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Check presented to The Backstoppers in honor of fallen police officer

Check presented to The Backstoppers in honor of fallen police officer

December 30, 2021

The Mehlville School District and students from Forder Elementary School helped present a check Dec. 21 for $22,474.75 to The BackStoppers Inc. in honor of St. Louis County Police Department Detective...

All students are safe after Mehlville bus headed to Forder Elementary involved in accident

All students are safe after Mehlville bus headed to Forder Elementary involved in accident

May 20, 2021

All students are safe after a Mehlville School District bus headed to Forder Elementary was involved in an accident Thursday morning. The school district sent an email to parents confirming that "students...

Kindergarten students at Forder Elementary are shown here during a school activity in February 2020 where they paired for reading, and whenever they got to an emotion in the book, they would have to make a face to show their partner what emotion they were feeling. Their partner would try to guess the emotion.

A look back a year ago, pre-pandemic: Forder kindergarteners work on showing emotions

April 8, 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...

Forder Elementary Terrific Kids of the Month for November 2018 are: Pictured front row, from left, are: Pictured in the front row are Josalyne Brown, Lily Fairchild and Minela Kafedzic.  In the back row, from left, are Kiwanians Pauline Roth and Roy Wunsch along with Forder Elementary Principal Whitney Maus.

A look back: Forder Elementary Terrific Kids are recognized

January 21, 2021

Editor’s Note: The terrific program “Terrific Kids” from the the South County Kiwanis is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and schools limiting visitors, but we thought we’d look back on some...

Students at Wohlwend Elementary in Oakville, above, along with Rogers and Forder, stood
outside their houses Sunday to wave as their teachers drove by in a parade.

PHOTOS: Mehlville teachers ‘visit’ students with parade

April 3, 2020

In a possible farewell to the students they're missing, teachers from Wohlwend, Forder and Rogers elementaries held a makeshift parade in their individual cars and drove pasts students' homes. Students...

Blades Elementary Trunk or Treat

Hallow-queens reign at South County trunk or treats

October 31, 2019

The Oct. 25 Blades Elementary trunk or treat saw an array of costumes this year, from a ‘mad scientist’ to a teacher’s Aladdin-themed family to the regal costumes of Ella Hassler and Madison...

VIDEO: Forder students showcase multiple languages

VIDEO: Forder students showcase multiple languages

March 26, 2019

The diversity of the Mehlville School District was on display at the Feb. 21 Board of Education meeting when Forder Elementary School students gave a presentation in multiple languages. Six students and...

These Forder Elementary School students participated in their school’s Hats On! fundraiser to help Texas families devastated by Hurricane Harvey.

Forder Elementary evacuated due to possible fire; no fire found

September 18, 2018

File photo: These Forder Elementary School students participated in their school’s Hats On! fundraiser last year to help Texas families devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Forder Elementary students were...

Forder Elementary Terrific Kids honored

Forder Elementary Terrific Kids honored

March 8, 2018

The Kiwanis Club of South County recently recognized several students from Forder Elementary School in the Mehlville School District as Terrific Kids of the Month. The students are selected by their teachers...

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