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On first day back in school, Oakville High student wears Confederate flag mask

On first day back in school, Oakville High student wears Confederate flag mask

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 22, 2021

A student wore a Confederate flag mask to Oakville High School Tuesday that apparently went either unnoticed or unreported by teachers for two 90-minute classes, upsetting students who reported the mask...

New Oakville High Principal Tamara Sunkett greets Tim Ezell, whose daughter attends OHS.

New Oakville principal meets and greets

July 25, 2019

New Oakville High School Principal Tamara Sunkett held a meet-and-greet with students and parents last week. Sunkett succeeds longtime Principal Jan Kellerman and comes to Mehlville from the Riverview...

Oakville High senior Morgan Allen, right, with Oakville Principal Jan Kellerman.

Three longtime Mehlville principals to retire at the end of this school year

February 15, 2019

Three longtime principals in the Mehlville School District are set to retire at the end of this school year: Oakville High Principal Jan Kellerman, Mehlville High School Principal Denise Swanger and Bernard...

Two threats to Oakville schools are unsubstantiated, principals say

Two threats to Oakville schools are unsubstantiated, principals say

January 25, 2019

The Mehlville School District says students are safe in school today after two separate threats at Oakville schools were found to be unsubstantiated. The threats involved both Oakville High School and...

This screenshot taken from a blurry video a student posted to Snapchat Monday shows Oakville High Principal Jan Kellerman, top, intervening in a fight along with who appears to be Assistant Principal Casey Olearnick, in a blue shirt at the bottom. Assistant Principal Brian Brennan is on the ground in the dark blue shirt.

Oakville High fight makes national news after students arrested, principal injured

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 2, 2018

Viral video of a fight at Oakville High School made national news this week, as three students were arrested after a fight broke out that also injured an administrator trying to break it up. At roughly...

Letters to the editor

Former OHS student writes in defense of Principal Jan Kellerman

September 27, 2018

Letter to the Editor To the editor: I am a 25-year-old male who graduated from Oakville High School in 2012. The same speech was given to my class about the dress code, and even the same words people...

Letters to the editor

Sunset Hills letter writer questions: Why is everyone apologizing?

September 21, 2018

To the editor: Why are we always apologizing? The Call does not need to apologize for printing letters that side one way or another. In Ms. Sue Jernigan’s Aug. 30 letter, she is defending our president,...

Common sense no longer welcome at Oakville High

Common sense no longer welcome at Oakville High

September 15, 2018

"My Call" by Bill Milligan Since the political correctness movement took over America, I’ve wanted to write about it. But I haven’t felt I could add to the conversation until now that it’s hit...

Oakville Principal Jan Kellerman with a student.

Oakville High principal apologizes for speech

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 28, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Oakville High School principal apologized last week for a speech on the first day of school encouraging adherence to the dress code that...

Oakville High Class of 2017 celebrates graduation

June 14, 2017

Oakville High School senior Dominic Riggio celebrates his graduation with Principal Jan Kellerman and a selfie at the Class of 2017's graduation ceremony June 4 at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

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