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During the National High School Journalism Convention award ceremony, Lafayette student publication staffs celebrate their peers. The convention took place Nov. 10-12 in downtown St. Louis. A lot more people on my staff came to this convention because it was here, which was different than other [years], yearbook Editor-In-Chief Kaylee ODell said.
Student publication staffs win awards at fall convention
GroupMe, a communication platform, is blocked on all RSD devices and internet. Following federal regulations, the district is tightening up its access to a variety of resources that don’t fit specific approved criteria.
Technology takedown
Alumni Trina Makalintal sings for her Coffee House act in 2017. Since coffee hasnt actually been served, for the past few years, this year, show will be called the Acoustic Variety Show, which will fall on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. this year.
Coffee House transitions into Acoustic Variety Show
Senior Cece Beckmann and junior Ben Dimmic rehearse scene two of How to Ruin Your Promposal on Oct. 10. Dimmic, who plays Brayden in the show, was in the previous fall play, Classic Mystery Game.
LTC performs 21 Chump Street, How to Ruin Your Promposal for fall play
Because there were no applicants for the open study hall position, In-School Suspension teacher Dale Walker has been supervising the study hall room each day since the beginning of the year, and Student Restore Program teacher Whitney Ralph is supervising students in ISS. “It’s temporary. They’re looking for a permanent teacher to fill in, so they had me move here to have a constant person,” Walker said.
Living with less
SMSgt. Matt Zahradka experiences the beauties of the country during his deployment in Bagram, Afghanistan in 2009. The country was beautiful and its an experience that I am so glad I got a chance to do, Zahradka said.
SMSgt. Matt Zahradka reflects on time deployed overseas in Afghanistan, past Veterans Days
Wrapped in the Ukrainian flag, freshman Leeza Nozdrachova holds plants and flowers for Ivana Kupala, a Slavic holiday celebrating the summer solstice.
Trading home for safety
As seen in the Image, some Lancers tell the unique stories and meanings behind their names.
What’s In a Name?
Senior Alison Hunt uses her skills to make balloon art like mermaids and other animals. Hunt stumbled on the opportunity to make balloon art on accident when she worked as a lifeguard.
A new twist on a teenage career
Going for the shot, junior Austin Reed plays in the AcLab Lafayette Pickleball Society club with junior Danny Salem-Pon. Reed began playing this sport before the club was founded on Oct. 5, 2022. “[We play] once every couple of weeks, we go over to the courts near my friend’s house on a good weekend when the weather is nice and we just hit around,” Reed said.
New club serves up AcLab fun
At the Forest Park Festival on Sept. 10, Lafayette varsity girls cross country gets recognized for placing second. Senior Grace Tyson placed first, junior Natalie Barnard placed fourth and senior Elissa Barnard placed eighth.
Girls cross country, volleyball earn State titles as fall season concludes
Senior Mckenna Budnick (#88) stands on the sideline and watches her team play. Budnick has been on the football team since sophomore year.
Tackling the norm
On Nov. 4, senior Simon Ruck serves a racquetball at practice. His first match will be on Nov. 22 against Parkway West.
Ready to cause a racket
Carrying the ball into the end zone, senior Baylor Adamovsky scores a touchdown against MICDS in the second round of the Class 5 District 2 tournament. Lafayette lost 60-46 to MICDS.
Lancers lose to MICDS in second round of Districts
Warner swims his fastest time during 100-yard breaststroke event at the Conference Meet Oct. 26. He set a new LHS record with a time of 57.3 seconds.
Swimmer breaks school record from 2016
A can of tomato soup was thrown at Sunflowers, one of Vincent Van Goghs paintings, in protest. While the environmental movement needs to be acknowledged now, the decision to protest by attempting to ruin a painting is ineffective.
Food is not protest
During intruder drills, the expectations are that students stop what they are doing, lock the doors and hide in a place out of view of the door.
Staff Editorial: We don’t feel safe
Taylor Swifts album Midnights was released Oct. 21 at midnight EST. The album is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and other streaming services.
The clock strikes again with Swift’s Midnights release
Although he likes the older Marvel movies, senior Mateo LaMar doesnt like the newer movies with different versions of the original characters. Because of the dip in film quality, LaMar prefers rewatching older movies rather than watching the newer movies.
MCU increases in explosion, decreases in expression
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was extremely disappointing.
Review: Despite being magic-centered, ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ epically fails to capture Marvel “magic”
All Rockwood building that have School Resource Officers have signs posted somewhere on an exterior door that lets people know there is a police officer in the building. This sign is on the east entrance of the building near the pool.
Rockwood takes steps to ensure student safety in potential intruder situations
Lafayette celebrates Homecoming Week in Hollywood
Lafayette celebrates Homecoming Week in Hollywood
Superfan leaders keep Lancer student section loud and rowdy
Superfan leaders keep Lancer student section loud and rowdy
On Sept. 17, Lafayettes neighbor, Passisglias Nursery and Garden Center hosted its first-ever Fall Festival welcoming community members in for a full day of activities.
Passiglia’s hosts special Fall Festival
Tykes on Trykes organization gives area children with special needs the chance to ride
Tykes on Trykes organization gives area children with special needs the chance to ride
As seen in the Image, some Lancers tell the unique stories and meanings behind their names.
What’s In a Name?
Rockwood bans 22 books due to new state law
Sophomore Kaden Stottler poses in the Zen Garden. Stottler begins his new rap music career using only his Iphone, a microphone and a little help from close friends and family.
Sophomore begins journey into future rap career
Class of 2022: Senior Spotlights
Class of 2022: Senior Spotlights
Language arts teacher book recommendations
Freshman Akiko Field poses for a picture with her cousins in front of a restaurant in Japan.
Listen In: Student experienced cultural shifts with Japanese-American family, move to America
At Magnolia Flavor House, a Filipino ice cream shop, sophomore Chris Songco eats ice cream. Although his family hasn’t been able to go recently, Songco has been to the Philippines multiple times to visit family, including when he was seven.
Listen In: Asian American, Pacific Islander Month inspires pride in culture
As part of the curriculum for several language arts classes, students are checked out a copy of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Since the author wrote the main character in the book to be autistic, reading it can be a way to understand what having autism is like.
Listen In: Book promotes autism awareness, acceptance
To recognize Black History Month, the library created a display of diverse books. Reading books with diverse characters can be a way to widen perspectives.
Listen In: Taking a pause during Black History Month
College and Career counselors Alex Dusenberry and Sarah Hicks speak about what they do at their office and how they can help seniors decide which college option benefits them the most. The seniors met during AcLab on Aug. 26 to learn information about the upcoming school year.
Listen In: Traditional vs. non-traditional college options
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Listen In: Student experienced cultural shifts with Japanese-American family, move to America

