![Sophomore Mary Kirtley holds her Dressember Foundation button. The buttons are passed down to the new STL Spark executive board members each year and they are encouraged to place them on their backpacks to help raise awareness about human trafficking. My sister, [Class of 2020 alumni] Grace Kirtley, started STL Spark when she was in high school and she would have people carry it on after she graduated, Mary said. Last year I got invited to join the board again with my sister, senior Patty Kirtley, and so weve been working on carrying her legacy a bit. Its become somewhat of a family project.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5696-e1700061260167-1200x800.jpg)
![During FACS Department Chair Becky Lawrences 5th Hour Baking and Pastries class on Nov. 17, juniors Jack Dolle and Armani Turner eat the pies they made during their previous class. Because they cant use the water in their classroom, they also cant run their dishwashers. So, Lawrence had her students use paper plates and plastic utensils. Luckily I had disposable things on hand for them to eat with, so they used that. And then, the pie plate and server I’m just going to throw in the other [classes] dishwashers in between classes and hopefully I can keep up on it, Lawrence said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0008-1200x800.jpg)
![After their State victory on Nov. 4, the volleyball team celebrates on the court. The team defeated Francis Howell in straight sets, 3-0. Everyone was out-of-this-world excited. [Winning back-to-back] was something that hasnt happened in awhile, Nelson said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-State-championship-point-rushing-court-e1699295686646.jpg)
![Sophomore Mary Kirtley holds her Dressember Foundation button. The buttons are passed down to the new STL Spark executive board members each year and they are encouraged to place them on their backpacks to help raise awareness about human trafficking. My sister, [Class of 2020 alumni] Grace Kirtley, started STL Spark when she was in high school and she would have people carry it on after she graduated, Mary said. Last year I got invited to join the board again with my sister, senior Patty Kirtley, and so weve been working on carrying her legacy a bit. Its become somewhat of a family project.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5696-e1700061260167-300x200.jpg)
![During FACS Department Chair Becky Lawrences 5th Hour Baking and Pastries class on Nov. 17, juniors Jack Dolle and Armani Turner eat the pies they made during their previous class. Because they cant use the water in their classroom, they also cant run their dishwashers. So, Lawrence had her students use paper plates and plastic utensils. Luckily I had disposable things on hand for them to eat with, so they used that. And then, the pie plate and server I’m just going to throw in the other [classes] dishwashers in between classes and hopefully I can keep up on it, Lawrence said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0008-300x200.jpg)
![After their State victory on Nov. 4, the volleyball team celebrates on the court. The team defeated Francis Howell in straight sets, 3-0. Everyone was out-of-this-world excited. [Winning back-to-back] was something that hasnt happened in awhile, Nelson said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-State-championship-point-rushing-court-e1699295686646-300x200.jpg)
As summer wraps up and the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year is close by, information such as yearbook sales, schedules and parking passes will be soon released to students.
The 2024 Legend yearbook will go on sale Aug. 1 with a Back to School Special price of $70 through Aug. 31. After that date, yearbook will go to its regular price of $75. Yearbooks can either be ordered online with a credit card, or there is a form that ca be downloaded and mailed in with a check. That form and more information about yearbooks, including Grad Ad sales, can be found here.
Also for the new school year, freshmen, sophomores and juniors will have their school pictures for their IDs and yearbook taken Aug. 24 during the homeroom/AcLab period. Seniors need to sign up for a portrait date with Inter-State Studios using the Sign-Up Genius links for one of these dates: Aug. 8, Aug. 16, Aug. 23 or Sept. 11.
Parking permits will be available for purchase on July 26 on Parent Pay online. After students have made the payment online, they can go to Lafayette and choose their parking spots.
Renaissance seniors will be able to choose their spots on Aug. 18 from 1-2:30 p.m. at Lafayette. Renaissance sophomores and juniors will be able to choose their spots from 1:45 -2:30 p.m. Renaissance status is assigned to students who have achieved a 3.0 grade point average or higher.
All other students will be able to go to Lafayette for parking spots from 2:30 -3:30 p.m. If students aren’t able to make it on that day, they will be able to choose their spots on Aug. 21-22.
If students don’t have their licenses now, but get them during the year, they can apply for a parking spot by talking to their class office.
Before students come to school to choose their parking spots, they should have their online application completed, bring their driver license with them and a payment if they did not complete the payment online.
