INTRODUCTION According to the Clayton Alumni Association, a Hall of Fame candidate has each of the following qualities: “Excellence in service to a recognized profession such as law, education, medicine,...

Nestled above downtown St.Louis and just west of the Mississippi lies a 30 acre neighborhood:Old North St. Louis. Within this small locality exists a duplicitous community of decrepit, backless houses,...

Introduction Human beings are wired to compare themselves to others. They can fall into the trap of valuing themselves based upon their perception of others’ strengths and weaknesses. In this technological...

I. Clayton Connections Giacomo Brao, a former CHS student, housed two homeless people, one in his shed, and one in his house. At age 16, Brao met the first of two homeless people he would eventually house,...

Introduction We are afraid of what we don’t understand. Mental illness is an issue that is so cryptic and nuanced in nature that it scares us. Anxiety and depression, as Clayton High School juniors...

Kate Reeves works as a rock wall belayer at the Center of Clayton. Q: What’s your hourly wage? A: $8.00 an hour. Q: What does your job consist of? A: I have to watch the climbers at all times, but...

Henry Brown worked as a intern at the St. Louis Office of the Mayor. Q:  What’s your hourly wage? A: I’m an unpaid intern. I get paid in recommendation letters. Q:  Hours per week? A: I usually...

Usher at The Muny Q: What's your hourly wage? A: I get paid $17 an hour or $9, depending on what we are doing each night. I get around $35 every night. Q: What's your favorite part? A: There...

Busser at Cantina Laredo Q: What is your hourly wage? A: $6.00 per hour and 40% of the server’s tips, and my own tips. Q: What is the biggest mistake you have made on the job? A: I dropped...

Hostess at Half & Half Q: What is your hourly wage? A: $8.00 an hour plus tips, but I get tax taken off which stinks. Q: What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you on the job? A:...

Lifeguard at Shaw Park Pool Q: What is your hourly wage? A: Too little. I get paid $8.00 an hour. Q: What is the biggest mistake you've made on the job? A: Talking instead of watching the pool....