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Eighty Cultures, Right Down the Street
St. Louis’ largest diversity celebration returns for another year
Tucker Abeles, Reporter
• August 26, 2025

New Face, New Role, Meet the New Director of Student Support
Michael Siebe spearheads efforts to fortify student's mental health
Charlie Balestra, Editor in Chief
• August 19, 2025

From Code to Creation
Students Master Advanced Robotics, Preparing for Real-World Careers
Oliver Maher, Website Managing Editor
• June 1, 2025

A Chapter Closes
From tech to teaching, Karen Francis found her calling in special education
Sritha Rathikindi, People and Culture Editor-in-Chief
• May 29, 2025

Accelerating Toward Retirement
Beloved teacher Gabe de la Paz retires to pursue the art of slowing down
Cecilia Fazio, Kyra Welton, Noah Clement-Bayard, Charlie Cheatham and Claire Linnenbringer
• May 29, 2025
Senior Prank
The class of 2025 gives their final goodbye by taking over the teachers parking lot as their senior prank
Ella Kalachek, Reporter
• May 24, 2025

A Legend in Language Leaves her Legacy
Chinese teacher Hongling Zhang closes the chapter on her teaching career
Katherine M. Strait, Vera Ewing, Kyra Wigglesworth and Ella Kalachek
• May 22, 2025

Shakespeare to Skibidi
Is brain rot the future of language?
Lucas Ruan and Haowen Liu
• May 22, 2025

Voices from the Tornado’s Wake
Residents reflect on the day the storm hit and the path to recovery
Dwight Erdmann, Haowen Liu, Oliver Maher, Vera Ewing, Sritha Rathikindi and Lucas Ruan
• May 21, 2025

Connecting the Dots Part III
Investigating the Methods that Other Schools Use to Improve Their WiFi and How the Future at Clayton Looks
Micah Lotsoff, Editor-in-Chief
• May 21, 2025

Connecting the Dots Part II
Investigating the Cause of the High School's WiFi and Cellular Connectivity Issues
Micah Lotsoff, Editor-in-Chief
• May 20, 2025

Connecting the Dots
Investigating the High School’s Recent Troubles with WiFi and Cellular Connectivity.
Micah Lotsoff, Editor-in-Chief
• May 19, 2025
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Tucker Abeles, Reporter • August 26, 2025
Travelling the world to visit 80 countries would take countless years, extreme effort and a lot of money. However, with the Festival of Nations,...



Charlie Balestra, Editor in Chief • August 19, 2025
With growing mental health concerns nationwide, Clayton is bringing in a new position to the district, Director of Student Support, Michael Siebe. Siebe...

Adam Watson (00:00) Welcome back to “Simplifying the State,” the podcast where we break down politics so you don't have to check your phone...

Adam Watson (00:00) Welcome back to “Simplifying the State,” the podcast where we break down politics so you don't have to spend your summer...