1839 - One room log cabin Fenton School is earliest record of public school in the area

1843 - First Concord School opens in log cabin

1851 - Sappington School opens in log cabin

1864 - Rott School opens in log cabin

1891 - Glendale School is built at Watson and Grant roads

1939 - Grant School is built by Works Progress Administration to replace Glendale School

1949 -Representatives from Concord, Fenton, Grant, Rott, Sappington schools meet to discuss consolidation

Nov. 28, 1949 - First Board of Education election; John Dressel elected first board president

Sept. 1950 - Sappington School basement becomes first home of high school

Feb. 1, 1951 - New high school groundbreaking

Sept. 1951 - Classes start at high school, which was named Grandview High School

April 1952 - Name changes to Lindbergh High School

Sept. 14, 1952 - Lindbergh High School Dedication

May 23, 1954 - First high school class graduates

Sept. 1954 - Watson Elementary School opens

1955 - Noah Gray named Superintendent of Schools

Aug. 13, 1957 - Resolution adopted to name district Lindbergh School District

Sept. 1957 - Dressel Elementary School opens

Sept. 1959 - Crestwood Elementary School opens

Sept. 1960 - Long Elementary School opens

Sept. 1961 - Kennerly Elementary School opens

Sept. 1963 - Lindbergh North Junior High opens (now Truman)

Sept. 1966 - Middle school concept is adopted. Junior High becomes “The Middle School”

Oct. 5, 1970 - Sperreng Middle School opens

Summer 1972 - Grant School closes

Oct. 1974 - Lindbergh celebrates 25th Anniversary

Summer 1976 - Rott Elementary School closes

June 1980 - Noah Gray retires after serving 25 years as Superintendent

July 1980 - Gary K. Wright named Superintendent of Schools

Oct. 1980 - Senior Associates Program begins with 174 senior citizens

July 1, 1981 - The Middle School is renamed Harry S Truman Middle School

Summer 1982 - Concord, Dressel, Fenton and Watson elementary schools close. Students consolidate into remaining four district elementary schools

June 23, 1982 - Lindbergh joins the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation Program

Summer 1983 - Truman Middle School closes due to declining enrollment

Sept. 1984 - LHS offers International Baccalaureate program

1984 - Community passes $4.5 million bond issue to build new auditorium at Lindbergh High School

May 1985 - Lindbergh Leaders program begins

Sept. 1986 - Kindergarten Center opens at Truman for Crestwood and Kennerly students

1988 - Lindbergh High School Alumni Association founded

Nov. 1990 - Renaissance Program begins at Lindbergh High School, encouraging students to achieve academic ideals

March 1991 - Concord School re-opens as home of Affton-Lindbergh Early Childhood Education

Sept. 1991 - Truman Elementary School opens

Sept. 1991 - The St. Louis Regional Program for Exceptionally Gifted Students (PEGS) opened its doors in the district with one teacher and seven elementary students.

May 1992 - First communitywide SPIRIT Festival

Oct. 1993 - Lindbergh High School Sports Hall of Fame is unveiled

April 1995 - Community passes $25 million Proposition R bond issue, supporting additions and improvements districtwide
Fall 1996 New lighted outdoor athletic facility opens, allowing for night games at LHS. 

Sept. 12, 1996 - LHS varsity soccer team plays first night game in new, lighted stadium.

Sept. 20, 1996 - LHS varsity football team plays first night game in new, lighted stadium.

1998 - Lindbergh Schools Foundation is established

Sept. 1998 - First full-day kindergarten classes are offered

Fall 1998 - Kennerly and Truman elementary schools are named Missouri Gold Star Schools

Fall 1999 - Truman Elementary School is honored by U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

1999 - Lindbergh School District celebrates 50th anniversary

Spring 2000 - Kennerly Elementary School is named National School of Character 

April 2000 - Community passes Prop R $9.5 million bond issue, supporting renovations across the district

2002 - Sperreng Middle School is honored by U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Sept. 2003 - Sperreng English teacher Tara Sparks is named Missouri State Teacher of the Year

April 2003 - Community passes Proposition 4: A $14.1 million bond issue supporting new pool at Lindbergh High School and other improvements

Jan. 1, 2005 - Lindbergh High School Spirit of St. Louis Marching Band performs at Tournament of Roses Parade

Aug. 5, 2005 - New pool opens at LHS

Nov. 2006 - Community passes $32 million Prop R bond issue, supporting new classroom additions at Kennerly and Sappington elementary schools

2006 - District begins multi-year phase out of Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation (VICC) program, due to increasing enrollment. Last VICC student graduated in 2016.

