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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Affton school board voluntarily rolls back district’s tax rate 37-cents

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter November 25, 2023

The Affton Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s 2023 tax rate at its Sept.19 meeting. The total tax rate --– which sits at $4.839, a $0.3718 decrease from last year – maintains...

Affton High student takes stage at Muny

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter September 26, 2023

Affton High School freshman Spencer Slavik took the Muny stage this summer to perform in the campy thriller/comedy, “Little Shop of Horrors.” The cast for the production was small compared to typical...

The Missouri State Board of Education approves the Success Ready Students Networks request for an innovation waiver Tuesday, Aug. 15. Photo by Annelise Hanshaw of the Missouri Independent.

Missouri education board approves ‘innovation waivers’ for districts to opt out of state tests

By Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent August 18, 2023

The Missouri State Board of Education unanimously approved an exemption Aug. 15 for 19 districts and one charter school to measure student achievement using alternative assessments instead of the state’s...

Library, South County school districts announce closures Thursday

Library, South County school districts announce closures Thursday

December 21, 2022

Lindbergh Schools announced Wednesday that the district will be closed Thursday, Dec. 22, as the St. Louis region braces for a winter storm and wind chill temperatures below zero. All district activities,...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

South County reporting highest COVID percentages in county

February 1, 2022

County Executive Sam Page announced Jan. 31 that South County is reporting the highest COVID case percentages in the county. Affton, Lindbergh, Bayless and Hancock Place were all mentioned as school...

School districts see influx of federal funds

School districts see influx of federal funds

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 27, 2021

Every South County school district will be using an influx of federal money over the next three years to address challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, in what one local school leader is calling...

Lindbergh Schools, one of the districts sued in the first suit, implemented masks mandates at various points throughout the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years depending on COVID-19 infection rates in district buildings.

Most South County school districts are in person four or five days

April 13, 2021

After starting the school year mostly virtual, most South County school districts are now back in school in person for four or five days a week. All students in the Mehlville School District will return...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

South County school districts hold special events to vaccinate teachers

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 18, 2021

Most South County school districts are holding vaccination events in the coming days for their teachers and school staff now that the state has expanded eligibility for the vaccine to educators. The Mehlville,...

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...

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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