Panorama November 2017

PANORAMA LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH SCHOOL // 1201 S. WARSON RD. ST. LOUIS, MO 63124 // VOLUME 66, ISSUE 3 // 11.15.2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Opinions: Plunging back into childhood­— and enjoying it Opinions: Staff Editorial: Stop sexual harassment by empowering women Features: Student publishes a book combining her art and her favorite quotes In-Depth: Don’t get spooked by this issue’s phobia frenzy

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Arts and Entertainment: Pumpkin spice up your life with these seasonal snacks

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News: New music wing opens to the delight of students and teachers

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News: Students become teachers in the Cadet Teaching class

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Sports: Lexi Levy breaks down barriers on the hockey rink

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Photo: Check out some photos of Ladue students volunteering

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Editors-in-Chief Lily Hauptman Sophia Li Glen Morgenstern Ladue Lead Editor-in- Chief Max Baker

Photo Editors Rose Hauser Rhiannon Rhoads Zach Weller Art Editors Aleesha Shi Audrey Wang

Opinions Editor Alex Fu Features/A&E Editors Katie Shaw Bradford Siwak In-Depth Editors Hannah Suffian Anya Tullman News Editors Connie Chen Adam Rush

Sports Editor Jackson Bry

Writers Cassie Beisheim Ope Falako Felix Hu Anik Jain Malavika Kumaran Albert Liu Ryan Miller Hope Shimony Cindy Wang

Photographers Faith Deddens Jordan Ganzer Burke Howe Madi Ward Artists Anna Cui Egret Jin Nathan Lu Louisia Yang Jackie Zeng Michelle Zhou Adviser Sarah Semmel

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Panorama is produced nine times per school year by the journalism class of Ladue Horton Watkins High School at 1201 S. Warson Rd., St. Louis, Missouri 63124. The publication lab is located in Room 216, (314)-993-6447 ext. 5844.

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miss the good ol’ times when I thought a thesaurus was a dinosaur. Those were the days of simplicity and bliss. Now, as a high school senior, everything— me, my future, the world — seems so much more complicated. I want anything but to grow up.

What triggered my onslaught of nostalgia was the rediscovery of an old journal. In it, I found detailed entries of my daily life and lists of my old favorite movies, like Studio Ghibli’s “Howl’s Moving Castle.” The random stickers and hastily written letters that blurred together were undeniably mine.

When had I stopped taking the time to journal, an activity that had clearly once been important to me?

Touching the spine of the battered notebook sent shivers down my own; I simultaneously felt so close and yet so far from my younger self. I was mainly struck by how much happier I was back then.

As a child, I found magic in the mundane. Clothes from my mom’s closet became designer pieces. I transformed my parents’ room into a bona fide fashion studio, an ode to the mid-2000s style. Why were apple-bottom jeans and boots with the fur ever a thing? Meticulously, I dedicated hours to playing Cash Cow, Bananza and Wacky Zingoz to buy outfits for my Webkinz while hunting for rare paint brushes for my beloved Neopets.

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empire. I further channeled my creativity into Perler bead creations, painstakingly arranging the colored beads before ironing them. I even spent countless hours banging the keys of my keyboard piano, belting out lyrics to the songs I composed. In short, I lived with a spirit and vivacity that turned the world around me into gold. t editor g ar After the first wave of nostalgia, another wan rey d epiphany hit me: years from now, middle- au aged me could possibly be reflecting upon these teenage years with the same melancholy with which I remember my childhood years.

My actions now, regardless of how meaningless they currently feel, will shape the future me’s reactions.

Will she look back with fondness or regret? This thought unsettled me; I vowed to give my future self moments worth remembering.

In the time since then, I’ve begun to harness my childhood nostalgia.

Remembering the joy I derived from my childhood games and toys, I began building Lego sets with my 5-year-old brother, Vincent, to bring him the same happiness I had experienced. So far, we’ve built race cars, trucks and a police station. Beyond the mere physical objects, our sibling bond has grown.

Whenever possible, I read bedtime stories aloud to him. I love changing my voice to portray various charw

acters. Vincent’s giggles warm my heart because I know I brought him that joy. Despite our age gap, the stories unite us through imagination as we adventure to foreign lands and unexplored worlds. Playing with Vincent has felt like going back in time to the golden days.

On a more personal note, I’ve begun taking advantage of my senior year and the last few months before I become a legal adult. I’ve gone apple picking at Eckert’s Farm, danced at my last homecoming and reconnected with old friends. These might not be groundbreaking activities, but they mark a turning point for me.

Instead of disassociating and deeming myself “so over” my last year of high school, I’ve become an active participant rather than a spectator. Real-life high school might not be as dramatic as it is in the movies, but redeeming moments can be created with friends. Who knows how often I’ll be able to see them once high school ends? Years from now, I want to look back on these times with affection.

Although I still have little to no idea of what my future holds, I realize I’m too young to be cynical. I’ve barely seen the world yet, and I don’t want a bad attitude to blind me to its wonder. I may not have an exact game plan, but I’ll strive to be someone of whom the older me will be proud. v

Bites of the Month: The last month’s greatest gab

“Um.” – New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo’s entire halftime speech during a 27-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams Nov. 5 “This star isn’t just for Selena, but for all Latinas.”

-Actress Eva Longoria after singer Selena Quintanilla received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Nov. 3 “Now is the time not for dialogue but for applying a maximum level of pressure on North Korea.”

-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a visit by Donald Trump Nov. 5 Quotes courtesy of CNN and USAToday

Corrections

In the previous issue, Jason Ding’s name was incorrectly printed in the Ladudes story. Sophomore Daniel Jung was actually pictured.

The Libyan flag was pictured in “In the World” instead of the Liberian flag. aleesha shi w ART EDITOR

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igh school students are often faced with an ultimatum: study hard or fail. Although we are taught that good grades are the key to a bright future, a student’s grades fail to capture the entire picture. A student with an unimpressive GPA may be perceived as a slacker even if he or she is an extremely capable artist, athlete or community volunteer. This is not to say that solid work ethic is unimportant, but rather that some students focus all of their time and energy on getting perfect grades at the expense of developing creative and critical thinking skills.

As schools become more standardized, greater value is placed on conformity over creativity and originality. Genuinely curious and passionate students are slowly being supplanted by ambitious robots who complete their work with mechanical precision. Parents and teachers laud the straightA student who slaves away for hours a day to get into an Ivy League school, but they fail to see the virtue of a B student who is genuinely excited about a subject and has a unique perspective.

