Finals Freshmen Preparation
Shane LaGesse, Reporter
March 21, 2019
Before CHS students can enjoy the freedom of winter break, they must first endure the trying finals week. While some upperclassmen begin to relax after having taken the exams before, many CHSโ newest students, the freshman class, spend the upcoming weeks stressing out over what are presented as the most important assessment they will take each ...
Those Who Came Before Us
March 15, 2019
Filed under Cover Stories, Features, People
Foreword Dr. Sean Doherty, Superintendent Start with the end in mind. In the development of our Clayton curricula, we use an approach called Backward Design or Understanding by Design. The fundamental formula is the development of learning goals first (the WHY), then determining methods (the HOW) f...
AUDIO: A Chat with Holly Connor
March 12, 2019
Filed under Features, Latest, People, Podcast
Reese and Sara stop by Wydown Middle School to profile Holly Connor, a student with a passion for theater and an amazing singing voice, who struggles with blindness and autism. All singing in the podcast is from clips recorded of Connor. ๏ปฟ๏ปฟ ...
Clayton Tax Levy
Ella Cuneo, Shane LaGesse, and Kaitlyn Tran
March 8, 2019
Filed under Features, Latest, Local News
For the first time since 2003, Clayton will be proposing an operating tax levy increase for Clayton residents to vote on in April. The School District has been considering an operating tax levy since 2012, but this year the matter had reached a point of necessity. If the operating levy is voted ...
Magnify
March 1, 2019
The world is filled with hardship. Issues such as climate change, racial inequality and economic disparities plague our newsfeeds. Many people believe they canโt make a difference because they only have one voice and therefore assume that others will speak up for them. Making change can seem ov...
Co-Teaching at Clayton
Sofia Erlin, Reporter
February 27, 2019
Filed under Features
The benefits of shared leadership have been recognized in many aspects of American life. Planes are always flown by two pilots. Policemen work in pairs. Surgeons operate in groups. The gain of having more than one person doing a job has proved to be helpful in many careers. Now, two CHS history teachers,...
Liu in China
Richard Cheng, Senior Managing Editor
February 21, 2019
Most Clayton High School students might spend their summer at camps, relaxing at home or on vacation. Some select, highly-motivated kids might even get a jump start on their summer homework before the first weeks of August. For Cynthia Liu, her summer culminated in a final singing performance hosted...
Algebra and Number Theory
February 12, 2019
Filed under Features, Latest, Videos
Mr. Kleinberg's brand new "Algebra and Number Theory" mathematics class covers more advanced topics than many others, such as non-Euclidean geometry, logic and many other areas of math that curious students could not learn about in normal curriculum.
Lola Jean’s Giveback Coffee
February 7, 2019
Lola Jeanโs Giveback Coffee is a pop-up coffee shop on up-and-coming Macklind Avenue. With tasty treats such as flaky lemon turnovers and spicy pepper and basil biscuits, delicious drinks mixed with in-house made syrups, and a simple yet charming design with plenty of plants and places to sit, Lola...
63105: The Gilded Zip Code
Michael Bernard,, Jacob LaGesse, Michael Melinger, Grace Snelling, Sara Stemmler, Anna Sturmoski, and Lila Taylor
February 4, 2019
Filed under Cover Stories, Social Justice Reporting
63105: The Gilded Zip CodeMichael Bernard, Jacob LaGesse, Michael Melinger, Grace Snelling, Sara Stemmler, Anna Sturmoski and Lila TaylorEvery August, a new class of Sperry-stepping, Patagonia-sporting students strut through the doors of CHS into what will be one of their many experiences with the โ...
Richard Engelke
Vivian Chen and Dheera Rathikindi
January 30, 2019
Richmond Engelke, Richard for short, is a janitor at CHS. You may have passed by him before in the school hallways, but chances are, you didnโt give him much thought. However, in addition to being a janitor, he is also a self-published author. Before Engelke began writing, he owned a video store called โH...
