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GLOBE August, 2014 • Volume 86, Number 1
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Tennis Transition
The 2014 graduating class was one of the boys’ tennis classes in Clayton’s history. Without college bound players Mac Rechan and Joey Dulle (left), how will the boys’ tennis program adjust?
Panorama 6 Admin Shakeup 9 Athlete Profile 18 Maleficent Review 20 The Fault in Our Stars Review 20 Staff Editorial 22
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News and Notes - what you may have missed over the summer.
Loufest - a preview of the growing St. Louis music festival.
Fake IDs - an investigation into a growing trend for high schoolers.
Semester Schools - a look into studying away from home in high school. contents
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GLOBE Cover Design By: Gwyneth Henke
editors-in-chief
zachary sorensen
mitali sharma
max steinbaum
daphne singer
helen tomasson
dylan smith-van
albert wang
vickle
zach bayly
phoebe yao
amy tishler
jeffrey friedman
elise yang
karena tse
peter baugh gwyneth henke
senior managing editors
peter schmidt
section editors
alex bernard marina henke rebecca polinsky kevin rosenthal max steinbaum
copy editor
jeffrey cheng
webmaster
lemuel lan
ashlleigh williams
reporters
sophia barnes carmen beliz
robert hollocher katharina spear
emma ebeling
photo editor
noah engel
editors
sophie allen
camille respess
andrew erblich
lucy cohen
audrey holds
sierra hieronymus
alaina curran
daniel cho
richard simon
grace harrison
matthew coco
gabrielle boeger
business manager
alexis schwartz bebe engel
audrey goedeguure
jolena pang lead shaffer
peter indovino nisha klein nicholas lee natalie miller olivia reuter
graphics editor
audrey palmer
graphic artists
cherry tomatsu victoria yi
parker ross harry rubin nikki seraji
patrick butler emily braverman
bridget boeger
brian gatter
neil docherty
photographers
sophia bernstein
distribution editor lawrence hu
rachel bluestone
tara williams
spencer anderson
foreign correspondent peter shumway
kevin rosenthal
adviser
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UPFRONT
erin castellano
FROM THE EDITOR
Clayton High School gives its students an abundance of opportunities. Sometimes these opportunities can be overwhelming - there are so many from which to choose that students ultimately run the risk of doing nothing. However, I have learned in my three years here that every student needs to find at least one activity about which they are passionate. I would not look back as fondly at my time at Clayton if it weren’t for the clubs that I have joined. Globe, swimming and baseball have taught me just as much, if not more, than English, history and math. Being passionate about an activity does not mean enjoying it nonstop. Part of it is finding a place where you can challenge yourself, be it emotionally or physically. During swimming practice, there are times when I feel that I cannot keep going. I am short of breath and my body feels like it is going to break. Somehow, though, I bring myself to push off of the wall and take on another lap. I give everything I have and then I give a little bit more. Members of Speech and Debate push themselves in the same way. They stay up late and wake up early to practice their interpretation pieces or to study their debate cases. Rocketry team members spend long hours sanding and shaping their rockets. DECA club members pour over projects endlessly, looking for all pieces of information that could possibly help them. The reason students are able to push themselves this hard is because of the satisfaction they get from achieving their goals. I feel this satisfaction when I reach a personal record in swimming or when I see my story published in the Globe. Being passionate about something is doing whatever you can to reach your goals. Freshmen are told to “get involved,” but in some ways, I think that this statement misses the mark. It is not worth sacrificing a true passion in order to do numerous clubs halfheartedly. One can be enough. Every student, though, must find something that can push him or her and make him or her stronger. So find a passion. It’s worth more than any honors or AP class. It’s worth more than an A on an English paper. A passion is a lifelong presence that will stick with you past anything you learn in school. Do not let the vast number of Clayton activities scare you. Find one that you love, push yourself and feel the rewards of achieving a goal.
Peter Baugh, Editor-In-Chief
The Globe Newsmagazine exists to inform, entertain, persuade and represent the student voice at CHS. All content decisions are made by the student editorial staff and the Globe is an entirely self-funded publication. Not every story that our reporters write is published in the print newsmagazine. Visit www.chsglobe.com for additional stories and photos and for more information about the Globe itself. We reserve the right to refuse any advertisement - for more information about advertising and subscriptions, please contact our office: Clayton High School Globe 1 Mark Twain Circle Clayton, MO 63105 (314) 854-6668 Fax: 854-6734 globe@claytonschools.net Professional Affiliations: Sponsors of School Publications . Missouri Interscholastic Press Association . National Scholastic Press Association . Columbia Scholastic Press Association
June 2014: Tanzania, Africa
Clayton High School senior Reeves Oyster helps a 5th grader with area and perimeter at Stella Maris School in between Moshi and Arusha in Tanzania. (Photo by Ronna Pohlman)
NEWS
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
The Germany soccer team celebrates after winning the 2014 World Cup. Captain Philipp Lahm holds the trophy (MCT CApus).
