Mehlville High School

The school was founded in 1925 and was first housed in a small two-story building. Mehlville's first graduating class (Class of 1930) consisted of just two students.[4] To handle the growing student body, a larger building was built adjacent to the old one in 1955.[4] The old school building (known as the Witzel Learning Center) originally became Mehlville Jr. High, then it was converted into an early childhood center in the 1970s, and in the 2010s it housed SCOPE, as well as the district's IT Department and Driver's Ed programs. It is set to be demolished after the 2021-22 school year, and what will replace it remains unknown.[5]

The school's original colors were maroon and gold, but they were changed in 1940 because the old color scheme looked similar to Affton High School's colors and there was concern "it would cause confusion on the court and field"[4] Today's colors are green and white, often accented with black or grey.

One of the school's most notable achievements was the 1999 Class 5A State Championship in football. The team had an 13-1 overall record. This is the school's only state championship in football, although students have won numerous other state championships throughout Mehlville's almost 100 year history.

In late 2021, the Mehlville Student Leadership team held an online poll among the student body to determine a name for the school's panther mascot, seen at Mehlville football games greeting students and cheering on the team. Of all the potential names listed on the poll, "Mehlvin the Panther" was the most popular and well-received. The name was revealed on March 17th, 2022.

Mehlville has a co-educational student body of 1,563 in the 2021-22 school year. Most students come from Buerkle Middle School, with a majority of the rest coming from Washington Middle School and a handful of students coming from Bernard Middle School. The racial makeup of the school is 77% White, 10% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% Hispanic.[6]

For the 2013–2014 school year, the school offered 26 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, sideline cheerleading, boys' and girls' cross country, dance team, 11-man football, boys' and girls' golf, Marching Band, Pep Band, scholar bowl, boys' and girls' soccer, softball, speech and debate, boys' and girls' swimming and diving, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track and field, boys' and girls' volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.[7]

School-sponsored activities include Art Club, Book Club, Broadcast Journalism, Culture Club, DECA (marketing), Drama Club, FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), FCCLA, French Club, German Club, International Thespian Society, Mehlville Majorettes, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, STEP, Student Council, Student Prints, Teenage Health Consultant Program, The Reflector yearbook, and Color Guard (part of the Marching Band).[8]

Mehlville students have won six state championships:

• Football: 1999
• Men's volleyball: 1988
• Women's soccer: 1982
• Wrestling: 1964
• Men's water polo: 1979, 1980[9]

The school has also produced one girls' swimming and diving individual state champion, two boys' track and field individual state champions, and one boys' track and field relay state champion.[10]

• Dave Loos, head basketball coach for Austin Peay State University
• Keon Raymond, CFL player for the Calgary Stampeders
• Rick tha Rular, comedy hip hop artist
• Mike Trapasso, head baseball coach for University of Hawaii-Manoa
• Melvin Williams, former NFL player

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