Blog: Lady Lancer volleyball greatly enhanced my high school experience and it could do the same for you
Sophia Scheller, Staff Reporter
22 hours ago
As an 8th grader, soon to be freshman, I watched as the Lafayette girls volleyball team had just won its six State Championships in a row. I always loved the involvement with activities at school and I knew this team and the culture that head coach Zach Young helped foster was going to be a central...
Canvas offers many positives for teachers, students in online learning environment
Caroline Black, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2020
After making it through the first four weeks of school, I think all students could agree that the virtual classroom is much different than face-to-face learning. Under the unfortunate circumstances of COVID-19, the Rockwood School District (RSD) decided that learning from home would be the best option f...
Blog: Quarantine brought me closer to my national identity, for the better
Sophia Scheller and Sasha Verovka
September 14, 2020
The internet has incredible power to unite those who would have never encountered each other otherwise. For two girls, quarantine has provided enough time to be able to communicate across an 8 hour time difference and create a lasting bond, while seemingly only being connected through birthpla...
Review: ‘The New Mutants’ release satisfies moviegoers’ longing for return to cinema
Makayla Archambeault, Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2020
Ever since I was old enough to understand what movies were, the magic of going to the movie theater was always a very easy way to entertain me. While I didn’t always understand how to appreciate all the work that goes into me sitting back and enjoying a movie on the big screen, I never turned down ...
Opinion: Rockwood was right to switch to virtual learning for upcoming school year
Vijay Viswanathan, Ad Manager
August 8, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools decided to switch to online learning across the United States during the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year. As of March 17, 2020, 489 school districts in the nation closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, some of those same districts are beginn...
Review: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ cures quarantine anxiety
Aliyah Studt, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2020
Since the release of the original "Animal Crossing" for the Nintendo GameCube in Japan in 2001 and in the US in 2002, the series has blown up worldwide. Fans everywhere have enjoyed the series for its creative and relaxing nature. The last adaptation was "Animal Crossing: New Leaf," released for the Nintendo 3DS ...
Opinion: US government needed better virus response
Vijay Viswanathan, Ad Manager
April 22, 2020
COVID-19 has been taking the world by storm. The pandemic originated from a wet market in Wuhan, China. The virus which causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is speculated to have originated in bats and spread to humans via another animal, such as a civet, which was the animal that spread SARS to humans in 2002...
Opinion: Despite lasting impacts, MSHSAA was right to stop spring sports
Morgan Vehige, Sports Editor
April 20, 2020
On April 9, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) released a statement confirming that the 2020 spring sports season is canceled due to the coronavirus and will not be extended into the summer. The statement was released following Governor Mike Parson’s order closing all Missouri schools for the rest of the school year. MSHSAA'...
Review: All Time Low returns with eighth album ‘Wake Up, Sunshine’
Morgan Vehige, Sports Editor
April 17, 2020
All Time Low became a band in the year I was born, 2003. They’re actually a month older than I am. Four members came together in the suburbs of Baltimore and built their pop-punk empire through years of guitar-smashing, rockin’ concerts and impressive albums. I became a fan of the band in the...
Opinion: Coming of age in isolation
Alex Rozar, Opinions Editor
April 16, 2020
I was born 18 years ago, on April 16, 2002. And today, on April 16, 2020, as I officially enter adulthood, I also take my first steps into a strange, terrifying and ever-changing world. My youth has been bookended by a pair of catastrophes: the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and the coronavirus pandem...
Review: ‘Manchester Calling’ draws in old and new fans alike
Aliyah Studt, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2020
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott’s latest album “Manchester Calling” was released on March 6. The two musicians were together in the band Beautiful South, and since then have made three of their own albums. “Manchester Calling” is slightly different from their two previous records, “Wisdom, Laughter and...
