The St. Charles City School Board met Thursday night and after new member Marita Malone was sworn in and new officers were elected, the board, led by its new president Dale Hallemeier, approved a list of summer maintenance projects and a price increase for school meals for 2013-2014.

Representatives from Chartwell's, the district's meal program vendor, offered a presentation to the board that included changes necessitated by the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

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Newly-elected State Rep. Bryan Spencer, R-District 63, worked his last day as a special education teacher for Francis Howell North High School on Jan. 7 and was sworn in as a state legislator on Jan. 9. 

Now he's fighting to be granted an unpaid leave of absence by the Francis Howell Board of Education which has twice denied his request, he said. 

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St. Charles Community College will close out its 25th anniversary year with a tree planting ceremony. The ceremony will celebrate the accomplishments of the college and provide a glimpse into its plans for a successful future.

The 25th anniversary was celebrated from April 2011 to June 2012.

The tree planting will be:
10:00-10:30am Saturday, June 16, 2012

The ceremony will kick off the Living Green Expo to be held 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday: http://www.stchas.edu/livinggreen

WHERE:
Campus Plaza, St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville, Mo. 63376

Find out more about the 25th anniversary here: http://www.stchas.edu/25th