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February 13, 2015 Vol. 46, No. 6 Lafayette High School – 17050 Clayton Rd. – Wildwood, MO 63011

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Image staffers visited four local private schools to see what life is like for their students. Find out what a typical day is like at Borgia, De Smet, Kennedy and Rosati-Kain. See Pages 10-11.

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NEWS numbers $133.91 Average amount of money Americans will spend on Valentine’s Day merchandise *Huffington Post

114.4 Million average viewers of 2015 Super Bowl *CNN

229,961 Average hours of sleep a person will get in a lifetime *tempoplugin.com

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Percent of men who buy roses for Valentine’s Day *CNN

Prevention Data from Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition

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Percent of 12th Graders who have tried alcohol

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Percent of 9th Graders who have tried alcohol

77 Percent of 10th Graders who say alcohol is easy to acquire

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Percent of students who have consumed alcohol three or more times in the past 30 days

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Five All-Time Top-Rated Super Bowl Commercials 1.“Mean Joe Green” Coca-Cola (1979) 2.“1984” Apple (1984) 3.“The Showdown” McDonald’s (1993) 4. “Frogs” Budweiser (1995) 5. “When I Grow Up” Monster.com (1999)

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seniors had ACT scores 30 and above last year April 28: Date all Rockwood juniors will take the ACT @ their school

24.2 was the average 2014 Lafayette ACT score

49% of LHS students

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met all four ACT benchmarks for college success

STUCO’s Winter Semi-Formal Feb. 21

TUES: Tacky Tourist Tuesday WED: Babies VS. Baby Boomers THURS: Hippie Day FRI: Freedom Friday

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Tackling Turf “

The district could save about $80,000 per year in operating costs. That includes the normal maintenance of the grass fields, as well as major work on the fields that we have to do every five years.”

– Chief Financial and Legislative Officer Tim Rooney

$68.95 million bond on April ballot will include turf fields kayley allen – news editor –

According to Synthetic Turf Council, between 1,200 and 1,300 fields were installed in North American schools, colleges, parks and professional sports stadiums in 2013. One question that has been asked repeatedly by many Rockwood parents and students is ‘why doesn’t Rockwood have turf fields?’

“We were the first school district in the St. Louis area that ever even considered turf fields,” Rockwood’s Chief Financial and Legislative Officer Tim Rooney said.

In a poll conducted at Lafayette, 90 out of 100 students were in favor of adding artifical turf fields. This is the complete opposite reaction voters had when turf fields were first introduced to Rockwood in the early 2000s.

“At the time, people thought we were just trying to look glamorous and create something beyond the norm that just wasn’t functional.

Now, there are a lot of school districts that have them, and we’re now seeing the disadvantages of us not having them,” Rooney said.

District officials explain the district would actually be saving money by replacing current fields with turf.

“For turf, major renovations have to be done every 10 years. So we’re saving about $40,000 in just those maintenance costs, and then the other $40,000 is spent renting other fields and buses to take students to the alternative sites, as well as what we lose in gate receipts and concession stand profits at home games,” Rooney said.

The cost for the turf fields for all four high schools is about $675,000, as well as an extra $200,000 set aside for the Metropolitan Sewer District.

“The reason we set aside that extra money is because anytime you disturb the ground and make water less penetrable, then you have to have provisions for that so that it doesn’t run off into the neighbor’s lawn,” Rooney said.

Though it’s not a huge aspect of the debate, some people have even pointed out that the district could have the opportunity to make

money with the turf fields.

“I’m aware that some people have used the argument that Lafayette will be able to rent out the fields to other schools and teams. When you’re talking about the rental income, we do see some expense reasons to move towards the direction of turf fields as well. But our main focus is allowing the Rockwood students to get on the fields more,” Rooney said.

While turf guarantees a playable field despite the weather conditions, Julia Holdmeyer, sophomore, agrees turf fields creates a whole new environment when playing soccer.

“It doesn’t completely negatively affect us athletes, it’s just a different kind of game on turf,” Holdmeyer said.

Holdmeyer has been playing soccer since she was in kindergarten, as well as basketball and tennis for the past few years.

“On my select soccer team, we practice on turf and play most of our games on turf. When it’s hot outside, the turf heats up really fast, which causes your feet to burn. Whenever my coach knew we were going to be playing on turf, she would tell us to drink a lot of water and to bring cold wash rags to cool off. Also, the ball moves a lot faster on turf, so we can’t pass as hard,” Holdmeyer said.

Brendan Scales, junior, also agrees turf fields put a different spin on the game of football, but in a positive way.

“It helps a lot with speed. You can run a lot faster on turf than you can on grass,” he said.

Scales believes the artificial fields will allow more practice time as well.

“Whenever it’s raining or muddy on the fields, we have to practice inside, or sometimes have no practice at all, so the turf fields would allow us to get outside and practice a lot more,” Scales said.

Keeping the fields in good enough condition to allow teams to practice and play has always been a struggle with the current fields.

“We put a lot of money into our stadium fields at all four high schools every year to try to maintain them and keep them in good shape. One of the measures we take to keep them in good shape is that we don’t get to use them that much. No one gets to use them for

practices—football, soccer, band, cheerleading and even our PE classes, don’t get to use the stadium fields because we’re always trying to preserve them for home games. It’s hard to keep them in good shape,” Rockwood Superintendent Eric Knost said.

On many occasions, weather has been the issue when home games have been cancelled or relocated to other schools that have turf fields or grass fields that are in better condition.

“All of the money we put into trying to keep the grass fields in playable condition sometimes is all for nothing because we still don’t have the success that we’d like to have in preserving the fields. In fact, a lot of times we have to move our games to other local school districts that have turf. This year, we had to move Eureka’s Homecoming game to Parkway Central because of the conditions of the football field,” Knost said.

The transition from winter to spring also causes a common problem when dealing with grass fields.

“In the spring, girls soccer will try to play on the stadium fields, but they’ll be in horrible shape. They’re well prepared for football and boys soccer in the fall because we spend all summer tending to the fields, but after winter, when spring sports roll around, they’re in poor condition,” Knost said.

One concern some have brought up with the artificial turf fields are some studies about health issues.

“There have been concerns from people who have tried to link artificial turf to cancer due to the rubberized pellet, or crumb rubber, because they’re recycled tires and they have carcinogens in them and the exposure could be harmful to students,” Knost said.

Knost said Rockwood has evaluated numerous studies done on the effect of artificial turf, and how it’s linked to cancer. He has yet to find a study that is conclusive of this accusation.

“We also find that if the concern is the rubber, what a lot of people don’t know is that it’s the same rubber that we use in some of our playground throughout the district. If this gets passed, we’re going to do our job and install the safest fields that we can because there is

a way to minimize the amount of rubber used.

In fact, in some cases they use sand instead of the rubber pellets,” Knost said.

In the past, when turf fields were discussed, there was very little support from the community so the proposal only went to voters one time.

“The only time that Rockwood has actually put this to a vote of the public is back in 2003. At the time, no other schools around had synthetic turf fields. Rockwood was trying to be the first, therefore, no one understood the cost savings that turf offers. Since then, there are schools that have had turf for 10 years and more, and they have proven the financial savings,” Knost said.

Knost is confident that due to more knowledge obtained by the public, people will see more advantages with the turf fields.

“One of the things I hear constantly from parents is the question of why all the schools around us have synthetic turf fields, and Rockwood, one of the premiere school districts of the Midwest, does not. I think people now have a better understanding of it. I have received an overwhelming number saying we should have turf fields. They understand the savings, and they’re tired of their own children having to move home games to other school districts because our own are in bad shape,” Knost said.

Proposition 4 will appear on the ballot April 7. If approved, it will fund Rockwood’s top four priority areas which includes installing synthetic turf fields to all four high schools, updating technology and science labs in all four high schools, improving safety and security throughout the district and upgrading electrical controls to improve energy savings.

A four-sevenths (57.14 percent) majority is necessary for passage.

Rooney said the district’s current debt service tax rate will remain at 68 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of real and personal property.

“Prop 4 will not raise the current tax rate,” he said. “These bonds will extend the length of our current debt. This is part of a long-range plan that will allow the District to transition into a pay-as-you-go method of funding annual cycle maintenance projects.

stars & gripes Stars: - It’s the second night of The Addams Family Musical.

