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South St. Louis County News

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South County school districts host first Connections Summit

South County school districts host first ‘Connections Summit’

April 18, 2024

The first Connections Summit – a community event open to families and staff of the Affton, Bayless, Hancock Place Lindbergh and Mehlville School districts – will be held Saturday, April 20 from 9:30...

Local chamber hosts Taste of Lemay-Affton business expo

Local chamber hosts ‘Taste of Lemay-Affton’ business expo

October 2, 2023

The Affton-Lemay Chamber of Commerce is hosting Taste of Lemay-Affton Business Expo Friday, Oct. 6 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Hancock Place Elementary School, 9101 South Broadway.  The event will take place...

The Hancock High School Class of 2023

Grad Salute: Hancock High School Class of 2023

June 6, 2023

Congratulations Hancock High School seniors on a fantastic achievement. To see this year’s Grad Salute and greetings from the South County business community, celebrate with the May 25 print edition...

Paul Northington

Hancock Place hires new chief financial officer

January 23, 2023

The Hancock Place Board of Education voted at its January meeting to bring on Paul Northington as the district’s chief financial officer. Northington will become the executive director of finance and...

Kiwanis honors students from Hancock Middle, St. Mark

Kiwanis honors students from Hancock Middle, St. Mark

May 29, 2022

The Kiwanis Club of South County honored Brody Stocking of St. Mark Catholic School and Nina Ndonwi of Hancock Place Middle School in March as its “Outstanding Students.” Brody and Nina were honored...

Pictured above from left, Missouri Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven, Hancock High School Principal Shelly Vogler, Mark Garascia, Hancock Superintendent Kevin Carl and Milken Educator Awards Vice President Stephanie Bishop.

Hancock High teacher receives surprise of a lifetime with $25,000 Milken award

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 29, 2022

A Hancock High School teacher was awarded one of education’s most prestigious honors, the $25,000 Milken Educator Award, at a surprise school assembly Friday morning featuring guests such as Commissioner...

Hancock Place hires new high school principal from Wright City

Hancock Place hires new high school principal from Wright City

February 25, 2022

Hancock Place High School will be getting a new principal next school year. The Hancock Place Board of Education unanimously accepted the recommendation to hire David Williams as the new principal of...

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...

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 held a vaccination event for its teachers and other staff members the first day teachers were eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 15. Other school districts like Mehlville and Lindbergh have also hosted events to vaccinate their staff.

PHOTOS: School districts vaccinate their teachers

March 31, 2021

Most South County school districts have held COVID-19 vaccination events for their teachers and school staff now that that they’re eligible for the shot. The Mehlville, Lindbergh, Affton, Fox and Rockwood...

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