Ferguson Riots
Rebranding The Clayton School District, its schools and the family center now have a new logo. Students returning to the District will be met with a refreshed look at Clayton, complete with a new set of logos and a new tagline that reads “Educate. Inspire. Empower.” This was included in the effort brought forth by the administration during the previous school year to create a new image for Clayton. A second addition to the “new visual identity” will be released in January of 2015.
The World Cup The Brazilian fans did not get what they wanted in a World Cup in which their country was expected to excel. After losing two of their best players, Brazil was defeated 7-1 by Germany, the eventual champions. The final game was a showdown between a well-balanced German team and the Argentinian team led by Lionel Messi. Germany won 1-0 in a thrilling overtime game with a goal by Mario Gotze. The United States Mens’ National Team made an improbable run through the group stage, but lost to Belgium in the round of 16.
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notes by PETER BAUGH, MARINA HENKE and LAWERENCE HU
On August 9, policeman Darren Wilson shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown, 18, had allegedly just robbed a local store, however it is unclear whether Wilson knew of this event before apprehending him. The shooting prompted a mass series of protests in Ferguson and across America, with angry crowds demanding widespread change and justice. The protests have continued almost daily and nightly since the shooting. While the majority of protestors are peaceful, some have responded with looting and violence, although the citizens of Ferguson have largely spoken out against these few as not representing or aiding the movement. Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in the city, and police have been standing ground in full riot gear, releasing tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds. This ongoing conflict has brought up questions of police brutality and racial profiling across the nation. Riots and peaceful protests still continue. Full story to come in the next issue of the Globe.
Speech and Debate
30 Under 30
The Clayton Speech, Debate and Interpretation team was well-represented at the National Tournament in Overland Park, Kansas. Graduated seniors Mo Mills, Malik Shakoor, Carly Beard and Megan Nierman and incoming senior Audrey Palmer competed for the Clayton team at the tournament. Mills and Shakoor placed 24th in Duo Interpretation with their piece How to be Black. Beard placed in the top 18 in Expository Speaking and top 40 in Extemporaneous Commentary. Nierman was top 60 in Senate. Coach Justin Seiwell was also honored. He received the award for the Best New District Chair.
Ten judges from the St. Louis Business Journal released the finalists for the 30 Under 30 award, one that recognizes the future leaders (and front cover candidates) of the St. Louis region. Clayton High School’s very own Erin Castellano was selected as one of the honorees for the award out of the 350 nominations that were sent to the journal.
IN-HOUSE
SHAKEUP
CHS’s administration is letting a little math into their office. Stacy Felps, a longtime math teacher at CHS, has been named the new instructional coordinator for the year. She is replacing Assistant Principal Dr. Marci Pieper, who retired at the end of last year. After having worked as one of CHS’s assistant principal’s for seven years, Pieper began to consider retirement at the start of the 2013-2014 school year. “I was ready to do something different. Through my whole career, I’ve always reinvented myself several times, so it was just time,” Pieper said. Although she began to consider the possibility at the start of the year, her final decision didn’t come until the school year was nearing its close. As a result, there was a quick turn-around time to find her replacement for the coming school year. “We put the information out and started accepting applications, and Dr. Gutchewsky just wasn’t comfortable with where we were,” Pieper said. “At the end of the year when you get that late, a lot of times your really sharp administrators would have taken jobs somewhere else, and they wanted to make sure that someone who came in would be able to handle everything Clayton throws at them.” In order to ensure that the new assistant principal would be able to fulfill their duties to the caliber which Pieper set, Gutchewsky began to think of alternatives to the applications he had already received. Once he began to think outside of the traditional hiring box, Gutchewsky realized immediately that Felps, a veteran teacher and a mentor within CHS, could fill the role perfectly. “In my mind, she was the perfect person to lead us in that area, particularly in the fact that she could hit the ground running,” Gutchewsky said. “She has established relationships, she knows the people involved, she knows the community, she knows the kids.” Felps had discussed possibilities for moving into a position that would allow her to mentor CHS’s new and old teachers earlier in the year. Although saddened to leave the strong student relationships she cherished in her teaching position, she was thrilled when Gutchewsky approached her with the idea of moving to a new role. In order for Felps to replace Pieper, however, a few changes had to be made. Because Felps lacks the certification required for administrative positions, she couldn’t officially take on the “assistant principal” title and a few of the accompanying duties. To accommodate this setback, assistant principal Ryan Luhning has taken on all of the discipline duties for CHS. Felps’s new position, meanwhile, will focus on the development and evaluation of CHS’s teachers, a project about which she is passionate. The new head-of-school team has one main goal for this year, both among each other and within the District as a whole. “Collaboration is our theme for the year … we want to change the mindset of collaboration. Rather than being something that happens on individual, discrete times, [we want to make it] something that’s ongoing throughout all of our work,” Gutchewsky said. As far as next year goes, the prospects are unclear but bright.