Tomorrow’s your last day to see it, so spend Valentine’s Day with your significant other watching a family who likes death and the color black.

- The 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year is Monique Merritt. felicitaciones!

- @ShoutOutLHS. These compliments are brightening students’ days tweet by tweet.

Hopefully, the optimistic momentum continues.

Turf fields more cost effective staff ed

Opinions expressed on the editorial pages do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints or official policies of the school administration.

All editorials (unsigned) represent a majority opinion of the Editorial Board. Signed columns, blogs, editorial cartoons and reviews reflect the views of the author and not necessarily those of the Image Editorial Board.

- Let’s take a moment to thank all the U.S. Presidents for giving us a day off of school. Take that, Knost!

- The student body gets to see it’s high school boys shake it on stage at Mr. LHS is on Feb. 19. Enough said.

- The #20beautifulwomen challenge is teaching girls to tell other girls they are beautiful. It is amazing to see women uplifting other women.

- On Feb. 8, the Grammy’s gave Beck the award for best album of the year. Thousands scratched their heads–including Kanye West– and wondered why Beyonce didn’t win. Again.

Gripes: - YouTube is blocked again from all Rockwood students. I’d love to watch a video for my research project, but apparently school assignments are not school appropriate.

- Shoutout to all the parents who didn’t vaccinate their kids.

Bummer. Now they have to quarantine their rash-ravaged kids for a month.

- The students sending mean tweets to Superintendent Eric Knost. He came out to have a good time and is honestly feeling so attacked right now.

- Tanning for Spring Break in February. It’s too early in the year to see young teenage girls look like oompa loompas.

- It’s Day 30 and we still haven’t had a snow day. We’re cold and scared and don’t know if we can make it until spring break.

On April 7, parents will vote on a $68.95 million bond issue for projects the Rockwood School District want to complete. Among the list of projects is a source of controversy between the district and parents: artificial turf.

The installation of turf has been resisted due to the cost to install it-the school district has estimated that it will take $3.3 million to install turf fields at all four high schools. But in reality, turf fields will save the school district–and taxpayers–more money in the long run.

Turf fields would allow for more student activities to occur during the school year and it would stop the schools from needing to reschedule events due to inclement weather.

Currently, taxpayers are paying about $875,000 to maintain the grass fields at all four high schools.

Chief Financial Officer Tim Rooney and the Director of Facilities, Chris Freund, presented the Board of Education with a rough and conservative estimate of how much the school district would save by installing turf.

“Turf fields are expected to save the District nearly $40,000 each year in maintenance costs,” Freund said. That number also included the replacement costs for grass as opposed to artificial turf.

Right now, no one is allowed to practice on the stadium fields, not even the soccer and football teams.

Extra activities cause the field to be in worse condition for games. All practices and gym classes are forced to play on the secondary fields to save the stadium field from being torn up on Friday night games. As a result, the secondary fields are being overused and are often in horrible shape for gym classes.

With turf fields, practices and marching band rehearsals could be moved to the stadium field. The rest of the fields would then be in better shape for the gym classes. Superintendent Eric Knost mentioned on Jan. 8 at a School Board Meeting that little league football teams could also play

Illustration by: Anna Preuss their games on the turf fields.

There is also an estimated $43,000 in savings from relocation costs when the rain affects our fields.

Relocation costs include buses, renting the field and lost gate and concession revenue.

In 2013, Lafayette’s football team moved one of their district football games to Fox because of inclement weather. And just last season, Eureka High School was forced to move their Homecoming game to Parkway South. Since Homecoming is a big and popular game, a multitude of students, teachers, athletes and parents were inconvenienced by the change.

According to Knost, Parkway South made thousands of dollars from the game, rather than Eureka making that money from their own game. Not only did the school district lose money, but the team and the band lost a significant amount from the loss in concession profits.

But with turf fields, all of our games would be able to stay here, keeping the profits within the district.

Some would argue there is a possible health risk when it comes to turf.

And there is a possibility that the rubber material found in turf fields contain carcinogens and some potentially hazardous material, but there is not a credible link between health risks and rubber crumbs found in turf. But the pesticides used on grass fields have their own health risks.

Also, keep in mind that there are alternatives to crumb rubber in turf.

Turf fields will clearly benefit the student body and decrease costs to taxpayers. What’s more, the health risks have not been proven yet.

In the long run, turf fields will save us money. Within ten years, our savings will have paid for the installation as well as the renewal of the turf.

With all that in mind, it seems ignorant of us to say no.

look like they are going anywhere anytime soon. Girls spend hours with pageant coaches almost everyday to ensure they are ready for the runway.

Little girls work on the way they walk, the way they smile and the way they wave.

The skimpy, low-cut dresses young girls wear in pageants increasingly serve to sexualize them.

Not to mention the countless hair extensions, fake eyelashes, fake teeth also known as “flippers”, caked on makeup and spray tans that are all aspects that go into making the “perfect” pageant child.

Not only do pageants demand perfection from young girls, but they are also detrimental to their development.

Beauty pageants stress looks, glamour and provocative attire. This can cause children to believe it’s only

what’s on the outside that matters.

The weight of the pageant world is too heavy for a young girl’s shoulders. Anxiety comes with the pressure to look perfect and put on a flawless performance.

Pageants such as Ms. Universe and Ms. America feature competitors that are mature and capable; young girls of four or five have no sense of independence or maturity and ultimately grow up focusing on their looks.

Two years ago, the French Senate voted to ban child beauty pageants for children under the age of 16. The Senate approved the ban after a 197146 vote on Sept. 18, 2013.

The United States should follow in their footsteps and take a stand against child beauty pageants. Children deserve a carefree childhood, without spray tans and fake hair.

Ugly truth about child beauty pageants anna preuss

– staff reporter – It’s a Saturday afternoon and you turn on the TV. A show called Toddlers and Tiaras is on and you watch as little girls in makeup, fake hair and heels go head to head in beauty pageants. Critics argue these pageants sexualize girls at too young of an age.

Child beauty pageants set unrealistic beauty standards for young girls by measuring their value based on their appearance and how well they can “shake it” for the judges.

Yes, it may be entertaining to watch the young girls on Toddlers and Tiaras as they have diva meltdowns but these girls are being judged on what is on the outside.

Judges look at how the child is dressed and how perfect her hair and

smile is. They even judge girls on the way they walk instead of the content of their character and personality.

Contestants don’t speak at all during pageants; the parents actually fill out a form for the host to recite while the young girl just smiles and waves.

The United States is ranked number one worldwide for the highest spending amount on beauty products. If that doesn’t tell you we are obsessed with our appearance then get this: Americans spend about $59 billion on beauty treatments and products alone.

About 250,000 children participate in child beauty pageants every year. That number is only rising because of shows like Toddlers and Tiaras.

Pageants are one of the largest growing industries in America and with the numbers above, it doesn’t

They’re not relevant at all. It’s a “campaign of money and it doesn’t

Point Counterpoint Do you believe that the Oscars are relevant today?

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Nathan Willard, Language Arts Teacher

recognize the best pictures, the best directors, even the best performances of the year. In fact, there have been so many examples of things they’ve recognized and awarded that are just sort of embarrassing. Ridley Scott’s win for Gladiator, of all the excellent films that he’s done that they could recgonized, that’s the movie he gets recognized for. It’s appalling.

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believe that the Oscars “ I don’t accurately portray the best performances all the time, but they are still fun to watch.

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Steve Klawiter, History Teacher

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I don’t understand why people are so obsessed with grade point average (GPA), especially if it’s weighted.

I know that a weighted GPA basically defines you as a student and determines what kind of school and scholarships you’ll get when you look at colleges. But it shouldn’t.

Colleges shouldn’t look a weighted GPA at all because it would allow equal opportunity between students and a standardization of transcripts.

Class rank was one of the only reasons why school systems developed a weighted GPA. In order for a student to be recognized as a higher level student, the higher level courses they took need to have a larger “weight” to it.

For example, Lafayette offers Statistics and Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics. Because AP Statistics is a college-level course, it has a weighted scale of 5.0 and Statistics-- a semester long course-- has only a weight of 4.0, which sounds reasonable.

But class rank doesn’t have the same weight on students as it used to.

