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On April 8, during the eclipse, librarians, Jane Lingafelter and Robin Van Iwaarden, look at the sun using solar viewers, while on the field. Students and staff spent time on the field during the eclipse. The next partial eclipse in Missouri wont be till 2045.
Lafayette students, staff observe eclipse
Social Studies teacher Steve Klawiter will have his AP World History class take the digital exam this May. He said he looks forward to seeing how his students will perform on the exam. “Its been very clear theyre moving towards digital. Since the pandemic started, theyve been putting the pieces in place to go digital, Klawiter said. “I think that ultimately it’s going to be more beneficial because with systems like Canvas and Google Classroom, students are used to more digital activities and less handwriting activities.” 
Nine AP exams will transition to digital format in 2025, additional six in 2026
Rockwood School District is currently writing a curriculum for a new womens history course, which will be offered in the 2025-2026 school year. Social studies teacher Jodie Lee will teach it at LHS.
Women’s history course to be offered during 2025-2026 school year
On March 13, the Presidents Forum hosted a “Meet The Candidates” event at the Rockwood School District Administrative Annex. A student from each of Rockwood’s four high schools was chosen to ask candidates three questions and more questions were asked from anonymous PTO members.
Three school board candidates run for two seats, election April 2
Adolescent rates of problem gambling behaviors are double that of adult rates. Cait Huble, Director of Communications at the National Council on Problem Gambling said that this increase could be caused by online games which have blurred the lines between gaming and gambling.
High School Roller
On April 8, during the eclipse, librarians, Jane Lingafelter and Robin Van Iwaarden, look at the sun using solar viewers, while on the field. Students and staff spent time on the field during the eclipse. The next partial eclipse in Missouri wont be till 2045.
Lafayette students, staff observe eclipse
Before leaving to Trick-or-Treat for cans in 2021, volunteers met in the Commons. Senior Daisy Foster met one of her best friends while collecting cans.
The Best Time I Ever Volunteered: Daisy Foster
Undefined team captain, Keira Makalintal, and member, Hailey Miller, perform a skit in the Lafayette theater at their March show. Undefineds final show will be on Friday, April 12th, at 3:45 pm and 7:00 pm.
Undefined to end improv season with final show
Playing Gretchen Wieners in COCAs production of Mean Girls: The Musical, junior Jenna Barakat sings Whats Wrong With Me.
People of Lafayette: Jenna Barakat
Vintage Vinyl, found in the Delmar Loop, was opened in 1990 and has since become a part of St. Louiss music community.
Community reflects on impact of vinyl shop
Junior Conner McCown putts during the Webster Cup Invitational tournament. McCown placed 13th with a round of 77.
Boys volleyball undefeated, golf places 2nd and 3rd at tournaments
Eyes looking upfield, senior Emily Derucki brushes by her defender. Earlier this year, Derucki received the Bob Kehoe Future Star Award from the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. Derucki leads the team with 4 goals so far this season.
Volleyball and soccer stay perfect, track finishes 1st at invitational
After their win against Eureka in the Battle of 109, seniors Cam Callaham and Sam Classen jump in celebration. The Lancers beat the Wildcats 8-4.
Boys Volleyball, girls soccer start undefeated, boys lacrosse win Battle of 109
After their Battle of 109 win March 28, Head Coach Jason Seidel gives a team talk. The Lancers beat the Wildcats 8-4.
New lacrosse coach seeks to maintain success of prior leadership, improve Lafayette standing
While his father Joe Wier celebrates behind him, senior Andrew Wier kneels down after winning the MSHSAA 190 pound State Title, Feb. 24. Wier finished runner up at State last year, but he came back with a 32-4 record and a State Championship in his senior season. The Lancers finished 2nd as a team at State this year.
Like Father, Like Son
In front of her TV, junior Maddy Cox stares at the opening screen of the docuseries Quiet on Set. The docuseries featured Nikelodeon cast and crew members talking about abuse they went through while working on and off set.
