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South St. Louis County News

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Joël Scheible

Lindbergh adopts 2022-2023 budget

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 18, 2022

The Lindbergh Board of Education adopted its 2022-2023 budget June 30. It features $83.4 million in operating revenues, $86.1 million in operating expenditures, $13.8 million in debt revenue and $29.9...

Proposition S construction at Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District on Aug. 15, 2022.

‘Summer of Prop S’ still going strong

August 16, 2022

This summer saw several projects under construction across the Mehlville School District funded by the 2021 no-tax-rate increase $35 million bond Proposition S for “Safe Schools, Safe Kids,” including...

Marshall Crutcher

Mehlville Board of Education approves balanced ‘22-23 budget

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 15, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education approved a “break-even” 2022-2023 budget June 23.  The 2022-2023 operating loss was initially forecast at $2 million, however the district is using $2 million in...

Lindbergh Board of Education considers schools for Crestwood Crossing redevelopment

Lindbergh Board of Education considers schools for Crestwood Crossing redevelopment

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 10, 2022

Lindbergh has begun work on redistricting part of the district to account for the new Crestwood Crossing development at the  former Crestwood Mall site.  Chief Human Resources Officer Brian McKenney...

An Oakville High School student sews during class as students returned for two weeks in October-November 2020, before the announcement that they would return to all-virtual learning until January 2021.

Mehlville Board of Education eliminates masking positivity threshold

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 9, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted last week to eliminate the COVID-19 positivity threshold for masking in school buildings, starting the school year entirely mask-optional for the first time since...

Lindbergh Envirothon team places at nationals

Lindbergh Envirothon team places at nationals

August 8, 2022

The Lindbergh High School Envirothon team placed 11th out of 44 teams this year at the National Envirothon competition in Miami, Ohio in July. The team competed in wildlife, forestry, aquatics, soils and...

Josh Groh

Oakville Elementary teacher named regional teacher of the year

July 27, 2022

Josh Groh, a third-grade teacher at Oakville Elementary School, was named one of 10 honorees for Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year for the St. Louis region, meaning he is eligible to apply for Missouri...

Lindbergh teacher of the year named regional teacher of the year

Lindbergh teacher of the year named regional teacher of the year

July 13, 2022

Lindbergh Schools 2022 Teacher of the Year Kristina Kohl, above center, was named one of 10 Missouri Regional Teachers of the Year for the St. Louis area July 5. The honor qualifies Kohl to apply for the...

Peggy Hassler

Mehlville maintains current COVID-19 policies

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter July 12, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted 6-1 June 23 to renew the district’s COVID-19 policies. The renewed policy included a 1.5 percent positivity threshold per building for mandatory masking, a policy...

Mehlville Board of Education moves to formally eliminate some Prop S projects

Mehlville Board of Education moves to formally eliminate some Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor July 5, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted unanimously June 23 to formally remove the Mehlville High School stadium restroom renovations and the transportation building renovations from the district’s Proposition...

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