Author Archives: Emma Ehll-Welply

Mar 2012

Let’s take a test

This year’s round of the ever-popular TEAMS competition ends strongly as  Clayton takes top honors. Clayton students took the top spots at the annual TEAMS competition, which took place at St. Louis Community College in Florissant Valley on Friday, Feb. 17. Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics and Science, better known as TEAMS, is a yearly [...]

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Mar 2012

Starbucks Secret Menu

  Let’s not kid about our addiction. Starbucks. Everyone needs a little pick-me-up with our rigorous schedules.  And the endless supply of caffeine that Starbucks offers is like a choir of angels. However, few know that Starbuck’s has a secret. The secret menu, that is. Yes, finally instead of suffering for a chai with too [...]

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Feb 2012

MLK Day

“Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: – ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that [...]

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Dec 2011

Clayton Fall Classic Speech and Debate Tournament

Students from all around Missouri swarmed the CHS commons and Gym on Nov. 18 and 19 as CHS hosted the 21st annual Clayton Fall Classic Speech and Debate Invitational. A Speech and Debate tournament is a congregation of many of the Speech and Debate teams in Missouri to compete in eight events and three debates [...]

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Nov 2011

Tri-M Music Society

 It was the week after homecoming, a time of getting back in the groove of school for many, but for a few talented students it was time to audition for Tri-M. Modern Music Masters, better known as Tri-M, is an international music honors society for middle and high school students. Earning a spot in the society [...]

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Oct 2011

Hurricane Irene Takes the Attention Off Joplin Relief Efforts

The destruction of Hurricane Irene was a long way from Joplin, Missouri, however the city that was devastated by a tornado just months ago may still be impacted. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, better known as FEMA, has played a vital role in reconstructing Joplin, Missouri after the May 22 tornado, however that aid will [...]

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