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Lafayette's school bell rings at alarming decibel levels, posing a threat to student and staff hearing. Graphic credit to FontAwesome
Sounding off
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.
St. Louis City SC player hosts soccer training camp at Lafayette, aims to increase available coaching in community
For many students, this ransom note from the ShinyHunters group appeared on Canvas's login page on May 7. Photo courtesy of The Brown Daily Herald.
Instructure hack sees student data compromised, universities postponing finals
Students work on their personal engineering capstone projects and receive feedback to improve their designs.
Engineering classes offer students ability to design and create
President Lynne Midyett dismisses meeting for the final time.
Rockwood school board president retires after 10 years of service
Designated batter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year $700 million contract with the LA Dodgers. Since then the Dodgers have won back-to-back championships and have the highest payroll in the MLB, paying their players nearly $400 million.
The MLB needs a salary floor not cap
Lacrosse players huddle before their game in order to plan their attack and defense.
Lacrosse players share their goals
In a game against Lindbergh, senior attacker Owen Waeckerle holds the ball. The Lancers won 10-8 over the Flyers, March 23.
April athlete of the month: Owen Waeckerle
Boys Head Track Coach Scott Haxton discusses team details with fellow coaches.
New head coach takes the rein for boys’ track season
Coach, Keith Brisotti, disusses gameplay with players, Julia Kottke, Rhianyn McIntyre, and Lucy Carroll.
Spring sports begin new seasons
Holding a championship belt from the Double Gold Invitational, senior Mason Stritzel stands in the center of the trophy room at his house. This room contains a total 372 pieces of hardware from tournaments all over the United States.
Grappling with greatness
Lacrosse players huddle before their game in order to plan their attack and defense.
Lacrosse players share their goals
Students work on their personal engineering capstone projects and receive feedback to improve their designs.
Engineering classes offer students ability to design and create
Lucky Dog Central is a family owned dog friendly coffee shop that serves coffee and sandwiches.
Local coffee shop promotes accessibility for pets
Viktoriia Goncharenko creates a lemonade for her family's business.
Lafayette student runs cotton candy family business
Photo courtesy of Hypebeast.com
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Designated batter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year $700 million contract with the LA Dodgers. Since then the Dodgers have won back-to-back championships and have the highest payroll in the MLB, paying their players nearly $400 million.
The MLB needs a salary floor not cap
Will, voiced by Caleb McLaughlin, is the main portagonist in "Goat."
Small goat, big dream: A look at ‘Goat’
Ca$ino’s album cover depicts a young Hykeem Carter, also know as Baby Keem, in his childhood home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This cover represents his upbringing, personal trauma, and the risks of his journey to the top. (Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org)
How Ca$ino finds Baby Keem betting on himself
A plaque outside the STLCC Meramec theatre depicts scenes from its production of Endgame, February 20, 2026
STLCC Meramec Endgame review – how did they do?
Lacrosse players huddle before their game in order to plan their attack and defense.
Lacrosse players share their goals
Students work on their personal engineering capstone projects and receive feedback to improve their designs.
Engineering classes offer students ability to design and create
Lucky Dog Central is a family owned dog friendly coffee shop that serves coffee and sandwiches.
Local coffee shop promotes accessibility for pets
Viktoriia Goncharenko creates a lemonade for her family's business.
Lafayette student runs cotton candy family business
Boys Head Track Coach Scott Haxton discusses team details with fellow coaches.
New head coach takes the rein for boys’ track season
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.
Photos: six Lancers medal at 2026 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships
As a final preparation for the winter musical “The Addams Family,” LTC performs in front of middle school students on Wednesday, Feb. 4 during lunch time in the Theatre. “The musical was based around the Addams family and their troubles after Wednesday Addams falls in love with a boy from Ohio that is vastly different from the family. Lucas Beineke and his parents, Mal and Alice, are as normal as can be and they struggle to understand the Addams and their way of life. The musical follows the two families as they struggle with secrets, love, and understanding each other,” said senior cast member Lucas Niblett.
A grave success
In the paint, senior forward Drew Pickering attempts to get a shot off, in the Battle of 109. The rivalry match-up remained close all game, before Eureka pulled away late, winning 56-53.
Boys, girls basketball fall to Eureka in neck-and-neck, Thursday night rivalry
Inflatable play areas provide entertainment for children at the tree lighting. Children could also take pictures with Santa Claus for entertainment
Wildwood’s Holiday Tree Lighting – Told in pictures
Senior Kylie Wilkerson, junior Luke Matheus, and senior Baz Dignam, pictured left to right with Wednesday Jam band at the Acoustic Variety show Thursday, November 13, 2025
Acoustic Variety show offers a chance for musicians of all experience levels to shine—and to try new things.
Pi Day celebrates the mathematical symbol of pi. People like math teacher Kevin O'Gorman have celebrated by eating pie and pizza on March 14.
Pi Day offers opportunity to learn more about symbol, eat pie
March 1 is National Compliment Day. A theory taught in AP Psychology mentions the benefits of both giving and receiving compliments.
Listen In: Giving compliments provides benefits for giver, receiver
Throughout her house, junior Jessica Guan has decorations for the Lunar New Year. Her favorite are the fish, which promise auspiciousness.
Listen In: Lunar New Year celebration holds tradition, culture
Class of 2011 graduate Charles Zimmerman (middle) is paired with Bonne Bedingfield (left) and Rabiha Sami (right) to form the Sugar Bandits, a culinary arts team on Holiday Wars. Team Sugar Bandits went into the finale and finished 2nd out of nine teams.
Listen In: Competition show builds friendship, learning opportunities
To introduce kids to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, gifted teacher Shannon Batt put together a display. She is a certified Choctaw artist and was able to teach gifted students at Lafayette the art of beading.
Listen In: Native American Heritage Month offers gifted teacher opportunity to teach culture
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Out and About: Buff City Soap

Handmade products offer opportunities for customizable scents
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Samantha Haney, Opinions Editor / Legend Social Media Manager
October 18, 2023
Samantha Haney
Near the cash registers, Buff City Soap has a collection of facial products and scents geared towards men, along with their recently introduced line of travel sized products. Buff City Soap is located in Chesterfield, about 15 minutes from Lafayette.

The first step in the door surrounds customers with a multitude of scents, coming from a constantly changing variety of products.

Buff City Soap, located off Clarkson Road in Chesterfield, supplies products made in store, which can be customized for customers. The store offers each product in three to four scents, but the employees can mix up a product in a different scent by request.

Shower fizzies create scented steam once the shower stream hits them. They can be used for multiple showers. Good Morning Sunshine, one of the scents, is advertised as ‘a cheerful splash of champagne and citrus fruits. This fresh, fizzy concoction awakens the senses and puts sunshine in your step,’ according to Buff City Soap’s website. (Samantha Haney)

The products include: laundry soap, soap bars, bath bombs, foaming hand soap, face soap, air fresheners and shower fizzies.

The Soap Makery, located to the right of the door, is where the scent of products can be customized. (Samantha Haney)

Each of the Buff City products are made daily with plant based ingredients according to their mission statement.

Along with selling products, Buff City Soap offers parties for customers to ‘make memories and custom mini bath bombs,’ according to their website.

Although there are standard scents sold throughout the country, each store carries three local scents that are occasionally created by their influencers.

Buff City Soap is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m.

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