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South St. Louis County News

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An aerial rendering of the new Lindbergh High School, facing Lindbergh Boulevard.

Lindbergh takes first bids for new high school, will sell rest of $105 million in bonds

February 19, 2020

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Lindbergh Board of Education voted on two important Prop R action items last week, setting in motion the first steps toward building a...

Life is a ‘Cabaret’ at Lindbergh

Life is a ‘Cabaret’ at Lindbergh

February 17, 2020

The Lindbergh High School thespian troupe is taking a trip back in time to 1931 Berlin with its production of ‘Cabaret’ Feb. 20-22 in the LHS Auditorium, 5000 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Showtimes for the LHS...

Special School District Superintendent Elizabeth Keenan, above in black, surprises Sarah Nowell with the award for SSD’s 2020 Teacher of the Year.

Special School District hires new superintendent

February 16, 2020

The Special School District of St. Louis County has a new superintendent this school year after the SSD Board of Education unanimously approved hiring Elizabeth Keenan last April. Keenan began her job...

South County Tech set to build a new safe vestibule

South County Tech set to build a new safe vestibule

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 14, 2020

Construction will soon be underway on a new safer front entrance for South County Technical High School, following unanimous approval by the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen granting an amended conditional-use...

New private high school set to open for fall 2020

New private high school set to open for fall 2020

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 13, 2020

A private Christian school in Arnold that serves South County students is looking to expand the grades it serves by opening a new high school in fall 2020. Victory Christian Academy, 1930 Meyer Drury...

Mehlville strategizes for its next five years

Mehlville strategizes for its next five years

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 13, 2020

Preparation is underway as the Mehlville School District continues to implement the next five-year phase of the district’s strategic plan, and so far early themes of safety and personalization have dominated...

Incoming Hancock second-grader Aubrey-Nicholson, first-grader Makenna Kessler and second-grader Moussa Moftin read their brand new books together at the Bring Me a Book event in summer 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Seven candidates running for four seats on Hancock Board of Education

February 12, 2020

Seven candidates will face off this April for four seats on the school board of the Hancock Place School District. Up for grabs in the Tuesday, April 7 election for the Hancock Place Board of Education...

Special School District Superintendent Elizabeth Keenan, above in black, surprises Sarah Nowell with the award for SSD’s 2020 Teacher of the Year.

Special School District Teacher of the Year works with students for Mehlville’s classes

February 11, 2020

Special School District of St. Louis County has selected Sarah Nowell as its 2020 Teacher of the Year. Nowell is a community-based vocational instruction teacher for the district and works with high-school...

An aerial rendering of the new Lindbergh High School, facing Lindbergh Boulevard.

New Lindbergh High: First bids set for brand-new LHS, $89 million state-of-the-art school

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 6, 2020

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The first bid for the new Lindbergh High School is set to be approved this month, leading up to the construction of the first fully rebuilt...

Citizens vote at the Sunset Hills Community Center April 2, 2019.

Filing for April sets races in Sunset Hills, school boards

January 28, 2020

Candidate filing closed last week for local elections in April, and this election season is set to be the most competitive South County has seen in several years. The election will be held Tuesday, April...

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