Author Archives: Zach Praiss

Apr 2011

iPad 2 displays new technologies, options for personalization

Magical. It’s truly the only way to describe the new Apple iPad 2.  Sleeker, lighter, and faster, the iPad 2 serves as a significant improvement off the original ground-breaking technological marvel. At less than one and a half pounds, the new iPad has a 10 hour battery life with a minimum storage space of 16 [...]

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Apr 2011

As summer classes fill, administration works to address enrollment issues

A distant dream of summer break – an infinite white sand paradise of freedom from the harsh realities of school – is already thawing and lurking in the back of the minds of students. Yet, for the more than 270 CHS students who have registered for summer school in the Clayton Summer Academy (CSA), summer [...]

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Mar 2011

Photo of the Day: 3/25/11

The Hogwarts Castle of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter rises up over the Universal Studios theme park, Islands of Adventure. To learn more about this popular vacation destination, click here.

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Mar 2011

Local online journalism sprouts in Clayton

Clayton seems greener nowadays. This year, the warm approach of spring is not only reviving the flowers and tree lined streets of Clayton, but it is also breathing life into the new sprouting seedling of the Patch in the community. The Patch was founded in 2007 to provide local news coverage for individual communities through [...]

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Feb 2011

Leading the way in sustainability

Clayton has a history of being a leader in sustainability and environmental protections.  In the 1990s, the city instituted one of the first recycling programs in the region.  Several years ago, it pioneered a single-stream recycling program and at the start of this year Clayton was of the first municipalities in St. Louis to enact [...]

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