The problem with grades is that performance has to be quantified, yet the actual skills that have to be measured can’t be judged so simply. One of the most pertinent examples is writing. How can you assign a number to how persuasive an essay is? At its core, writing is about communicating beliefs, yet student essays are evaluated through an inflexible rubric with a list of checkboxes. Formulaic writing is rarely engaging or effective, and students learn to game the system by writing uninspired essays using the provided organizational structures and decorating them with fancy vocabulary. Real-world solutions don’t always follow a formula. Rubrics may be helpful tools to structure students’ essay writing, but they offer little insight into a students’ ability to learn independently or think outside the box, both of which are essential for success beyond the classroom.

By assigning busy work and strict deadlines, the school system doesn’t provide the necessary time and freedom for students to become adults with creative and critical thinking. Without a fundamental change in our educational priorities, academic curiosity and passion will be stifled. Society is becoming increasingly automated: vast amounts of information are just a Google search away, and complex problems can be solved by computers in the blink of an eye. The next generation’s role in the future will be as innovators, as creators, as problem solvers and as critical thinkers. We don’t need to teach our kids to be robots. v

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“He hurt me, Mommy,” she says to her mom, fear seeping from her voice. Her mother chuckles and shakes her head. “I bet he likes you,” she replies. In the girl’s head, her mom’s phrase translates to poison that will never leave her system— “abuse is flattery, objection is futile and silence is favorable.” She runs back to the boy.

After The New York Times released reports of sexual abuse, which is any undesired sexual behavior, by film producer Harvey Weinstein, women both in and out of cinema took to the public, posting their stories about sexual abuse with #MeToo. While the movement created an outpouring of support for the numbers of victims, it also highlighted a sad truth: around the globe, men take advantage of women.

If we want to truly eliminate the notion that women are less capable than men, we must stop perpetuating this concept from childhood.

According to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health professor Kristin Mmari, by the time that many schools commence sexual education, teenagers have already established concrete ideas of gender roles. Additionally, a study by Common Sense Media found that movies only further cement gender stereotypes. The solution? A more comprehensive sex education.

Comprehensive sex education entails more than learning about alcoholism and the apparent youth invincibility; it means covering a wide range of topics, from relationships to human development. This small change results in an

astounding fact. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health published their findings about the differences and effectiveness of 22 sexual education programs.

Eighty percent of schools which taught about power dynamics in their sex education classes had a significant decrease in pregnancy and STIs. Essentially, when young women understand their rights in a relationship, risk decreases.

In addition to gender roles, some women also perceive themselves as the less intellectual sex. By age 6, girls label boys as smarter, according to a study published in the journal Science. With every passing year, the media portrayal of men as important reinforces this concept, and it offers false justification for men asserting their dominance through sexual abuse in relationships. In television, women often hold the positions of secretaries and assistants. This may be why in 2014, parents searched “Is my son a genius?” twice as often as “Is my daughter a genius?” on Google, as reported by The New York Times.

If women think they’re less intelligent, they may justify the actions of men. Intellectual empowerment may help young women realize their strengths instead of focusing on the perceived power of men. In order for sexual abuse rates to decrease, society cannot persist in placing men above women in nearly every sphere. Through various forms of education, however, both women and men can discover the capabilities of women. Eventually, that little girl on the playground will not have to run to her mom; she will wipe her eyes, take a breath, and assert herself as equal to the little boy that hit her. v

What is the most pressing issue about women’s inequality?

“I think the way women are treated in the workplace is very strong, like women get lesser pay ... and women are seen as a lesser fact, like a secretary.”

“I feel like it’s easier for men, in general, to achieve political office than it is for any kind of woman, in the sense that our country was run by a bunch of old white guys.”

“What you’re seeing a lot in politics right now is the slow but sure taking away of the ability to have an abortion, whether that be through closing clinics ... or demonizing going to these places.”

- Sophomore Elise Hillebrand

- Junior Will Carr

- Senior Ope Falako

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Learning from the flip side Panorama polls “Flipped classrooms result in fruitful education” effect where students can’t follow subsequent units.

Flipped classrooms take advantage of starting the work in alex FU class so that students can ask teachers questions anytime. opinions editor This makes homework easier for students while also tudents may first find flipped classrooms odd. allowing teachers to reinforce a lesson that will become Instead of teachers having to lecture in class, more important in future chapters. students are expected to watch videos of the lesIn addition to decreased workload and better compreson beforehand and enter class to hension, flipped classrooms also facilitate do homework and ask questions. crucial teacher-to-student and peer-to-peer Although the teacher won’t lecture, interactions. Because students already flipped classrooms result in fruitful understand most of the lesson when they education. come into class, class time consists of Immediately after implemendiscussing and clearing up any miscontation, flipped classrooms can ceptions. Having teachers and students decrease the student’s workload. converse about a single topic actively Homework amounts to taking notes engages students in their education so on videos that can take up no more that they don’t feel bored. People will than 30 minutes plus any unfinished not truly learn unless they’re intrinsically practice from class, as opposed to motivated, and human interactions serve completing pages of problems. The as an effective way to attract people into decrease in workload increases the an enjoyable and worthwhile experience. chance that students will finish it Although some may object that and walk into class prepared. Also, students may struggle more with videos, nathan lu ARTIST teachers won’t need to prepare a students can bring those concerns to class. lecture every day since they can prepare a whole year’s Teaching a lesson live forces students to find time outside worth of videos before the first day of school. of school hours to ask questions with no guarantee that a In a normal math class, students sometimes do not fin- teacher or peer has time to answer. Any student can learn ish the homework, or they do not understand how to do the material from a generalized lecture on their own. The certain problems. As a result, when they come into class main problem lies in each student’s comprehension, and the next day, not only do they lack the practice to utilize flipped classrooms prioritize this problem. Essentially, certain concepts, but they also lack the comprehension flipped classrooms are a viable method to further the to follow the next lesson. This develops into a snowball education of subsequent generations. v

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rom reconstruction of our entire school to Yondr pouches, Ladue always searches for new ways to improve its learning environment. Ladue values helping students with their evergrowing stress, although some of these improvements have only proven to be detrimental to teens’ school lives. Flipped classrooms are often falsely seen as an adequate solution to high schoolers’ constant anxiety, stress and exhaustion.

In a flipped classroom, students learn by watching lecture videos outside of class before remichelle zhou turning to class to do what would have been homework. Right off the bat, this probably sounds quite appealing to some students because that means having less work. Unfortunately, there are many underlying issues to this style.

This format essentially gets rid of teaching itself. By using this method, teachers can easily record a lecture for a few minutes and reuse them year after year. A teacher no longer needs to lecture or work individually with students. In reality, there’s no difference between this and online schooling. Some may argue that flipped class-

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rooms provide more time to clarify lessons, but if that’s the case, taking students’ different learning paces into account, teachers may end up teaching the whole lesson again in class, which defeats purpose of the video.