2007 - Sappington Elementary School is named a Missouri School of Character

2007 - Lindbergh Schools becomes first school district to be named a Missouri District of Character

June 30, 2008 - Dr. James A. Sandfort retires after serving as superintendent for 17 years

July 1, 2008 - Dr. Jim Simpson named Superintendent of Schools  

Fall 2008 - Sappington Elementary School is named National School of Character 

Fall 2008 - Lindbergh School District is named a National School District of Character

Nov. 2008 - Community passes Prop R 2008, a $31 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue supporting the construction of Concord Elementary School and a new Lindbergh Early Childhood Education building; in addition to revocations at Truma and Sperreng middle schools.

Jan. 2009 - Long Elementary School is named a Missouri School of Character

March 2009 - Truman Elementary School is named a Missouri Gold Star School

March 2009 - Crestwood Elementary School is named a Missouri Gold Star School

Oct. 2009 - District officially changes name to “Lindbergh Schools”

Oct. 2009 - Long Elementary School is named a National School of Character

March 2010 - District cuts more than $4.7 million from the budget, including positions and programs, due to $14 million cumulative decline in revenue

Aug. 2010 - Lindbergh High School is named a Missouri School of Character

Nov. 2010 - Community passes Prop L, a 65 cent tax increase to retain staff, eliminate deficit spending and protect bus service for students

Jan. 2011 - LHS Spirit of St. Louis Marching Band performs in Tournament of Roses Parade

Jan. 2011 - Crestwood Elementary School is named Missouri School of Character.

Jan. 2011 - New Lindbergh Early Childhood Education building opens on high school campus

April 2011 - Crestwood Elementary School is named a Missouri Gold Star School

May 2011 - Lindbergh High School is named a National School of Character         

May 2011 - Crestwood Elementary School is named a National School of Character

Fall 2011 - Truman Elementary School becomes Truman Middle School

Aug. 2011 - District purchases Dressel School in response to increasing enrollment districtwide

Aug. 2011 - Lindbergh Teacher of the Year Eric Cochran is named a semifinalist in Missouri’s Teacher of the Year program  

Aug. 4, 2011 - District celebrates grand opening of new Concord Elementary School

Sept. 2011 - Crestwood Elementary is honored by U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Oct. 27, 2011 - District celebrates completion of new classroom additions at Long and Crestwood elementary schools

Apr. 2012 - Lindbergh High School is named a Missouri Gold Star School

Sept. 2012 - Lindbergh High School is honored by U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Apr. 2013 - Sappington Elementary School is named a Missouri Gold Star School

Sept. 2013 - Sappington Elementary School is honored by U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Mar. 2014 - Sperreng Middle School is named a Missouri School of Character

Mar. 2014 - Lindbergh Schools is named a Missouri District of Character

Apr. 2014 - Community passes $34 million Prop G bond issue, to build a sixth elementary school on Dressel School property; and to expand cafeteria, update gymnasium, add science rooms and modernize library at Lindbergh High School

Apr. 2014 - Concord and Long Elementary schools are named Missouri Gold Star Schools

Apr. 2014 - Sperreng is named a Missouri School of Character

Apr. 2014 - Lindbergh Schools is named a National District of Character

Sept. 2015 - District breaks ground on new Dressel Elementary School

2016 - District purchases Johnny’s Market site for new Central Office building

2017 - New Central Office building opens

Fall 2017 - District celebrates grand opening of Dressel Elementary School 

2018 - Dr. Jim Simpson retires after 10 years as superintendent of Lindbergh Schools

2018 - Dr. Tony Lake named Superintendent of Schools

2018 - Crestwood, Sappington elementary schools are named Top 5 Percent Title I Schools

Apr. 2019 - Community passes Prop R, a $105 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue to renovate and rebuild Lindbergh High School, and improve safety districtwide

Sept. 2019 - District uses Prop R funds to purchase property at 9400 Watson Rd. for Support Service Center. 

Sept. 28, 2020 - District breaks ground on new Lindbergh High School

2020 - Crestwood Elementary School PE teacher Darrion Cockrell is named 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year

2021 - The LHS varsity and JV Flyerettes teams win first place in the kick division at the National Dance Team Championships

April 2021- District purchases the Concord Farmers Club site

2022 - Truman Middle School English Language Arts Teacher Kristina Kohl is named 2022 Missouri Teacher of the Year finalist

Feb. 24, 2024 - District celebrates grand opening of new Lindbergh High School

Apr. 2024 - Community passes Prop R, a $150 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue to support building equity across elementary schools, middle school renovations, safety upgrades districtwide and a PK-12 agricultural STEM learning center on the Concord Farmers Club site.  

May 2024 - LHS, Truman, and Sperreng are named Missouri Schools of Character

Aug. 19, 2024 - Lindbergh Schools Teacher of the Year Tim Waters is named a Missouri Teacher of the Year semifinalist