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“We’ll see how Mrs. Felps feels here in a few months after we actually get it going, and if [the new position] is something that she wants to continue,” Gutchewsky said. Meanwhile, Pieper wouldn’t be gone for long. After retirement, she soon received another call from Gutchewsky. CLAMO Yearbook adviser Christine Stricker stepped down from her position at the end of last year to move with her family to Illinois, and the position needed someone who knew yearbooks and CLAMO’s unique system. By a stroke of luck, Pieper fit these needs perfectly. Before becoming the assistant principal, Pieper was one of the CHS journalism advisers and the yearbook adviser for 10 years. Pieper was happy to return to the yearbook and is now working parttime as this year’s CLAMO adviser. “I came back to the classroom--you can’t ask for something better than that,” Pieper said. After several shifts in positions and responsibilities, CHS’s administrative team has found new roles to fill in the coming school year. Not only have they avoided hiring someone who might not have been perfect for the job as a result of a time crunch, but they’ve reached an innovative solution that offers new opportunities to CHS’s students and staff alike. “I’m very excited,” Gutchewsky said. “I think there are a ton of possibilities, and there’s a ton of potential. I think this is going to be good for everybody; it’s going to be good for the school, it’s going to be great for the kids, it’s going to be great for the teachers. I’m looking forward to getting started.”
Stacy Felps assists students during the school day (Photo by Erin Castellano). news
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There is a distinct moment in every concert, right before the band begins to play, in which a strange stillness swells throughout the crowd. All that can be felt is the pulse of anticipation coursing through human bodies, and for a second, reality is reduced to nothing more than faint background noise. Since LouFest was formally founded in 2010, music junkies across St. Louis have flocked to Forest Park in order to experience this moment in a setting that is the geographic and cultural heart of the city: Forest Park. However, what began as a showcase for local bands in St. Louis has evolved into a nationally recognized music festival that vies for some of the top names in alternative pop, funk, indie rock and soul. Just last year, LouFest’s diverse lineup featured Alabama Shakes, a nominee for the prestigious Grammy award for Best New Artist, as well as the worldwide acclaimed alternative rock band, The Killers. Clayton High School senior Alaina Curran recalls seeing Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes perform, and regards the concert as one of the best she has ever seen. “My friends and I saved spots an hour ahead so that we had a front row view,” Curran said. “Alexander, the lead singer, came off the stage multiple times to embrace the crowd and we even got to touch his hands. They were so interactive with the crowd and it made their music sound even more beautiful and personal live.” And this year, the lineup is arguably even more ambitious. The six-time Grammy award winning hip-hop and funk group, OutKast, and the critically acclaimed English indie rock band, Arctic Monkeys, are set to headline the festival under the night sky in Central Field. Other alternative rock giants that have joined the musical lineup include, Cake, Matt & Kim and Grouplove. Rich Toma is a member of Listen Live Entertainment, the founder of LouFest, and has been involved with the music festival since it’s beginnings in 2010. As the organization prepares to celebrate it’s fifth year coordinating the event, Toma looks forward to finally seeing music fans from across the city enjoy all that the festival has to offer. “I look forward to the moment the doors open. It’s amazing to watch the crowd fill the park up,” Toma said. “Being involved from year one it’s really incredible to see how much St. Louis loves this festival and to see just how much its grown.” Although the music industry is relentlessly competitive and there are many daunting names in the festival business such as Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, Toma feels that LouFest’s location helps set the music festival apart from many of the bigger names in the industry. “It’s so cool to be in the middle of Forest Park, the true heart of St.
