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Vince Drake Coaches 700th Win For Aquinas-Mercy, Trinity

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Vince Drake Trinity boys and girls soccer coach Vince Drake reached another coaching milestone on Sept. 20 when his boys soccer team knocked off Lindbergh 2-1 in the second round…

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Fall Brings New Colors, Plus New Directions

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BY TOM ANSELM I think of all the seasons, I love Fall the best.  There is something about the crispness of the air and a luscious  blue sky that stirs…

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Trinity, East Football Have Homecoming Challenges; Stars on 5-Game Win Streak

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    ZIBEON WASHINGTON (7), (left photo) whose run against Westminster Christian was nullified by a penalty, averages over 11 yards per run for Trinity Catholic.     Jim Wieners photo By Jim…

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North County Inc. Salutes 30 Leaders in their Thirties

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North County Inc. honored this year’s top North County 30 Leaders in their Thirties at a luncheon on Sept 23.  This  group of up-and-coming professionals and volunteers who are making…

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McNair Elementary PTA Aims to Install Promethean Boards in Every Classroom

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   PROMETHEAN BOARD: Demetris Jones, a kindergarten student at McNair Elementary School, uses the ActivPen tool to match upper and lowercase letters on the new Promethean Board in Lisa Schreiner’s class.…

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Movie review: ’50-50′

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 Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen portray best friends in the new dramedy 50-50. Likeability of the New Dramedy About Cancer are About '50-50'   By Maggie Scott    For a person who actually experienced…

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Hazelwood West High Earns Leadership Honor for Sportsmanship

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5-STAR LEADERS: Hazelwood West High School is a 5-Star Leadership School, Pictured are Tim Schutzenhofer and HWHS Activities Director Tim Williams. Hazelwood West High School is officially a 5-Star Leadership…

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3 HSD Teachers Selected For Project ELL-MO

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Project ELL-MO, a federally funded grant through the College of Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, selected three teachers from the Hazelwood School District to participate in its 2011-2012 cohort.…

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McCluer North, Trinity Softball Teams Top District Seeds, IWA Seeded Fifth

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By Jim Wieners      McCluer North and Trinity Catholic High School Softball Teams are each seeded first in Missouri State High School Activities Association District Tournaments which began Oct.5 and…

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Challenges Are Ahead For Stars, LHSN; Trinity Visits Westminster’s New Campus

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 By Jim Wieners McCluer North Football is on a three-game winning streak after losing the season opener to Jefferson City while Lutheran North, in the second era of legendary head…

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