Another crucial flaw in flipped classrooms is the lack of student-teacher interactions. In recent years, schools incorporated different teaching techniques more than ever. With the implementation of flipped classrooms, different strategies for learning will be shut out. Students have to listen to a lecture and learn based on what the teacher deems a pace that can be followed. Students should have the opportunity to ask questions immediately when confused and push for explanations until they understand. This, combined with a variety of ways to learn material, can mean the difference between a passing grade or a failing grade for ARTIST many students.

Lastly, there’s no way to guarantee that students will watch these videos. Simply put, high schoolers will go to extreme means to avoid homework. If homework becomes just watching a video, chances are many students will not watch it. In addition to the insignificance of the video, the videos are often boring due to the lack of class interaction.

The idea of implementing flipped classrooms is entirely ridiculous. The teaching style is inefficient and its cons entirely outweigh its benefits. v

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The story behind a book:

Senior creates book for people in distress

nation demonstrates her character, as well as her will to spread her optimistic attitude.

“Watching your child turn an adverse situation into features editor an opportunity to help others is a feeling I can’t describe enior Cameron O'Keefe finished her book without getting emotional,” Elizabeth said. “I saw this this May after six months of work. “The book as a piece of art.”

Little Book of Simple Sayings” consists of As one may imagine, the process of bookmaking chalO'Keefe's art as well as quotes that she finds lenges creators in many ways. Elizabeth thinks bookmakinspirational. As of now, the copyrighted book ing has provided her daughter with fulfilling experiences. is not widely available, but O'Keefe hopes to “There were so many steps required,” Elizabeth said. lower its price and distribute it in stores soon.

“Painting. Scanning. Typography. Printing. Hand coloring. Scanning again. Photoshop on top of that. Resizing O’Keefe made her book to help people in tough times. and formatting. Preparing for pre-press. Uploading for She decided to attempt such a feat after a difficult childprinting. It was an exercise not just in completion, but in hood experience of her own. proofreading and perfecting.”

In 2010, O’Keefe was diagnosed with syringomyelia Even before Cameron officially decided to create a and Chiari Type 1 malformation. This condition blocks book, her mother was excited. This dates back to Camsensations such as heat and pain eron’s first handmade book last year.

Even if [a situation] on the entire left side of O’Keefe’s “Cameron came home with a body. It began because of an excess handmade book one day from her first seems like the most amount of fluid in her spinal chord. semester drawing class with Patricia terrible thing in the “You’re supposed to have [fluid] world, we can all look at the situa- Chavez last year. It was one of the the width of a piece of string, and most beautiful things I have ever tion in a [more] positive way. [mine was] the width of a pen,” seen,” Elizabeth said. “It struck me O’Keefe said. “I was 11... so it was really scary.” as so special. There was no question she should turn that BOOKWORM // Holding "The Little Book of Simple Even though O’Keefe’s condition seemed unbearable, concept into something mass-marketable.”

Sayings," senior Cameron O'Keefe displays her new book.

She made all of the art featured. "It makes me so happy to it could have gotten worse. She was told that if she did Cameron’s mother believes that Cameron has plenty just look at [my book] every single day and show people how not get bone decompression surgery, the left side of her of naturally acquired skills to make a book like hers.

I made this, and how it means so much to me,” O'Keefe said. body could become completely and permanently paraEven as an artist herself, Elizabeth considers herself as (Photo by Rose Hauser). lyzed within a year. Although less dire now, O’Keefe’s only a guide. condition is still a major part of her life, and it will never “Her ability to naturally speak to the public and conOne of the graphic design teachers who helped make go away. vey her ideas is a pure joy to watch as a communicator the difference, Patricia Chavez, taught Cameron O'Keefe “I still can't feel a lot of my left side, I will always myself,” Elizabeth said. “The more I watch her, the more art. She thinks that “The Little Book of Simple Sayings” have it, I will always have a scar on the back of my neck, I think [that] perhaps my role here is simply to help guide shows Cameron's character. and I’ll always have these weird tingling sensations her to what she is truly meant to do “This project reflects her compason my left side, and I will always not be able to feel as out there in the world.” sionate and reflective nature,” Chavez Everyone I’ve shown much,” O'Keefe said. “But, I’m not paralyzed, and I’m Despite Cameron's talents, she said. “I think this also shows her has just loved it, and still living, and I’m going to college soon.” thinks her book only became pospositivity and ability to take a tough that makes me so Overall, O’Keefe views the situation in a positive way. sible because of Ladue. Cameron, situation and make something beautihappy and so proud. [It is] my She dedicated her book to her neurosurgeon and chilwho transferred in her junior year ful out of it.” biggest accomplishment besides dren who have similar conditions as her. A portion of the from Mary Institute and St. Louis Even with the support of the Ladue getting through the surgery, and community, Cameron still found it a book’s proceeds will also go toward a foundation fighting Country Day School for purely it’s my pride and joy.

O’Keefe’s conditions. academic reasons, found her muse bit challenging to publish her work “I wanted to be able to show that because of this perat Ladue. for the world to view. She thought son, I’m able to do this, and you can too,” O’Keefe said.

“I love [Ladue’s] environment so much more, I love that some people might not consider her piece to be a “Even if [a situation] seems like the most terrible thing the people more, I love the classes more, I love the way “real book.” in the world, we can all look at the situation in a [more] everyone treats people a lot more,” Cameron said. “Hon“Regardless of what it is, it is a book, it is a piece of positive way.” estly, I feel like I wouldn’t have been able to have the art, and I’m proud of it,” Cameron said. “Everyone I’ve O’Keefe’s mother, Elizabeth O'Keefe, admires her courage, or have the motivation or the passion to create shown has just loved it, and that makes me so happy and daughter for seizing this fantastic opportunity to help something outside of my comfort zone if it weren’t for so proud. [It is] my biggest accomplishment besides getothers who might be in a difficult situation. This determi- my switch to Ladue.” ting through the surgery, and it’s my pride and joy.” v bradford SIWAK

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Double takes teacher edition : “Friends ” lookalikes found in Ladue's halls

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Tapping on the hearts of many:

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he simple, 150-year-old melody known as “Taps” echoes throughout the Reed Elementary School gymnasium as senior Garrett Rogers plays it on a lone trumpet to honor veterans in the community. Rogers opened the Veterans Day Celebration assembly, which was put on by Reed students and staff Nov. 10.

“The veterans that are in our community or belong to families at Reed come and are greeted with kids waving flags, saying thank you and welcoming them into Reed Elementary,” fourth-grade teacher Jennifer Hadfield said. “[The veterans] are honored with an assembly of musical performances and a play from the kindergartners.”

After that, a procession begins to honor specific families with veteran members. Their names are called and then the veterans walk on stage.

“They [walk] up, [are given] a hug... and a pin or a poppy that has been made by another Reed student,” Hadfield said. “Then, the branches of the military songs are played and the military members stand when they hear their branch of the military being sung.”

