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Mehlville hosts regional STEM summit to display teaching techniques

Mehlville hosts regional STEM summit to display teaching techniques

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 23, 2019

The Mehlville School District showed off its strategies for teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics at a regional STEM Symposium held for educators across five states last month. The...

Pictured above: Bierbaum Principal Nathan Burch with the October 2018 Kiwanis Terrific Kids.

Bierbaum Principal Nathan Burch leaving Mehlville School District

April 19, 2019

Pictured above: Bierbaum Principal Nathan Burch with the October 2018 Kiwanis Club of South County Terrific Kids. Bierbaum Principal Nathan Burch is leaving the Mehlville School District to serve...

Mehlville School District residents celebrate the historic passage of Proposition R at a victory party at Andres South in 2015. Prop R passed with nearly 73 percent of the vote.

Mehlville finance panel: District keeping Prop R promise

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 16, 2019

The Mehlville School District’s Finance Committee conducted its second annual audit on Proposition R spending last month and found that the money has been spent how the district said it would be spent. Mark...

Pictured above: Rep. Michael ODonnell, Rep. Jim Murphy and Rep. David Gregory present Mehlville Superintendent Dr. Chris Gaines with a House resolution praising Mehlvilles 2018 APR scores.

Local lawmakers honor test success by Mehlville School District, Gaines

March 19, 2019

The Mehlville School District is receiving high praise from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. DESE awarded the Mehlville School District an APR score of 99.6 percent on its...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines went ‘Facebook live’ from Puerto Rico while rebuilding Colegio Bautista in Juncos Jan. 24.

Gaines works up a sweat rebuilding a K-9 school in Puerto Rico damaged by Maria

February 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines is making his way across the Western Hemisphere as part of his duties as the president of the largest...

Mehlville ranks among top in Missouri on 2018’s test scores

Mehlville ranks among top in Missouri on 2018’s test scores

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 19, 2019

The Mehlville School District earned its highest scores ever on a statewide academic test in 2018, ranking the district among some of the highest performing public school districts in the state even as...

A worker places new letters on the front of Mehlville Senior High School as one of the final touches of Proposition P improvements at the school. Prop P was approved by voters in 2000, and was one of the last times Mehlville made a significant investment in its facilties.

Jason Landherr named new Mehlville High School principal

February 11, 2019

Jason Landherr will be the new principal of Mehlville High School beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, succeeding longtime Principal Denise Swanger. The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously...

Mehlville’s John Cary Early Childhood students Emma Kitchell and Yaneli Juarez-Carrillo check out their playground the first week at school in 2018.

Legislation adding money to foundation formula takes it away from south county

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 31, 2019

Legislation that would add money to Missouri’s foundation formula for public schools is being considered by the Legislature, but even with extra money spent on schools statewide, three south county school...

Schools rule Call’s list of top 10 stories of the year

Schools rule Call’s list of top 10 stories of the year

January 10, 2019

News Analysis  By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com You know it was a huge year for news when Lindbergh got tuition-free full-day kindergarten, St. Anthony’s Medical Center...

Students of all ages serve Mehlville’s ‘60plus’

Students of all ages serve Mehlville’s ‘60plus’

January 9, 2019

The Mehlville School District’s “60plus” members joined the district last month for a total team effort of an event at Blades Elementary, with Blades choir students performing, Washington Middle...

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