Enjoy a summer staycation in St. Louis
Lourdes Hindi and Morgan Goertz
May 12, 2019
If you are stuck in your hometown for summer while all of your friends are vacationing in exotic, foreign places, do not fear, St. Louis is here. You can make your staycation even more interesting than the beach. Multiple areas throughout the city exemplify the culture that is to offer. St. Louis is ...
“The best photo I’ve ever taken” with Ariana Magafas
Kayla Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2019
“My emotions before meeting him were all over the place. I was freaking out," junior Ariana Magafas said. "I remember when the line was moving, and I was seconds away from meeting him, and my heart was beating so fast. I was about to pass out. Before I knew it, I was next and standing right in fron...
Community involvement, honing of new skills offered through FBLA
Travis Bodell, Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2019
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) was a club very few Lafayette students knew about until its debut during the 2017-2018 school year. The club started with 12 active members. Seniors Kashish Gupta and Carly Sauter were responsible for the club's formation last year. Matt Stephens, business...
Babysitting: tricks and tales of the trade
Caroline Kesting and Jasmin Kim
March 13, 2019
Babysitting business has been constantly growing as more and more families have both parents working, and the cost of childcare has increased to cause pressure on many families. Therefore, many families with little children are hiring teenagers to look after their children. We asked Lafayette to share som...
Students from France reflect on visit to Lafayette
Lourdes Hindi, Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
Through a program, Language and Friendship, Lafayette has been hosting six French students. The students are here from Feb. 19 until Mar. 8, 2019. For the past couple weeks, these six students have been shown around by current Lafayette students to various classes. After a couple of weeks, two of the students...
The best trip I ever took with Stella Chang
Hayden Cottrell, News Editor
February 22, 2019
Two years ago, Stella Chang, junior, got the opportunity to visit her mother's hometown, Kunming China, and her grandparents. Chang normally only communicates with her grandparents through Skype. "I rarely get to see them other than Skype, so it was exciting to see them in person," Chang said. Kunming...
Five Questions with Ashley Shaw, horseback rider
Melina Hudak, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Senior Ashley Shaw answered the following questions about her experience riding horses: What originally got you interested in riding horses? My sister and I have been obsessed with horses ever since we were little kids, and when I turned five, my parents finally signed both of us up for riding le...
College Board redesigns AP World History curriculum
Amisha Paul and Delaney Stulce
February 13, 2019
After the conclusion of the 2018-2019 school year, the College Board will eliminate the entire first half of the AP World History curriculum. The course, which currently splits world history dating back 10,000 years into 6 sections, will now only cover the latter 3 sections beginning at 1200 C.E... to read more, click on the graphic above....
As Seen In The Image: Out of this World
Alex Rozar, Opinions Editor
February 11, 2019
Andy Klesh graduated from Lafayette High School in 2001. Now, 18 years later, Klesh’s work as a Chief Engineer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) has helped to bring scientific advancements to Mars. Check out our story on Page 17 of the Image Magazine's February issue for more. ...
Sexism in sports
Kayla Carpenter and Sophia Scheller
February 6, 2019
It’s the day before the girls basketball team's home game. The team asks Lafayette Superfans to tweet a reminder about their game, but there is no tweet posted; however, for the boys game, a tweet with several emojis and GIFs is posted, and as a result, the boy's game has an overflowing, tumultuous student section compared to the few parents and adm...
Skaggs takes center stage in plays around St. Louis
Hayden Cottrell, News Editor
January 24, 2019
She's been in "Sweeny Todd," "Lunchadora!" and "Legally Blonde" in the past year alone. Ashley Skaggs, junior, has no plans to stop her career as a young actress anytime soon. Skaggs has been doing theater since she was three years old, performing in plays at a summer camp down in Texas. As she grew...
Undefined improv show supports breast cancer research
December 18, 2018
On Nov. 30, 2018, Lafayette's improv team, Undefined, hosted two shows to raise money for breast cancer research.