Louis and see live music,” Toma said. “It just feels like a celebration of all the things that make our city great.” Toma also feels that LouFest’s commitment to showcasing local talent also helps set the festival apart from music events in other cities that only seek the biggest names in music. “We work really hard to make sure that we offer a diverse lineup each and every year. We want to bring huge names to St. Louis and still show off the amazing music scene that we have right here. Tef Poe, Kentucky Knife Fight, Sleepy Kitty these are all bands out touring nationally, making a name for themselves, showing off the musical diversity of St. Louis,” Toma said. “We’re lucky to have such a talent pool here. A lot of other cities can’t boast that. It’s truly something for everyone to be proud of.” Clayton High School senior Katie Warnusz-Steckel is passionate about music and frequents music festivals every year; however, LouFest offers her an experience that is unparalleled in many ways. “LouFest is so much smaller than Lollapalooza or Coachella, so every concert feels really intimate,” Steckel said. “Even though there are a lot of people, it still feels like a community, like you’re all in it together which I think is really reflective of St. Louis and the sort of small town feel we have here.” Toma agrees that St. Louis and LouFest have developed a uniquely symbiotic relationship that enhances the culture of the city. “This festival truly belongs to St. Louis. Its been so cool to watch LouFest grow and become a part of the music scene here,” Toma said. “We’re so culturally gifted here, there are so many places anyone can go on any given night and see awesome bands, both nationally touring and local. St. Louis is a big city and I think its great to see people get a snapshot of what makes St. Louis so special.” Steckel agrees that although St. Louis offers innumerable opportunities to appreciate music, LouFest stands out to her as one of the few music festivals or concerts in which there is an uninhibited, unadulterated appreciation of music and community. “At LouFest everyone’s just really excited to be there,” Steckel said. “You get over that uncomfortable stranger boundary and just enjoy being smushed up against a bunch of people that are having just as much fun as you are.” When asked what he is looking forward to the most about the upcoming festival, Toma’s excitement is contagious. “Arctic Monkeys and OutKast live under the stars in Forest Park? Come on now. Doesn’t get any better than that. Those are memories that will last a lifetime.”
“ You get over that uncomfortable stranger boundary and just enjoy being smushed up against a bunch of people that are having just as much fun as you are”
Loufest 2014 will be held September 6th and 7th.
English band Little Barrie performs in Forest Park at Loufest. Photo by Rachel Bluestone
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She approached the clerk of the corner liquor store, a fifth of raspberry vodka in hand. She placed her ID on the counter, and waited for the clerk to accept her purchase. “This is fake.” There was a long pause until the clerk simply returned Jane’s* 22 year-old Illinois fake ID. Jane placed the fifth back on the counter and walked out of the store with her ID and no consequences whatsoever.
II. Clayton Students
Jane, a Clayton student, wanted a way to purchase alcohol independently. So, a friend gave her the phone number of a stranger who could manufacture and provide her with a fake ID. “The guy responded a month later [and] sent me … a form for my info,” Jane said. Jane’s friend met the provider outside of a South County bar and got both of their ID’s. The two ID’s cost a total of $120. Along with the ability to buy alcohol for herself, Jane now can supply alcohol to those of her friends that don’t have fake ID’s. Frank* is a Clayton student who benefits from his friends’ fake ID’s, though he does not own one himself. He says that prior to or during parties, those with fake ID’s are the first ones asked for alcohol. “Whenever people want alcohol, or at parties if they have no alcohol or run out of alcohol, they will go to the people with the fake ID’s and they’ll say, ‘will you make a run for us?’” Frank said. Despite the appeal of buying alcohol, at this point Frank does not feel comfortable purchasing a fake ID. Although his friends’ ID’s tempt him, he does admit that the owners look young. “I think it could be kind of dangerous because you could get in a lot of trouble if they figure out it’s not legit or real, so, I mean, it’s too risky for me,” he said. Although Frank is afraid to purchase alcohol, Jane now feels comfortable buying from a store that she has previously visited. “I don’t get scared at places I’ve already been before, but if I was going to walk into a random place, I’d be nervous,” she said. Frank is worried about the potential consequences for his friends, but realizes that Clayton students have figured out a way to avoid trouble. “It’s risky and it does worry me sometimes, but the place that they go to get alcohol … it’s a guarantee,” Frank said. “As long as you don’t look 12 … and you have a fake ID [you will be okay].” Although Jane and Frank spoke mostly about using ID’s for the purchase of alcohol, Student Resource Officer John Zlatic said that most of the ID’s that he gets are from kids going to bars or other establishments for people over the age of 21. Often times, an officer will find an underaged CHS student at an establishment and refer them to Zlatic who will talk to them at school. According to Becky Biermann, a detective in the Washington University Detective Bureau, the ease with which under-
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*All names with an asterisk have been changed
I think it could be ... dangerous because you could get in a lot of trouble if they
aged people manage to get into places that sell alcohol is what worries officers about fake ID’s the most. “I think what concerns police officers in general is that these kid’s have the fake ID’s and sometimes they get themselves ... into places that are 21 and over. They can be served too much to drink or end up talking to people they don’t know and they just get themselves into situations that they wouldn’t normally get into if they weren’t in a setting like that,” Biermann said.
III. The Stores Working for Washington University, Biermann has witnessed firsthand the presence of fake ID’s on a college campus. She says that some ID’s, especially those that list states other than Missouri, can be difficult to identify as fake. “I think in the recent years they’ve really become sophisticated and they’re really hard to tell sometimes,” Biermann said. This makes it challenging for store clerks to differentiate between a real or fake ID. Starrs is a liquor store that, according to management, appeals mostly to older audiences by selling fine wines and liquors. Management said that although fake ID’s are not a serious issue for their store because of the audience to which they appeal, they believe that fake ID’s are a growing problem in the community. They said that the convincingness of ID’s make them hard to identify unless the buyer looks very young. According to some Clayton studdents, certain stores and clerks in the St. Louis area are more relaxed with their policies regarding the sale of alcohol.