More than half of all high schools no longer report student rankings, including Lafayette, and more schools are following that pattern.

Without class rank, we do not need the weight of challenging

Jennifer Butler, Opinion Editor

classes, nor the separation of GPA. Some would argue that we need class rank and weighted GPA to tell the advanced students from the notso advanced students, but according to a College Board report, many admission officers at universities (especially those at private and selective universities) have started to discount the accuracy and importance of class rank completely.

Now, standardized tests like the ACT and SAT are taking more of a weight on a student’s admission and acceptance of scholarships rather than a weighted GPA. If more selective and private schools are beginning to dismiss class rank, public and less selec-

tive universities will follow in their footsteps.

And if no one cares about class rank, then no one should care about weighted GPA. And it makes sense that colleges would find issues with class rank.

No school is the same. The top ten percent of one school is extremely different than the top ten percent of another.

Not to mention, it is nearly impossible to standardize classes between school districts.

Last year I took AP Literature.

My cousin who lives in Sikeston, MO also took the class at her high school.

I read at least 10 novels and wrote

Popular Opinion #1

What was your favorite Super Bowl Commercial?

=10 students *poll of 125 students

Doritos (28)

essay after essay, while she only read three books and a handful of essays.

And while I ended up with a B in the class, she got an A, a 5.0.

I’m not saying she didn’t deserve an A, but it’s unfair that she received a 5.0 for less work than I did. My class was more rigorous, even though we took the same course.

And in some schools, grades can be on a scale of 6.0 and in other schools, weighted grade classes aren’t an option at all.

If a GPA can range from a 4.0 to a 6.0 with all A’s, a university will obviously choose the 6.0 even if all of them have all A’s.

It’s unfair to the students who work hard to get an A, but their schools don’t offer 5.0s or 6.0s According to a review GPA and class rank, about 55.9 percent of school districts don’t compute weighted GPA. Weighted GPA is not the majority if only 44.1 percent offer it. It’s not fair to the majority of students who are unable to receive a 5.0.

We’re cutting off the opportunity for students to get into their first choice college if we are pitting them against other students given the advantage of weighted GPA. Unweighted GPA is the only way to ensure equal opportunity for students in college admissions.

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Weighted grade point average unfair, useless

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If you could go back in time and meet any president, who would it be and why? elly levy

– asst. opinion editor – “I would go back and meet Abraham Lincoln because his wisdom inspires me.”

Jill Reando, 9

“FDR because I think he did an amazing thing for our country, like getting us out of the Great Depression.”

Megan Dill, 10

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What would you have preferred: Turnabout or Winter Semi-Formal?

“George Washington because he was the founder of our country.”

*poll of 125 students

Winter formal (34%)

Snickers (14)

Eaen Joiner, 11

Turnabout (66%)

“None because they messed up our country’s economy.”

Budweiser (39) T-Mobile (14) De’Arra Mitchell, 12

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What have you or did you do to prepare for the ACT? School Lessons (13)

*poll of 125 students

Nothing (52)

Private Tutor (12)

Lessons online (21)

Lessons at learning center (13)

“Abe Lincoln because I’d ask him why he made the decisions he made during the Civil War.” Vince DeBlasi, History

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Getting Test Prepped

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Mandatory ACT for juniors will be administered April 28 garrett mcbay – staff reporter –

Every junior is required to take the ACT on April 28. For those who want to achieve the best score possible, preparation is key.

Students don’t even need to leave school to prepare. Lafayette offers an ACT Prep Class taught by several current and retired teachers.

“The average gain on the composite score after attending the prep classes is 2.6,” Director of College Test Preparation Mary Mueller, said.

The $125 five week program is available five times a year, taking place in both before and after school classes. The course provides a pretest, a set of ACT prep books and 20 hours of instruction.

She said an advantage of the school offered program is participants have the ability to take practice versions of the ACT multiple times during the class and after.

“We give our students last year’s test, the books have four more practice ACT tests in them, plus a pretest that we score and go through with them,” Kathy Soucy, ACT Prep teacher said.

One person who saw improvement after taking the class is Madison Bounds, senior, who saw a seven point increase. Bounds credits her increase to the hands on help given to her by the program.

“I liked it. There was more practice available and the teachers were always there to walk you through stuff instead of you just having to figure it out. As long as you put in the work you will see the results,” Bounds said.

However, not all students gain an increase after taking the class. Daniel Roy, junior, took the course and instead saw a decrease in his scores after taking the ACT. “I didn’t learn as much as I thought I would, it was kind of disappointing. My actual ACT score ended up being lower than the practice score. But that may just be me, different people learn differently, but my score went down and I was surprised,” Roy said.

Applications for the class can be picked up in the Guidance Office.

Today is the deadline to sign up for the class that begins March 14.

Another ACT prep option is taking a session at a local tutoring center.

For example, Sylvan Learning Center offers multiple programs for students to prepare for the ACT. Unlike Lafayette’s prep course, Sylvan offers different options to best suit a student’s needs.

“We offer a pay as you go, one class at a time kind of thing. Its primarily for students who want to improve say one subject area, like their science or reading or math, anyone of those. If they just want a couple of extra practice hours before a test, we can work with them one hour at a time,” Kate Schafroth, director of education for Sylvan Learning Center in Ballwin, said.

On top of their a la carte option, Sylvan also offers small programs to cover individual parts of the exam.

“We have what we call a ‘10 hour crash course,’ that is primarily directed at covering maybe one or two subject areas. If there is a certain approach they have or there are some strategies that just aren’t click-

Preparing For The ACT Online courses

ing for them, the 10 practice hours can be used for just about anything,” Schafroth said.

The final option Sylvan offers is a full on 20-hour course that covers every subject area of the ACT. “Our students are given a test binder that covers all four test sections, and is filled with practice questions, practice strategies, practice tests, everything you can imagine.

With all of those, the students gets more practice with the actual ACT,” she said.

Sylvan also offers a point raise guarantee if student’s don’t see a signifigant rise.

“We have them take a practice test or take one of their old scores and use that as a baseline. After the 20 hours, if they haven’t increased by a three or four point minimum, they man come back in and take the class again for free,” Schafroth said.

Ben Reid, junior, is currently working at Sylvan to help prepare for the April ACT. “It’s been helping me out a lot.

They help lay out my strengths and my weaknesses and if we find a weakness they help me fix them.

They help with the understanding of the questions, test taking skills, stuff like that,” Reid said.

On the other hand, Jessica Burleski, senior, believed the tutors didn’t seem to have a personal connection with the students.

“I didn’t like that the teachers were just there because they were getting paid. It felt sometimes like they didn’t really want to help,” Burleski said.

Students can schedule a meeting or course with Sylvan at anytime through the year on their website or by calling (636) 394-3104.

Many different ways are available for students to prepare from the comfort of their computers.

For example, the ACT offers a set of practice questions on their website, actstudent.org. As well, Learning Express Library is a free online tool to review and prepare for the exam. It is required that students first create an account at school, but afterwards can be accessed anytime from the computer. Information to sign up can be found in the Guidance Office.

Practice Tests Practicing for the real test can help students get ready for when they take the full exam. One option is a “Preparing for the ACT” practice packet containing questions and analysis of the answers available from the Guidance Office.

Tutors Private tutors work individually with students to work with students and improve their skills for the exam. Local tutors can be found on websites such as thumbtack.com, varsitytutors.com and purplemath.com

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Phase I of new Wildwood Park expected to open in July 2015 suzy blalock – staff reporter –

The City of Wildwood will be building a new park beside the intersection of MO-109 and 100, close to the Wildwood Town Center. With the roundabout work on 109 finished, the city plans to focus on the park project, which has been an idea for over decade, among other things.

Plans for the 66-acre park include a dog park, two large playground areas, a meadow for active play, both natural and hard surface type trails, two large pavilion and picnic areas, an amphitheater, a sledding hill, fishing ponds and multiple-use court areas for games. Construction will cost around $10 million for the park project.

The park will be created in about six phases, with each including the creation of a group of attractions for the park.

Every phase of the park is expected to take around three years to complete.

Phase one, which started in 2012, will include the dog park, one pavillion and picnic area, a parking lot, one playground area and a trail connecting the park to the Windsor Crest neighborhood.

This will be also be the first dog park in the West County area besides one in Kirkwood.

