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Feb 2011

Demun Oyster Bar review

DeMun Avenue, a small street between Clayton Road and Wydown Boulevard, is home to a small, budding shopping district. Recently, this quiet street has become home to a few new shops and restaurants, including its newest addition, DeMun Oyster Bar. The small restaurant is an antique chic dining room, with a large crescent bar that [...]

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Apr 2010

Changes in registration reduce stress for teachers and students

Registration for classes next year has already begun. The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) made many changes in this process. Among these changes are MSHSAA changing eligibility requirements, as well as the counselors’ changes in the registration process. MSHSAA recently changed the number of required credits from two and a half credits to [...]

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Mar 2010

Joining hockey team teaches lessons

Halfway through the school year, I found myself sitting in a locker room, 6 a.m. Monday morning, with a messy heap of gear I was supposed to puzzle together onto my body. What had started with a thoughtless decision had become reality, one I was altogether far too ill-prepared for. Deciding to play hockey was [...]

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Feb 2010

CHS librarians monitor student use of library computers

Big Brother is watching you. Throughout the school day at CHS, librarians monitor the use of computers by students in Lab B of the library.  For over 10 years, this monitoring of students computers has been taking place not only at CHS but also throughout the Clayton School District, with little notice from Clayton students. [...]

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Feb 2010

Corporations declared ‘people’

Just before the midterm congressional elections, the 20-year old Supreme Court ruling that barred corporations from spending freely in elections was broken. Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kennedy, Alito, Thomas, and Scalia all voted in favor of the ruling that would allow corporations to spend freely in elections. Justices Stevens, Breyer, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor made [...]

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Feb 2010

Clayton possesses unique ‘spirit’

The attendance at sporting events often gets Clayton High School criticized for lack of school spirit. CHS students themselves have accepted this as a fact, but what if it’s not true? CHS school spirit might very well be showing in a different way. Donna Rogers-Beard has been a history at CHS for 20 years. Her [...]

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Feb 2010

Should McGwire be held responsible for an entire era’s possible mistake? Turf Tales

Lately, former Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire has been in the news following his recent admission to steroid use and the thought provoking discussion as to whether he should be allowed into the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is now up for debate. The reasons that Big Mac should be allowed into the Hall of [...]

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Feb 2010

Gabe Jacus dangles way to team-high 54 points on ice

The Clayton hockey team has been doing pretty well so far this season. One of the main contributors to this is sophomore forward Gabe Jacus. Jacus has been playing hockey since he was just five years old, thanks to Clayton alumni Max Barron. “Max Barron used to come to my house and get me to [...]

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