Vashon High School

City's Homicide Total for 2012 Matches Previous Year

The city of St. Louis saw 113 homicides in 2012 -- the exact same tally as the previous year. Some of these homicides got more press than others. Sarah Billingsley-Walker, age 18, was Vashon High School's homecoming queen and co-valedictorian. She was strangled to death. Aniya Cook, also 18, was a N ... More >>

Sarah Billingsley-Walker: St. Louis Homicide No. 20; Found Strangled

​Sarah Billingsley-Walker, Vashon High School's homecoming queen and co-valedictorian, was found strangled in a home in the 3700 block of North 21st Street on Monday night. A suspect is in custody, reportedly her 17-year-old boyfriend, but that is unconfirmed.Billingley-Walker had just celebrated ... More >>

Floyd Irons Out of Prison and Coaching Basketball

​Last we checked, legendary basketball coach Floyd Irons was serving a 12-month sentence in federal prison for mortgage fraud. Just prior to his 2008 sentencing, came even more bad news: The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) stripped the coach and Vashon High School of thr ... More >>

Weekend Crime Roundup: Shooting, Suspicious Death, Hit-and-Run

From this weekend's St. Louis crime roundup (a special holiday edition!):* A 50-year-old black male was found dead yesterday morning around 7:30 at the 1400 block of Glasgow, just a few blocks from Vashon High School. The man had apparent trauma to his face; the case is being handled by homicide inv ... More >>

Today's Board of Aldermen Meeting: A Plea for Public Art

photo by Keegan HamiltonAntonio French chats with the members of the Regional Arts Commission​The St. Louis arts community was out in force this morning to show their support for the proposed "Public Art Trust Fund" being considered by the Board of Aldermen. About a dozen artists and representativ ... More >>

Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting

Media Banned From Meeting on North St. Louis Development Plans

www.eco-absence.orgOne of hundreds north city properties purchased by Paul McKee.Two north St. Louis alderwomen held a meeting last night with their constituents to discuss Paul McKee's plans for hundreds of buildings and properties the developer has acquired in north St. Louis. The media was banned ... More >>

Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack, "Where is the Love?"

The Singers: Though born in Chicago, Donny Hathaway was raised in St. Louis: He grew up in a housing project in the Carr Square neighborhood and attending Vashon High School. Hathaway began singing gospel at a young age but made his mark in the soul scene back in Chicago. His most enduring compositi ... More >>

Anthony Bonner Bids Adieu to Vashon

Jennifer SilverbergBonner in the gym last year.Vashon High School boys' basketball coach Anthony Bonner told me today that he's hung up his high-school whistle in order to pursue a new career opportunity with the New York Knicks.Bonner quit substitute teaching at Vashon in December and spent his las ... More >>

Basketball by the Book, Part 6: Fouled Out

Basketball by the Book: The Post Dispatch's Selective Distortion

Vashon Fouls Out: Wolverines Stripped of Three Missouri State Basketball Titles

Vashon Fouls Out: Wolverines Stripped of Three Missouri State Basketball Titles

Vashon High School Says It's Guilty

Vashon High School Says It's Guilty

Read Floyd Irons' full interview with investigators (transcript)

Read Floyd Irons' full interview with investigators (transcript)

Floyd Irons' Mortgage Fraud Saga: The End

Floyd Irons' Mortgage Fraud Saga: The End

Milestone Christian Academy Pastor/Principal Suspended

Milestone Christian Academy Pastor/Principal Suspended

Floyd Irons: The MSHSAA Interview Transcripts, Part 1

Floyd Irons: The MSHSAA Interview Transcripts, Part 1

With Anthony Bonner at the helm, it's a whole new ballgame for Vashon basketball

Basketball by the Book: Documentary Evidence

Basketball by the Book: Documentary Evidence

Floyd Irons' trial is delayed.

He may be facing additional charges.

Devon Alexander Finds the Spotlight -- and Makes the Most of It

Devon Alexander Finds the Spotlight -- and Makes the Most of It

Floyd Irons’ Sentencing Delayed -- Again

Floyd Irons’ Sentencing Delayed -- Again

Vashon Basketball Legend Floyd Irons In Federal Court on Criminal Charges

Forum on Paul McKee's North-Side Doings Devolves into Name-Calling

Overkill

Some readers say Cloy Richards is the exception, not the rule.

Won More Time!

Have They No Shame? Part 2

Have They No Shame? Part 2

Irons in the Fire (Again)

The legendary ex-Vashon High School basketball coach may be in trouble with the FBI.

"Timothy Lane is the only reason I ever picked up a RFT, and is the only reason I ever will.

We now wait in anticipation for the next You Are Here."

Unreal News Challenge 2006

Week of December 21, 2006

Basketball by the Book, Part 3

Two Vashon hoopsters are benched pending eligibility investigations.

Basketball by the Book, Part 2: Foul Play

Diana Bourisaw asks her staff to blow the whistle on ineligible basketball players.

"When you think about it, is it really the school’s responsibility to prepare students for the outside world?"

Week of June 28, 2006

An Incomplete Education

More than 50 teachers allegedly gave passing grades to AWOL Vashon students

Irons in the Fire

Critical audits zero in on Vashon's storied basketball program

From the Field of Dreams

To your table

Offside!

The Public High League once dominated the local gridiron scene, and suburban districts were perennial doormats. Now it's the other way around. Ever wonder why?

Lunatics Fringe

Jefferson City lawmakers hit the roof over Nelly's visit to the statehouse

Letters

Week of June 27, 2001

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