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Superintendent Nisha Patel works backwards from key milestones, mapping out the Long Range Facilities Master Plan Survey timeline on her office whiteboard to ensure a thorough and timely community feedback process.

School District Considers Spring Bond Issue

Tucker Abeles, Luciano Perman and Paisley McGill October 13, 2025

More than a year of letters, votes, emails, ad meetings has gradually turned from a trickle into a flood of information. The project is far from complete, but according to many administrators, the future...

Clayton teachers clean up debris from May’s St. Louis tornado. They volunteered as a part of a district-wide community service project in Northern St. Louis and Clayton High School on Aug. 29.                                             (Michael Kilfoy, Studio X/School District of Clayton)

Our Legacy, Their Future – Forever Clayton

Teachers from all across the district gathered Friday morning to give back to the community
Tucker Abeles, Reporter September 4, 2025

“You can't just sit on the sidelines and hope that your community is going to be this ideal, wonderful place. It's whatever you make it,” Wydown math teacher Joseph Sustar said. Around 300 Clayton...

From Celebration to Chaos

Nationals shaken by onstage scare
Sritha Rathikindi, People and Culture Editor-in-Chief June 26, 2025

On Thursday, June 20, during the final round of Humorous Interpretation at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, an individual who was not a competitor freely walked onto the final...

An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 24, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

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A Weekly Look at International Events
Adam Watson, Multimedia Editor June 5, 2025

Dr. Laurel Compton dropped off her kids at Meramec Elementary on the first day back to school, following the storm.

Rerouted by the Storm

Downed trees, blocked roads and power outages turn short drives into hours-long trips
Oliver Maher, Website Managing Editor June 2, 2025

Dr. Lauren Compton wasn’t overly concerned when the tornado sirens went off during the eighth hour. After nearly 15 years of teaching at Clayton, she had never had to shelter during a school day. “I...

Gabe de la Paz goes over a homework assignment with his third period Honors Freshman Physics class.

Accelerating Toward Retirement

Beloved teacher Gabe de la Paz retires to pursue the art of slowing down

After nearly three decades of service, Physics teacher Gabe de la Paz is retiring, leaving behind a legacy of dynamic teaching and mentorship, plus an active presence in and beyond the classroom. Throughout...

A fallen tree has been completely removed from Arundel Place, leaving behind a gaping hole in the ground.

When the Forest Falls

Environmental Science Teacher Ava Hughes Unpacks the Impact of the Tornado on Local Trees
Claire Linnenbringer, Reporter May 23, 2025

A week after a tornado ravaged Clayton, the hum of returning electricity and the steady sweep of cleanup crews offer a semblance of normalcy. Yet, as buildings and roads mend at a remarkable pace, the...

Family and Consumer Science teacher Meghan Baggett with students in the theater while tornado was going on.

Calm Amidst the Storm

Wydown Middle School FACS teacher Meghan Baggett leads her students to safety
Lucas Ruan, Reporter May 23, 2025

Family and Consumer Science teacher Meghan Baggett was in her classroom doing the Chopped Challenge with her students when the sirens went off. She followed the standard procedure for tornado warnings,...

Voices from the Tornado's Wake

Voices from the Tornado’s Wake

Residents reflect on the day the storm hit and the path to recovery

Deadly tornadoes left a trail of destruction across the St. Louis area Friday afternoon, damaging thousands of properties and causing power outages. The storm left a majority of Clayton residents without...

Fifth graders Sasha Kotets and Sawyer Evans  pack care bags for community workers.

Small Hands, Big Hearts

Fifth grade students district-wide make care packages for people working to clean up the community
Sritha Rathikindi, People and Culture Editor-in-Chief May 21, 2025

Just two days after a tornado tore through Clayton, over 75 fifth graders from Glenridge, Captain and Meramec elementary schools came together not for class, but for kindness. In the basement of Kol...

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2021.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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Adam Watson, Multimedia Editor May 21, 2025

Sophomore Aiden Tavits and Linda Tavits stand in their front yard, pre-tornado. Photo courtesy of Aiden Tavits.

Disconnected in Disaster

Siblings Recount the Devastation of Tornado Striking Family Home
Vera Ewing, Reporter May 20, 2025

Sophomore Aiden Tavits was on a bus to Ohio for a rowing regatta on Friday, the day the tornado hit. Despite not being in town, Tavits learned of the destruction back home as it was happening. “People...

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