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The seniors on the Oakville High School football team. Photo courtesy of the Mehlville School District.

Oakville Tigers football team has high aspirations for the 2023 season

By Jeremy Housewright, For the Call August 31, 2023

Following a 6-5 campaign and success of all three levels of the program in 2022, the Oakville Tigers football team has higher aspirations for the 2023 campaign. “Last year was the first winning season...

Grad Salute: Oakville High School Class of 2023

June 6, 2023

Congratulations Oakville 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...

Dave Robben

Mehlville renames OHS athletic field after late coach and teacher

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 21, 2022

The Mehlville School District Board of Education unanimously voted Oct. 20 to rename the Oakville High School athletic field after the late teacher and coach Dave Robben, who passed away in April. Robben...

Rising labor costs forces elimination of Prop S projects

Rising labor costs forces elimination of Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 27, 2022

New stadium restrooms at Mehlville High School and a new district transportation building funded by Proposition S most likely will not come to fruition due to increased construction costs.  Superintendent...

The campaign committee for Mehlville School District’s Proposition S, Mehlville-Oakville United, hosted a donut drive-thru in 2021 at Mehlville High School, Washington Middle School and Oakville Middle/Wohlwend Elementary. The event featured free donuts, “Yes on S” car painting and committee members dressed in costumes to raise awareness about the bond measure.

Board of Education approves bid for OHS secure entry vestibule

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 21, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education voted unanimously April 14 to approve a bid for restroom upgrades and the installation of a secure entry vestibule at Oakville High School, part of Proposition S facility...

Soup Kitchen Club serves St. Patrick Center

April 8, 2022

The Oakville High School Soup Kitchen Club prepared and served meals to 20 women at the St. Patrick Center last week. The St. Patrick Center is a non-profit organization established to combat homelessness...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Increased construction costs, supply chain issues force Mehlville to reprioritize Prop S projects

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 30, 2022

Supply chain issues and higher-than-anticipated costs are extending construction times on projects for Mehlville School District’s Proposition S, the $35 million no-tax-rate increase bond measure passed...

A poster for Delivering Hope

Mehlville screening documentary by ‘88 OHS grad

February 1, 2022

The Mehlville School District is hosting its third Portrait of a Graduate Speaker Series, a special screening of the film “Delivering Hope” Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Nottelmann Auditorium, 3200 Lemay...

Tamara Sunkett, left, speaks at a BackStoppers drive.

OHS principal retires at end of first semester

January 24, 2022

Oakville High School Principal Tamara Sunkett announced her retirement effective at the end of the first semester Jan. 17.  Sunkett was named principal of OHS prior to the start of the 2019-2020 school...

Oakville boys swim finishes 13-4, sends nine swimmers to state competition

Oakville boys swim finishes 13-4, sends nine swimmers to state competition

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff reporter November 28, 2021

The Oakville boys swim team continued their run of excellence this year, finishing 13-4 and second in conference to qualify nine swimmers for state. Five of the nine qualifying swimmers were seniors,...

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