Rogers played “Taps” at the ceremony for the first time last year. He was contacted by a staff member at Reed through the band program and agreed to open the assembly for a second time this Veterans Day because he found meaning in last year’s performance.

A look back in ’Due Time: We explored old editions of Panorama in search of today’s relevant topics.

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Students smoked cigarettes in restrooms, similar to how students use Juuls in school restrooms today. To combat the issue, the school designated an outdoor area called “the smoking lounge.”

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After the administrative decision to prohibit smoking and close “the lounge,” students held a protest against the ruling. “It was something I believed in... something had to be done,” Steve Jensen said.

“I feel like it’s a good opportunity to give back to the community I have been a part of since I was in preschool,” Rogers said. “There are really no excuses not to do it. ‘Taps’ is a very simple song, yet it has a lot of significance.”

Rogers traveled to Washington D.C. with other Ladue students to attend the Presidential inauguration in January. Rogers visited The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, where “Taps” is played every day. He was moved by the experience and gained further insight into the performance aspect of the song.

“Being able to watch a professional play ‘Taps’ on the cornet at Arlington on our D.C. trip was amazing,” Rogers said. “He made the song sound so complicated and artistic, despite it being such a short, repetitive melody.”

Being able to play “Taps” at Reed is especially significant to Rogers’ family. Multiple family members have served in the military.

“Garrett’s 97-year-old grandfather, my father, was a World War II veteran who had died only a few months earlier,” Garrett Rogers’ mother, Gina Rogers, said. “He had a funeral with military honors where ‘Taps’ was played. The whole experience was fresh [in] our minds when Garrett was asked to play at Reed. I knew it would be emotional for me and meaningful for Garrett.”

According to Hadfield, when Garrett played “Taps” last year, it was a powerful moment for both the veterans and their families. The Reed gym was silent with anticipation for the ceremony to begin.

Senior plays trumpet at Veterans Day assembly

“The kids were mesmerized by [Rogers] and his song,” Hadfield said. “It was dead silence in the gym, and it was a great way to open the assembly and honor the veterans that morning.”

After Rogers finished playing, seeing the emotion on the veterans’ faces made him feel proud of the veterans and what he is doing for the community.

“Seeing all of those men who served stand and salute or put their hand over their hearts really makes me feel like what I played was important to them and myself.” v

TRUMPETER // In the Reed Elementary School gymnasium, senior Garrett Rogers poses with his trumpet. Rogers played “Taps” at the Veterans Day assemblies both last and this year.

“Last year, I kind of went in blind, not knowing what to expect,” Garrett Rogers said. He was excited to return again. (Photo courtesy of Gina Rogers)

South-Tech offers hands-on experiences Aside from the unique experience, SouthTech is considered a tuition-free school. davina LETTAU Students like junior Lorelei Gebhard view writer this as a benefit.

“Students can go for part of the school tudents from Ladue High School are day to earn industrial certification and/or given opportunities that emphasize college credit,” Gebhard said. “I can earn my students’ individual interests. South cosmetology license while also completing County Technical School, or South-Tech, offers students a chance to focus their studies high school.”

Many of the potential South-Tech students in over 27 professional occupations. often feel nervous Junior Sarah Students can go for when they apply to the Haybron was acpart of the school day school because of the cepted into Southapplication process.

Tech at the end of to earn industrial cerLadue High School her sophomore year. tification and/or college credit... counselor Joyce She works with the I can earn my cosmetology license Davis works to help early childhood while also completing high school. interested students feel education program, more confident in their which allows her to help organize activities applications and abilities. for the children.

“I have chaperoned field trips to South“The classes [are] similar to many ofTech [and] helped students select appropriate fered at Ladue,” Haybron said. “[However,] programs,” Davis said. “[I have also] contactthey’re much more hands on, [and] I get to ed parents to explain programs and assisted see kids almost every day and help run a students with the application process.” preschool.”

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Davis agrees that the school provides a hands on experience. She believes the ability to explore different career options puts students ahead after high school.

“It is a great opportunity for students planning to attend a four-year college or university, a two-year community college or a technical or trade school,” Davis said.

Despite the benefits of South-Tech, Gebhard acknowledges some downsides.

Scheduling differences between South-Tech and Ladue have created some issues.

“I only get to take four regular high school classes” Gebhard said. “I [also] miss around the first 20 minutes of my fifth hour class on Ram days, since South-Tech’s daily schedule doesn’t sync up with Ladue’s.”

All in all, students are content with their time at South-Tech. Senior Hadley McNeill hasn’t seen a disadvantage to the school or the application process.

“Honestly, I don’t know [if] there are any true disadvantages [to] South-Tech,” McNeill said. “The application process is really easy [and] there is [a] lot to get involved in.” v

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or small children, a clap of thunder provokes terror.

Sailor has suffered from atychiphobia, the fear of failing, Checking under beds for hungry monsters adds to since eighth grade when she became section leader in her orthe nightly routine. At a young age, people become chestra class. Section leader is similar to a team captain, and acquainted with the feeling of heart-stopping fear. According it wasn’t long before Sailor began to crack under the pressure. to psychologist Catherine Hood-Judkins, these feelings of “It was midyear when I started to feel I didn’t deserve the panic stem from irrational thoughts that often develop into title, like I was letting people down.” Sailor said. “The year more intense fears called phobias. went on, and I felt my passion for music faltering. From that “Genetic predisposition along with stressful life events can point on, I more consistently compared my life [and] grades lead to the development of anxiety,” Hood-Judkins said. “A to other people and felt like I was failing.” fear is a real feeling based off of an irrational thought.”

To junior Peter Stergios, oral presentations are terrifying.

Anxiety often develops from fear and has two major comStergios is glossophobic, meaning he suffers from a fear of ponents: physical and cognitive. These aspects combine, con- public speaking. This often causes his heart to race before a stituting a response referred to as fight or flight, which occurs presentation, and he sometimes forgets what to say during it. in an area of the brain’s temporal lobe called the amygdala.

“Once in sixth grade, I was asked to present on something “The amygdala is a really strong for school, but I was too self conscious and You are trying to get emotional center of the brain, and so afraid,” Stergios said. “The idea of presenting out of a perceived when you’re nervous, your adrenaline to a whole class really scared me. I think it was threat because you gets going and increases in your body,” then when I really began to dread public speakfeel like you are in danger. The Hood-Judkins said. “You are trying to ing.” body is gearing up, and it’s alget out of a perceived threat because you most like a panic attack.

