyone walking through Rogers Middle School, the building may look like a stranger. Thanks to the funds generated by Proposition 1 — a zero-tax-rate-increase bond that was passed on the April ballot...

Tamara Simmons. Photo courtesy of Bayless School District.

Bayless choir teacher named a Regional Teacher of the Year

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter July 31, 2025

For the third year in a row, a teacher from the Bayless School District has been selected as a Regional Teacher of the Year. Earlier this month, Tamara Simmons — a choir teacher with seven years under...

Crestwood Police Department's spring 2025 intern, Evelyn Zemper.

Crestwood Police Department offers first-ever high school internship program

By Ellie Marshall, News Editor July 24, 2025

Though fairly common amongst college students, the majority of high schoolers in the United States do not have internships — just about 2% according to a study by the National Society of High School...

Proposition R 2024 Phase 1 construction began in January at Truman Middle School. Photo courtesy of Lindbergh Schools.

Prop R project at Truman Middle School will cost less than expected

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter July 24, 2025

Construction work is underway at Truman Middle School, and in a rare turn of events, the project is estimated to cost significantly less than the March 2024 budget outlined. While the budget allocated...

AnnaKait Peters-Bahkou, Lutheran South '25, was in the ensemble of "Come From Away," the second show of the Muny's 2025 season. Photo courtesy of Lutheran South High School.

South County youths take the stage at The Muny

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter July 17, 2025

The Muny is a hallmark of St. Louis in the summer. As the sun went down each night over the outdoor theatre — now the winner of a Regional Theatre Tony Award — audience members with a keen eye may...

Francis Du doodles at school. Photo provided by Dang Du.

Lindbergh elementary schooler scores fourth in worldwide math tournament

By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter July 17, 2025

“I actually got fourth place in the world!” said Francis Du, a soon-to-be fourth grader enrolled in the Program for Exceptionally Gifted Students (PEGS) at Lindbergh Schools’ IDEA Center. This...

Missouri School Boards' Association Executive Director Melissa Randol (left) and Missouri School Boards' Association President Jonathan Russell present the 2025 Governance Team Award to Rachel Braaf Koehler, the newest member of the Lindbergh Schools Board of Education, at the 2025 MSBA Summer Summit. This year, the annual event was held from June 16-18 in Branson, Missouri. Photo provided by Beth Johnston.

Lindbergh Schools’ board presented leadership award by state board association

July 15, 2025

The Missouri School Boards’ Association has awarded Lindbergh Schools’ Board of Education and superintendent, Tony Lake, with the 2025 Governance Team Award.  The team is one of 23 Missouri school...

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