“I always loved art as a kid. I was always the kid drawing in my free time and I loved art class,” said Kamille Chavarin, one of the new art teachers at CHS.
As a child, Chavarin was always very...
“I’ve always had an innate desire for learning,” said new CHS English teacher Melissa Goodlett. “That’s off the bat, even when I was dealing with dyslexia.”
Despite her family’s insistence...
Kaia Mills-Lee, Senior Managing Editor
• September 19, 2021
He returns! Curtis James, Clayton’s newest math teacher, taught at CHS from 1998 to 2008 and is returning this year after teaching at Triad High School in Illinois. James, having two sons who would graduate...
Emma Baum, Feature Section Editor
• September 19, 2021
Music has always been a presence in Sophie Browning’s life, but it wasn’t until middle school that she discovered her love of the clarinet.
“With no great logic or reasoning, I was like, ‘Clarinet,...
Enoch Lai, Opinion Section Editor
• September 19, 2021
Noah Petti, incoming Band Director and Percussion Specialist, is a St. Louis native returning to teach students from both Wydown Middle School and Clayton School. Having been a student teacher at Clayton...
“If you’re a teacher, it’s always good to be a student,” said incoming CHS math teacher Spencer Hollenbach. This well defines his positive, engaged style of teaching. Hollenbach attended the University...
“Sometimes, students are nervous to speak a different language correctly. I want them to feel comfortable and I want them to feel like they can take intellectual risks in my classroom,” said Dorotea...
Vivian Chen, Senior Managing Editor
• September 19, 2021
When he was in first grade, Joe Milliano took his first ever tap dancing class. This hobby would later lead to some of his first experiences with teaching.
“In the spring semester of my freshman year...
“I ran outside and saw a lake in front of my house,” said Adam Stanley, Lake Forest resident and Meramec parent. On July 31, 2021, a large water main broke in a homeowner’s front yard, sending millions...
"In the mid-1800s, on the eve of the European domination of Africa, African people were divided into hundreds of ethnic and linguistic groups.”
That’s according to “Modern World History: Volume...
To seniors Pablo Buitrago and Sammy Fehr, water polo is unlike any other sport at CHS. Its required work rate and ability to bring players together greatly contributes to their love for the game.
For...
“I love playing with Charlie. She is my best friend,” Sarah Centeno said referring to teammate Charlie McDonough
Both of them are seniors on the CHS Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse team, each having been...