Sophomore Daniel Young is enthusiastic about the new dog park being put in. He has a poodle named Albert that he thinks will like playing with the dogs in the new park.

“As far as I know, there’s no local dog parks outside of the metro area. It’ll be great for people to have a place to sit back and watch dogs play with other dogs freely,” Young said.

The first phase is expected to be completed in July of 2015; however, Gary Crews, superintendent of Parks and Recreation in Wildwood, said construction is currently ahead of schedule.

This will be the first community park for the city of Wildwood.

The park will be located directly behind the Lafayette Trails and Windsor Crest neighborhoods.

“The Parks and Rec department is very excited for their first park. We want to set an example with this park to compare all future City of Wildwood parks to,” Crews said.

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meadow in the middle of the forest and a pond located on the land. A stream also runs throughout the park.

Wildwood’s main goal for the park is to glorify the natural beauty offered by the land while also providing nice amenities and attractions.

Another main goal is to make it accessible and useful throughout the seasons, despite the temperature.

“We chose to build a park because great things happen in and around parks,” planning director Joe Vujnich said.

He added, “We want to provide Wildwood residents and visitors a location to experience active and passive recreational opportunities in a one-of-a-kind setting.”

The land was purchased by the city back in 1998 with the purpose of a park. However, a plan for the park was not developed until over a decade later in 2011.

Construction started in early October of 2014 at the land with clearing and leveling, along with installing the basic infrastructure pieces for the park.

Area residents are anticipating the opening of the park.

Michael Jandro, sophomore, lives in the Lafayette Trails neighborhood that is beside the park. He is eager for the new park due to its proximity to him.

“It’s great how close it will be to the neighborhood because a lot of kids live there,” Jandro said.

Jandro said he’s not excited for any specific aspect of the park, but rather the park as a whole.

“I’m interested to see how it will turn out. [The park] is a good idea because there isn’t really anything like that nearby, and it’ll be nice to have somewhere different to go.”

Outlining for phase two is expected to begin this year.

“Discussion and planning of phase two for the park wasn’t supposed to begin until later this year, but, with things running ahead of schedule, there is discussion of beginning the planning of phase two, which will include a roadway system, very soon,” Crews said.

All six phases of the park are expected to be completed in around 15 years from 2015.

He hopes that this park will become a “destination park”, where people will come from all over to utilize park’s resources.

“We want this park to be a flagstaff for the City of Wildwood,” Crews said.

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Left Lily Otero, sophomore, belts the final note of Secrets.

below Otero and Jack DeLine, senior, practice the tango for

their performance. Morticia and Gomez are known for their sultry tango and the dance these two share was no exception.

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The Addams Family no longer just for The Muny kaitlyn wylie – staff reporter –

The Addams Family is iconic, witty and even a little more risque than previous Lafayette Theatre Company (LTC) productions.

“It’s really entertaining, funny and well-rounded with lots of different types of music and dance,” sophomore Lily Otero, who plays Morticia Addams, said.

The play recently was on stage at The Muny, and with all the hype and excitement from their performances, LTC hopes to continue that hype.

“We chose The Addams Family because it was just at The Muny and it’s fun and iconic,” Natasha Toro, director, said.

The added benefit of its recent Muny appearance is that LTC was able to rent some stage equipment. For example, set pieces used in “the torture scenes” and “moon and me.”

They also got a cross bow for Wednesday Addams and a bomb box for Pugsley Addams.

The budgeting of the musical has to

be taken into consideration when selecting which show to perform.

More extravagant shows like The Addams Family have increased budget needs because of the set and extravagant costumes.

In addition, newer shows cost more to obtain the stage rights, but the department is able to make up that money by filling seats and selling out.

Unlike a professional show, a high school cast and crew labor is free. LTC didn’t even have to hire a choreographer as seniors Jack DeLine and Madison Kesselring joined Toro at Lafayette over Winter Break to put the dances together.

The stage crew also works many outside of school hours to create many of the props and set pieces.

The theater has 565 seats that sell for $8-$10 per show for three nights. Musicals usually sell out so the revenue can really add up.

“The total cost [to put on a show] comes out to be a lot of money. That’s the ball-park number I can give you, a lot,” Toro said.

In order to fill the seats and keep students and community members coming to performances, the group works hard to put on the best show possible.

Rehearsals started in December. They ran everyday from 3:15-5:45 p.m. or later.

These rehearsals may seem overwhelming, but there is a lot that goes into a musical.

At first these rehearsals were for blocking the scenes; which is when the cast is told by the director where to stand in which scenes.

Then the cast went on to choreographing with dance styles including tango, Fosse and jazz.

After choreography, the cast focused on learning the music. Slowly after that the play was put together piece by piece with the crew and finally the pit orchestra.

“Dancing was the hardest part of this musical to learn since my character (Morticia Addams) is elegant, and I’m not” Otero said.

The Addams Family will be performed on Feb. 12-14 at 7 p.m. The cost of tickets is $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

Above Peyton Boyd, sophomore, rehearses Moon and Me. This scene features an unusual love affair between Fester and the moon. Select dancers performed a ballet number to accompany the scene.

Far left Natasha Toro

teaches Sarah Dobson and Emma Forness Just Around The Corner. There were many dances in The Addams Family, that were learned before rehearsals with the crew and pit orchestra.

left (from left) Mason Smith, Connor Stephens, Chris O’Connor and Jack DeLine participate in vocal rehearsals. All the music was learned within two rehearsals and then practiced individually. (photos by Madison Kesselring)

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Social media can’t replace yearbook for preserving HIGH SCHOOL memories Yearbook. To most, it’s seen as the book with pretty pictures. However, the yearbook is so much more than that. It’s a historical record. It’s your memories. It’s your stories. It’s your entire year in permanent form.

Every year, the Legend staff chooses a coverage concept for how the year will be covered and recorded. For the 2015 book, the staff selected Perfectly Clear as the theme. They are working to cover all aspects of the school and leave readers with no questions. They will do this by covering all of the varsity sports, major school events, clubs, classroom settings, students and staff members.

One of the yearbook staff’s goals is to make sure that each person is featured more than once; the traditional portrait is not be the only time a student will be included in the yearbook.

Also, on the bottom of every single spread, the Legend staff is including the results of hundreds of student polls on a wide variety of subjects from the student body’s favorite restaurants to whether or not people can do a cartwheel.

Students can get involved by following @Lafayette_ YBK on Twitter. There’s a new set of questions every week.

In 20 years from now, will high school memories still be clear? Will students go back and scroll through hundreds of instagram or Facebook posts to see pictures Will they even still be a “thing”?

The yearbook will serve as a permanent record of those events and years from the past.

Yearbook adviser Nancy Smith said she gets phone calls every year from people trying to obtain copies of yearbooks they did not buy. “Those books are the story their lives and they perhaps didn’t realize how important they would be until now. And, now it’s too late,” Smith said.

The Legend staff started taking pictures, gathering information, and putting together pages before the school year even began. We will be working when school is out for the year.

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Reporters Jessica Collins, Madison Kesselring, Grant Norfleet and Alaina Strollo ventured to four private schools in the St. Louis area and report what it’s like to live the life of a private school student for a day.

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De Smet Jesuit

grant norfleet – staff reporter –

Monday, Feb. 2 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

John F. Kennedy Catholic madison kesselring – business manager –

Monday, Jan. 30 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

De Smet Jesuit High School is a Catholic college preparatory school that has been in the St. Louis area since the 1960s.

In the De Smet mission statement, the school claims to be a community whose members work together to build a challenging, academic environment set in the context of the life and spirit of Jesus Christ.

Having only attended public schools, I had no idea what to expect when I went to shadow a De Smet student.

When I was trying to decide which student from De Smet I could have shadowed for a day, I was not hesitant to contact senior John Smith III. Smith, formerly a student of Lafayette, began attending DeSmet during his second semester of freshman year.

Like me, Smith has attended public schools his entire life before transferring to De Smet, so he has seen the similarities and differences of public and private schools.

“De Smet is quite different from Lafayette.

The emphasis on service here is incredible. I think there is just a lot more school sponsored activities and retreats De Smet has to offer. I have noticed a wider range of electives at De Smet. We have classes like Film Appreciation and Music Appreciation. The school size is obviously a big difference considering we have around 1000 kids and Lafayette is almost double that. It is a lot different at De Smet, but I liked both schools,” said Smith.

