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Jan
25
2012
Remembering Wally Lundt: 1927 – 2011
Wally Lundt lived a full life. For 84 years, Wally did what he loved as he dedicated his life to aquatics and his family. After coaching water polo and swimming for almost 60 years and teaching at CHS for 35 years, Wally passed away on Dec. 26, 2011. He was a memorable coach, a wise [...]
Jan
12
2012
Snow Day takes CHS by storm
A storm has been brewing over the past three years at Clayton High, gaining friends and followers in the process. With snow day decisions mired in mystery and clouded in controversy, an anonymous Facebook profile appropriately titled “Snow Day” was created as a form of protest by someone we presume to be a Clayton High [...]
Dec
27
2011
Betty-Macc Barbecue: The Best in St. Louis!
If someone asked me what my favorite barbecue place is, I would say Betty-Macc’s. Not Pappi’s Smokehouse or Roper’s Ribs, but Betty Macc’s. With its tangy barbecue sauce, soft and juicy rib-tips, and otherworldly potato salad, Betty-Macc serves the best barbecue in St. Louis. Yet, you have probably never heard of it. This is because [...]
Dec
25
2011
The Christmas Spirit – Secret Santas Spread Joy
Today is my favorite day of the whole year and I am sure many kids around the nation share my sentiment. After all, today is Christmas and with its advent comes lots and lots of gifts! Waking up to find an XBox, an iPad, or any cool gift under your Christmas tree is one of [...]
Dec
16
2011
All in moderation
CHS sophomore Josh Portman plays about 12 hours of video games per day on the weekends – two hours on weekdays. That’s a total of about 34 hours per week devoted solely to game playing. However, Josh does not believe that this somewhat excessive amount of video game playing has impacted him negatively. On the [...]
Dec
15
2011
Little Journalist, Big Impact
Gabe Fleisher wakes up at 6:00 a.m. every morning. Although most kids his age would think this to be absurd, he has his reasons. Fleisher likes having time to work before going to school. He uses this time to write a daily newspaper, “The Daily Rundown.” Impressive as it is for any student to do [...]
Dec
14
2011
Emerson Award for Darlene Castelli
It is a special honor for a teacher to be nominated for an award. It is even more special to win an award. For Darlene Castelli, the recipient of the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award, this is her special moment. Castelli has taught at CHS for four years as a reading specialist, 11 years in [...]
Television comes from the root –tele-, meaning far off, and –vis-, meaning see. But it is under debate whether or not children who watch these far off sights can develop to the point of knowing what the word came from or even what a root word is. “The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents avoid [...]
Walking through the streets of a Clayton subdivision, it’s a surprise to see an outhouse and old slave quarters standing in perfectly good condition in a backyard. But in the small neighborhood off of Hanley on Westmoreland Avenue this is normal. The Hanley House, a historic house museum, is a perfectly preserved home that provides [...]
Nov
9
2011
Somewhere Out There
The only thought more terrifying than being alone in the universe? Not being alone. For many researchers and avid star watchers, however, the latter is gaining ground in the scientific community. With the advent of high-powered telescopes and spectrographic technology, scientists are now able to observe planets that reside light years away from Earth’s solar [...]
