As I strode through the aisles of Office Depot with my mom searching for clear plastic dividers to fashion into face shields for herself and her fellow ICU doctors, I felt sadness that my mother had been...
On April 9, 2020, Superintendent Sean Doherty announced that the School District of Clayton would join other districts in Missouri and close school until May 28 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The School...
We all need some fun right now, so here’s a little game: match each statement to the person who said it -- President Trump or Dr. Fredrick Echols, Director of the City of St. Louis Department of Health.
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As I sit in my house, wondering when the world will go back to normal, I think about what my life used to be. I think of sitting in a classroom, surrounded by my peers. I think of my friends, who I usually...
On normal Monday mornings I usually am already out the door before the clock strikes 7:30. I rush to school looking over flashcards for my upcoming chemistry test or reading over my comp before I have...
The typical Clayton student wakes up between 6 and 7 leaving time to pick out a good outfit and grab a bowl of Captain Crunch on their way out the door. Then, on the 5-25 minute drive to school they sit...
Currently, I am sitting in my bed, Spotify blasting into my headphones. My dog, Louie, is snoring next to me like he has been doing all day. Today Louie discovered the window behind my bed looks out into...
On Sunday, March 15, the School District of Clayton, along with 25 other school districts within the Greater St. Louis area announced that school would be cancelled because of COVID-19, beginning March...
“[People] try to come up with reasons to psychologically protect themselves. In this case, I think they’re trying to blame the virus on China for Chinese people.” -- Lauren Sucher-O'Grady