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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 [...]
Dec
12
2011
Is it a Snow Day?
The temperature is dropping, snow is falling, and the one thing that all CHS students are wondering is, “Will there be a snow day?” They turn on the TV, staring at the bottom of the screen. When the word “Clayton” finally appears next to the word “CLOSED,” they are elated. However, there is a decision [...]
Throughout the history of America, the ideals of freedom and liberty have been struck by insidious foes. Seventy years ago on Dec. 7, 1941, at 7:51 A.M. the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. They sought to minimize the military presence of the United States in the Pacific. After the second wave of Japanese aircraft, over two [...]
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 [...]
Nov
28
2011
Senior Superlatives
Earlier this month the halls of CHS were buzzing with gossip. But this was a structured kind of gossip, as seniors were toting lists of descriptors and discussing the names of fellow seniors to fit the categories. The doling out of these “senior superlatives” is an annual tradition at CHS. Such superlatives as “Most Artistic” [...]
Nov
23
2011
Girl Scout Gold Award Project
If a tree that falls in a forest with no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? Nobody knows, but we do know that when a person dies, their story goes with them. Senior Girl Scout Carly Beard wants to prevent this from happening. “When we die, our stories die with us. [...]
Nov
11
2011
Occupied
Clusters of tents line the upper perimeter of the amphitheater; signs of “We are the 99%” and “Stop Corporate Greed” hang from columns and decorate the grass beside the sidewalk. A car honks in support of a “Honk for Justice” poster. The twang of a guitar floats out from the open flap of a sagging [...]
Nov
11
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 [...]
Nov
11
2011
Appetizing Changes
“What happened to the fries?” seems to be what CHS students are asking. The lunchroom favorite has taken a new flavor this year: baked. Actually, the entire menu has been changed for the healthier, and more changes are projected for the future. Director of Dining Services at the Clayton School District, Bridget Jordan is in [...]
On Sept. 28 CHS Senior Jake Bernstein sat quietly eating his lunch in the activities office, one eye on his math homework and the other gazing up at the TV set, anticipating the moment when President Barack Obama would mention his name in the president’s third annual speech on education. “I was really surprised I [...]
