Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All, is just the most recent of many hamsters that Wydown 7/8 social studies teacher Aimee Snelling has had. Snelling has kept class pets since she started teaching on the 7/8...
Alex Bernard, Editor-in-Chief
• September 25, 2014
“It’s a great celebration of our community,” Clayton High School Drama teacher Kelley Weber said regarding “Good in Everything,” a show recently written revolving around the lives of Clayton...
Chinese teacher Hongling Zhang gets a bucket of ice water poured on her by two Chinese students after being challenged by a CHS alumni. So far the Ice bucket challenge has raised $111.6 million dollars...
I. Introduction
She approached the clerk of the corner liquor store, a fifth of raspberry vodka in hand. She placed her ID on the counter, and waited for the clerk to accept her purchase.
“This is...
Nicholas Lee, Managing Editor; Webmaster
• September 8, 2014
Last January, when CHS junior Henry Brown walked into the US Capitol building, he had no idea that he would be spending his summer there. Organized by history teacher Josh Meyers, Brown was on a school...
Towards the end of each school year, 200 copies of The Works are printed and distributed in CHS. Full color and bound, these compact literary/arts magazines contain a unique glimpse into student life through...
"What really makes me happy is sitting in my kitchen, baking and decorating cookies with my kids," Clayton parent and co-owner of Sweetology, Kara Newmark said. "Licking fingers, giving something to a...
Jane Smith* is an all around awesome person!
As crazy as it may seem, all it took was this anonymous compliment from behind the screen of her computer to put a smile on CHS sophomore Jane Smith’s...
On the corner of Locust and Olive Street, the old and the new converge.
The medium of this phenomenon is the St. Louis Central Library, a towering building that rises from the main street...
To Clayton mother Santa Purze, her days of young fame seem far behind her. Once a sought-after child actress in Chicago, Purze’s childhood was filled with lessons, auditions and expectations.
“I...
The Delmar Loop gained a new gathering place late last year when Blueprint Coffee opened its doors to a St. Louis audience accustomed to artisan bean purveyors like Kaldi’s and reliable corporate...
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