Child Actors, Adult Problems
In Irish Wish, Maddie Kelly (played by Lindsay Lohan) makes a wish that changes her life. In the end, Kelly is forced to decide between two guys she has feelings for.
Irish Wish offers charming romance, lacks overall plot depth
The animated version of Avatar: The Last Airbender first aired on Nickelodeon while the live action version is available for streaming on Netflix. Both series featured the same characters with similar storylines.
Netflix remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender lacks personality shown in animated version
SeaWorld currently has three locations in the US. One in San Diego, Orlando and San Antonio.
Mistreatment towards orcas, dolphins at SeaWorld leave them distressed
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Social Studies teacher Lori Zang-Berns lectures to her class about different world governments
Former students, colleagues celebrate retirees
On April 8, during the eclipse, librarians, Jane Lingafelter and Robin Van Iwaarden, look at the sun using solar viewers, while on the field. Students and staff spent time on the field during the eclipse. The next partial eclipse in Missouri wont be till 2045.
Lafayette students, staff observe eclipse
Undefined team captain, Keira Makalintal, and member, Hailey Miller, perform a skit in the Lafayette theater at their March show. Undefineds final show will be on Friday, April 12th, at 3:45 pm and 7:00 pm.
Undefined to end improv season with final show
Vintage Vinyl, found in the Delmar Loop, was opened in 1990 and has since become a part of St. Louiss music community.
Community reflects on impact of vinyl shop
At Lafayette High School, Lauren Dean hands Caroline Trost and Megan Bilsland a sweet treat from the Sarahs Cake Shop booth at the Taste of West County to help raise money for the Junior Class.
Taste of West County makes return after four years
At Barnes & Noble, senior Vedika Kumar participated in Blind Date with a Book. During this event, books are wrapped in paper with descriptive words that give a hint about the novel, and individuals are free to choose which one they want to buy.
To the next chapter
After finishing their tests in history teacher Steve Klawiters class, students can participate in an optional trivia section. While Klawiter usually doesnt offer rewards for the highest score on the trivia section, it offers a way for students to decompress after unit tests.
History teacher provides de-stressing activities to students
Freshman Emi Limon competes in the 2022 World Kickboxing and Karate Union Championship in Wales. Even though Limon has only been doing karate for three years, he won four medals at the October competition— a gold medals in Weapons with Music and Korean Forms, a silver medal in Hardstyle Forms and a bronze medal in Weapons with no Music.
Kicking the competition
As seen in the Image, some Lancers tell the unique stories and meanings behind their names.
What’s In a Name?
Rockwood bans 22 books due to new state law
Pi Day celebrates the mathematical symbol of pi. People like math teacher Kevin OGorman have celebrated by eating pie and pizza on March 14.
Pi Day offers opportunity to learn more about symbol, eat pie
March 1 is National Compliment Day. A theory taught in AP Psychology mentions the benefits of both giving and receiving compliments.
Listen In: Giving compliments provides benefits for giver, receiver
Throughout her house, junior Jessica Guan has decorations for the Lunar New Year. Her favorite are the fish, which promise auspiciousness.
Listen In: Lunar New Year celebration holds tradition, culture
Class of 2011 graduate Charles Zimmerman (middle) is paired with Bonne Bedingfield (left) and Rabiha Sami (right) to form the Sugar Bandits, a culinary arts team on Holiday Wars. Team Sugar Bandits went into the finale and finished 2nd out of nine teams.
Listen In: Competition show builds friendship, learning opportunities
To introduce kids to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, gifted teacher Shannon Batt put together a display. She is a certified Choctaw artist and was able to teach gifted students at Lafayette the art of beading.
Listen In: Native American Heritage Month offers gifted teacher opportunity to teach culture
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Lafayette students, staff observe eclipse