Upon my arrival at Kennedy Catholic High School, I was greeted by their cheery principal, Mary Hey. The morale was up and celebration echoed through the halls in honor of Catholic Schools’ week.

The students participated in a dress down day, “Souper Day,” in which they could wear any college or professional football attire if they brought in cans. On that day, Kennedy collected 1,200 cans to benefit local Catholic charities.

Normally, students have a dress code of Kennedy issued tops, pants/skirts and dress shoes.

Along with their dress down day, I immediately noticed students do not use locks on their lockers, and they do not have bells. The students explained that with such a close community, they see no need for the locks and the bells seem unnecessary because they all know the schedule.

When I met the student I would be shadowing, Kristy Baynes, she first warned me of their school’s abnormal schedule. Their class periods are in a rotating format, so the first class we attended on Friday was 4th Hour.

“Having classes in the morning only some days helps cater to every student’s needs. A lot of people don’t do their best work in the morning. If you’re a student who really struggles with attention during 1st Hour, and you have your hardest class like math 1st Hour then it’s harder to succeed,” Baynes said.

Survey Says: No snow days (2%)

What would you like most about a private school?

Lack of the opposite sex (10%)

Having a dress code (14%)

I was really looking forward to seeing what the private school life is like for myself, and considering John and I have been good friends since elementary school, he was more than happy to let me shadow him for a day.

In order to blend in with the De Smet students, I had to abide by the most obvious difference between private and public schools: the dress code.

The De Smet students must wear a collared shirt and khakis with a belt everyday along with a pair of dress shoes. Almost every single student I saw was wearing the same pair of Sperrys.

If the dress code is violated, students are punished by having to clean up the cafeteria after lunch.

Students will wear sweatshirts and jackets over their uniforms, but they have to be approved by the school, so I saw a plethora of sweatshirts and jackets with the De Smet logo on them. In fact, almost every student I saw had a De Smet logo somewhere.

I noticed the strong sense of school pride at De Smet the minute I walked in the door.

Since De Smet is a small school, it is easier for students to connect with each other.

De Smet puts a strong emphasis on community with the Companeros Senior Advisory, which is a group of about 40 seniors serving as “big brothers” for the freshmen.

Along with senior advisory group, De Smet

Kennedy has 317 students which offers both positives and negatives.

First, their low number of students limits the amount of classes offered.

For example, students do not have a choice between AP classes and college credit classes like Lafayette students do.

For the most part, Kennedy only offers AP courses when they are not offered as college credit through University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL).

When I attended Kennedy, I didn’t notice a huge difference in class sizes compared to Lafayette, but I did notice that teachers overall had fewer students. This allowed the teachers to develop closer connections with students.

“I chose to teach in a private school simply because it was the first job I got out of college.

I stuck with it because I truly enjoy these students. I started out teaching Freshman Spanish, so I’ve been with these kids since the beginning. I know the entire student body because you’re required to take two years of a language and Spanish is the only one we offer,” Kennedy teacher Daniel Beck said.

Another factor that contributes to the strong student-teacher relationships is a requirement that teachers stay after school until 4:30 pm to help students.

Even though some teachers and students have close relationships, there is no lack of au-

What would you like least about a private school?

Smaller classes (74%)

also stresses the sense of community with student retreats and service projects throughout the school year.

The service projects and retreats at De Smet are centered around the religious beliefs of the school. Being a Catholic Jesuit school, De Smet has Mass services for students and faculty once a month along with special occasions and holidays.

At the beginning of every school day, a morning prayer takes place over the intercom.

In every classroom I noticed a poster of St. Ignatius, along with a crucifix where a clock would normally be.

Despite the religious emphasis, De Smet shares a similar, if not more challenging curriculum with Lafayette.

I followed Smith into his literature class where students were reading and examining George Orwell’s 1984 in literature class just like Lafayette classes. Smith views the academics of Lafayette and De Smet in a similar light.

“Both Lafayette and De Smet have very good academic programs. I wanted to make my classes a little more difficult, and both schools were very accommodating to that,” Smith said.

Shadowing Smith at De Smet was an interesting experience. It really caught me off guard seeing more priests walking around the halls than girls, but spending a day at De Smet really made me appreciate the little things about public school.

thority. Students have clear, strict rules regarding respect and appropriateness.

Students are required to carry demerit cards.

The only incident I witnessed where a teacher had to issue a demerit was when a student loudly cursed, but simply the mention of a deme seemed to grab students focus and attention.

One common misconception of private Catholic schools seems to be that they force religion on students. This was definitely not the case at Kennedy.

Students are required to take religion classes, but for the most part, they are based on the history of Catholicism. When there are class discussions on the meaning or opinions of religious texts, topics are open for debate.

I noticed that students who may not support the Catholic religion present assignments not as fact but by saying “according to the Catholic God,” or similar phrases.

Students do pray at the beginning of religion class and “God Squad” members pray during the morning announcements. Also, students are only required to attend one all school mass a month.

Visiting Kennedy was a great experience and the student body’s acceptance, respect and kindness for me was very impressive, and I definitely appreciated the clear and safe hallways.

However, the small community where “everyone knows everyone” isn’t for me.

Having a dress code (21%)

Lack of the opposite s ex (38%)

No snow days (24%)

jessica collins – staff reporter –

Monday, Feb 2 8 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

St. Francis Borgia alaina strollo

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Monday, Jan. 27 8 a.m.-3 p.m

Paying for school (15%) *124 students surveyed

When I was thrust into the world of a private school for a day, I was surprised about the striking differences and similarities between the two types of secondary education.

Upon entering Saint Francis Borgia Regional High School, nicknamed Borgia, I was greeted by a sea of royal blue and gold and a myriad of high schoolers who immediately recognized my foreign face.

Almost immediately, I was welcomed by the principal, school minister and other administrators of the Catholic school with open arms.

I met up with the student I would be shadowing for the day, senior Kaia Everett. She gave me a tour of the school before school started.

Unlike the simple, straightforward layout of Lafayette, Borgia seemed like a maze of steep staircases and hallways that never fully connected. The lockers were short, petite and entirely unused according to my shadow.

The student body wasn’t in uniform because of Spirit Week, so technically I blended in. But with an intimate number of 552 students at Borgia, everyine knew I was not a regular student.

The layout was the first major difference I noticed, but the divisions between a private and public school didn’t stop there.

Academically, Borgia stuck out from the traditional teaching methods at Lafayette. All classes are blocked, and in total, they have eight courses per semester. Instead of AP or Flex options,

class everyday. It’s similar to our flex program.

As I was just getting accustomed to the room, the bell rang for first period to start. I walked into British Literature and everyone’s eyes directly toward me. The class was filled with about 20 students.

I sat down towards the back trying not to attract too much attention. I grabbed my phone out of my backpack to distract myself from how uncomfortable I was feeling.

I got a few looks in return but it wasn’t until later I learned that the girls were ordered to keep their phones in their lockers all day long. During free time, study hall, and lunch their phones were to remain turned off in their lockers.

Later on in the day, I made my way to chemistry class. The teacher began to lecture and all I could hear was the unzipping of the girls’ satchels.

Every student took a laptop out of her bag and began typing. Later on Iearned every student has a laptop. In every class, they use Google Docs religiously—no pun intended.

Although teachers also each have their own computer, they do not have Smartboards in their classrooms. Teachers wrote on whiteboards or used a projector.

Another major difference was their style of scheduling.While students attending Rosati are only required to take four and a half elective credits, LHS requires each student to have sev-

en and a half credits. Also, there were no FACS classes offered at this all-girl Catholic school.

Theology classes are offered, in fact, required, every four years in order to graduate. Seniors had more of a choice in the matter but as underclassmen, most schedules were decided for them.

I had to go directly from British Literature to Chemistry, than to AP Biology, and shortly after that, Personal Finance.

The girls don’t have a huge break to get from class to class. Most of the girls are on a strict schedule to graduate.

For my last class of the day, I went into Photoshop. Photoshop, as you can guess is all about editing and distorting photographs. The class consisted of a whopping 15-20 students.

Toward the end of the day, I gathered all of my experiences and came to the conclusion that the school is built on good morals.