Joe*, a Clayton graduate, remembers an experience he had while purchasing alcohol without possession of a fake ID. He was checking out at a shop notorious for not requiring identification. However, a new clerk asked Joe to show his ID. Joe, in a panic, handed the clerk his real, underaged ID. The clerk briefly looked at the ID before returning it to him and allowing him to finalize his purchase. Joe left the store with a six-pack of beer. Zlatic feels that if alcohol is sold to minors, it is not the store ownership but the clerks’ decision. “Likely what you’re going to have is somebody that works at that establishment that either sympathizes with those individuals [buying alcohol], maybe they know them or maybe they feel a little bit of sensitivity … so they’ll make a mistake in judgement without the owners or somebody more responsible knowing,” Zlatic said. With the harsh consequences of being caught, he feels that owners would not want to risk losing their business by selling alcohol to people with ID’s that are potentially fake. “If he [an owner] owns one or two liquor stores and does that, he could lose everything that he has,” Zlatic said.
fraud IV. Washington University
Fake ID’s have a presence at every college and university. Washington University in St. Louis is no different. “We are presented with the problem pretty frequently,” Biermann said. Often times, Biermann finds multiple ID’s in a lost wallet when she tries to identify the owner. “Most of the time, when we catch students … they lost their wallet and
f they figure out it’s not legit or real, so, I mean, it’s too risky for me.” (Frank*)
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then somebody turns it in, and we have looked through the wallet to figure out whose it is and discover [that] they have two ID’s or maybe even three. Then we start checking … and discover that one or two of them are obviously fake,” she said. Sometimes, the students that are caught will tell Biermann the details about how they got their ID. “[T]here’s a lot of internet sites that are pretty good where they can just give them their information … I think a lot of what is happening now is online ordering,” Biermann said. “Back when the internet wasn’t as popular and they didn’t have as many sites, I think it was more [common to] use somebody else’s ID that you knew. I think a lot of the ID’s we’re seeing are actually their picture and their information but just with a different year or different state, and so they’re really hard to tell that they’re fake sometimes.”
V. Penalties To get caught with a fake ID is not just a slap on the wrist. The consequence is a misdemeanor - the same as a speeding ticket or a minor in possession of marijuana.
The individual would have to go to municipal court to receive his or her punishment. And in addition to a fine or whatever the penalty may be, if the owner is above 17-years-old, it can result in long term consequences. “If you were 17 or older, you’re an adult,” Zlatic said. “So yes, that would be on your permanent record.” So, every time a fake ID is used by a student, they risk the long term consequence of it being kept on their record. Washington University has their own system of handling the problem of fake ID’s. If a student is caught, Biermann said that a judicial board reviews the case. Usually, it results in a fine and potential community service, but the University’s punishments have not had the desired impact on the student body. “It obviously hasn’t deterred a lot of the students from doing it because over the past two years - I don’t think we’ve seen a decrease in the number of fake ID’s that we see,” she said. While Biermann said that punishments do not influence Washington University students, Zlatic does feel that strict consequences keep liquor stores in line. “The punishment is very severe for them. Not only do they have to pay a severe fine, then they’re under scrutiny. Their liquor license is jeopardized and for these places, selling liquor is how they make their business.”
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If you were 17 or older, you’re an adult. So yes,
VI. Conclusion If Clayton students want a fake ID, they can find a way to get one relatively cheaply. Students are making connections through mutual friends and peers that can organize large groups to receive ID’s. The
issue at hand is that the fake ID’s are becoming more realistic, increasing in effectiveness in terms of purchasing alcohol. It remains unclear how much store clerks know in reality. As students become more familiar with the process of purchasing fake ID’s, minors are taking initiative to buy alcohol independently. And so, if security measures do not improve, the probability that a given Clayton student will get a fake ID increases, and students like Jane can continue to walk out of liquor stores without consequences.
