New desks, new school year at United in Christ Lutheran School in Frohna, Mo.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com

Kyle Winschel, left, selects the desk that he will use for fifth grade at United in Christ Lutheran School during an open house Sunday in Frohna, Mo. The Rev. Rod Benkendorf, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, and his daughter, Megan, toured the school's new addition after the dedication. Two classrooms were added to the former Concordia Lutheran School, one for third and fourth grades and another for fifth and sixth grades. Three congregations in Perry County, Mo., are joining to form one school association: Concordia Lutheran Church of Frohna, Salem Lutheran Church of Farrar and Trinity Lutheran Church of Altenburg. Classes will begin Thursday.

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