Everyone I talked to was welcoming and went out of their way to make me feel at home.

At the very end of their school day, 2:45 p.m., they closed they day with a prayer and then the students rushed out of the doors to fight the traffic just as Lafayette students do every day after the last bell rings.

While many things remain different one thing remains the same, school parking lots are the worst.

Borgia has expedited courses titled advanced or honors.

Every day, students have homeroom. In homeroom, they either have silent reading or they watch the Borgia news broadcast, which happens several days a week.

When class started, the students simultaneously got out their iPads. By requirement, students at Borgia must own one. They do everything on them--take quizzes, do homework, jot down notes, use them for textbooks and much more. Also, Apple TVs replace the Smartboards Rockwood students know so well. The Apple TV supplement to a student’s iPad allows for direct interaction between the two.

With the click of a button, or rather, the opening of an application, students can enter information on the Apple TV screen or vice versa.

To accompany the Apple TV, I noticed some scarcely used dry erase boards and a plethora of traditional chalk boards.

Not surprisingly, most teachers started their classes with a prayer. Also, I noticed that at one point in the day, the intercom mandated a school wide prayer. The students all bowed their heads, closed their eyes and clasped their hands in reverence.

The Borgia students practice their Catholic religion at a Mass several times a week. My shadow was part of the Borgia choir, so her choir teacher invited me to join in singing with the small

group of choir students at their service. It was an interesting feeling to be welcomed so openly and included in an average school day-even down to participating in a mass I wasn’t entirely familiar with.

The biggest observable difference was in the lunchroom. Because of their private school status serving as a liberating shield from the new health regulations, their lunch options were laden with delicious, moderately fat delicacies.

The french fries had a crunch I miss at Lafayette and their cookies were sweet in the best way possible. Something especially interesting I learned is the cafeteria workers purchase, cook and serve the food all on their own.

Apart from Borgia’s increased technology, divine lunch choices, Catholic practices and a couple other minute factors, Borgia and Lafayette are quite alike. The students dress and act the same.

The teachers and administrators still care equally about their students. The curriculum is still rigorous.

The most notable difference at Borgia is its tight-knit nature. Everyone knows everyone.

There’s zero secrecy at a school the size of Borgia. Cliques still exist, of course, merely because that’s how high school and humanity operates.

At Borgia though, I was welcomed with such warmth and excitement that it’s hard to say that I observed a mean bone in anyone’s body.

Several students first attended a private school and then transferred to Lafayette.

Below are two accounts of the experience at Lafayette in comparison.

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People are much more open for diversity here. People are not afraid to be who they are.”

– Jack DeLine, 12

Smaller classes (2%)

As I was approaching the school doors, I felt a little fear and trepidation about what the day would bring for me.

Rosati-Kain being a Catholic school just added to the fact that I was out of my comfort zone. With only 400 students, I stuck out like a sore thumb.

While wearing typical Lafayette attire, riding boots, leggings, and a sweater, I had never felt so out of place. As I was walking down the hallway, all that I could see was a sea of plaid.

Around each of the girls necks there was an ID to prove who they were and what grade they were in. I was immediately given a name tag to identify myself as an outsider.

Not knowing what to expect, I was escorted to my home room by 8 a.m. sharp to listen to the announcements. Directly after the announcements, a short prayer was held by one of their students. The prayer consisted of a short scripture reading ending with the sign of the cross.

Questioning where I was going next, I leaned over to see my shadow’s schedule. I was struck with confusion.

Rosati-Kain holds their classes in a very different way. Instead of having A, B, and C days, the school conducts “Days 1-6”.

A class doesn’t meet more than four times a week and students have different schedules every day. If a class is AP, they meet five times out of the 6 day schedule, so students attend that

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“I like being in a bigger school.

My 8th Grade graduating class was 16 people. I’ve been with those kids for a good 10 years. It’s cool being able to pick your friends.”

– Jenna Halker, 11

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Student Council (STUCO) held its annual blood drive on Jan. 30.

Staff and students rolled up their sleeves and donated 93 units.

1. Senior Rachael Krajewski takes a selife before giving blood. It was Krajewski’s first time donating. “My dad needed blood a few times and I think it’s really important to give blood because you don’t really think about it until you’re in a situation like that. If I can save other peoples dads, then that’s good,” Krajewski said.

2. Senior James Fox waits to donate blood while an American Red Cross nurse takes his blood pressure. Fox was one of 93 people who donated blood on Jan. 30.

3. Students prepare to give blood by reading the rules and regulations of blood donation. 145 people signed up to donate blood and only 13 people were deferred due to complications.

4. Sophomore Jonathan Trout donates blood while STUCO member Anna Casey and an American Red Cross nurse assist him.

5. Senior Taylor Hall is prepared to donate blood. Hall, who has small veins, was concerned that she would be unable to give blood. “They said I might have problems since I have small veins, but it was fine,” Hall said.

6. After donating blood for the first time, junior Allision Hallums proudly displays her “I Make A Difference” sticker.

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More Than Super Fans Graduated office assistants Ryan Key and Joe Linneman keep the school spirit and community alive

mary adcock – staff reporter–

Ryan Key and Joe Linneman have been fixtures at Lafayette for years. Their positive spirit and love for the Lancers has been witnessed by players and fans for a long time, and for the past two years, they have brought that same energy to their new jobs as Office Assistants.

Both young men are graduates of Lafayette.

Key graduated in 2011 and Linneman in 2012.

Through a program that places people with special needs into the work force, they were able to become Rockwood employees and return to the halls that they were familiar with.

“They work in all grade level offices, with the Welcome Center staff and hall monitors who call them when they need help delivering passes and notes,” Associate Principal Karen Calcaterra said.

Key has worked at Lafayette for one year and works Tuesdays and Thursdays while Linneman has worked here for two years and works Mondays and Wednesdays.

“Key and Linneman are employed by a company called St. Louis Staffing and paid through St. Louis Staffing. The company in turn placed them both in our building as office assistants,” Principal John Shaughnessy said.

Physical Education teacher and football coach Boyd Manne has a rather unique perspective, as Key is his stepson.

“It’s a great opportunity for Ryan [to work here]. Ryan loves Lafayette. Ryan loves the teachers, the students and the staff and loves helping out anyway he can. It gives him great satisfaction in being able to help others,” Manne said.

“Before he was a student, he’d stay here after school and he would come to football practice with me. Now he works two days a week and gets Call-a Ride if it’s available or stays here the rest of day,” Manne said.

Like Key, Linneman also has family at Lafayette—his two brothers, sophomore Brent Linneman and senior Charley Linneman.

“I find it awesome that [he works here] because he loves everything about Lafayette,” Brent said.

Brent admires the morale his brother helps to build, along with his enthusiasm to be a part of LHS and interact with the students.

“He loves coming to work and seeing everyone all the time,” Brent said.

However, Key and Linneman do much more for Lafayette than just work in the office.

Senior Jack Duncan and junior Brendan Scales, members of the varsity football team, get to celebrate game days with Key and Linneman.

“Ryan gets pretty loud and on game days Coach [Manne] and Ryan yell for 20 minutes ‘Game Day!’” Scales said.

Linneman is a Superfan and in Duncan’s opinion, the number one fan at Lafayette.

Before most football games, Linneman will huddle with some players for a pre-game prayer and get the players pumped up.

Key and Linneman attend events regularly.

“Joe sits next to me at games and always holds up fat heads at the basketball games,” Duncan said.

On both the field and in the halls, Scales describes Key as lively and always smiling.

“There’s no way you can be down around those two,” Scales said.

Calcaterra said Key’s interests include power soccer, joking around with people and using his cell phones and walkie talkie.

Linneman said he likes sitting on the couch and he can be seen walking around the school listening to music on his headphones.

Key and Linneman never fail to show how proud they are to be apart of the Lafayette family.

“It’s my home,” Linneman said.

LEADING THE LANCERS At Linbergh High School, Joe Linneman runs out with the varsity

football team before they took on the Flyers. Linneman is considered the biggest fan by many and all the players love the attitude he brings to every game. (photo by Hannah Martin)

hand in hand Junior Brendan Scales shakes hands with Ryan Key before the Lancers first game of the season against Eureka. Scales’ pre-game handshake with Key became a regular thing.