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by PETER BAUGH
During senior Zach Bayly’s freshman year of soccer tryouts, Charlie Harned, a senior at the time, was determined not to let his talent slip by unnoticed. In order to ensure Bayly’s recognition, Harned consistently shouted loudly to praise the freshman’s passes, shots and saves throughout the preseason week. He also managed to direct pointed glances in the head coach’s direction. Eventually, soccer coach Tom Redmond pulled Harned over to assure him that Bayly had indeed made the varsity team. Like Harned, Redmond had seen Bayly’s talent right away, even without the one-man pep squad. “Zach is a player you notice immediately. He’s so good with the ball, he makes such good choices and decisions and he’s a very consistent player so we always know we’re going to get a solid game out of him,” Redmond said. Bayly has been playing soccer since age four and started playing competitively in second grade. He is a member of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher club team and is a top player for Clayton’s varsity squad. Bayly was named one of the team captains his junior year. It was the first time the title belonged to anyone but a senior in Redmond’s time at Clayton. Senior Andrew Erblich is one of Bayly’s teammates and has been impressed by his leadership qualities. “His work ethic on the field is unmatched by pretty much everybody else,” Erblich said. “He’s really great at motivating people, and he’s incredibly focused all the time and that rubs off on other people.” Bayly’s strong work ethic has made him, a center midfielder, one of the best technical players that Redmond has ever seen. Redmond compares his style of play to center midfielder Michael Bradley of the United States Mens’ National Team. “[H]e just plays non-stop and that’s the way Zach plays the game,”
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he said. “He never seems to be taking a break and he just works. When the game’s over, Zach is exhausted and it’s because he’s worked as hard as he possibly could.” Another player that has made a mark on Bayly is Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder. Sneijder has had such an influence on Bayly’s style of play as a result of a soccer trip Bayly took to the Netherlands in eighth grade on which he traveled with a group of St. Louis soccer players to play Dutch teams. His experiences overseas helped shape how he plays the game. “What I strive to do is look to both sides of the field, play with both feet, and distribute the ball. I think the time spent there really helped me improve my game and it definitely influenced the way I play,” he said. He also feels as though high school soccer has helped him to enjoy the game more so than the intense atmosphere of the club soccer world. “My number one goal is to keep enjoying the sport and to keep appreciating it for all that it is,” he said. “I think some people lose sight of why they enjoy a sport because they play it so much and they kind of just get caught in the motions, but I think what high school soccer has helped me realize is that I really love playing the sport and I love the camaraderie and so I want to keep that going.” Bayly is uncertain of whether or not he will play in college. Ultimately, he will choose a school for its academics. However, he knows that he wants to play soccer at some level, be it intramural, club or varsity. Wherever Bayly goes, though, Redmond knows that he will succeed. “Zach epitomizes what we want our student-athletes to be at Clayton High School,” Redmond said. “He’s a serious student, takes his academics seriously, and then he does the same thing on the field. You never have to worry about him giving the officials a hard time. He’s an excellent sportsman and he just is very aware of how he conducts himself on and off the field. If a team had 18 Zach Baylys, they’d be a very successful team.”
Senior Zach Bayly chases the ball down at Gay Field in 2013. Photo by BeBe Engel.
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THE COURT REPORT by PETER BAUGH
2014 CHS graduate Joey Dulle at Shaw Park (Globe Archives).
Girls’ Season Preview Coach Susie Luten is excited for what this year’s girls’ tennis team has to offer. “It’s going to be really, really strong. We came in second in state last year and we’ve got the majority of our team back,” Luten said. The 2013 team’s first, second and fourth ranked players are returning as seniors. Senior Connor Cassity was the team’s number one player and finished second in state in doubles both her sophomore and junior years. Last season she teamed up with fellow senior Cameron Freeman, the team’s number two player, for individual doubles. Senior Hadley Alter also had a strong junior season and made it to sectionals in doubles with Marie Warchol, who graduated in 2014. The team is also returning seniors Audrey Holds, Audrey Palmer and junior Abby Mills, all of whom have some varsity experience. The Greyhounds will compete in the Great Eight Tournament early in the season. This opportunity will allow the Clayton squad to compete against some of the strongest teams in the state and give them an indication of their potential. With strong returning players and veteran leadership, a state title may not be out of reach for the Greyhounds. As Luten said, “We’re expecting big things.”
A Class To Remember Nine state medals in one grade. Three individual state championships. Two top four teams in state. It’s safe to say that the class of 2014 was one of the top tennis teams in Clayton High School history. Mac Rechan was the number one player all four of his years in high school and won a state medal each year, including an individual title his junior year. Joey Dulle was a two-time state champion in doubles and lost to Rechan in state singles finals when they were juniors. Both Rechan and Dulle will be playing college tennis and were All-Metro athletes their four years of high school. “I don’t think we’re going to have for many more years a 1-2 punch like we do with Mac Rechan and Joey Dulle considering that they were two of the best players in the history of Clayton High School,” head coach Susie Luten said. According to her, there is only one other class in her 16 years of coaching Clayton comparable to that of the class of 2014. The graduated seniors also featured Adam Rangwala and Josh Lee, who teamed up to win a seventh place state medal in doubles. Rechan appreciated the experiences that he had with his grade. “I learned about being on a team that’s like a family,” Rechan said. “Because that’s kind of what it was … you looked forward to it because you knew you had the same group of guys coming back. Everyone was awesome friends.”
