The Valley Park School District Board of Education approved hiring Dr. Ryan Luhning as the school's next principal.

A local artist from Kirkwood visited students at the MICDS Lower School on April 2. Mark Borella met with the junior kindergarten through fourth grades to speak about his experience as a student and now as a working artist.

West County students from four private schools had their historical family stories selected for publication in Grannie Annie, Vol. 14, to be released in May by The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration.

"Meet Me in St. Louis" will open at Westminster Christian Academy on April 25, 26 and 27 at 7 p.m.

Mary Kate Reynolds received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for her volunteer service.

Fifteen talented performing acts are ready to take the stage for the 9th annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition on Saturday, April 13 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

Patrick Leonard Levitt, a Whitfield School senior, was honored on March 9 by receiving the Mary Hempstead Lisa DAR Good Citizens Award.

Two local high schools teams won $10,000 each through the Lexus Eco-Challenge scholarship program.

Students at Andrews Academy worked on collaborative art projects during their character education assembly to share with the residents of a local care facility.

Chesterfield Day School [CDS] held its second-through-sixth-grade Spelling Bee in January. This year’s winner was Woobin Joo and the runner up was Kennedy Ituen.