Thursday, May 17, 2012
Band and choir students scored high at the Missouri State Solo and Ensemble Music Festival.
District musicians went up against the best in the state and made a loud impression, scoring high and earning praises from judges. Band and choir students from Mehlville and Oakville high schools traveled to the Missouri State Solo and Ensemble Music Festival held at the University of Missouri-Columbia April 26-28. The festival, sponsored by the Missouri State High School Activities Association, rated students 1 through 5, with 1-Superior as the top score. Congratulations to the following district musicians: 1-Superior Ratings Choir MHS Girls Double Quartet: Arianna Balque, Haley Cook, Kayli Falkler, Miranda Hall, Karyle Jones, Nikki Kamp, Samantha Schnell and Abby Wicks OHS Girls Ensemble: Mikayla Brady, Megan Dillow, Ashley Kluge, …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Approximately 550 students in the two high schools will have laptops in the fall.
More than 600 laptops and a new technician will be added to the district’s high schools in August. The school board unanimously voted to expand the district’s laptop pilot program at Thursday’s meeting. The pilot began this spring when one communication/arts class from each high school used laptops to learn from open sources on the internet. The district studied the students’ achievement and found success. Phase II of the pilot expands the laptops to math, science and social studies classes. Knost estimated the cost at $428,510, about $171,000 less than the allocated $600,000 he originally asked for Phase II of the program. “We really see this becoming one of our central themes and our big focuses over the next number of years,” Knost said…
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Mehlville defeated the Tigers on their way to a second-place finish in the district tournament.
Mehlville got sweet revenge Friday night as they defeated cross-town rival Oakville in two games, 25-19 and 25-19. The Panthers previously fell to the Tigers on Senior Night at Oakville, but won when it counted at the Class 4 District 1 tournament, also hosted at Oakville. “That’s a big hump that our school has fought to get over for awhile,” Mehlville coach James Fischer said. “They’ve owned us. Finally getting over that hump is beautiful.” Mark Leininger led in kills for Mehlville with eight, but sophomore Ryan Hoyer tacked five, showing his worth in the postseason. “Ryan Hoyer is a star in the making. As a sophomore, he’s gone through the process, he’s had some developing to do,” Fischer said. “I expect big things from him in the future…
The Panthers will start the state tournament Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Kirkwood High School.
After victories over Fort Zumwalt West, Oakville and Northwest, the Panthers fell to De Smet, earning them the second-place finish in the Class 4 District 1 tournament Friday. Mehlville will start the state tournament on Monday, playing the winner of District 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Kirkwood High School. The team started by calmly defeating Fort Zumwalt West 25-11 and 25-18 and kept control in a two-game defeat over rival Oakville, 25-19 and 25-19. After beating Northwest 25-15 and 25-23, the Panthers took on No. 1-ranked De Smet. Mehlville fell in three games, 15-25, 25-17 and 9-15. "We came out really flat in the first game, I think because of the layover between matches," said coach James Fischer. "We didn't do well at all." Fischer …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The Mehlville club team had its inaugural season this spring.
The girls on the Mehlville lacrosse team have only been playing for 12 weeks, but notched three wins and one tie for their first season. The area’s newest club team formed this fall and brings one of the fastest-growing girls sports to South County. The team has 14 girls and with 12 on the field, there is little rest for the players. “It was rough at first,” sophomore Madison O’Brien said. “Other teams didn’t like us very much. We didn’t know how to check, so we would hit them a lot.” Mehlville parent Patrick Honig wanted to start the team and began recruiting players during lunch at the two high schools. His daughter, Sophia, is the goalie on the team and the only one with previous experience. Honig organized the team and asked Mehlville …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Parents shared photos of their kids before prom Saturday.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Also, baseball districts start this weekend.
The Affton baseball team was coming off an offensive explosion entering Thursday's non-conference contest against Mehlville. The Cougars defeated McCluer South-Berkeley 29-3 Wednesday, scoring nine runs in the first inning, nine more in the second and eight in the third in the four-inning game. Affton should have saved some runs for Thursday, as it went from scoring 29 runs to being shut out by the Panthers. Senior southpaw Aaron Onkle pitched five scoreless innings as the Panthers defeated Affton 10-0 in six innings. "That was the longest outing in Aaron's career," Mehlville coach Tim Ode said. "We have used him in several different scenarios although he has not pitched that much. He had one other start, against Parkway South, which he …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Share memories of prom on Patch.
Tonight, Mehlville and Oakville students will dance the night away, enjoying a classic high school rite of passage. Students, show off your glitzy dress, freshly-pressed tux or wrist corsage by uploading your photos to Patch. Parents, upload some of the 1,000 photos you'll take of your children posing on stair banisters or at the park. Simply click on the 'Upload Photos' button above and don't forget to tell us who you are! Wishing the Mehlville and Oakville juniors and seniors a safe and happy prom. Check out our photos from last year's prom.
The Panthers defeated the Colts in two games, 26-24 and 25-20.
The Mehlville volleyball team finished undefeated at home Friday, beating Parkway Central High School in two games, 26-24 and 25-20. The win over the 20-8-1 Colts will give the Panthers an edge in the seeding for districts Saturday morning. “That means so much; that’s a huge win to put on our resume in trying to get a better seed tomorrow,” Mehlville coach James Fischer said. “Going in, we knew who their go-to's were, we keyed on them and reacted to the other ones.” The first game was close, with the biggest lead a three-point margin either way. The Panthers were down 22-24 when senior Eric Hoyer served two for the tie. Two net calls on the Colts gave the Panthers a 26-24 victory. Mehlville’s defense challenged the tall offense of Parkway …
Mehlville defeated Parkway North at home on Senior Night.
The Mehlville seniors led the team by scoring all but two goals in a 9-0 rout of Parkway North Friday. Lauren Guerrero had two goals, with fellow senior Katie Rapisardo and sophomore Kayla Hezel giving the Panthers a 4-0 lead in the first half. “They did a good job and the seniors led the scoring and that’s what’s fun about it,” Mehlville coach Tom Harper said. “This is the way we’ve been playing and this is the kind of streak we’ve put together and this is the time you want that culmination of that skills set to come together and we’re starting to see that from this group.” Senior Abby Presson scored to start the second half, and Allison Wade made it 6-0 with 21 minutes left. Guerrero took another shot with 16 minutes left, but the …
Sarah Flagg
5:15 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Thanks for all of the great photos! Sounds like the kids had a great time. more ›