![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
A Look Back: Beginning of computerized lunch systems
February 26, 2016
Before 1996, whenever a student wanted to eat lunch, there wasn’t the normal “pin-pad” students use today to charge for their lunch. Instead, students had to bring lunch money every day to school to pay for their lunch.
However, beginning on Oct. 28, 1996, the school switched from the paper money system to a pin system. Students were frustrated with this idea, with a survey saying the majority thought it was, “stupid and time consuming.”
One student, Brenda Earl, voiced her opinion by saying, “You stand in line so long, the food gets cold.”
There was a lot of confusion in the beginning with the system, with students forgetting their pins that created long lines. Some people even tried guessing numbers in hopes of charging someone else for their lunch.
Today, students still use the pin system, but fingerprint readers are also an option.
![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-300x200.jpg)
