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Author Archives: Jackie Leong
It was rainy and chilly and for some reason I was carrying my umbrella under my jacket like a sword, gripping the handle in case the gray-cast skies decided to ruin my day and pour. This was not how spring break was supposed to happen. College visits are pretty much the norm for a spring [...]
Mar
16
2011
InDepth: VST looming on the horizon
Look around the lunchroom of Wydown Middle School, and you’ll witness a sight quite normal for Clayton students, and a testament to the diverse population treasured by the district. They are what Wydown principal Mary Ann Goldberg refers to affectionately as “U.N. tables”, or gatherings of children of all different nationalities. In 2013, a valued [...]
Musically gifted, intelligent, successful. If you’re of this era, then you’re probably rather familiar with the Asian stereotype. So is Amy Chua. In fact, if you pick up her newly-released novel, she’ll be happy to tell you all about it. Chua, a self-proclaimed Chinese mother, recently made waves this January with her new novel, “Battle [...]
Jan
30
2011
InDepth: Crime in St. Louis
St. Louis, for the past five years, has continually sustained its place among the top five most dangerous cities in the U.S. as according to the CQ Press. But what exactly do those numbers mean? “Nobody really knows how they did it,” Philippa Barrett, Chief Misdemeanor Officer at the office of the St. Louis Circuit [...]
72 colors. The square tin of colored pencils, shed of its holiday wrappings, sat heavily in my hands. I peered at it reverently, but I wasn’t really seeing the tin. The countless combinations and possibilities were already parading in my vision. I was whole again. But let’s backtrack for a moment, because any logical person [...]
You’re standing in an aisle in Walgreens when you spy a lone figure a few feet away. You get the feeling that something isn’t quite right. Perhaps the young person down the aisle is abused, going through some rough times, or feels like they have no one to talk to. But whatever the cause, they [...]
Nov
23
2010
Panera Cares gives back to community
St. Louis Bread Company Cares proves to be a success story as it continues to thrive with most of its consumers respecting the nonprofit’s principle of ‘take what you need, pay your fair share.’
CHS was completely different for Carl Rogge, a CHS alumnus from the Class of 1928, who recently celebrated his 100 birthday.
With the school year barely begun, CHS students this year found themselves presented with something they’d never seen before: an honor contract. This year, a new integrity policy has been enacted in an attempt to raise student awareness about the consequences of plagiarism and other forms of cheating. After reading the policy, which featured an [...]
I was not nervous. The walk down the impossibly long corridor wasn’t a detriment to my resolve. I was not perturbed by the curious—yet wary—faces of rivals and their parents. My gut wasn’t doing somersaults as the order in which I was to play certain pieces was explained. My carefully constructed armor didn’t shatter to [...]
