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Michael Zitzer, assistant principal at Parkway North High, was recently selected as one of nine exceptional education leaders for The Opportunity Trust’s fourth Catalyst Fellowship cohort.

At the Dec. 17 meeting, the Rockwood Board of Education approved Mary LaPak as the new Rockwood executive director of communication, effective Feb. 1.

This past December, the Bellerive Elementary community hosted a Penny Wars competition where all the funds were to benefit the Parkway Food Pantry.

Saint Louis Priory senior Shad Lundal has been named one of this year’s College Board National Hispanic Scholar honorees.

Four Parkway West High students recently learned they scored a 36 -- the highest possible score -- on the ACT college admissions and placement exam they took this past September. The students are Clementine Arneson, Grace Dong, Caleb Levy and McKay Morgan.

This holiday season, students from across West County banded together to participate in – or start their own – school initiatives to help those in need.

St. Louis County Library is offering Read & Play kits available for check-out curbside at any branch starting today (Jan. 11).

Drugs used to treat a wide assortment of medical conditions, from allergies and colds to hypertension and urinary incontinence, are associated with a higher risk of cognitive decline, particularly in older adults who are already at greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to research led by the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

A recent study conducted at Iowa State University has connected wine and cheese with improved long-term brain health.

Despite predictions that cases of the seasonal flu and COVID-19 could potentially spike together in a “twindemic,” the 2020-2021 flu season has so far been unusually mild, according to both nationwide and local statistics.