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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

An Oakville High School student sews during class as students returned for two weeks in October-November 2020, before the announcement that they would return to all-virtual learning until January 2021.

Mehlville looks at student enrollment numbers, staffing, as district continues to plan for future

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor October 29, 2021

After the past few years of declining enrollment, enrollment in the Mehlville School District this year is slightly up.  At the Board of Education meeting Oct. 21, Assistant Superintendent of Schools...

Washington Middle School evacuated due to threat, but police find nothing

Washington Middle School evacuated due to threat, but police find nothing

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 30, 2021

Students and staff at Washington Middle School were evacuated for several hours Tuesday morning after someone wrote a threat on a wall at the school, but everyone is now safely back in the building after...

Mehlville Assistant Superintendent Jeff Bresler joined a group of students eating lunch at Rogers Elementary to celebrate National School Lunch Week in October 2019.

A look back: Bresler eats lunch with students

January 8, 2021

Editor's note: Remember when students could eat lunch together, and be joined by special guests? We are looking back at good times in our local school districts pre-pandemic in this special series. Mehlville...

Oakville High graduates and their families celebrated the Class of 2020’s achievements with a drive-by graduation parade in May. Officials still hold out hope that despite the coronavirus pandemic, in-person graduation ceremonies can be held later this summer. Photo by Kim Brady Photography.

Mehlville and Oakville graduations move to St. Charles Family Arena

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 12, 2020

The Mehlville School District has moved graduations for Oakville and Mehlville high schools to the Family Arena in St. Charles, after the Chaifetz Arena in the city of St. Louis canceled the schools’...

Lindbergh High School 2020 graduate Jimmy Keating celebrates graduation with his classmates in a socially distanced car parade May 26, the original date of graduation.

Chaifetz Arena cancels all graduations through July, including Mehlville and Lindbergh

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 9, 2020

School districts in St. Louis County had hoped that the Class of 2020 could have some semblance of a normal graduation ceremony this summer, but Chaifetz Arena has canceled all graduations set to be held...

Mehlville class of 2019 graduate Sydney Gruber with her family after the ceremony.

Mehlville and Oakville graduations will happen July 19

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 1, 2020

In a time of uncertainty, the Mehlville School District’s graduations now have a certain time— though it’s still unclear whether they will happen in person or virtually. Early in the coronavirus...

Closeup of womans hand holding snow cone as she pours blue syrup onto the crushed ice.

Snow cone seller approaches children, causes scare in Mehlville School District

September 20, 2019

A man peddling snow cones to children caused a scare in the Mehlville School District Friday. Driving a white pickup truck, the man approached middle-schoolers waiting for the bus to Washington Middle...

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville and teachers sign on for 4-percent hike

August 1, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Negotiations between the Mehlville School District and teachers were extended this year due to new state laws that govern what topics can and...

Mehlville School District Teacher of the Year Julie Durham is pictured with Assistant Superintendent Jeff Bresler at the districts annual Recognition Night in 2017.

Julie Durham named new principal of Hagemann Elementary

May 18, 2019

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously hired Julie Durham as principal of Hagemann Elementary School for the 2019-2020 school year in closed session Thursday night. The district said it conducted...

Above from left, Bernard Assistant Principal Lauren Cumming accepts her award
last week from Ed Gettemeier, president of Missouri Association of Secondary
School Principals and principal of Hardin Middle in St. Charles; and Clark Mershon,
executive director of Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals.

Current Bernard Middle Assistant Principal Lauren Cumming named principal

March 16, 2019

Above from left, Bernard Assistant Principal Lauren Cumming accepts her top statewide award from Ed Gettemeier, president of Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals and principal of Hardin...

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