From the outside, one may not notice that certain schools in the area are implementing sustainable energy practices. That’s kind of the point, staff say. “We kind of want to keep them out of sight,...

Affton High School freshman Aiden Hernandez took his baseball skills on the road this summer, all the way to the Dominican Republic. There, he participated in a five-game tournament held by the Latin American...

The State Board of Education has approved a new A-F grading framework for public and charter schools, which is intended to measure student academic achievement and growth toward proficiency in core subjects,...

With school back in session, several construction projects in the Affton School District have wrapped up. At an August Board of Education meeting, the board was provided an update on these capital improvement...

Last month, incoming Affton High School senior Nick Haunold laced up his rollerblades for the State Wars Roller Hockey Championships. The 2026 United States Roller Hockey Championships took place from...

Every year, a handful of runners from the Affton High School cross country team take a trip to Colorado to enjoy a week of hiking and running in the mountains. This trip — which takes place this year...

Affton Superintendent Travis Bracht was recently selected as a regional president of the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA). He will represent the Greater St. Louis region for the 2026-2027...

This month, the Affton Education Association (AEA) held its first kickball tournament. The goal was to bring teachers, administrators and support staff together in order to raise money for Tim Hill —...

When Lealua Naabien took the floor at the MSHSAA Speech and Debate State Championship, she strove to keep power in her voice. The Affton High School junior read three poems for the judges’ consideration,...

A group of three students from three South County high schools recently presented one of two winning projects in the fifth annual SKILLED competition. Projects in the competition are geared toward science,...