Julia Dean, Digital Media Staff • April 16, 2024

On April 8, Lafayette students and staff joined to watch the partial eclipse on the football field. They were on the field for under an hour, passing time by talking to friends, tracking the sun's progress...

Before leaving to Trick-or-Treat for cans in 2021, volunteers met in the Commons. Senior Daisy Foster met one of her best friends while collecting cans.

The Best Time I Ever Volunteered: Daisy Foster

Samantha Haney, Opinions Editor / Legend Social Media Manager • April 15, 2024

In her sophomore year, senior Daisy Foster volunteered through Key Club, a volunteer organization, at the Trick-or-Treat for Cans event hosted by Student Council. Volunteers walked through neighborhoods...

Undefined to end improv season with final show

Natalie Soest, Digital Media Staff • April 10, 2024

Undefined, an improv comedy troupe, uses audience stimuli and skits to entertain their audience. Members form different teams, to work together throughout the comedy games. Undefined's final show will...

Playing Gretchen Wieners in COCAs production of Mean Girls: The Musical, junior Jenna Barakat sings Whats Wrong With Me.

People of Lafayette: Jenna Barakat

Marlie French, News Staff • April 10, 2024

Junior Jenna Barakat spends her time outside of school in productions run by various theater companies such as COCA and STAGES St. Louis. While she mostly performs in musicals, she also performs in plays...

Community reflects on impact of vinyl shop

Lylah Kimberlin, Digital Media Staff • April 3, 2024

Despite current forms of streaming music, some people decide to return to vinyl, an older form of music. Many vinyl collectors enjoy the physicality of vinyl and think the sound is richer than streamed...

Sitting on a blanket on the field, Lafayette graduates Justus Carlile and Kyle Radecki get ready as the sun starts to fade during the 2017 eclipse. It was cool to see it go all black. It was something I have never seen before, Radecki said.

Math teacher to travel to Lake Perry to experience total solar eclipse with family

Maddy Cox, Asst. Editor in Chief • April 2, 2024

Students on the field, glasses in hand, looking up at the sky, Lafayette experienced a total solar eclipse August 21, 2017.  This year, students will have an opportunity to view a partial solar eclipse,...

Sophomore Gus Nagel holds a display case with a variety of specimens with the order labeled inside the case. This is my first full display that I made, all of the specimens I caught myself within the span of about a year, Nagel said.

People of Lafayette: Gus Nagel

Jacob Binder, Reporter • April 1, 2024

For most people, their first instinct after seeing a bug is to stomp it out of sight, but for sophomore Gus Nagel, bugs serve as an opportunity to satisfy a lifelong fascination. “Since [I was] a...

The Tea Spout opened on June 16 and is located at 17718 Chesterfield Airport Rd.

Out and About: The Tea Spout

Sonya Sud, Editor in Chief • March 25, 2024

  Amber Hamilton opened The Tea Spout by Aquene Amora, a tea health and wellness shop, in the summer of 2023. Before opening The Tea Spout, Hamilton had a small business, Aquene Amora. Hamilton...

Pi Day celebrates the mathematical symbol of pi. People like math teacher Kevin OGorman have celebrated by eating pie and pizza on March 14.

Pi Day offers opportunity to learn more about symbol, eat pie

Samantha Haney, Opinions Editor / Legend Social Media Manager • March 14, 2024

In past years, math teacher Kevin O'Gorman has celebrated Pi Day with his classes. It's a day that celebrates the symbol pi (π), which represents the ratio between circumference and diameter. Pi is an...

Recently opening the second shop in Missouri, owner and store manager April Baker established the Magnolia Soap & Bath Co. with her son because she was always surrounded by their products when she lived in Mississippi. She has been using the products for 5 years now and said she likes them because they don’t contain any toxic or harmful ingredients. “When we found that they were franchising, we thought this would be a business model that the community would appreciate because a lot of the people out here are health conscious and health minded,” Baker said

Out and About: Magnolia Soap & Bath Co.

Zosia Paciorek, Features Editor • March 11, 2024

The newly open Magnolia Soap & Bath Co. located at 2448 Taylor Rd in Wildwood, offers locally handcrafted, plant-based bath and skincare products.   According to their website, the shop offers...

Located in The District, an entertainment hub in Chesterfield along Highway 40, Game Show Battle Rooms offers two different packages for customers to play in their studio. Host Drew Cusumano, a 2016 LHS grad, prefers the Classic Games, which are based on games often played on television shows.

Degrees of entertainment

Samantha Haney, Opinions Editor / Legend Social Media Manager • March 11, 2024

  After making a transition into marketing and design from his work as a news anchor for NBC, Class of 2016 graduate Drew Cusumano was approached with an opportunity to connect with people. “My...

After sophomore Delaney McHale drew feathers in history class, their mom, Rockwood Valley counselor Jamie McGuire got them tattooed on her leg. The feathers dont have a large meaning to McHale but fit into McGuires passion for birds.

Inked

Abby Scott and Theo Koury • March 8, 2024

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