Tag Archives: Meredith McMahon

Nov 2011

Cut too short: In memory of Brandon Hsueh

It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon at about half past two, and the St. Louis Priory School’s cross country team was out for a practice run near the 1200 block of Conway Road near Williamsburg Road. Although it seemed like merely a routine practice, one misstep and fall had fatal consequences when seventh grader Brandon [...]

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Oct 2011

“One Day”: A beautiful simple story

“One Day” is not your average, mindless chick flick. This complex film centers on themes such as romance, loss and friendship in a brutally honest way. Based on the novel “One Day” by David Nicholls, although not infested with typical happy endings and ridiculously unrealistic success, is better atuned to the smaller, less perfect events [...]

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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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Apr 2011

Wings in the city

Butterfly sculptures have been flying into different nooks and crannies of St. Louis over the past month, adorning the city with bright and vibrant sculptures of hope. These sculptures are being showcased as part of the public art project, Wings in the City. The project, Wings in the City benefits the non-profit organization, Wings, the [...]

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Mar 2011

Snarf’s delights Loop patrons with lunch offerings

Feel free to scarf down a sub from Snarf’s Sub Shop. Snarf’s Sub Shop has recently opened on 6301 Delmar in the Loop and is part of a small chain based in Colorado. The shop is stocked full of delicious sandwich and lunch foods that are perfect to eat while walking in The Loop. The [...]

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Feb 2011

Winter running club helps bridge gap between sports seasons

Despite bitter, frosty winter winds and mounds of snow, a small huddle of CHS students can be seen running daily after school. These students are part of the CHS winter Running Club, an up and coming club at CHS that is used by athletes as a helpful bridge between fall and spring sports as well [...]

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Nov 2010

Celebrations of Light

No matter the religion, no matter the belief, light is a universal symbol for good: people all over the world celebrate using light each winter season in joyous festivities. Christianity As the holidays draw near and the winter season begins to creep upon us, light becomes a more and more valuable commodity to our everyday [...]

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Oct 2010

Haroun and the Sea of Stories exceeds expectations

There once was play, a play so incredibly happy that it rejoiced in its own name—I think that this would be a most suitable beginning to the CHS freshmen/sophomore play ‘Haroun and the Sea of Stories’. This CHS production was, hands down, a great success. The play ‘Haroun and the Sea of Stories’, directed by [...]

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Aug 2010

77 days of summer

Summer is a time for relaxation and is a perfect opportunity for CHS students to get away from the ‘Clayton Bubble’ to explore, learn, and have a great time while traveling. Whether they traveled to Fulton, MO to horseback ride or to India to study water levels of contamination, CHS students certainly had very exciting [...]

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May 2010

PowerSchool: an asset or addiction?

I have found, like many CHS students, that I have an addiction– and a rather serious one at that. I cannot say it is one that is so often addressed like drug abuse or alcohol. No, it is an addicting, painful and pleasuring experience that is reserved for the most grade obsessed students at our [...]

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