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Students at MICDS [Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School] formed a human “Turkey Train” during a special all-school Thanksgiving assembly on Monday, Nov. 25.

Editorial from the Dec. 11 issue.

Williams' editorial from the Dec. 11 issue.

Letters to the editor from the Dec. 11 issue.

Ameren Corporation's Skilled Craft Education Program partnered with South Tech High to provide a real-world learning experience.

Several area schools in Parkway and Rockwood collected food donations for those in need during the holiday season.

The De Smet football banquet this week gives the Spartans a chance to celebrate again. The Spartans are the Class 6 state champions. De Smet (14-0) capped an undefeated season with a 35-20 victory over the previously undefeated Joplin Eagles at Faurot Field in Columbia. The De Smet football won the Class 6 state championship with a victory over Joplin at Faurot Field on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. (Photo by Kathy Lorimier) The football team will hold its annual banquet Sunday (Dec. 15) to cap a season that everyone involved will long remember. “We got our banquet ...

For adults who are overweight or obese, timing exercise in the morning before breakfast may help them lose a lot more body fat than waiting until after they eat, a recent British study found.

The Centers for Disease Control [CDC] has warned that cases of influenza are on the upswing in many states, pointing to an earlier and potentially harsher flu season than the nation experienced in 2018-2019.

More than 100 local educators were honored during Emerson’s 30th annual Excellence in Teaching Awards ceremony on Nov.17 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Clayton. The event recognizes classroom instructors, selected by their schools’ administrators, for their accomplishments and dedication to their students and the teaching profession.