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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Lindbergh and Mehlville school boards swear in new, returning directors

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 17, 2024

New and returning Lindbergh and Mehlville school board members were sworn in last week after receiving the most votes in the April 2 election. In Lindbergh, newcomer Rachel Braaf Koehler and incumbent...

Candidate filing underway for April 2024 municipal and school board elections

Candidate filing underway for April 2024 municipal and school board elections

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 11, 2023

Candidate filing for next April’s municipal and school board elections is currently underway. Filing for the April 4 elections began at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, and will continue until 5 p.m. Tuesday,...

From left: Matt Alonzo, Christy Watz and Andrew Lawson take their oath of office at the Lindbergh Board of Education meeting April 13. Alonzo and Watz, both incumbents, and Lawson, defeated a field of five candidates in the April 2023 election for the three open seats on the board.

School board director wants to make district an ‘even better place to learn’

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call June 13, 2023

A Lindbergh Board of Education member since 2017, Matt Alonzo will remain on the board for at least three more years, after being reelected in the April municipal elections. Alonzo was reelected alongside...

From left: Matt Alonzo, Christy Watz and Andrew Lawson take their oath of office at the Lindbergh Board of Education meeting April 13. Alonzo and Watz, both incumbents, and Lawson, defeated a field of five candidates in the April 2023 election for the three open seats on the board.

Incumbent Lindbergh school board director sworn in for another term

By Jeremy Housewright, For The Call June 7, 2023

Voters reelected incumbent Christy Watz to serve another term on the Lindbergh Schools Board of Education in the April election out of a field of five candidates running for three open seats. Watz was...

From left: Matt Alonzo, Christy Watz and Andrew Lawson take their oath of office at the Lindbergh Board of Education meeting April 13. Alonzo and Watz, both incumbents, and Lawson, defeated a field of five candidates in the April 2023 election for the three open seats on the board.

New Lindbergh school board director ready for first venture into public service

By Jeremy Housewright, For The Call May 24, 2023

Of the three members elected to the Lindbergh Schools Board of Education in April, only one candidate, Andrew Lawson, was new. Lawson was elected alongside incumbents Matt Alonzo and Christy Watz in a...

Students arrive at Long Elementary School for the first day of classes  Aug. 27, 2020.  Mason Drinnin, above, was excited for his first day of first grade, with teachers lined up behind him to welcome students in person.

Lindbergh Board of Education approves new ‘23-’24 school start times

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 5, 2023

The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education voted last month to approve new school start times for elementary, middle and high school students. The board voted 7-0 at its March 14 meeting for the new start...

Lindbergh candidates debate issues at forum

Lindbergh candidates debate issues at forum

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 21, 2023

Five Lindbergh Schools Board of Education candidates answered a range of questions including questions about academic performance, equity in education, standards-based grading and more at a forum hosted...

Five candidates running for three open seats on Lindbergh school board

Five candidates running for three open seats on Lindbergh school board

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 17, 2023

Editor’s note: The following questionnaire appeared in the March 16 print edition of The Call. This is a developing article — continue to check callnewspapers.com for additional web-exclusive questions...

Lindbergh candidate forum is March 13

Lindbergh candidate forum is March 13

February 23, 2023

The League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis is hosting a candidate forum for Lindbergh Schools Board of Education next month. The forum is scheduled for Monday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom...

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Lindbergh Board of Education reviews book challenge, curriculum changes at April meeting

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter April 28, 2022

Lindbergh’s April 21 Board of Education meeting featured one book challenge review, English curriculum changes and Superintendent Tony Lake’s Listening and Learning report. Book challenge The board...

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