
Deadly tornadoes left a trail of destruction across the St. Louis area Friday afternoon, damaging thousands of properties and causing power outages....

Charlie Balestra, Sports Editor
Haowen Liu, Logistics & Training Managing Editor
Charlie Cheatham, Reporter
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Charlie Balestra, Sports Editor

Haowen Liu, Logistics & Training Managing Editor
![“I felt like African American culture was probably a dominant culture at the time [1990’s], but in terms of education, that would have been the place where it was like, ‘How come we don't talk about this, how come we don't talk about this culture [African American]’. Interestingly enough, I remember my sophomore year in high school taking African history, but we didn't have African American history as an option at my school. That's not the case now, but then it was the case. I was actually thrilled to take African history because I didn't really have a connection, and that kind of fostered a connection to [Africa], like African Americans are connected to Africa.”
-Shauna Aningo, History Teacher](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image3-3-1200x900.jpg)
![“I would love to do some level of high school mental and sexual health class [and] some psych education. I'm very passionate about adolescent sexual health.”-Aliza Koeinberg, Wellness worker](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_7661-e1758211016669-900x1200.jpeg)
![“I think I care a lot about my classmates and the well being of our whole grade. I just want everyone to have a good, fun high school experience. I've been pouring a lot of time into our class and being class president. So that's a big chunk of time that's been a big change. One thing that I tried to do every day is just be kind. I'll be playing golf in the spring. I'm gonna I'm doing dance marathon, probably best buddies club, chess club. I want my legacy to go down as someone [who] is nice and kind of gets along with everybody.”
-Owen Solomon, 10](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image1-7-1200x900.jpg)

![“I remember going around [the pit] and falling in a pile of crap. I fell knee deep, and I stank for like a week or two. There's no shower, no nothing, there's no soap. And I still pushed on, wiping myself off in the snow. You know, trust me, it's not fun. I still bore with it, and I eventually made it to the top of Mount Elbrus. I didn't think that I was actually gonna make the summit, but he helped me push through. And eventually, we made it. I like how he pushes me a lot more than most people's parents. And he also allows me to do a lot more than most people's parents. He gives me a lot of freedom. He also gives me a lot of motivation, and also, tries to push me to what I'm capable of or beyond. He really trusts me a lot.”
- Mark Yurkuns, 10](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_2149-vi-1200x900.jpg)
![“[The] biggest obstacle right now is getting up early. I'm still getting back into the school mode, and usually I'm the type of person who wakes up a minute before my alarm. But right now, that is definitely not happening.” -Anna Hormberg, History teacher](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image3-2-1200x900.jpg)


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