Public speaking is often unavoidable in a feel like you are in danger. The body is school setting and elsewhere; many professions gearing up, and it’s almost like a panic attack.” require experience speaking in front of large crowds. Stergios The list of phobias has no end, ranging from arachnophohopes to someday outgrow his glossophobia. bia, the well-known phobia of spiders, to rarer phobias such “I shy away from attempting to [public speak] and wonas arachibutyrophobia, the fear of peanut butter sticking to der how I can ever overcome this fear,” Stergios said. “I very the roof of one’s mouth. Various fears are abundant through- much admire those who have mastered public speaking and out the Ladue community. Cyon Sailor, a sophomore, fears hope to one day triumph over my fear.” failure, something that many of her peers can relate to in Contrary to popular belief, fears can be curbed and even such a competitive academic environment. fully conquered. According to Hood-Judkins, the number “Failing, to me, makes me feel like I’m not living up to one way to conquer fear is by exposure. my full potential,” Sailor said. “I have high expectations set “The worst thing you can do about a fear is to avoid it,” for myself that, if I don’t meet, [I worry will] in one way or Hood-Judkins said. “If you don’t face your fears, you will another rule my life.” continue to have them, and they can worsen over time.” v

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27.4% 25.3%

What are Ladue students afraid of?

Panorama polled the student body to find out.

Based on 227 responses.

12.8%

11.5%

10.2%

8.4% 4.4%

Atychiphobia: the fear of failure

Other

FOMO: the fear Allodoxaphobia: of missing out the fear of being judged

Acrophobia: the fear of heights

Entomophobia: Claustrophobia: the fear of the fear of small spaces insects

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Scariest movies from the decades

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The Shining: A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where an evil spirit influences members of the family to do horrific things. (1980)

The Silence of the Lambs: A young F.B.I. cadet must recruit the help of an incarcerated cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims. (1991)

2000s

2010s

Insidious: A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

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It: A group of bullied kids band together when a shapeshifting demon, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children. (2017)

Nightmares occur during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. But what do these dreams tell us about our lives? Here are three common nightmares and their interpretations.

Being chased: This stems not from the fear of actually being chased, but rather from what one is running from.

Death: Death signifies the end of one thing in a person’s life in order to make room for something new.

Falling: Falling uncontrollably from a great height indicates something in one’s life that feels very out of control.

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eniors Jenna Kalishman and Tre Merritt struggled with a fear that most teenagers do not have to confront: fear of coming out as gay. Both thought deeply about how they would tell their parents, friends and the general public.

“I remember when I first came out, I posted a picture on Instagram, and I turned off my phone,” Merritt said. “On Monday at school, I was terrified of walking around the hallways at [my old school].”

Shortly before telling his mother, Merritt told one of his closest friends. Kalishman, on the other hand, took a different approach, as she told her friends one year before she told her parents.

“Probably the hardest part was coming out to my parents,” Kalishman said. “I knew they were really accepting and liberal. No matter what, it’s still really scary.”

Fear of coming out also stems from a place of uncertainty about the future of relationships with people. Merritt, for example, wondered if his coming out would harm his friendships with other male students, and Kalishman had similar worries. “[I was afraid of] having my fam-

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ily being not okay with it,” Kalishman said. “I was afraid of what people would say and if it would change how people acted toward me.”

At the same time, Merritt and Kalishman feel lucky to live in communities that do not actively persecute or threaten people because of their sexual orientation. Both sympathize with others because they have friends who do not live in welcoming environments.

“I think I’m pretty privileged because I’ve never feared for my safety [as a] gay [person],” Merritt said. “I know that’s a very real thing, and I’m very grateful that I haven’t experienced [that].” v

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Pumpking up the jams: albert LIU

Reviews of this season’s pumpkin-flavored foods

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Cheerios

Salsa

These were definitely a surprise to find in the cereal selections. At first, I delicately picked through these eating one at a time, but eventually I just ate several at a time. Pumpkin spice dominated the flavor, and it was rather intriguing to taste. As a stand-alone product, this was the best pumpkin flavored food, but it would’ve tasted better with milk.

Milk

Pumpkin spice milk is definitely an acquired taste.

Sweetness rather than pumpkin dominated the taste, and it was thicker than I’d expected. I tried having some with the Cheerios, but it was too thick to combine well with the pumpkin spice Cheerios. Overall, I would rate the pumpkin spice level low, while sugar-lovers would probably favor this over normal milk.

Mini Doughnuts

Knowing that this was going to be pumpkin-based, there wasn’t actually much pumpkin flavor.

This salsa was a little more watery than others and tasted a lot like normal salsa with a weird hint of pumpkin. This would’ve tasted strange alone, but paired with the tortilla chips, I enjoyed eating this the most.

Powdered doughnuts have always been a favorite, and I highly anticipated eating these. The flour and powder were both orange.

The pumpkin taste, combined with a nutmeg taste, made these one of my favorite things to eat out of all the pumpkin spice things.

I might have preferred these over regular powdered doughnuts for the taste.

Lindt Chocolate

Tortilla Chips

Lindt is well known for its silky and high quality chocolate, and when this appeared, I just had to taste it. The chocolate definitely kept its silkiness and creaminess that melted in the mouth, but there was little to no pumpkin spice flavor. Low pumpkin-ness, but high quality chocolate. If I were given the choice, I would definitely go with another flavor.

Gluten-free food has appeared in several of my nightmares, but I decided to try this one out anyway. By themselves, the chips were quite average and the pumpkin seed gave them a nice texture.

They tasted more earthy than normal tortilla chips and also had just the right amount of saltiness.

I would prefer regular tortilla chips over these organic pumpkin tortilla chips. I also wasn’t able to taste much pumpkin, but when paired with the pumpkin spice salsa, it became the perfect snack for Halloween.

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Renovations move music in a new direction

Construction of music rooms creates more opportunities for students

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he Ladue orchestra, band and percussion programs have moved into new music rooms. This marks the beginning of the transition to the recently completed portions of the school near the Performing Arts Center.

Prior to the renovations of the new music area, music teachers had to hold their classes at different times of the day because there was only one room for all of them. This severely limited collaboration between the band, percussion and orchestra students.

“There was never an opportunity for the orchestra and band to rehearse at the same time,” orchestra director Twinda Murry said. “We always had to have back-to-back classes or classes at different times of the day.”

Additionally, the overall structure of the room did not favor small group practices or any other arrangements of students. The old room had tiers that may have made the room look impressive, but the tiers limited the possibilities of separating the students into different groups.

“It was a state-of-the-art facility in 1971,” band director Aaron Lehde said. “We just simply outgrew the space.

We had equipment that we didn’t have room for.”

Ladue passed Proposition R, a plan to renovate the high school, April 5, 2016. The music department saw this as an opportunity to create a more modern and collaboration-friendly space for the Ladue performing arts.

During the construction process, the students dealt

with spacing difficulties. Orchestra and band played in the PAC for most of first semester while percussion held class in the teacher’s lounge.

“Playing in the PAC was quite an experience,” senior and violinist Grace Crockett said. “We were crowded on the stage, and our sound didn’t get a lot of feedback from the room. It was neat to rehearse where we perform, but we were forced to crowd into other spaces outside the PAC for sectionals and other smaller rehearsals.”