Scales said having Key on the sidelines boosted the team’s morale and kept them going throughout the season. (photo by Hannah Martin)

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Plane and Simple Specifications

UP IN THE AIR Junior Nick Rogers has been flying since he was 7 years old. His family owns

Model: PA-34-200 Manufacturer: Piper Crew: 2 Passengers: 4 Weight (empty): 2,623 lbs Powerplant: Two Lycoming IO-360-A1A piston engines (200 hp) Max speed: 196 mph Cruising speed: 184 mph Max altitude: 19,400 ft.

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three planes that they share. They usually fly out of located at Spirit of St. Louis Airport. (photos by Julianne Beffa)

I believe I can fly

Rogers works to earn full pilot certification bryan woode – reporter –

According to a 2011 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certified Pilots survey, less than one percent of the United States’ population holds pilot certification. Other than military veterans, there are very few people that we know to be certified pilots.

But, Lafayette has its own future aviator.

Junior Nicholas Rogers aims to achieve his private pilot license, which is the highest level of certification just below commercial and airline certification.

His long journey began at the age of 14 when he started his flight training. But, he did some flying as early as age 7.

Rogers’ interest and involvement in aviation is something that runs in his family.

“My dad is a pilot, my grandpa is a pilot and my uncle is a pilot. It’s kind of in the family,” Rogers said.

Attaining a private pilot license requires the trainee

to be at least 17 years old, pass aeronautical knowledge tests and 40 hours of flight time. Rogers estimates that it may take up to 100 hours to complete his training.

“I did all of the book work.

There’s a ton of book work you have to do. You can’t get your license until you’re seventeen, so I have to finish all of my training this summer,” Rogers said.

Pilot certification is not limited to just airplanes. Certified pilots can fly a diverse amount of aircraft such airplanes (single and multiple engines), air balloons, gliders and rotorcraft (helicopters).

Although pilots are certified to fly aircraft, they can be limited to the type plane they can fly based on their certification level for many reasons.

The number of engines (single and twin), engine type and power, number of seats and more require a certain amount of training to properly handle.

Rogers himself has actually flown a plane and flew

to several destinations. His family owns three single engine planes and one twin engine plane. The planes are the Seneca, Tomahawk and Cherokee. The number of seats range from two to six.

Although Rogers grew up flying, he said flying is not as hard or eventful as it sounds.

He gives a comparison of how it feels to fly a plane as opposed to driving a car.

“It’s not as glorified as you think it is. It’s cool and it’s fun on the short flights, but on the long flights, it gets boring. It takes a lot of concentration,” Rogers said. “On a four hour flight, it’s just mind numbing.”

Rogers said flying a plane isn’t hard. Fair weather conditions with a stable plane in linear flight can make flying easy.

What makes flying difficult is control of a plane in all aspects of flight, instrument reading, inclement weather scenarios, and more. And, being able to do that requires hours of training and certification.

Specifications Model: PA-38-112 Manufacturer: Piper Crew: 1 Passengers: 0 Weight (empty): 1,182 lbs Powerplant: One Lycoming O-325-L2C piston engine (112 hp) Max speed: 126 mph Cruising speed: 115 mph Max altitude: 9,000 ft.

Piper PA-38 Tomahawk

Specifications Model: PA-28 Manufacturer: Piper Crew: 1 Passengers: 3 Weight (empty): 1,201 lbs.

Powerplant: One Lycoming O-320-E2A piston engine (150 hp) Max speed: 142 mph Cruising speed: 124 mph Max altitude: 12,000 ft.

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Scout’s Honor

Strong character shines through as Scouts make their way to Eagle status anna james

– news and numbers editor – Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.

These are the characteristics people see in an Eagle Scout.

Young men who achieve this level in the Boy Scouts of America are much more than an achievement badge for building a campfire.

They’re the leaders of our community that strive for excellence in their character and everything they do.

Several Lafayette students have earned Eagle Scout recognition.

Janicki, Garrett Worley, Logan Coffman and Jonathan Trout were recently sworn into the Eagle Scouts at the Cord of Honor ceremony on January 26.

Being the hard working, determined young men they are, they were honored to receive this level in honor to reach this level. Flourishing through this program, they worked their way up from 5th Grade Cub Scouts to this level of this achievement.

They participated in their own specific service projects, in which they raised their own money, managed themselves and even built their projects by hand.

An official Eagle Scout came to ordain them in at the ceremony,

Coffman was honored by his charity, World Bird Sanctuary, and an eagle was brought.

Another Eagle Scout at Lafayette is junior Tim Casey.

Casey got involved with Boy Scouts at a young age, starting as a Cub Scout and climbing to his Eagle Scout honor.

To achieve this level one must obtain at least 21 merit badges, be an active member in a troop, live by the principles of the oath and have been to a unit leader conference.

After a scout acquires all of these needs, he must have a board review.

While these tasks all appear significantly time consuming, Eagle Scouts do have a lot of fun with their troop members and community.

Casey’s local troop gets together regularly for camping trips, and they are going to Wisconsin for a skiing trip.

“A bunch of Boy Scouts don’t get to do the things we do because we have vast resources since our troop is large,” Casey said.

They also get to go mountain biking, rock climbing and even have the chance to go scuba diving for a week in Florida. They have great opportunities for relationship building and meeting tons of new friends Casey said he has many friends from all over West County due to this.

“I have friends that encouraged me to move forward in the Boy Scout

Boys to men (from left to right) Sophomores Jonathan Trout, Logan Coffman, Zach Janicki and Garrett Worley ascend from their previous rank, receiving the Eagle Scout honor at the Cord of Honor ceremony on Jan. 26. Scouts pose with their flags, medals and certificates. (photo courtesy Catherine Coffman) program, which was one of my main reasons for continuing. It’s a good chance to just hangout with your friends and help the community at the same time,” Casey said.

Eagle Scouts also build essential skills through their Scout endeavors.

Learning how to communicate

with elders in a respectful and thorough way is one of Casey’s biggest accomplishments.

Each troop is chartered to a church in which they have the facility to meet in and help out with.

Casey’s troop helped Living Word church make Christmas tree sales.

With all of the community work involving food cans and simple things like that, many Eagle Scouts are given back for the hard work they put in by receiving scholarships for their outstanding behavior and dedication.

Scholarships range from $3,000$50,000.

Senior continues Girl Scouts throughout H.S., achieves Gold Award elly levy

– asst. opinion editor –

pillow case dress As a part of her

Gold Award project, Jackie Reinbott created a clever way to dress young girls in foster care.

The dresses included multiple fun designs and colors for the girls to enjoy. (Photo courtesy of Jackie Reinbott)

Today, there are 2.8 million Girl Scouts. As a child, many girls remember being part of the program.

According to the Girl Scouts website, “More than 59 million women in America today enjoyed Girl Scouts during their childhood.”

Selling cookies, going camping and doing community service work were always the top priorities of every girl in every troop around the world.

But after a certain point, many girls get tied up with other activities and begin to drop out.

It’s not very often that girls continue participating in Girl Scouts in their teenage years.

As rare as it may seem, some girls continue Girl Scouts throughout their entire high school career, not only for the benefit of doing community service, but for numerous opportunities for scholarships in college.

One of the many ways to receive a scholarship would be to complete what’s called a Gold

Award.

The Gold Award is the highest achievement within the Girl Scouts of the USA, earned by Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts.

Only 5.4 percent of eligible Girl Scouts successfully earn the Gold Award.

Girls are able to work either as a troop or on their own to get a series of awards to work their way up the metaphorical ladder of achievement in the world of Girl Scouts.

Senior Jackie Reinbott is a Girl Scout and has recently finished earning her Gold Award.

“For my project, I created pillowcase dresses for little girls and I donated 12 to Refresh, a local foster child boutique, [that gives clothing to foster children] in Brentwood. Then they handed them out to the girls at an event they had,” Reinbott said.

Though she is very involved in Girl Scouts now, Reinbott still contemplates over the idea of continuing it in college.

“They have a lot of opportunities [for girls in college], but I don’t think they’ll have an actual troop. I guess I’ll still call myself a Girl Scout,

I won’t resign. I don’t even think there is an official way to resign from girl scouts anyway.

