![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)
New “ongoing” grading philosophy deems quarters unnecessary
Starting this year, the Rockwood School District put in place a system of grading in which quarters are no longer used mid-semester.
According to head principle John Shaugnessy, “the system was put in place in order to support the philosophy of grading that learning is ongoing, and so too should be the grading process.”
Decided upon by a committee under the direction of John Wipke, Director of Secondary Education, the system was launched in order to simulate a feeling that learning is an ongoing process rather than a start-stop, deadline-oriented practice.
Considering the fact that the policy is new this year, students of the Rockwood School District are serving as guinea pigs in the implication of the system. The reaction to the system without quarters varies among students.
“The semester grades are the important ones. They are the grades that go to college,” senior Maddie Murphy said. “All quarter grades ever did was freak out parents.”
While many students are in agreement with the reasons for the new system, other students are not so keen on the idea.
“The breakup of grades over quarters was a good grade cushion,” sophomore Luke Neise said. “If you do really well first quarter and not so hot the next, the grades from your first quarter cushion the damage.”
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![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_6823-600x400.jpg)
