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Students walk to class during the passing period at Lindbergh High School Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.

Mehlville, Oakville, Lindbergh high schools will return in person

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 13, 2020

Both Lindbergh Schools and the Mehlville School District will bring high school students back to in-person class by the end of October, and Lindbergh will move elementary students to five days a week in...

In a time like no other, Gaines adapts Mehlville State of the District to update public

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 8, 2020

Mehlville School District Superintendent Chris Gaines gave his sixth annual State of the District address this year, although the presentation looked a bit different than previous years due to the COVID-19...

In the Rogers Elementary first-day-of-school scavenger hunt in 2019, second-grader Aleah Jacobsmeyer, right, and other students went straight to the top for help, asking Superintendent Chris Gaines if he fit any of their categories. He checked the box ‘I like vegetables.’

Mehlville Board of Education passes 2020 blended tax rate

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 29, 2020

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved the 2020 blended tax rate at its annual tax rate hearing Monday, Sept. 28.  The Board of Education approved a blended tax rate of $3.8056, a slight...

A rain-delayed match-up between Lindbergh High School and Mehlville High School had all the ingredients of a state playoff game, despite being the first week of the 2019 season. Mehlville fell to Lindbergh 17-10.

Lindbergh, Mehlville to play football outside St. Louis County, despite the restrictions

September 28, 2020

The Lindbergh, Mehlville and Oakville football teams will join other large school districts in playing their seasons this fall outside St. Louis County, due to continuing restrictions banning games in...

An Oakville Elementary student the first day of school.

Mehlville, Lindbergh return most students to in person

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 28, 2020

The Mehlville School District is bringing back the rest of elementary students and middle-school students to in-person learning, starting in two weeks. Lindbergh, which has already started all elementary...

The Mehlville High School football team defeated the Oakville Tigers 28-25 Friday night, Nov. 1, 2013, in the first round of the Class 6 District 1 playoffs. In their last meeting Oct. 11, the Tigers prevailed over Mehlville in a 35-23 comeback victory. Above, Oakville’s Qian Johnson, left, is all over Mehlville quarterback Brendan Moore.

Mehlville and Oakville will play football outside St. Louis County due to COVID-19 sports restrictions

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 25, 2020

Like other large school districts in St. Louis County, Mehlville and Oakville high schools will play a fall football season outside St. Louis County, due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions banning games...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines announces the return to in-person school for all elementary and middle schoolers, in front of some of the younger elementary students who are already at schools.

All Mehlville elementary students will return to in-person school, along with middle schools

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 24, 2020

The Mehlville School District is bringing back the rest of elementary students and middle-school students to in-person learning, starting in two weeks. All students in the district started the school...

Tracking COVID-19

Tracking COVID-19

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 21, 2020

With most Mehlville and Lindbergh students still in all-virtual classes, the local school districts are closely tracking COVID-19 numbers to see when students can safely return to the classroom. Both...

The rain-delayed matchup between Lindbergh High School and Mehlville High School Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, had all the ingredients of a state playoff game, despite being the first week of the 2019 season. Mehlville fell to Lindbergh 17-10. Photo by Bill Milligan.

St. Louis County school districts, including Mehlville and Lindbergh, weigh whether to postpone fall sports as parents protest

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 15, 2020

St. Louis County school districts, including Mehlville and Lindbergh, are weighing whether to postpone fall sports to the spring as parents protest the county’s sports restrictions aimed at preventing...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines gives the State of the District speech in 2017.

Mehlville’s State of the District continues in pandemic, with no audience

September 14, 2020

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines will still make his “State of the District” address during a global pandemic, but the speech will be in a different format this year. The sixth annual "State...

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