To combat past spacing issues, the school redesigned the new rooms in a way that is conducive to all types of arrangements. The flat floor replaced the old tiers. “[The flat floor] allows us to utilize the space more, and it allows the students and teachers to move about more freely,” Murry said. “It allows us to set up in different configurations, no longer locked in by the space.”

In contrast to the old room, the newly constructed section of the school has separate rooms for band, orchestra and percussion. Also, the high school will have soundproof practice rooms available for student use. These rooms will allow the classes to break up into groups to work in smaller ensembles and sectionals to work on specific parts of the music. The newly constructed orchestra, band and percussion rooms bring about the opportunity for many new ensembles and classes as well as unprecedented collaborations.

“The new space will [allow us] to have band and orchestra rehearsing at the same time, which means that we can do more full orchestra collaboration,” Murry said.

“With the very nice audio setup, we will also be able to record and play back over the speakers immediately.” v

MUSIC TO MY EARS // (Top) Band director Aaron

Lehde instructs the flutists during class. The band room is one of the music rooms that is specially designed. “We looked into state-of-the-art equipment in other schools,” Lehde said. “And this is it.” (Photo by Zach Weller)

BASE LINE // (Bottom) The cellos and basses line up against the wall in the orchestra room. “When you have a trumpet player in one room playing full blast, you can hear it from another room,” Lehde said. “That won’t be a problem anymore.” (Photo by Zach Weller)

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Social Justice League unites to fight discrimination Club hopes to shine light on issues happening around the world connie CHEN news editor

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ppression and freedom.

Violence and peace.

Corruption and justice.

These are just a few of the topics that students discuss during Ladue Social Justice League meetings.

Ladue Social Justice League provides a place for students to talk about their perspectives about issues and current events around the world. Senior and club president Ope Falako hopes to solve numerous topics through the club.

“Last year we had many issues regarding behavior relating

to race,” Falako said. “I wanted to create a space where students can get the correct information so no one is gossiping, but also a space where we can talk about what happened and how it affects and applies to all of the students.”

During the meetings, students pick a few topics to discuss and create a presentation to spark points of discussion. They have already chosen several topics that they would like to cover the next few months, with gender issues and current events being just a few of the subjects.

“I think this club gives people a very safe space to have their voice heard on various amounts of issues,” sponsor and social studies teacher Ashley Lock said.

“I think it’s a really important “So often we compartmentalregardless of where you stand ized a lot of clubs, but this club on the issues to come and have a serves a wider audience in terms conversation and hear what peoof helping students who ple are feeling and what they [have] lived through are saying,” Lock said. certain issues that “It’s a good place to are prevalent in come to hear other today’s society.” people’s voices and For a future opinions on where meeting, they they see oppression.” plan on discussLadue Social Justice ing colorism, League partnered with which is prejudice or the Global Humanitarian discrimination against Club in order to further their individuals with a dark goal of social justice. Not skin tone, typically only does Ladue Social Jusamong people of the tice League want to discuss same ethnic or racial jackie zeng ARTIST current events, they want to group. They plan to take action in their community. have people who are “I think that the ultimate plan more knowledgeable about the is to turn these discussions into topics lead the meetings. w

actions,” Lock said. “[Our goal is] to make sure that not only are we being thoughtful about the issues, we are also thinking about solutions to some of the issues.”

The club members hope to share their thoughts and learn about issues affecting many people. Overall, the club members hope to impact Ladue students and create a better society.

“I think that [Ladue Social Justice League] will have a very large impact,” junior and club member Sydney Alexander said.

“We have a place where students can freely express their emotions and feelings about different subjects that may impact them.

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AP Music Theory returns to Ladue for the first time in years

Enough interested students this year allowed the curriculum to reenter junior Moses Schindler said. “Before that, the class was taught approximately every other year.” felix HU AP Music Theory class is set at a difficulty level near writer that of a college level course for freshman. The curriculum his school year, a record number of students are is based off the college textbook “Music in Theory and taking the Advanced Placement Music Theory Practice.” Throughout the year, the class will cover most, if class, a class that has not been offered at the high not all, of the book’s concepts. school for three years. While 16 students may not be “We start at the very beginning of the book with music considered high attendance compared to other courses in notation,” AP Music Theory teacher Thomas Lowery said. the school, it is a hike in registration for AP “[As the class progresses], we will touch on subjects such Music Theory. as properties of sound, melodic organization, counterOnce a course such as AP Music point and much more. A huge part of the class will also Theory gets enough students interested be [perception]-based, which will test students’ awarein enrolling, the class is added to the ness to music and other sounds.” curriculum. If the class does not reach While those who take the course typically have some the required number of students, it will some kind of music background to fall back on, it is not not be taught in the coming school year. In required to enroll. The class is open to any who apply. previous school years, AP Music Theory “Presumably, people who enter the class know how has had fluctuating interest among to read music,” Schindler said. “It’s certainly possible students, with most years averaging to take the class without prior knowledge, but you’d potential enrollment between five and be at a disadvantage.” six students.

AP Music Theory is among the courses that can be “Three years have passed since the found on the Advanced Placement test catalog. This is anna cui ARTIST last AP Music Theory class was taught,” where senior Stephanie Farn first spotted the class.

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Salerno, Italy

Italian authorities launched an investigation into the cause of death of 26 girls whose bodies were found in the Mediterranean Sea Nov. 5. The girls, aged 14-18, are believed to have been immigrants from Niger and Nigeria.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s newly formed anti-corruption committee arrested at least 17 princes and top officials. At least 38 ministers have been arrested on accusations of corruption. They have been detained in the Ritz-Carlton hotel indefinitely. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay)

During the previous school year, Farn and some of her friends began advocating for students to sign up for the class, with their campaign ultimately helping to get 16 students to enroll in the class.

“There’s actually a lot that goes into songs that make them sound sad or exciting or anything else,” Farn said.

“Out of all the music courses that Ladue teaches, only AP Music Theory really goes into those details, which makes it unique.”

While many students signed up for the class, it does not mean that it is an easy course to take. According to Farn, there is a large workload that students must complete, so students must assist each other to help manage the work.

“I feel like it’s [definitely] a challenging class, [as] pretty much anyone in it writes a lot of music or plays an instrument,” Farn said. “We all help each other out. We all have a good amount of ear training, so it’s not as challenging as it potentially may be for a newcomer.

For current class members, the depth and intricacy of AP Music Theory is what gives it its appeal. To Schindler, it is the reason why he enrolled after discovering that it was once again on the schedule.

“For a class that is enagaging with good material, it’s a shame that it’s not offered every year,” Schindler said.” v

Sydney, Australia

A report, released Nov. 5, on the country’s health revealed that rates of new gonorrhea diagnoses, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection, among Australians rose 63 percent in just five years.