Camerson Freeman returns a volley at Shaw Park (Patrick Butler).
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The Fault in Our Stars A description of a film like “The Fault in Our Stars” can never do justice to the essence of the story. Such a powerful experience is nearly impossible to share properly. “The Fault in Our Stars” has been popular since its Jun. 6, 2014 release; it has reaped 122 billion dollars domestically to date. The characters in the film are unique and compelling, so the renown gained both by the movie and its director Josh Boone is no surprise. The movie is sad, of course, to which the rows of sobbing moviegoers will attest. However, more important than the depressing plot is the humor and hope woven into the characters. This lightheartedness is a jarring contrast to the reality of principle characters’ situations and brings an enlightening truth to the film. Cynical, depressed and in denial, Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) leads a solitary life in order to cope with her terminal illness. Believing herself to be a “grenade,” and desiring to “minimize casualties,” Hazel avoids creating relationships outside of her family--that is, until she meets Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort) in a support group for cancer victims. Augustus, who is just as thoughtful and sick as Hazel, lives a more positive and hopeful life. Their differences fit well together and they fall in love, “slowly, and then all at once,” according to Hazel. Hazel and Augustus understand the unfortunate fleetingness of their time together and love each other deeply, while they both deal with their individual medical issues. The Fault in Our Stars, originally a book written by John Green and published in January of 2012, is similar in movie form and book form. A few sub-plots, such as Augustus’ relationship history, were excluded from the film. However, the inclusion of such details were by no means necessary and would perhaps have inhibited the cinematic purity of the love
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that forms between Hazel and Augustus. Both Woodley and Elgort bring essential qualities to the film. They are both incredible actors, and their talents are showcased excellently in “The Fault in Our Stars. “ Elgort is able to layer emotions quite seamlessly in his facial expressions and voice, which truly brings to life Augustus’ reality of having a terminal disease, yet a positive outlook. Woodley, on the other hand, demonstrates her gradual softening and transformation from depression to hopefulness beautifully by becoming visibly happier in every way, including the manner in which she walks. The film was carried to excellence by the supporting characters. Isaac (Nat Wolff), friend to Hazel and Augustus, becomes blind halfway through the story due to a surgery to rid his eyes of cancer. Isaac is very emotional about everything, and offers an effective contrast to the mellow and down-to-earth leads. Hazel’s parents, Mr. Lancaster (Sam Trammell) and Mrs. Lancaster (Laura Dern), seem to portray very realistically the plight of the parents of a terminally ill child. Unfortunately, Augustus’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Waters (David Whalen and Milica Govich), are not nearly as present in the film. Although the two appear briefly during a few scenes, their lack of screen time prevents any cinematic relationship from forming between them and Augustus. Therefore, it becomes difficult to effect pity for the parents during the emotional scenes of the movie. The Fault in Our Stars is a film built on the devastating premise of life when it is cut short by unfortunate circumstance. That said, the primary emotion that clings to the audience is not sadness, but hope. The relationships portrayed in the film between friends, family and lovers show possible routes of transcendence from the muck of unhappiness to life filled with joy.
by JEFFREY FRIEDMAN
A familiar character with an unfamiliar story sparks great interest in an audience. Director Robert Stromberg without a doubt had this notion in mind before he directed this summer’s big Disney release, “Maleficent.” No one can forget the character of Maleficent. In Disney’s The Sleeping Beauty, out of what seems to be pure evil, the fairy uses her powers to place a curse on an innocent girl--one that can only be broken by “true love’s kiss.” Although it is not difficult to predict the ending of the more traditional story, the same cannot necessarily be said for this past summer’s film. The former truly communicates that there is no force greater than true love; the latter expresses the same sentiment but with an interesting twist. At first, it seems as though the story is headed down a pessimistic path. Maleficent (Angelina Jolie), the featured young, pure-hearted fairy, has a heart that “turns to stone” as a result of conflict between her world, which is known as the world of the moors, and the human world. When Maleficent’s former love interest, Stefan (Sharlto Copley), now the highest ranking member of the human kingdom, has a child named Aurora (Elle Fanning), the fairy curses the child out of jealousy and hatred--just as she does in The Sleeping Beauty. Interestingly enough, however, the unlikely protagonist does remember to include the exact same detail that she conveys in The Sleeping
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Beauty. The curse is not permanent: it can be broken (only) by true love’s kiss. That being said, the fairy, now extremely malevolent, has come to be so cynical that she outright states that she chose to include this particular loophole because “true love does not exist.” In other words, the only reason she made it appear as though the curse were reversible was to instill false hope. The audience comes to believe that Maleficent is even more evil than she was before--an idea that seems impossible. Until a bit past “midnight on her sixteenth birthday,” the king’s daughter Aurora is sent to a distant sylvan location in order to be raised by three good-natured fairies from Maleficent’s very own moor kingdom. Even so, Maleficent tracks the young child down and watches over her with bitter contempt. Determined to make Aurora’s time in this life as miserable as possible, she follows the girl around and constantly thinks of ways to make her life worse. Eventually, though, Maleficent comes to realize something important about the nature of true love that may have the ability to change the future of Aurora and the two neighboring kingdoms for good. In addition, even the older and wiser members of the audience gain valuable insight into the human condition: Stromberg makes a powerful argument about the nature of true love that lingers persistently in the audience member’s head for days after they walk out of the theater door.
