St. Louis likely to get soccer team after MLS leadership met in L.A. earlier today
Michael Melinger, Chief Photo Editor
April 18, 2019
Earlier this morning a group of executives from Major League Soccer held a meeting where on the agenda, among other items, was a proposal for the addition of new teams to the league. Not only did they add one new team, but three new sports have opened up for teams. This now allows for the MLS to...
Breaking: Attorney General Barr releases Mueller Report
Michael Melinger, Chief Photo Editor
April 18, 2019
This a developing story, it will be updated. On April 18, 2019 Attorney General William Barr released the highly anticipated Mueller Report. The 448-page document details Russian interference into the 2016 Presidential Election. The report goes on to discuss Russian hacking, the Trump Campaign...
Student Representation on the BOE passes in landslide 6-1 vote
Michael Melinger and Lila Taylor
April 10, 2019
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available. Earlier this evening, on April 10, 2019, the Clayton Board of Education voted to add a Student Representative to the board, as part of a proposal submitted by superintendent Dr. Doherty in collaboration with CHS ...
Recycling Wrong?
April 9, 2019
The iconic cyclical logo of the recycling bin has become synonymous with environmental protection. After a long day of idling, using plastic water bottles, and taking an extra long shower, throwing an old, greasy pizza box in the blue bin can alleviate some guilt. While throwing this contaminated material in...
Meet the Candidates: School Board Director
Disha Chatterjee, Reporter
March 31, 2019
Candidates discussed their beliefs around central issues like Proposition E and giving students a position on the school board, as well as providing their own vision for the school district. Click below to read more! Want help deciding how to vote on Proposition E? Click to learn more about the tax levy. ...
Student Loans?
Yiyun Xu, Reporter
March 28, 2019
Student loan debt is the second highest consumer debt category in America, only trailing behind mortgage loan. It is more than both credit card and auto loans. As of 2018, the total amount of U.S. student loan debt reaches an all time high at $1.53 trillion spreading across 45 million Americans. For t...
Finals Freshmen Preparation
Shane LaGesse, Reporter
March 22, 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 CHS’ newest students, the freshman class, spend the upcoming weeks stressing out over what are presented as the most important assessment they will take each ...
Robohounds Houston-Bound
Jacob LaGesse, Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2019
The CHS Robohounds (team 4500) returned to Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis this weekend to win their first regional title since 2014. After six weeks of designing, building and programming, the team brought their finished robot to compete in the 2019 FIRST Robotics competition, DESTINATION DEEP SPACE. “I...
AUDIO: A Chat with Holly Connor
March 12, 2019
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. ...
Clayton Tax Levy
Ella Cuneo, Shane LaGesse, and Kaitlyn Tran
March 8, 2019
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 ...
Large-Scale Natural Gas Leak at Meramec Stopped by Quick Action
Justin Guilak and Jacob LaGesse
February 19, 2019
At 12:30 pm on Saturday, Feb. 2, the Clayton Fire Department received an emergency call about a smell of natural gas at Meramec Elementary School on S. Central Ave. According to Ryan Harrell, Clayton Fire Dept. Public Information Officer, the initial response was to send two Clayton fire trucks and ...
#SinceParkland
Lila Taylor, Sara Stemmler, Anna Sturmoski, Moriah Lotsoff, Siddhi Narayan, Disha Chatterjee, Noor Jerath, and Kaia Mills-Lee
February 12, 2019
Over the past six months, numerous Globe reporters have been writing obituaries for American children shot and killed since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14, 2018. Along with over 200 other students across the nation, they worked on the #SinceParkland p...
Michael Melinger, Chief Photo Editor
April 18, 2019
(Want to get this briefing by email? Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/y3lwfrgv) Good morning, In the inaugural Globe newsletter, we are covering the landslide board...
