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Nov 2011

John Zlatic: the Soldier, the Detective, the Mentor

In honor of Veteran’s Day, November 11, The Globe profiles SRO John Zlatic.  Zlatic joined the military in 1993 and served as a linguist in the Special Forces, traveling throughout the Middle East. After leaving the military, he spent eight years as a detective in the Clayton Police Department before transferring to the high school.  [...]

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Oct 2011

Halloween Traditions

As the bright October leaves begin to fall, CHS students start to think about Halloween — the day of the year when it is acceptable to ring strangers’ doorbells and devour bags full of candy. While some students celebrate Halloween in a different way every year, others have formed traditions with family or friends that [...]

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Oct 2011

6th Grade camp counselors

At around noon on Monday, Oct. 3, buses filled withsixth graders pulled onto the field at Sherwood Forest. Kids flocked around the windows inside the bus, watching the groups of two or three cheering them on. Among these groups, they knew, were their counselors. This is the scene when thesixth  grade class of Wydown arrived [...]

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Oct 2011

Idea Bounce – The Idea Sharing Program

A majority of high school students are filled with imagination and have a knack for developing creative ideas. However, the process of implementing that idea can be challenging, unless you have some sort of program that guides you through that process. Enter Idea Bounce. Idea Bounce is a Washington University based program that was started [...]

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Oct 2011

WATCH: CHS Fall Pep Rally

Highlights of the CHS Pep Rally on Sept. 23 in Stuber Gym.  Edited by Sam Horn.

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Oct 2011

Heroin Rising

Cheaper, purer, and more available than ever before, heroin is moving on from the cities. Now, with St. Louis County under siege, officials are taking action. The statistics don’t lie: heroin use is on the rise, a fact that is putting the denizens of St. Louis County on edge. Mirroring national trends, heroin usage has [...]

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Aug 2011

Rights under review

Last fall a student push for the inclusion of sexual orientation in Clayton School District’s employee non-discrimination policy began. Now, a year later, change is on the horizon.

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May 2011

Summertime Reading Challenge features new books for summer

While the construction of the new wing of CHS is drawing to a close at the end of this summer, CHS students will be exploring the theme of construction in the third annual Summer Reading Challenge. Both the English Department and a small organizing committee put the Summer Reading Challenge into action. The committee consists [...]

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May 2011

Marriages fall out of fashion

In 1960, 72 percent of adults in the U.S. were married. Three years ago, 52 percent were married. Why has such a central institution in our society declined so dramatically over what can be viewed as only a couple of generations? How has the modern family changed so much over time? According to the findings [...]

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May 2011

Kaldi’s Coffee offers quality coffee and environmental resources for community

Kaldi’s Coffee does not seem to be strikingly different than Starbucks. But closer examination reveals a unique, comfortable, and feel that could be an explanation for Kaldi’s Coffee’s growing popularity. The venue is reminiscent of a modern castle: Kaldi’s Coffee on DeMun Avenue has warm, fragrant, rooms decorated in purple, red, and yellow. The walls [...]

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