The game clock is running down for Luxembourg Field.
Last week's football game against Warrenton was the second-to-last regular season football game for the stadium, which sits among farm fields in St. Charles County. Orchard Farm High School is scheduled to move down Highway 94 to a new campus in January.
The new campus, located off Highway B, was made possible by a 55-cent tax increase passed in June 2020, . It features new stadium facilities and an artificial playing surface, leaving behind the natural grass field.
“Outside of our community, I believe that many people think that we are too far out and, unfortunately, we do not get the chance to host as many postseason events as I would like,†said Blake Arnette, Orchard Farm director of activities and athletics. “I think our new location and facilities will put us in a position to host many district tournaments which gives our student athletes another opportunity to play in front of their friends, family and community.â€
The new campus will have a larger track and field facility and a bigger stadium and gymnasium, complete with video boards.
While the new facilities will be an improvement, Arnette said that the current campus has a strong community with an elementary and middle school on the same site as the high school.
“While our district has grown and changed significantly since it was created, our main campus has been the home of the high school for a long time,†Arnett said.
The first varsity athletic events scheduled to be played at the new campus is a girls and boys basketball doubleheader Jan. 26 against St. Charles West.
A delegation from Luxembourg visited following the flood and the school named the field in the country's honor. Today, photos of the visit are hung in the gymnasium lobby.
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Orchard Farm's boys soccer team plays host to Brentwood at 4:15 p.m. Thursday.
The Eagles’ regular-season football finale is 7 p.m. Friday against De Soto. The Eagles have the top seed in Class 3 District 3 and are in position to host two games in the district tournament in November.Â
As the high school football regular season winds down, the postseason is almost ready to roll.
Luxembourg Field before a football game between Warrenton and Orchard Farm, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at Orchard Farm High School in Orchard Farm, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to the Post-Dispatch
A wall displays historical photos of Luxembourg Field inside the school gymnasium lobby, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at Orchard Farm High School in Orchard Farm, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to the Post-Dispatch
Luxembourg Field's press box a football game between Warrenton and Orchard Farm, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at Orchard Farm High School in Orchard Farm, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to the Post-Dispatch