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Apr
9
2012
Summer Reading Challange came with a Blast
An orphaned boy living on dirty streets. A surprise terrorist attack. An out of control government. A drug chef’s girl that has to take care of her family. A real life evil dictator. A famous boxer. An immortal human that saves humanity. These are some of the things students at CHS will be reading about [...]
Charles Dickens Classic Classic book Clayton High School Clayton High School Libary Contemporary Fiction Cory Doctorow Daniel Woodrell David Remnick Dystopian Emily Grady Great Expectations In the Time of the Butterflies John Burroughs Julia Alvarez King of the world: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero Little Brother Mary Insistute County Day School MICDS Non-Fiction Pip Reading Ideas for Summer Rebecca Skloot Ree Dolly Saint Louis County Libary slcl slcl.org Slideshow Steven Zou Summer fun reading Summer good reads The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Winter's Bone World Literature Young Adult Fiction
Mar
30
2012
The Odds of Being Perfect
On March 11, the bracket for the 2012 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament was announced on CBS. This year over 10 million college basketball fans filled out online brackets on websites such as cbssports.com and espn.com. In 2009, 58 million Americans filled out brackets. According to docsports.com, the odds of a getting a perfect [...]
Define “benevolent.” What is its root word? Can you use it in a sentence? To anyone that has taken one of Mr. Dunsker’s English classes, this procedure probably sounds familiar. Mr. Dunsker, an English teacher at CHS, incorporates vocabulary into the curriculum of each of his classes in order to expand students’ knowledge with what [...]
Mar
19
2012
World Eagle Day
On March 18, the world celebrated World Eagle Day, a day dedicated to eagles from around the world. The main celebration in the St. Louis area took place in the World Bird Sanctuary, a place that houses and takes care of various birds, from great eagles to snowy owls. Today’s focus, however, was [...]
Mar
18
2012
SLU Falls in NCAA Tournament
A memorable season for the St. Louis University Billikens came to an end today. The team, who clinched a nine seed in the tournament, fell to the Michigan State Spartans, a one seed. The Billikens came into the tournament with a 26-8 record. The Spartans outlasted the Billikens to win 65-61. St. Louis still hung [...]
Mar
16
2012
Thank You Norfolk State
About a month ago, I wrote a story about the travesty that is the recognition that Saint Louis University Billikens (SLU) receives. And I wouldn’t be all that surprised if you hadn’t heard about the Billikens’ NCAA Round 2 victory tonight over Memphis. But I am sure you heard about a team called Norfolk State. [...]
Mar
13
2012
Mitt Romney leads Kirkwood rally
Mitt Romney leads local rally in Kirkwood, MO. Declares that the presidential race is, “a battle for the soul of America.” At the rally he placed a strong emphasis on politicians taking responsibility for their terms in office. Pointing to President Obama specifically. He also placed strong importance on entrepreneurship in increasing employment opportunities in [...]
Mar
13
2012
The Last Buzzer
The Boys’ Basketball team gathers before a regular season game against Ladue. Photo by Anna Difelice Also By Jake Bernstein It is a tough time of year for the basketball program. After four years of sweat, blood, and tears, the senior basketball players have to walk off the Stuber gym court for the last time [...]
