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South St. Louis County News

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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...

Winners of the 2013 Gotsch Intermediate School spelling bee.

A look back: Students compete in Gotsch Intermediate spelling bee

December 28, 2020

Editor's note: With students in and out of in-person schooling this school year due to the pandemic, there are fewer activities students are able to participate in at school that we can share with the...

Ashleigh Stevens, Megan Davidson and Alexis Watts all won character awards from Gotsch Intermediate School in January 2013.

A look back: Gotsch Intermediate students caught with character

December 25, 2020

Editor's note: With students in and out of in-person schooling this school year due to the pandemic, there are fewer activities students are able to participate in at school that we can share with the...

Affton School District lowers its tax rate even more

Affton School District lowers its tax rate even more

October 3, 2019

The Affton Board of Education rolled back the property tax rate for taxpayers in the Affton School District even more this year. The school board unanimously approved the 2019 blended tax rate of $4.9191...

Gotsch Intermediate School third-graders in the Affton School District practice wearing their eclipse glasses on the second day of school in 2017. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Affton School District changes up start times

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 27, 2019

The Affton School District will have new start times for the 2019-2020 school year after the Affton Board of Education unanimously voted for the change last month. Affton High School will move up 10 minutes...

Affton School District hires two new assistant principals

Affton School District hires two new assistant principals

June 7, 2018

The Affton School District has two new assistant principals. The Affton Board of Education approved the hiring of  Deidra Brinker as assistant principal for Mesnier Primary School and Matthew Chaney...

Affton school board rolls back tax rate 35 cents

Affton school board rolls back tax rate 35 cents

October 5, 2017

The Affton Board of Education voluntarily rolled back its 2017 tax rate by 35 cents last week, choosing not to take the full tax-rate increase allowed by two tax-rate hikes voters approved last fall. Assessed...

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