“I was convinced I would make the Olympics as a runner in fifth grade,” senior, Caroline Marsden said. Marsden, the captain of the girls' varsity lacrosse team, has not always played lacrosse. Marsden...
In just her second meet on the CHS girls’ varsity swim team, freshman Kellen Mottl broke the girls’ 100-yard breaststroke school record set by Lydia Welty, a graduate of CHS in 2016. Welty swam at...
Determined. Courageous. Committed. Leader. These are the qualities of an outstanding swimmer, and these are the qualities that Elizabeth Miller, a senior at CHS, possesses.
Miller has been swimming...
Intense. Motivated. Competitive. These words can only begin to describe Clayton High School junior, Sara Litteken. Litteken is the girls’ varsity basketball captain and is also a starter on the varsity...
The stands watched silently as the Clayton and Ladue varsity volleyball teams battled for the winner of Volley for a Cure. The rally went on for a few minutes before the ball was set outside. CHS sophomore...
"In the quarterfinal game against Panama I went to shoot the ball but a player fell on my leg. I ripped my hamstring away from my pelvis, and I was out the entire summer,” CHS senior varsity soccer captain...
In the past few years, the girls' cross country team has not been the most competitive in meets or in the district competition. On top of this, the team also lost a strong senior class last year. However,...
Daniel Cohen, Sports Section Editor/Business Manager
• September 11, 2018
Every summer, students entering 9th Grade Honors English at CHS receive an assignment to complete before the start of school. The summer before Isaiah Hayward entered 9th grade the assignment was to read...
At 8-years-old, Liam Simckes, junior at CHS, did not feel the rush of excitement as he chased after the opposing team’s flags. He dreaded the idea of having to go back to practice every week. As he raced...
Daniel Cohen, Sports Section Editor/Business Manager
• February 28, 2018
“Swimmers, take your mark.” Since she was 6-years-old, swimmer Sophie Thompson, a freshman at CHS, has heard these four words more times than she can count.
Thompson began swimming on the Algonquin...
Maddy Bale, Senior Managing Editor
• September 19, 2017
“Really the only thing you can do without driving yourself crazy is resolve to do better next time. I told myself that next time I would make it. It wouldn’t be an option.” -Kate Cooper.