Juli Mejia, Editor In Chief • October 25, 2022

Ever since she came back from Japan, freshman Akiko Field has seen notable differences in American culture. From differences in culture at home and school to differences in overall experience, Field talks...

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Listen In: Asian American, Pacific Islander Month inspires pride in culture

Samantha Haney, Co Web Editor • May 20, 2022

Sophomore Chris Songco discusses growing up in a Philippine household and how it has affected him. Along with this, Songco discusses balancing growing up with both American and Philippine cultures.

Listen In: Book promotes autism awareness, acceptance

Samantha Haney, Co Web Editor • April 21, 2022

Language arts teacher Melissa Schumacher discusses the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and how it allows students to understand autism from the perspective of the...

To recognize Black History Month, the library created a display of diverse books. Reading books with diverse characters can be a way to widen perspectives.

Listen In: Taking a pause during Black History Month

Samantha Haney, Co Web Editor • February 26, 2022

Guidance Department Chair Terence Small discusses Black History Month. Small talks about how reflecting back on all the different parts of history will let people see history through a more diverse lens...

College and Career counselors Alex Dusenberry and Sarah Hicks speak about what they do at their office and how they can help seniors decide which college option benefits them the most. The seniors met during AcLab on Aug. 26 to learn information about the upcoming school year.

Listen In: Traditional vs. non-traditional college options

Sam Haney • November 29, 2021

College and career counselors Sarah Hicks and Alex Dusenberry discuss what students can do after high school. From the traditional two-year or four-year college route to a trade school or an apprenticeship,...

Halloweens originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and formally became introduced in the United States in the mid 1800s, according to the History website.

Listen In: Halloween brings friends, families closer together

Samantha Haney, Co Web Editor • October 29, 2021

Art teacher Lauren Sakowski and sophomore Sarah Ebenezer both grew up making costumes with their moms. Now, Sakowski does this with her own children while Ebenezer started creating her...

To fit with her classroom decoration, Stephanie Hruby has bins with holes in them as her phone boxes. These allow students to see their phones, along with providing a decorative way for the phones to stay away from students for the class period.

Listen In: Math teacher shares experience utilizing ‘phone boxes’ during class

Samantha Haney, Co Web Editor • September 24, 2021

Stephanie Hruby has been teaching at Lafayette for 13 years. Over that time, with the rising popularity of cellphones, she developed a way to prevent students from using them unnecessarily in class...

On Art Hill in Forest Park, a special memorial for the 9/11 anniversary displays nearly 7,500 American flags — one for each of the nation’s men and women killed in military combat since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as the 412 first responders who died in the line of duty that day. Lafayette held its own Patriot Day Ceremony on Sept. 10 .

Listen in: Science teacher Shannon Campbell shares 9/11 memories

Sonya Sud, Assistant Editor in Chief • September 10, 2021

In this episode of  The Lancer Feed's Listen In Podcast, staff reporter Sonya Sud talks with science teacher Shannon Campbell, who shared her story about 9/11. Campbell's husband worked at a company office...

In wake of the Astros cheating scandal, the MLB needs to create harsher punishments for teams in order to deter them from cheating.

Listen In: Predictions for upcoming MLB season

Vijay Viswanathan • March 18, 2021

In this episode, staff reporter Vijay Viswanathan sits down with junior Tom Richards to discuss his predictions for the upcoming Major League Baseball (MLB) season, which begins on April 1, 2021. Listen...

Listen in: Business teacher explains Shop Local

Listen in: Business teacher explains ‘Shop Local’

Samantha Haney, Co Web Editor • February 18, 2021

In this episode, staff reporter Samantha Haney talks to business teacher Holly Green about what 'shop local' means and how we can participate in our own communities. Listen in was created as an outlet...

Both freshman Yasmin Hassan and sophomore Pooja Reddy are first generation Americans, both of their parents came to the Unites States in hopes of pursuing a better life for their children.

Listen in: Lancers gain insight from life as first generation Americans

Juli Mejia and Chloe Baker • April 3, 2020

“There's this stereotypical thing where you don’t have a culture and you do have a culture. So there’s never really a right place to stand. I ‘d rather have my kids live how I live and see how...

Listen in: Update on Rockwood’s Alternative Learning Plan

Jack Weaver • April 2, 2020

Rockwood's Alternative Learning Plan (ALP) was implemented on March 26 as a way for students to stay connected to their classes and continue coursework. This past week, teachers have held virtual classes...

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