Join us to celebrate 100 years of the St. John's building
Posted on 09/29/2022
We’re celebrating 100 years of the St. John’s building on Will Avenue on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, and you’re invited to join us!
We’re holding an Open House at the St. John’s Building, now home to MOSAIC Elementary School, from 3-5 p.m. You’ll be able to walk the halls of the school, learn about the history of the building, reunite with friends and reminisce about times you had in the building.
Image: The St. John's School building is now home to MOSAIC Elementary School.
R.S.V.P. and share your memories with us!
Please let us know if you’re planning to attend by contacting Melina Ulrich at 314-467-7911 or [email protected]. If you have any photos from your time in the building, please share those with us, too, by sending them to [email protected].
The history of the St. John’s building
The log cabin housing the original St. John’s School was completed in 1842 on Green Park Road. Students learned there for over 50 years before the school was relocated to a small two-room building constructed at the intersection of Lemay Ferry Road and Will Avenue.
A growing population created the need for a larger building, and the St. John’s building that still stands today welcomed students for the first time in January 1923. In 1957, a new wing was added, including eight classrooms, a multipurpose room, a cafeteria and a gym. Mehlville School District operated the building as St. John’s School until 1981 when the school was closed.
The following year, the district leased the building to St. Louis Community College who operated their South Campus location out of St. John’s for nearly two decades before moving to their current location on Meramec Bottom Road.
The St. John’s building sat vacant for a couple of years following the community college’s departure. SCOPE, the district’s alternative school, was relocated to the St. John’s building in 2007. SCOPE students attended St. John’s for a decade before relocating to the Witzel building across Lemay Ferry Road in 2017. That year, the district opened MOSAIC Elementary School in the St. John’s building, and students continue to attend today.
Image: MOSAIC Elementary School has called the St. John's Building home since 2017. MOSAIC Elementary focuses on providing students with personalized, collaborative learning opportunities.
You’ll be able to learn more about the history of the St. John’s building at the Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 2.