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Seniors Kjell Hagen and Tyler Hannegan, and eight grader Kia Hagen wear gold medals after their game against Cape Girardeau.

Kjell Hagen and Tyler Hannegan’s journey to Special Olympics

Grant Aden, SPORTS EDITOR November 9, 2016
Seniors Kjell Hagen and Tyler Hannegan won the opportunity to be considered for the North American National Special Olympics in Seattle, WA.
German exchange student Jakob Luxa joins the senior class

German exchange student Jakob Luxa joins the senior class

Hannah Hoffmann and Gabby Leon October 31, 2016

Two students—American senior Alex Hoffman, German transfer Jakob Luxa—stare at a math textbook that is not in Luxa’s native language. “Fifty-eight?” Luxa says as he points to a random page. “Do...

Playing an improv game, juniors Kayla Bell, Kennedy Brown, Hayden Riehl and Ann Truka act out a scene at an after school improv session.

The Running with Scissors Improv team presents a spooktacular show

Claire Smout and Carson Lolley October 28, 2016
“Improv is so much fun for me because it is not something I would normally do. It puts me out of my comfort zone and that is really cool to experience,” Lolley said.
Halloween decorations adorn Fort Collins backyards as well as St. Louis'.

This is Halloween

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR October 25, 2016
The search for the coolest Halloween events in St. Louis is on!
Coach Susan Dean stands with the varsity team on Alumni Night after winning two sets against Parkway South.

Dean reflects on retirement after 31 years of service

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH October 24, 2016
“I think every memorable moment has a memorable kid in it, somebody that really grew as a player or had a life changing event happening in their life that we were able to be there,” Dean said.

Meet the animals

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR October 19, 2016

When walking into the zoology classroom, the first thing you may spot might be Louie the hamster scampering across the black lab tables to grab his owner Duncan McBride’s neon pink highlighter between...

During her treatment for FSG, senior Jenny Chai is visited by friends seniors Annie Doig and Claire Pellegrino at Cardinal Glennon Hospital.

Senior Jenny Chai tries a new treatment for kidney disease

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR October 5, 2016

In the fourth grade, a biopsy procedure changed the life of senior Jenny Chai forever. It found that Chai has Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, or FSG, a rare form of kidney disease. FSG attacks segments...

Junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsh gets semicolon tattoo to symbolize struggle with depression

Junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsh gets semicolon tattoo to symbolize struggle with depression

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR October 3, 2016

She ran to her room and felt like her world was closing in around her. Feeling an overwhelming sadness, she had no idea how to handle it. This was the first time junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsch thought she...

Morse stands in front of the international transgender flag. "There are a lot of people in this school and in a lot of places that don’t like me," Morse said. "There are people that just don’t understand it, but if you don’t understand it, it isn’t an excuse to be mean to people."

The battle to become a man

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR September 29, 2016

Freshman Tony Morse is a huge alternative music fan and absolutely loves animals. He is a boy full of hopes and dreams of fully transforming into his true self. The only difference separating him from...

Student Talking Point: First Presidential Debate

Hannah Hoffmann, TECHNICAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF September 27, 2016

[row cols_nr="2" bg_color="ffffff"][col size="6"] [/col][col size="6"] BRETT QUICKSILVER, JUNIOR “Last night was actually pretty interesting. I really think that Hillary made her point by actually...