Semester Schools An educational experience of a lifetime. by MARINA HENKE
Senior Marina Henke paddles a canoe for the first time with one of her classmates at Conserve School (Photo by Matt Norwood). With a map and compass, my group of 10 stepped out of our classroom. Snow was coming down thickly, and as we reached the end of the road we donned snowshoes. Into the woods we went, passing underfoot hemlock trees and stocky white pines. We walked out onto the middle of a frozen lake and pulled soggy papers from our coat pockets. As a camp stove began boiling water, class began. Last spring I attended an environmentally-based semester school in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Conserve School brings together 60 students to live and to learn on a campus with roughly the same amount of land as Forest Park. Conserve School is not the only one of its kind. The term semester school might be uncommon, but these establishments are growing in popularity. Juniors leave their sending school for one semester to attend a semester school that’s designed around a specific academic focus. Class sizes range from 12 to 60. My school was focused on environmental stewardship, but semester schools are just as varied as the students that attend them. Coastal Studies for Girls, located in Maine, specializes in leadership and marine science. The Woolman Semester School focuses on peace, justice and sustainability. Some students will have lessons in the middle of the woods, and others will spend a class walking the streets of New York City. More than just learning how to snowshoe, my experience this past spring was a lesson in valuing alternative approaches to education.
Prior to applying to Conserve, I generated countless reasons against attending. All I saw were missed AP tests and endless conflicts with future schedules. Ultimately, as a high schooler it can be scary to do something different. In fact, in the competitive halls of CHS, I think it is too often that students think different approaches can be inferior approaches. What made this experience so beautiful, however, was how vastly different it was from a typical high school experience. Arriving to four feet of snow and subzero temperatures on the first day of school, I was certainly not in my element. I had never been on skis. I had never snowshoed. I had never tapped a maple tree. Teachers expected my classmates and I to work together constantly. Classes were more demanding in what we did than they were in the number of hours of homework we completed. Teachers encouraged us to step out of our comfort zones and to engage in education in a way that we never had. I found this mentality very different from typical high school. Time away from CHS gave me an opportunity to appreciate the various ways of learning. In a competitive environment like Clayton, it is easy to get into the mindset of “one-size-fits-all” education. However, coming back to CHS to finish my senior year, I have to remind myself that engaged learning does not just come from the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Classes might not be held on the middle of a lake anymore, but that does not excuse engagement in typical high school halls.
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Staff Editorial The Fate of the Fake For many minors, whether or not they will buy alcohol is not the question. The question is, how will they get away with it?
(Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/MCT). (Photo by Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune/MCT) To be dead set on buying alcohol as a minor is bad enough. To use false forms of identification is to play an entirely different ball game. Lately more than ever, it seems as though an increasing number of people under the age of 21 are reaching out to contacts who can get them a fake ID, or a "fake" as young adults commonly call it. In the past, when a minor sought the ability to purchase alcohol, it was more common to use a big brother or sister's old driver license as one's own. For this to happen, the older sibling had to pretend to lose his or her most recent form of identification when they received the updated one from the license bureau. Most likely remembering how ecstatic they would have been if they were in their younger sibling's shoes, the older sibling would secretly leave the expired license for the next brother or sister in line. Not only would the picture always resemble the new owner (at least slightly), but the action didn't feel as wrong because the recipient usually carried the same last name.
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That said, today it is apparently more convenient to pay someone to make a fake ID from scratch. The addresses on the ID exist. The name and face on the ID exist. However, the name on the card without a doubt does not match up with the address. Interestingly enough, most minors aren't even afraid to have their very own names written on the fake ID's. This is an unexpected fact, for if a store owner were to take away the license out of suspicion, he or she would be capable of phoning the police and giving them the exact name of the offender. What's going to happen next? No one can say for sure, but it is clear that things are going to worsen for the ones who are justified in buying alcohol but look younger than their age, which could not be more unfair. Furthermore, what does this trend say about the current generation? Depressingly enough, the act of putting on a costume out of an attempt to get drunk sounds a lot like achieving the same goal by stealing money, or maybe by doing something even worse. ďƒź
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