The campaigns, town hall meetings and months of planning all came down to this: Election Day 2010.
For the Rockwood School District, April 6 was a very important election day due to the public’s vote over the 2010 bond issue.
As of 10:29 p.m., with 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Proposition 5 passed by a final margin of 10,922 for and 6,129 against, roughly a 64 to 36 percent margin of victory. A four-sevenths majority (57.4 percent) was required for passage.
Proposition 5 is a $55 million no tax increase bond issue. The bond is titled “SMART” which stands for Safety measures and infrastructure, Maintenance of current facilities, Additions for classrooms, Renovations for instructional areas and Technology infrastructure.
Lafayette specifically will get a number of new items including new computers and the replacement of aged systems, SMART boards for every classroom, portable computers for all full-time teachers and a renovated outdoor stadium including stadium entrance, fencing and restrooms.
In addition, Steve Banton and Janet Strate were re-elected to the Board of Education.
All results are still unofficial.

![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)















![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)








