Pro / Con: Freedom and Free Periods
Charlie Brennan, Nicholas Lee, and Catherine Walsh
March 10, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Opinion
STAFF ED: This is What Democracy Looks Like
March 2, 2017
Filed under Staff Ed
“F--- Trump.” These two words were the first to be spoken and rang out throughout the quad as the walkout began, similarly followed by, “Not my president.” On Jan. 20, Inauguration Day, a group of Clayton students participated in a walkout protesting the swearing in of Donald Trump to the position...
Trump’s Huge Inauguration
Zachary Sorensen, Opinion Section Editor
March 2, 2017
Filed under Commentary
Trump has painted a disturbing picture of the American present. He has described this country as reaching a 47-year-high of murder rates (it hasn't); he has described China as “Raping” our country when it comes to trade, and he has formed a call to action based on mending the divisions ...
State of Journalism
Noah Brown, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Opinion
It is 2017 and George Orwell’s classic novel "1984" is the best-selling novel in America. Sinclair Lewis’s “It Can’t Happen Here” has surged into the top 10 on Amazon’s bestseller list. Some signs held by protesters in January’s Women’s March made reference to Margaret Atwood’s famous d...
Leave it to the Learners
Martin Sharpe, Page Editor
February 12, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Opinion
Over the past decade, social media has gained significant grounds in terms of use among high school students in the United States and around the world. Programs such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat are just a few examples, all allowing for instantaneous sharing of both photos and messages. While...
Pro / Con: Social Media Conflicts
February 12, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Opinion
Should the school administration involve itself in the social media conflicts and quarrels of the student body?
The Marvel/DC Rivalry
Keilan Morrissey, Reporter
February 12, 2017
Filed under Opinion
DC or Marvel? An age-old question asked between geeks debating the best comic book company has a new meaning now. No longer are superheroes just on printed pages; they have been brought to life by the wonder of film and television. Marvel characters have become extremely popular lately due to...
Goodbye, Vine
Nisha Klein, Page Editor
February 8, 2017
Filed under Commentary
Since its creation in June 2012, and purchase by Twitter a few months later, Vine has gained incredible popularity across the world, with a reported 200 million users at the end of 2015. People like Thomas Sanders and LeLe Pons, and even singer Shawn Mendes, have risen to fame through the spread of t...
Push Back School Start Time
Sophie Bernstein, Page Editor
February 8, 2017
Filed under Commentary
The high-pitched and shrill attendance bell at CHS rings punctually at 8:15 a.m. Students walk into their classroom ready to learn, but most are yearning for a chance for a couple more hours of precious sleep. Some of the students are involved in early morning activities and classes that compel us ...
Education Gap
Olivia Joseph, Opinion Section Editor
February 4, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Opinion, Social Justice Reporting
This past November, I participated in a school swap through Cultural Leadership, which is a program that educates about social justice through the African-American and Jewish experience. I spent a day at Vashon High School, which is a predominantly African American St. Louis public school. Going...
STAFF ED: Learning From Diversity
Noah Brown, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Opinion
The Clayton school community is consumed largely by its focus on college preparation. And few would protest the importance and necessity of college preparation and, more generally, the process of preparing students for the challenges of their prospective career paths, sometimes referenced as “the real...
Clayton’s Civic Climate
Nicholas Lee, Managing Editor; Webmaster
January 24, 2017
Filed under Commentary, Opinion
On Nov 8, Donald Trump became our nation’s president elect. On Nov 9, I found myself in a school environment that was quite visibly upset. Students and teachers described the election as a tragedy and expressed the emotional toll the previous night had taken. As I am politically liberal, I too was disap...
