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Feb
7
2012
GOP Primary swallows millions of dollars
I asked ten high school students about today’s importance for Missouri voters. And not surprisingly, only two knew, for in fact today was not important at all. There will be zero delegates awarded to the winner of the Missouri Republican Primary hosted today. So, we taxpayers are spending seven million dollars to put on a [...]
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 [...]
Jan
7
2012
CHS Math Team dominates in first competition
COLUMBIA, MO- The Clayton Math Team won first place in the sweepstakes today in their first Great Plains Math League competition of the year. The results below were offered thanks to Corrine Yap. Go Hounds! Target Round: 9th Grade Jeffrey Cheng, 1st place 10th Grade Chris Cormier, 3rd 11th Grade Harrison Garrett, 3rd Chris Cho, [...]
Clayton was well represented in post-season awards for fall athletic performance. On the girls’ side, junior Carly Cassity was selected for the Post-Dispatch second team all-metro. Cassity and doubles partner Caroline Greenberg finished third in state. Cassity was also selected an all-metro athlete a year ago. “I’m honored to be recognized,” Cassity said. “It [...]
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 [...]
Sep
29
2011
Program teaches infants to swim
Traditionally, lifeguards are taught to jump into action when an infant is struggling in the pool. This, however, is not the protocol at an infant survival swimming program offered at the Center of Clayton, which teaches infants as young as six-months-old to swim. The goal of the program, according to Master Instructor Chuck Teasley, “is [...]
Aug
24
2011
Moving forward, looking back
Moving forward after a loss is never easy. Even more difficult is when there is little time to grieve and only time to continue on. This was the case with the CHS football team this past summer after the district relieved former head coach Sam Horrell of his duties. Introduced to the players as head [...]
Apr
20
2011
Returning after strong seasons, area basketball teams fail to live up to fans’ expectations
Last April I published a story about college basketball. I heavily recommend going back and reading it online, for it is very humorous to look back at it today. Last year Saint Louis University (SLU) played Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in a smaller postseason tournament final. Both were in similar situations, SLU was the youngest [...]
Apr
4
2011
Tennis starts with win over rival Burroughs
GLOBE RACKETREPORT The CHS boys’ tennis team has high expectations for this year and started on a path to fulfilling their state aspirations this past Friday with a convincing win over rival John Burroughs. The Hounds won nine of 11 matches over Burroughs, traditionally a very strong team. Junior Dylan Schultz rejoined the tennis team [...]
Mar
18
2011
Fair showcases youth volunteer opportunities
Along with all of the activities that CHS students are involved with outside of academics, volunteering has become prominent among students as a way for them to reach out and contribute the community in a number of different ways. As a way to expose students to all of the volunteer opportunities around St. Louis, an [...]
