“The statistics of [human trafficking] are so real. I’ve never realized how prominent of an issue it was in the St. Louis area. As you learn more about it, you realize that it’s all around you and...

Freshman Annie Jones is among the nearly 1.5 million children who have been adopted in the United States, about 2% of the population. Born in Guatemala, Annie was adopted when she was 6 months old and...

Matthew Waeckerle, Class of 2015 and current social studies teacher, believes it is important for students to focus on their happiness in life.  “Enjoy your life, have fun, get involved. It's a long...

Every year, I Love to Write Day falls on Nov. 15, celebrating writing as a piece of human life and self-expression. For some students, writing is an important part of their life. When writing stories,...

A love of theater runs through senior Abby Perzan's family. She often hears stories from her father, Joe Perzan, about his time in theater during his college years.  “Hearing these memories from...

When a person walks into Pinspiration, there’s a faint smell of paint in the air. It’s colorful and open, with artwork lining the walls. All of this connects to a feeling of creative energy in the...

On Oct. 3, senior Corban Leslie decided to call a bunch of his friends and head to Texas Roadhouse. Leslie wanted to try and beat the record for the number of rolls people have ever eaten at the restaurant....

Thrift shopping can be a nightmare and a half. The employees are stressed, everything is disorganized and the dressing rooms have a rather odd stench. Uptown Cheapskate is the opposite of that typical...

Junior Bhushan Sreekrishnavilas has been a vegetarian for almost four years. He made this decision due to ethical and environmental concerns. “Meat is bad for the environment, through farming and...

“I’ve become the person that I used to be scared of. The number one cause of cancer is having already had cancer. I knew that I would have cancer again later on in life. I just did not expect this...

“A piece of advice that I would give to somebody in high school right now is to try a little bit of everything. Just enjoy your time with one another,” Drew Cusumano, class of 2016, said. Although...

Many concerts were canceled amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and frequent concert-goers went without live music for months. However, now that restrictions are lifting, music artists are taking the opportunity...