Right now I’m considered a Senior Girl Scout, and before that I was a Cadet, before that a Junior, before that a Brownie and before that a Daisy. I’ve certainly gone through a lot. I don’t know if I’ll want to do anything with it, maybe volunteer work, or just seeing how I could help the community.”

Working for the Gold Award is also an opportunity to do something great that will change the lives of people everywhere.

There are plenty of different activities one could do to receive a Gold Award.

Reinbott said earning a Gold Award is similar to an Eagle Scout Project—one must work with either a group or a few people to build something, sell something, or even obtain or collect something for an organization in need of help.

“I like to help out. That’s what Girl Scouts focuses on—helping others and helping girls learn,” Reinbott said.

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– staff reporter – The blind date, “no-show,” the struggle of making conversation, the anguish of what seems to be an eternity of awkward silence.

Unfortunately, the “date disaster” is an inevitable part of so many high school students’ existences.

Been there, done that and will probably be there again before one’s dating days come to an end. And, since misery loves company, let’s take a bit of comfort in the misery of our peers.

For Abbey Parker, human biology was determined to give her a disastrous moment to remember.

“We went to see the new Hunger Games last year, and we were in a really intense part of the movie where the president was talking and I had to fart,” Parker said.

Unfortunately, her situation went as badly as it could have.

“I thought that it was going to be a silent one, so I let it out and all [I heard] was this super loud fart. The theater was silent.

My date looked over at me and he said, ‘Was that you?’ I said ‘no.’ He looked at me and said I was a liar. He definitely knew,” Parker said.

She was horrified.

“I left that night crying. It was only our second date together. I don’t even fart anymore because of it. I’m traumatized,” Parker said.

Junior Tayler Dent has had a rather upsetting date experience as well.

“I was with my friend and we couldn’t drive yet so we got dropped off at the bowling alley by our moms,” Dent said.

Dent was supposed to meet a date at the bowling alley, but he was MIA. “My date was supposed to meet me there, but he never showed up. We stood outside trying to call him and it was 10 degrees out. He finally called and he was really upset because he fell asleep making his March Madness bracket,” Dent said.

Fortunately, a “dating disaster” moment doesn’t have to mean the end of a relationship.

In some cases, there can be light at the end of the tunnel.

Take the case of Activities Director Steve Berry.

“I was teaching at another building, and a teacher from that building was throwing a party for his wife at a club house in their apartment complex,” Berry said.

Berry, who was invited to the party, was allowed a plus one.

He decided to ask the manager of the apartment complex to attend. The party was pajama-themed.

“I went to pick her up in my long, red, flannel pajamas with the black flap. We drove to the place, got there and no one was there. I was a month early. So here I was, on the first date, in pajamas, a month early. We left and went to a drive-thru because it was too late to go eat anywhere,” Berry said.

Despite Berry’s horrific first date, he and his date went to the pajama party on the actual date.

We went to that same pajama party on time. It ended up to be the perfect way to secure a second date with her. And now 26 years later we’re still married,” he said.

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Photographers prefer different camera lenses. Chefs have a favorite knife. And, athletes love to use certain equipment. There’s a hockey stick that only gets broken out for the playoffs. A lucky bat has stood the test of time. A special pair of socks makes all the difference. It seems like every player has a story to tell about their equipment. Here are some of our favorites.

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Equipped For Life seth boester

– sports editor –

Dan Wagganer Football (Facemask) “For my helmet, I like to use a Justin Tuck style facemask. I think it’s technically a custom made Riddell Revo Speed mask. It’s known for having a ton of bars and it kind of looks like a knight’s helmet. It doesn’t really help my performance at all. If anything, it actually makes my field vision worse, but it makes me look really intimidating.”

Alex Oscarson Field Hockey (Stick) “I first got my field hockey stick during my sophomore year. Previously, I had this little white one with flowers on it that I got from Dick’s Sporting Goods. My coach (Melissa Lantz) wasn’t too fond of it. It definitely was a bad stick, but I didn’t know that at the time. I did know that because my coach paid so much attention to it something was up. I ended up getting the one I have now, and I’ve been using it exclusively ever since. Honestly, It’s not even the size or feel of the stick that makes it great.

Every time I look at that stick, it makes me think of all of the games I’ve played, all of the friendships I’ve developed and all of the memories I’ve made over the years playing field hockey.

Brendan Carnahan Soccer (Goalie Gloves) “I usually go through dozens and dozens of goalie gloves every year, but this season, I have three main ones. I have the scrap pair that I use only at practices. I have the regular pair that I’ve used for most of my matches this season.

The final pair is this brand new pair that I’ve almost never used this entire year. Like, that pair is basically like a sacred item to me.”

Brian Boyd Basketball (Shoes) “I prefer wearing my special pair of high top shoes while I’m playing. It’s more of a personal preference thing. I have flat feet, so they help with arch support and whatnot. As far as injury concerns, they really help with ankle support, so they get rid of that problem. I’m really active in every game, so it’s nice knowing that ankle injuries shouldn’t be as much of an issue.

Katherine Trout Softball (Bat) “Being a softball player since age 3, I’ve learned the differences between playing recreationally and competitively. When you play competitively, your equipment has to be top notch. Around middle school, I realized I needed to make the switch from aluminum to composite bats. It’s made a huge difference.

Because of the different material, you’ll get a more noticeable sound. It’s kind of a pop.

When the ball hits it, it springs off, where with an aluminum bat, it’s just like a stick smacking against it. They really give you an edge on your competitors. I have a DeMarini bat, mainly because that was my first brand of composite bat.

I’ve been sticking with them ever since.

Murphy Pool Soccer (Cleats) “Unlike the basketball team, who can only use one of two types of shoes, the soccer team can use any pair of cleats on the market. My shoe of choice is the Christiano Ronaldo CR7 Mercurial. They really contour to the foot. They’re light, and they have a good touch on the ball.

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Freaky FRIDAY(the 13th)

Friday the 13th is the root of a variety of superstitions, myths and beliefs. But, there is some truth behind the fear of the date.

The origin of the paranoia may be from the Christian story of the Last Supper. It refers to the 13th guest at the Last Supper, which was Judas, Jesus’ betrayer. Then, Jesus died on a Friday, creating the infamous Friday the 13th mystique.

2015 has three

Friday the 13th’s. The next Friday the 13th will be in March and then in November.

The four-part Friday the 13th series of movies originally played in 1984-1984. They increased fear for the dreaded date. A new adaption was released in 2009.

Urban Dictionary definitions: Paraskavedekatriaphobia

the fear of Friday the 13th and Triskaidekaphobia

is a phobia of the number 13.

The first skyscraper in America, the Home Insurance Building, was rumored to only be 12 stories to avoid a 13th floor.

Thirteen things you don’t know (but perhaps have wondered) about Associate Principal Karen Calcaterra 1. Zodiac sign: Aquarius 2. Favorite Disney Movie: The Little Mermaid 3. Does she believe in the Lochness Monster or Bigfoot? No 4. Favorite season: Spring 5. Go-to Netflix pick: Dexter 6. Coke or Pepsi: Diet Coke 7. Dream vacation: the Wimbledon, U.S. Open or Australian Open 8. University degree from: Bachelor’s degree from Fontbonne

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– the feed editor –

Kindness Corner Daily, little things take place for the greater good. Below are examples of true kindness that restore our faith in humanity.

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Every week, Señor [Brian] Reed chooses a student and we celebrate that person. It restores my faith in humanity that a teacher would think of a way to make his students feel good about themselves and also how the students are so good about filling it up with compliments.”

– Annalise Alvarez, 11

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The day after Noah Cook passed, Mr. [Matt] Landwehr brought in a box of cookies for the wrestlers. It’s the small things and those little acts of kindness that stay in your head.”

– Matt Waeckerle, 11

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This girl was walking out of school and she slipped on ice and landed right on her back.

Someone immediately helped her up and made sure she was okay. It’s pretty cool how willing some people are to help.”

– Audrey Saunders, 10

University, doctorate and master’s degree from Saint Louis University 9. Does she believe in aliens: Yes 10. Childhood hero: Her mother 11. Coffee order: Skinny Vanilla Latte 12. Tea of choice: None 13. Macintosh or PC user: Macintosh

“Can someone please tell me who A is so I can stop watching Pretty Little Liars? #GottaKnow” Calcaterra said.

Associate Principal Karen Calcaterra