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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Kevin Green with some of his students.

Mehlville teacher inspires students to embrace healthy, active lifestyles

November 8, 2023

Kevin Green, a physical education teacher at Blades Elementary School, was honored with the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2023-2024 school year, representing Mehlville School District. He...

An aerial view of the office building that is undergoing renovations to become the new Mehlville Central Office at 2900 Lemay Ferry Road, from the buildings real estate listing in March 2021.

Mehlville BOE approves bid for phase one of new Central Office project

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor October 18, 2023

The Mehlville School District Board of Education approved a bid last month to move forward with phase one of the school district’s new Central Office. The board voted unanimously Sept. 21 to approve...

Community job fair hosted by school district, chamber and newspaper

Community job fair hosted by school district, chamber and newspaper

By Erin Achenbach and Ellie Marshall October 3, 2023

Three South County organizations have joined together to connect the community with regional potential employers. The first South County Community Job Fair is set for 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct....

Mehlville cancels after-school activities for elementary, middle schools

September 21, 2023

The Mehlville School District is canceling all elementary and middle school after-school activities Thursday, as well as Y Club. The decision is "out of an abundance of caution" according to the school...

Mehlville School District will hold annual tax rate hearing Thursday

September 19, 2023

Editor's note: A previous version of this article included the cent differences between last year's rates in each individual tax category compared to this year's proposed rates, however, last year's rates...

The Mehlville Panthers fell to the Oakville Tigers 19-9 in the annual game between the two high schools Sept. 1 at OHS. Oakville went on to claim another win last Thursday against Webster Groves, giving OHS a 3-0 record and making them undefeated so far this season.

OHS prevails in yearly matchup with MHS

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call September 13, 2023

It was clear from the start that this game would be a battle between bitter rivals. The yearly matchup between the Mehlville Panthers and Oakville Tigers on Sept. 1 was a defensive battle between the...

Mehlville baton twirlers find ‘twirlwide’ success

Mehlville baton twirlers find ‘twirlwide’ success

September 5, 2023

The Saint Louis Performance Academy won a silver medal at the World Baton Twirling Competition in Liverpool, England that took place Aug. 4 through Aug. 13. The team competed against other teams from...

Committee recommends against tax rate roll back

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 29, 2023

Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify that the finance committee is recommending that the Board of Education does not lower the district's tax rate.  The Mehlville School District Finance...

The Missouri State Board of Education approves the Success Ready Students Networks request for an innovation waiver Tuesday, Aug. 15. Photo by Annelise Hanshaw of the Missouri Independent.

Missouri education board approves ‘innovation waivers’ for districts to opt out of state tests

By Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent August 18, 2023

The Missouri State Board of Education unanimously approved an exemption Aug. 15 for 19 districts and one charter school to measure student achievement using alternative assessments instead of the state’s...

Sperreng Middle School eighth-graders in 2016 create tiles to commemorate their time at the school.

20 Missouri school districts seek ‘innovation waivers’ to move away from state tests

By Lauren Wagner, Missouri Independent August 15, 2023

Editor's note: The Missouri Board of Education unanimously approved the innovation waiver for 19 school districts and one charter school at its meeting Tuesday, after this article was published.   The...

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