Construction started on April 20 at the Lafayette tennis courts. Lafayette’s tennis courts has had the plan to be renovated for about five years, since a 2017 bond issue was set up to have a court renovation...

The Class of 2020 as well as staff, family and community members gathered in the Lafayette parking lot to take advantage of the opportunity to celebrate the seniors at the Senior Salute Parade in May of...

 Lafayette will be having its first Fine Arts Festival on April 22 and 23.  Displaying an array of art, drama and music, there will be over 200 Lafayette students participating, as well as students from...

Even though they transitioned from virtual tournaments to in-person tournaments at the beginning of 2022, the Lafayette Speech and Debate team has had a great year, with four students qualifying for the...

From March 28-29 Future Healthcare Professionals (HOSA) competed at Missouri S&T for the Missouri HOSA State Leadership Conference (SLC). Students from Lafayette competed alongside 720 students at...

The General Municipal Election is today, April 5. The Rockwood School District will also be directly impacted by this election, as two seats for the Rockwood Board of Education will be up for grabs. Jessica...

Gas prices have been on the rise, and both students and staff around Lafayette have been struggling to pay for their own gas. The average gas price in the United States reached $4.255 on March 20 according...

"To be frank with you, every time I see my face on the TV screens, I still kind of shake my head. I knew it was a big deal, but it's a really, really big deal," incoming Rockwood School District (RSD)...

Despite Prom being canceled in 2020 and the Parking-Lot-Prom in 2021, the event will return to a more traditional Prom plan on Saturday, April 30. One of the sponsors for this year’s celebration,...

As graduation approaches, seniors who have excelled in a particular subject area may have earned the right to wear an honor cord at graduation with their cap and gown. “[You get an honor cord] because...

Winter guard is a performance activity that involves the use of equipment such as flags, rifles and sabres, along with skills in dance. The Lafayette Winter guard program has two teams, with the junior...

On Feb. 28, author Fred Venturini paid a visit to the Lafayette Library to talk to students about his book The Escape of Light. "This was a great opportunity, really. Even though I am an introvert,...