Students from Gotsch Intermediate School and Rogers Middle School in Affton joined members of the St. Louis Rams and leading nutrition experts recently at an NFL-themed training camp. Held at the Rams’ ContinuityX Training Center in Earth City, Mo., the students were rewarded for their efforts to eat healthy foods and stay active. Student teams [...]

On Tues., May 7, the Affton School District Board of Education approved Dr. Christine Powers (pictured at left) as principal of Gotsch Intermediate School and Tina Been (pictured at right) as interim principal of Mesnier Primary School. Both changes will be effective July 1 for the 2013-2014 school year. “Both Christine and Tina have a strong record [...]

Wed., May 8 is National School Nurse Day, and we couldn’t ask for better nurses at each of our schools (clockwise from top left): Karen Laubert, Mesnier Primary; Kathy Christ, Gotsch Intermediate; Kathy Beezley, Rogers Middle; and Ellen Cillo, Affton High School. Thank you for all you do for the health and wellness of all [...]

Congratulations to Alayna Elchinger, the Gotsch Student of the Month for April! How do you become a “Student of the Month?” The Gotsch staff picks one student in the school who shows our 9 character traits ALL the time. He or she is kind and respectful at all times and a role model for the [...]

Ten fourth- and fifth-grade students at Gotsch Intermediate School in Affton participated in the Missouri Council of Teachers in Mathematics (MCTM) Regional Elementary Math Competition on April 6. Held at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo., the Gotsch students competed against 50 competitors at each grade level. Each student was tested on their problem-solving [...]