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Cadet Teaching molds students into future teachers

Interacting with kids lets students receive hands-on experience

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hen students in the Ladue School District attempt to discover their career path, they are faced with an endless number of options. However, students who have a passion for education can enroll in the Cadet Teaching class, a program that offers participant the chance to assist teachers in Ladue elementary schools and gain real-world experience in the classroom.

High schoolers who participate in Cadet Teaching regularly help carry out elementary school teachers’ tasks and assignments, often going more in-depth with some of the kids. According to Cadet Teaching instructor Ashley Devall, the activities students help run frequently depend on the teacher’s preference.

“Some students actually get to teach lessons and run activities,” Devall said. “A lot of times they do small reading groups, or they might help a couple students who are struggling in math or reading or writing. It really depends on the teacher they are placed with and what they’re doing while they are there.”

Senior and Cadet Teaching student Becca Friedman has been working with kindergarten students since she joined the program this year. Friedman chose to enroll in the Cadet Teaching program because she plans to pursue a major in the field of special education, and she has

found joy in teaching and playing with the kindergartners. Friedman says she has gained valuable experiences interacting with the children.

“It’s really rewarding seeing how the kids are so nice and so innocent,” Friedman said. “[They] love having a new face in the classroom, and the teacher is really grateful to have an extra pair of [eyes].”

Senior Elizabeth Minifie chose to sign up for the class to see if education would be a career path she wanted to pursue. Throughout her time in the class, she has recognized that while education may not be the career path for her, it is still something she both believes in and has interest in.

“I believe that educating students and producing the best students starts at a younger age,” Minifie said.

“While high school programs are great for helping with minorities, most of it starts at a younger age. I think giving back to the community at that time is a lot more beneficial.”

Throughout Minifie’s two years in the program, she has only worked with the third-grade age level. At Reed Elementary School, she runs through a gauntlet of different activities.

“There is no typical interaction with 8 or 9-year-olds,” Minifie said. “They’re all different, and my class has a lot of kids who either are in enrichment, super smart, super mature or are doing great. There are also students that are struggling. It’s a variety [of kids].”

Even though around 26 students have enrolled in two separate classes, Devall still welcomes others who are interested in Cadet Teaching. She believes one of the main appeals of taking Cadet Teaching is that it allows students to understand education in a new and unique context. “[Students] get to learn about education in a way [they] probably have not seen before,” Devall said. “They don’t always get to see the other side of things and understand a teacher’s perspective, so this class offers that opportunity.” v

HUDDLE UP// Surrounded by students, senior Kathryn Long plays with third graders during P.E. Long joined Cadet Teaching this year and currently works with the third grade at Conway Elementary School. “This is my first year doing [Cadet Teaching],” Long said. “I really like meeting all the kids and getting close with them.” (Photo by Rhiannon Rhoads )

Comparing the median salary of teachers in Missouri to other states

Alaska

Missouri

Mississippi

Fast Facts Alaska

1:17 7,682

Teacher-to- student ratio Number of teachers

$68,768

$49,754

$42,043

Missouri Teacher-to- student ratio Number of teachers

1:13 66,248

Mississippi

First in the country

In the Nation

Source: www1.salary.com

34th in the country

50th in the country

Median annual salary of teachers in the US: $54,801

North Carolina

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge Nov. 3 from the U.S. Army after abandoning his post in Afghanistan in 2009.

Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban after walking off his base and was held prisoner for five years. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay)

Alabama

Republican and Alabama Senate nominee Roy Moore has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl when he was 32. Mitch McConell has asked Moore to step out of the Senate race if the allegations are true. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay)

Teacher-to- student ratio Number of teachers

1:15 32,613

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Virginia

Democrat Danica Roem incumbent Republican Bob G. Marshall Nov. 7 in an election for the Virginia state legislature. Roem is the first openly transgender woman to be elected as a state representative in the US. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay)

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A unique combination of ponytails and pucks Sophomore Lexi Levy serves as Ladue varsity hockey team’s backup goalie

“I like Ladue hockey because it gives me the opportunity to play with my friends, along hope SHIMONY with my brother,” Levy said. sports writer Hockey’s demanding schedule pushes the s the players glide onto the rink, there is only one players to spend an enormous amount of time together. Through these frequent practices, player on the Ladue varsity hockey team with a long ponytail peeking out from the bottom of her games and tournaments, sophomore teammate and defenseman Jake Tackes and Levy have helmet. Lexi Levy, a sophomore at Ladue, serves as the become close friends. team’s backup goalie. Levy began playing when she was “Lexi’s become like a sister to me ever just 5 years old, inspired by her brother, senior Zach Levy.

She has always wanted to compete and excel at the game, since [we became teammates],” Tackes said.

“It’s fun having such a close friend on the which drove her to be the goalie of the AAA Lady Blues. team.”

Although Levy is the only female hockey player on Hockey teaches players many social skills, varsity, the team has created an inclusive atmosphere. Her teammates treat her no differently than any other member including making friends and building trust with their teammates. As well as strong bonds, of the team. They only care about playing hockey.

BRICK WALL // Sophomore Lexi Levy patiently awaits an oppo“As a girl, they all seem to accept me as an equal team- the Ladue hockey team also teaches many nents shot in a JV game Jan. 10. Last year, Levy served as the startother lessons that can be used all throughout mate,” Levy said. ing JV goalie but got called up this year to serve as varsity’s backup. the players’ lives.

Hockey is one of the few sports where either gender (Photo courtesy of Mark Shevitz) “[Ladue hockey] teaches [players] about can participate on the same high school team. This gives “We [have] great players and more importantly we many girls who play hockey the opportunity to play a high adversity, teamwork, preparation, work ethic, [have] coached great kids,” Brosseau said. losing [and] winning,” head coach David Brosseau said. school sport.

Ladue hockey players have also learned the lesson of “Coaching is an opportunity to give back to kids and use “Growth of girls hockey is becoming more and more acceptance.

The team welcomes Levy as a teammate and popular which may lead me to a chance to play in college,” the game to impact them positively.” her skill as a goalie.

Coachability is an imperative skill in athletes within Levy said.

“I have learned to not treat her any differently than high school programs. The Ladue team’s desire to learn Ladue hockey also creates a social setting because of anyone else on the team,” Tackes said. “It doesn’t matter the frequency of practices and games. This atmosphere al- and grow has allowed the teammates to excel together as that she’s a girl.

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Girls Tennis

irls tennis had one of the team’s biggest turnouts ever this season. They had to create two JV teams, one non-competitive and one competitive. The varsity girls placed second in districts and the JV team got first at districts, losing only one match all season.

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Cross Country

oth the girls and the boys cross country teams had successful seasons. The girls and boys each had two runners place in the top 200 in the state. Lila Bensky placed 20th, Courtney Christ placed 101st, Max Kornfeld placed 108th and Colin Clark placed 148th.

