ROSE Award nominations open for 2020
Corren Tipton, Assistant News Editor
January 17, 2020
The Rockwood Outstanding Service in Education (ROSE) Award is given to teachers, staff or volunteers that benefit the Rockwood community. Nominations for 2020 recipients are currently open until Monday, Jan. 27. In 2012, librarian Nichole Ballard-Long was one of the recipients. She attended the cerem...
Medical marijuana licenses approved in Missouri
Caoimhe Farris, Staff Reporter
January 16, 2020
Along with the New Year, comes new licenses for medical marijuana facilities in Missouri. New medical marijuana cultivation licenses have been issued across the state. Companies, however, must be approved for this license. The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) began issuing 60 licen...
Video board installed in Main Gym
Sophia Scheller, Staff Reporter
January 13, 2020
On Dec. 19, Lafayette installed a new addition to the Main Gym. What started out as a potential video scoring table from the Boys Basketball Booster Club turned into a 6x11 LED video board to be placed next to the current scoreboard. Activities Director Jon Sumner said, “Our head boys basketball...
Legend named to National Scholastic Press Association’s Hall of Fame
Vijay Viswanathan, Staff Reporter
January 13, 2020
Lafayette's yearbook, the Legend, is the latest inductee into the National Scholastic Press Association's (NSPA) Hall of Fame. The Legend was first published in 1963 when Lafayette first opened and was housed in the building that is now Crestview Middle School. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame,...
Recent tragedies affect final exam
Chloe Baker, Web Editor
January 5, 2020
Due to various tragedies that have recently affected the Lafayette community, teachers, counselors and building and district administrators have altered the policy for students' 5th Hour Final Exam which was scheduled for Jan. 6. "We want to offer the option for students to only take the scheduled...
Visitation set for sophomore Matthew McMillen
Kayla Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief
January 5, 2020
Lancers are mourning the loss of sophomore Matthew McMillen who passed away on Jan. 4. McMillen was a member of the Class of 2022. He was a part of band and a member of the track and field team. The arrangements for his memorial service are not yet available. This post will be updated when...
Two Lancers involved in double shooting on Christmas Day
Kayla Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief
December 28, 2019
On Dec. 25, just before noon, senior Antonio Cooper and Malik Lomax, Class of 2019, were victims of a double shooting in the 4500 block of Alice near West Florissant. The two were found injured inside a crashed car and taken to an area hospital. As of Dec. 28, the investigation is ongoing and no...
Class of 2022 hosts Cardinal Glennon donation drive
Vijay Viswanathan, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2019
It's that time of year again. The time of year when people feel very generous. During the day known as "Giving Tuesday" in 2018, Americans donated $380 million to charities across the country. In that same spirit, the Lafayette Class of 2022's Sophomore Advisory has started a Cardinal Glennon Children's...
Petition to change final policy to match other districts gains traction in RSD
Hayden Cottrell, News Editor
December 17, 2019
On Dec. 16, school was canceled for the Rockwood School District (RSD) due to an ice and snow storm. On Dec. 17, school was canceled again. The second snow day, however, caused students to miss their 5th Hour final, which is now scheduled to be made up on Jan. 6. The day off on Dec. 17 also led to several school districts around the St. Louis area sanctioning different policies to h...
School cancellation postpones 5th Hour final exam
Chloe Baker, Web Editor
December 17, 2019
On Monday, Dec. 16, Mark Miles, Rockwood (RSD) Superintendent, canceled school for the second consecutive day for Tuesday, Dec. 17 due to hazardous road conditions. However, the Dec. 17 cancellation of school poses a problem to the previously set final exam schedule where students' 5th Hour exam was ...
Finals week marks end of semester
Sarah Locke, Staff Reporter
December 15, 2019
Lafayette’s National Honor Society (NHS) is providing after school tutoring in the library from Dec. 9 to Dec. 16. NHS members will be available to aid in all core and elective subjects until 4 p.m. daily. “Some students have taken advantage of this resource and received some help, particularly ...
LTC uses close relationships to prepare for spring musical “Footloose”
Kayla Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2019
“I think the story and the people will make it special. I just think it’s really good to show a show that has more meat, more depth to it. There’s also an extra layer of emotion to the show that people will really find interesting especially in Act 2,” junior Nathaniel Mahone said. “That’s when...
