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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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A teacher from Mehlville High School works with students in person after the Jan. 19, 2020 return, high schoolers’ first time in school in person since November.

St. Louis County will hold a mass vaccination event next week just for educators

March 16, 2021

St. Louis County will hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination event just for educators next week, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced Tuesday. The St. Louis County Department of Public Health will conduct...

Mehlville makes changes to grab-and-go meals as high school students return to four days a week in person

Mehlville makes changes to grab-and-go meals as high school students return to four days a week in person

March 9, 2021

The Mehlville School District is making what it is calling a "slight change" to its curbside grab-and-go meals since high school students are returning in person four days a week. The curbside grab-and-go...

Abiding Savior Lutheran students shown at the time of the Hurricane Harvey donation, September 2017.

A look back: Abiding Savior Lutheran students join with other schools to raise funds for school hit by hurricane

March 7, 2021

Editor’s note: Schools are closed to visitors and extra activities right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so we thought we’d take a look back at past philanthropic activities at local schools. Here’s...

A Mehlville kindergartener returns to school five days a week in January 2021.

Forder Elementary has a virtual learning day after water main break

March 4, 2021

Forder Elementary students are having an unexpected virtual learning day Thursday due to a water main break near the school. The Mehlville School District's elementary students are back five days a...

Affton School District students Jayson and Connor try out the paper crimpers in the Gotsch Art Studio in February 2021.

Affton elementary and middle schools will expand to four days in person in March

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 3, 2021

Elementary and middle school students in the Affton School District will soon begin attending class in person four days a week instead of the current rotating two days of hybrid learning. The district...

Above, the safety vestibule and new front entrance at Special School Districts North County Technical High School is under construction. South County Techs safety vestibule will be a similar project.

South County Tech set to add classroooms and secure vestibule in expansion

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 3, 2021

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously approved changes to an expansion proposed by the Special School District of St. Louis County at South County Technical High School that will add classrooms...

Lindbergh teacher at Sperreng honored as one of SSD’s best

Lindbergh teacher at Sperreng honored as one of SSD’s best

March 2, 2021

Sperreng Middle School teacher Adam Taylor has been selected to receive a 2021 Key to the Classroom Award from Special School District, honoring his achievements and dedication for service to students....

Five Oakville, Mehlville High students honored as National Merit finalists for 2021

Five Oakville, Mehlville High students honored as National Merit finalists for 2021

February 26, 2021

Five Mehlville School District students have been named National Merit Scholarship Program finalists for 2021, including three seniors at Oakville High School and two seniors at Mehlville High School. Oakville...

Superintendent Chris Gaines asks supporters at a 2015 rally for Prop R to help him get out the vote so that he can hire reading coaches and keep experienced teachers in the district. Behind him are the Mehlville High School Pantherettes and the Oakville High School Golden Girls.

Gaines: Bond issues are a better way of financing for Mehlville facilities

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 25, 2021

Mehlville School District voters will weigh in on the district’s first bond issue in nearly 30 years April 6. Voters will decide whether to approve Proposition S for “Safe Schools, Safe Kids,” a...

Isad Menkovic, a third-grade student at Oakville Elementary, completes a math lesson.

Affton School District moves to virtual learning today after districtwide network outage

February 25, 2021

All students in the Affton School District will have a virtual learning day again today, Thursday, Feb. 25, after an “unforeseen network outage” hit every school in the district before school started...

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