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his year’s varsity boys team went undefeated with one tie to Marquette in the regular season. In the post-season, they won the conference championship, giving them an opportunity to compete in state. They ended up taking fourth to close out the season.

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Settling the debate once and for all

Game 6 of the 2011 World Series Freeses the competition jackson BRY sports editor

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any people are saying Game 5 of the 2017 World Series was the best game ever. I disagree.

On the last day of the 2011 regular season, the Cardinals clinched a wild card spot. Many said the Cardinals did not deserve to be there after their average season. They said the Cardinals would lose to the Phillies in the first round of the playoffs. They said the Cardinals would stand no chance against the best teams in the MLB, but the 2011 Cardinals never said die.

The fact that I am comparing two games from the past years as the greatest game ever is insane.

But I give no consolation prizes.

The 2017 game that masses of people are calling the best game ever is not. While it was exciting to watch, it wasn’t baseball.

While watching it, I thought I was watching a YouTube homerun compilation. A true baseball game should have minimal errors, exciting baserunning and good pitching. Game 6 of the

2011 World Series had it all and But then things got bleaker when was the greatest game of all time. the Rangers scored three in the After being 10 and a half top of the seventh. All momengames back of the wild card spot tum was shifted and it seemed as at the end of August, the Cardithough the Cardinals had practinals made a run that will be recally lost the game already. membered as one of the greatest But once again, the 2011 Carof all time. That, plus the Atlanta dinals never said die. An eighth Braves’ late collapse, meant the inning home run by Allen Craig Cardinals were in the playoffs. sent a jolt of hope through Busch After the Texas Rangers went Stadium and all through St. up three games to two in the Fall Louis. The Cardinals were now Classic, chances seemed even down by two heading into the slimmer ninth. for the With Freese hits it in the air Cardinals. one out to center. We will see But the in the you tomorrow night. game that bottom St. Louof the isans will remember forever was ninth, Albert Pujols hit his last yet to happen. Right before the ever hit as a Cardinal, a double in first pitch of Game 6, Joe Buck the gap. Lance Berkman walked. said, “It should be a fun night.”

Allen Craig struck out. In walked He didn’t know he was about David Freese. And we all know to call the greatest World Series the rest. Down to the final strike, game of all time.

Freese hit it deep into right It was a back-and-forth kind field, inches away from Nelson of game. When the Rangers Cruz’s glove. Inches made the scored one in the top of the first, difference between the Rangers the Cardinals answered with two becoming world champions and in the bottom half. Then, in the the game being tied 7-7 going second, the Rangers tied it up. It into extra innings. was tied until the fourth when the The Rangers scored two in Rangers scored one more, but, of the top of the 10th. The Carcourse, the Cardinals matched it. dinals were now down to their

final three outs once again. They scored one on a groundout RBI. 9-8. Lance Berkman came up to bat with two outs and two on.

And with two balls, and two strikes, Lance tied it up. The Cardinals survived being down to their final strike once again.

The Cardinals held the Rangers scoreless in the top of the 11th, and that brought up David Freese with no outs. The hometown kid was about to hit a home run dead center. As it came off the bat, everyone knew it was gone. Everyone knew the Cardinals just forced Game 7 of the World Series. The sound of Joe Buck saying, “We will see you tomorrow night!” will always ring in my ears.

When I heard people were comparing Game 5 of the 2017 World Series to the historic game six, I was shocked. Game 5 didn’t embody the entire Astros’ season. Game 6 told the story of the Comeback Cardinals, the Cardinals who no one expected to win. Game 5 was just a slap-happy, home run derby of a game. Game six will always remind me why I love sports. And that's why it is the best World Series game in history. v

Senior Sit Down Each month, Panorama sits down with a senior athlete.

This month’s featured athlete is basketball player Kalifa Muhammad.

Jackson Bry: What was your favorite memory playing basketball for Ladue?

Kalifa Muhammad: I feel like every year it’s been the Clayton game because that’s when we have the most people coming out to watch us play. It’s really energetic.

JB: Do you have any pregame rituals?

KM: I do a lot of listening to music, I dance, I sing. I goof around with my teammates, and we get up a lot of shots.

After that, I kind of zone in and think about the game quietly.

JB: Do you have any former or present teammates you’ve looked up to?

KM: My freshman year I was playing with a girl named Kaitlynn Walker and she was the person I looked up to. I was around her the most. She gave me a lot of pointers and really improved my game.

JB: Are there any famous athletes you look up to?

KM: Mya Moore. She plays on the Minnesota Lynx.

She’s really good. I like who she is as a person on and off the court. She’s a very motivational person and she’s inspired me a lot.

JB: What’s your favorite part about playing basketball for Ladue?

KM: The players I play with.

They’re all great girls and everyone gets along really well.

They all come to play.

(Photos by Zach Weller)

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SAFE CONNECTIONS // (Top

left) Discussing fundraising ideas, senior Elizabeth Minifie chats with a Safe Connections coordinator.

Safe Connections helps spread awareness about the effects of domestic violence. “I love helping out with Safe Connections because I could never imagine myself being in the position those women and children are in,” Minifie said.

(Photo by Rhiannon Rhoads)

WORDS OF HOPE // (Top right)

Junior Lauren Vanlandingham started the organization A Million Letters, an organization dedicated to delivering letters of hope to kids with cancer. (Photo by Zach Weller)

CARDS OF KINDNESS // (Center)

Looking over the cards she collected, Vanlandingham reads the loving words written for her organization. She started A Million Letters four years ago after her mother won her battle with cancer.

Vanlandingham wrote her mother letters while she was sick, inspiring her to do the same for other cancer patients.

“I like how something as simple as writing letters for kids with cancer can make such a big impact,” Vanlandingham said. (Photo by Zach Weller)

BANOT BUDDIES // (Bottom left)

Explaining a new project, seniors Marni Oberman and Sydney Stern volunteer at the Jewish Community Center. Oberman and Stern are a part of Banot Buddies, which helps to teach young girls about Judaism, self-esteem and other aspects of life by using role models like the two seniors. “When I was younger, I had older role models to look up to, and now I would like to be the one looked up to,” Oberman said. (Photo by Rhiannon Rhoads)

CAN WE DO IT? // (Above) Showing

his compassion for the impoverished, junior Courvaun Hill collects nonperishable foods for the Saint Louis Foodbank. Especially during the holiday season, Hill makes it a priority to find time for donating to those in need. “I think food is a basic necessity that no one should be deprived of,” Hill said.

(Photo by Rose Hauser)

YES, WE CAN // (Bottom right)

Club Summit is currently collecting cans at the high school that club members will bring to a local food bank.

There, the food will be distributed to the men, women and children who rely on such donations. (Photo by Zach Weller)